His one close friend, William Schloeder, was of like mind on the subject of protecting abused and neglected children, and the pair proposed founding a "Children's Protective Society" that would put such children up for adoption to loving families.
他的一个亲密朋友威廉·施罗德，在保护受虐待和被忽视的儿童这个问题上也有着同样的想法，他们提议建立一个“儿童保护协会”，将这些儿童送给有爱心的家庭收养。