The Washington herald., 1922-06-24
FIVE TUBERCULAR
CHILDREN FOUND
TO BE EARNED OUT
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years ago. she worked In a candv
kitchen and supported two daugh.
ters until discharged because OF thu
disease. This, she said, was oysf
year ago. Through the efforts Of
friends. she declared. the Board OF
Guardians assigned unhealthy chill.
dren TO her and paid from s25 To San
each per month for their care.
Beat the Children.
As no servants could be affor6.o
the woman said she and the I4-year
old girls did the work. She admit
ted that the care ofsfive wards In
ADDITION TO two daughters of her
own. made her nervous and uniit
oh numerous occasions she beat the
children, she said. and when oyer.
worked and unable to control her.
seif she said she swore at them.
while In such condition. one of
the runaway girls declared vestet-
osy' the woman became enraged at
one OF the 2-year-old boys who dis.
ooeyed her and bit him. Another
time' the girl said. one of the .
year-oid boys was beaten so hard
that welts remained on his body
several days.
Questioned yesterday concerning
these charges. the woman eyaded
by anwsering that 1T wasn't ligely
! would bite him. is IL? 1 don't
look like a dog. do To- but In no
case would she deny It.
Neither would she deny nor con-
hrm statements by the runaway
girl to the effect that on crtain
days she had tantalized one of the
wards by making remarks about
her mother.
Il don't know whether I said that
or not; they make me SO mad some =
times" the diseased woman said
yesterday.
Other Buneted About
Explaining why the two girls ran
away from her home the woman TO
whom they were assigned attrib-
uted II to too much easy treat
ment." 'T didn't make them work
hard enough" she declared and add =
ed when the hands are idle the
devil works the BRAIN"
The runaway girl said yesterday
that she left because she was sent
to bed for changing her dress with
out permission after having scrub
bed the kitchen floor. After I went
to bed" she related. her youngest
daughter, who was Is years old.
came upstairs and beat me in the
face because / wouldn't close my
eyes"
One OF the runaway girls. who
has been in custody OF the Board
OF Guardians for eight years. could
| not remember how many homes she
had been assigned to. although she
gave the names OF six. Questioned
regarding her care. II was apparent
that she knew little of the tender
ness and affection which surrounds
the lives OF most children. That
| she was familiar with vulgarity and
profanity. however, was revealed by
her accounts OF language used In
homes in which she was placed by
| the guardian board.
Laid Before Com mmissioners.
Representatives from the Board Of
Guardians the Board of Charities
and trustees OF the Industrial Home
School, who met yesterday at the in
vitation OF the District Commission
ers laid the salient points of the
| controversy before city heads. Fol
lowing the hearing. 1t was learned,
the Commissioners ordered repre-
| sentatives to meet and adjust their
differences. The boards agreed to
take steps in the near future toward
adjusting points of friction and ar
ranging a harmonious working plan.
Mrs. Edmund Brennan. chairman
| Of the committee on neglected chill
dren OF the Congress of Mothers and
Parent-Teacher Associations, yes
| terday presented to the Board OF
Children's Guardians a questionnaire
| relating to conditions Of homes In
which children are placed. A state
ment accompanying the question.
naire follows:
| Text of Statement.
'1n behalf of the District OF Co
lumbia Congress OF Mothers and
Parent-Teacher Associations. we re-
spectfully petition your board. that
except in cases Of formal adoption,
children under the care OF your
board be not placed in private homes
at a distance from the District OF
Columbia. but be located near
\ enough SO that their parents or
guardians may visit them at fire.
duent intervals without burdensome
expense and loss OF time. ..
| ALSO that until further arrange
ments be made for the adoption. OF
until suitabl private homes to meet
requirements OF the QUESTIONABLE
are found within reasonable dis.
tance. the children be placed as here
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