Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-12
ISL CHILDREN IN CARE
OF HOME SOCIETY
All Of Them Have Been Placed
in Family Homes Through
out the State.


General statistics foe the year show
that the Delaware Children's Home
Society has helped many children
since last June. The Society. which
IL located at sos Ford Building. Is un-
der the direction OF Rev. w. Kay Lord,
Superintendent. and Miss Charlotte G.
Wells. secretary. The purposes OF the
organization are to rescue neglected
children, care for their physical and
mental needs. place them In suitable
family homes, and supervise their cd
ucation until they are OF age.
In June, 1921, lao children were UNI
der the care OF the society. At present
152 children are under it's care in the
family homes. During the year IL
children have been dismissed on age
and three dismissed to other institu-
lions. Twenty-slx children have been
received and placed during the year.
Three children have been replaced
with parents under supervision and
ten replaced elsewhere. During the
year five children ran away and four
were found. Conditions in 20 new
homes and ten old homes were in
spected. 213 visits made to children
In selected homes. Three children
were boarded for part Of the year. and
four fec the entire year. There were
50 children who were not removed
from the II homes under supervision
where they were placed. Four chill
dren went home for Christmas. and
| 204 Christmas cards were mailed
! Forty-five children were given New
4 IL
children in other organizations. Two
warrants were served and two cases
settled.
| The work Of the Society concernt
children Of all ages. Usually the per
son Is dismissed at the age OF IS
but often the young people ask to bt
kept In charge until they are 81, al
they feel they need the advice ant
friendship Of Me-. Lord and Miss Wells
Tho child Is carefully looked afte
while he is in his new home and 1
he seems to be square peg in I
round hole, he is placed elsewhere
One ten-year- girl has had fou
homes within year because somehow
she has not seemed to fit into an,
OF them. Two girls viii be sent ava.
to school this winter by the Society.
From babyhood up children ar
cared for by the society. Recently a
eighteen months-old baby wa
brought to the home OF an acquain'
ance by the mother. who took it on
OF market basket and asked If sh
might leave the child there while sh
went to market. The mother never r.
turned. Janet was turned over to tn
society, which placed her with a pro.
{ porous farmer and his wife. After
year in their home, Janet has bee
made their heir and will shortly
legally adopted.
Not long ago Mr.. Lord received
$ call from the sheriff OF Kent count
g 10 see about two colored babies WI
r had been left in a sack on the lawn
2 home near Clayton. On investigate
: Mr.. Lord found that the mother, ha'
) ing been deserted by the father. le
d the babies with their paternal gran'
). mother, who turned them over TO the
J. grandparents on the mothers sid
z After being shifted about in this fasl
: ion for some time. they were eventua
ly put into sacks like kittens al
| dumped by the mother on law
d Now they are being cared for by Il
= fathers parents, under the supery
!. sion OF the society.
" Mr.. Lord Is often called on In leg
4 cases involving young girls and CHI
= dren and he usually sees that tn
= get a fresh start.
;, The society is handicapped IN n
!. having a receiving home where CHI
!. dren may be placed until they
come normal and where they may
studied carefully, before they a
- placed in permanent homes. Such
home was erected 16 years ago
y West Virginia by Hon. H. G.. Dav