Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
Pair Fosters
2O4 Children
In 81 Years

Talk about big families! Mr..
and Mrs. Willie Newell have
cared for 204 children since
their first in 1927.
Past middle age now. the
couple still have infants and
toddlers in their home at 943
Rhode Island avenue NV. The
Newells have been specializing
in caring for foster children
needing emergency short-time
care since 1858.
The crowd at today's third
annual foster parents meeting
at First Baptist Church, New
Hampshire avenue and Ran
dolph street NV, stood to APP
plaud the couple as they re-
ceived an award. They were
among 10 individuals and
couples honored. All have
shared their homes with the
Districts foster children for
90 years or more.
Gerard M. Shea, director Of
the Districts Department Of
Public Welfare. presented the
award certificates.
Others Recognized
Another of those honored Is
unmarried. Miss Mary Hood
of Ednor, Md. hasn't let that
keep her from caring for IS
children since 1895. Miss
Hoods father and later her
brother have been the foster
fathers.
Mrs. Wilbur Burns Of Route
2, Gaithersburg. has seen one
of her foster boys become q
student at Frostburg College
and national president Of the
Future Teachers of America.
Altogether. rs children from
problem District families or
broken homes have lived at
| Mr.. and Mrs. Burns farm
The college boy came when he
was 3.
Another boy came at 2. The
BurnSes recently gave him
land for a home for his own
family.
Many foster children. a wei
fare worker explained, must be
sent outside the District be-
cause Of the limited number OF
foster homes here.
Children Need Homes
About $50 children now at
Junior Village need foster
homes-but there are cur
rently not enough volunteers,
Mr.. Shea said.
The District provides $50 a
month per child to foster par
ents to help cover expenses
Investigation is made TO insure
that the home Is stable and
that the expense allowance is
not a motive in taking . foster
child.
Chief Hospital Corpsman
Ray Rev. who works at the
IUnietd States Naval Hospital,
talked Of his latest challenge
the raising Of a blind infant
The foster father took special
schooling at the Oregon State
School for the Blind when
physicians thought he was go
ling blind. He kept his sight,
however, and will now get a
chance to pass on his Skills,
Including Braille, to a foster
son.
List Of the HOnored
Others honored today were
Mrs. Fannie Brown Of Gath
ersburg. Md: Mr.. and MIS-
Paul Butler of 4911 Foote
street NV: Mrs. Pearl Craver
of Brookville, Md; Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Davis Of North
Beach, Nd: Mrs. Sadie Green
of Gaithersburg, Nd, who
since 1929 has cared for IS
boys: Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Hamilton of TIT Nineteenth
street NE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Hill Of
1874 Norwood road, Silver
Spring, Md: Mrs. Alice Hobb!
Of 4 Bonifant street, Silver
Spring, Md; Mr.. and Mrs
John Howard Of Gaithersburg
Md; Mrs. Sarah johnson Of
Accokeek, Md; Mr.. and Mrs
Carroll Middleton Of Mt. Vic.
toria, Md; Mr.. and Mrs Lev
Ross Of Bryants Nursery road
Silver Spring, Md: Mr.. anC
Mrs. Franey Snowden O
Clarksburg. Nd, who hav'
helped two children attend
college.
Also, Mrs. Ruth Thompson
Of 1900 Thompson drive, Sill
yer Spring; Mr.. and Mrs. JOIN
Wauls of Annapolis, Nd, ant
Mrs. Eleanor Yarbough Of 103I
Forty-eighth place NE.