Evening star., 1927-12-04
DYKE BABY HOME
MOVED INTO CITY
Denial of Right to Operate in
Maryland Followed by
Crossing of Line.

Denied a license to conduct baby
founding home OF 100 Cedar avenue
Takoma Park, Md, Mrs. kf,e >.
DYKE. who lost her appeal 10 the
Superior Court of Baltimore, has re-
moved her young wards from the
jurisdiction of Maryland and Is now
perating under a District or Colum-
bia permit.
Since the Maryland State line 10
said 10 bisect her former residence,
Mrs. Dyke had only to transfer her
seven remaining fonndlings sevefai
blocks away to SO Chestnut street,
Takoma Park, where they remain IN
nocently ignorant OF all the commo-
lion thev have raised during the past
three months.
Ip to States Attorney.
While this move has solved for Mrs.
DYKE the problem of continuing the
operation of her baby home, 1t IS ap-
narept that her troubles are not yet
over. Whether she is to be prosecuted
for alleged violation of the Maryiand
law regulating boarding homes Tor IN
fants is up to Robert X. Peter, state
attorney of Montgomery County, In
which Mrs. Dyke maintained her
| home at 100 Cedar avenue.
which upheld the refusal of the Mary
laid state Board of Aid and Charities
| in refusing 10 grant Mrs. Dyke IL
| cense. has been communicated to Mr..
Peter with instructions to start pro-
ceedings against her. Mrs Dyke was
accused of sheltering infants undef
year OF age, who had been given INTO
her care without authority of the
court or physicians
| When the Maryland board withheld
a permit from Mrs. Dyke last Septem.
ber, she decided to fight the case ana
appealed TO the Superior Court. MISS
r. !. MiIlikin of the Women's Bureau
in Washington was one Of the wit
nesses called by the State, and told of
the investigation she had made of in
fants i'm the care OF Mrs. Dyke and
what had become OF them.
There is no appeal from the deci-
sion of the Judge of the Superior Court
in cases of this kind, and the decision
of Yesterday ends Mrs. Dykes fight
to continue operations in Maryland.
Application in District.
| Anticipating the action OF the court,
Mrs. Dyke recently applied for and
said she obtained a license from the
District OF Columbia. She previously
had conducted a baby home in fash
ionable part OF Chevy Chase, ID. G.,
for a number Of years before moving
to Takoma Park. Md. two years ago.
ITS been a hard pull these last
few months" Mrs. Dyke said last
night. i've only seven children in
my home now, ranging from 10
months to years But as soon as |
lcan get adjusted, | shall start adVer-
tising and expect to get some more. "
Maintaining a boarding home for in
fants Is Mrs. Dykes only means Of
support.
The committee OF the Maryla nd
board, which visited her home unex
pectediy several months ago, found
everything to it's satisfaction except
the records that Mrs. Dyke kept of the
various children and the fact that
there were several infants under !
year OF age, which the board held tn
BE- a violation of the law. In fact, il
was apparent that Mrs. Dyke soon
, lost all tract of most of the children
after they had left her home through
adoption.
. Since the publicity given the case
Of Mrs. Dyke, it IN understood the
I Maryland board has held up the
, licenses of all similar baby homes In
. the State. A majority OF these are
. said to he just outside the limits OF
? the District Of Columbia and in the
vicinity of Baltimore.