Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-24
HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS.


AN INSTITUTION which is doing
a noble work in Georgia and to
which the Times-Recorder takes great
pleasure in calling the attention of
the public is the Georgia Children's
Home Society with headquarters in
Atlanta. This week there appeared
in this paper a news item concern
ing the placing of boy in a splendid
Americas home; where he will be
properly reared and educated and
where he will be given treatment for
the cure of an injured limb.
This boy, aged II, had been in
the Scottish Rite hospital for Grip
Piled children in Atlanta for several
years, and was known as Reliable
joe" a child with fine disposition.
When a child he was injured by a
fall from his crib or carriage, and
now is lame. Through the agency
of the Georgia Children's Home So
ciety Reliable Joe" has been placed
with DR.. and Mrs. E. L. Thurman,
esteopathic physicians, who believe
they can cure his injury and make
him whole and strong, and at the
same time win give him home and
education as their own child.
Here are 81 few Interesting obser-
yations about homes for children BY
Robert1B McCard, of Atlanta, state
Superintendent Of the cociety, that
are worth reading:
'9The little babies left homeless and
coming under the care of the Geor-
gia Children's Home Society are get
ting ioeated in the arms Of foster
mothers right fast now says Mr..
McCord. "But the boys and girls
from 6 years old up to Is are not
being taken as rapidly as these bright
youngsters deserve. The receiving
homes in Atlanta and Augusta are
literally full Of the handsomest, most
promising children of these ages that
have come under our observation in
long time.
Il don't want to be misunderstood.
The people are taking them, and we
placed more children in better homes
last year than in any year since the
home society was incorporated ten
years ago. But the state is growing,
the policy of giving children home
life, rather than institutional life, is
growing. The public is making great
er demands for the children who a
generation ago were allowed to grow
up neglected and without any special
training for life. All these influ-
ences at work are bringing more chill
dren to theedonrs eff the states child
placing system. Now, when we know
chat there is also an increasing num-
Der of childless homes in the state,
just the kind that ought to take
child, just the kind that will be
much happier for having taken the
right child, we naturally feel some of
these excellent chiidless homes have
not been awakened to the oppor-
tunities that are before them in the
rearing of q young life to carry on
the family heritage after they them
selves are gone.
:sThe life of Mr.. and Mrs. Blank
may be made eternal in this world
by rearing a boy or girl who will be
tire father or mother Of countless
generations to follow. The youngster
takes on the thoughts and ways and
ideals as one born to them. he will
carry these things on with him into
future generations. Life is too short
when confined to only one genera.
ton. I say, let every worthy life be
handed down as nearly in toto as pos
sible through some boy or girl who
wants a daddy and mother to follow
and initiate.
sThe Georgia chlidren's Home. So
ciety now has in round numbers, a
thousand children placed in some of
the best homes in Georgia. These
children and these foster parents are
the happiest folks meet as ] go
shout the state
Judge Lands will give ali his at
tession to baseball Our office boy
plans to do the same.