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Show WILL FIND PLEASANT HOMES FOR ORPHANS AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN linue to look after their welfare. Efforts are being made to secure a permanent home In this city of sufficient sire to accommodate ac-commodate any children who may be in need of such care. Such a home is being used by the association, but it Is rented, and It declrea to acquire property of its own. The association will hold another meeting meet-ing Thursday afternoon for th purpose of adopting a constitution and by-laws. - The Children's Home Finding association associa-tion held a metlng yesterday for the purpose of taking steps to incorporate that association under the State laws. The articles of Incorporation were prepared pre-pared and will be filed today. The purpose of the . association Is. to find homes for orphans and dependant children and asylums for these children will be founded in various parts of the Etate. j At the meeting officers of the association associa-tion were elected to serve for one year and a directorate was also chosen. The following fol-lowing officers were elected: Rev. Richard Rich-ard Wake, president; Rev. Frank Barnett, first vice-president; Rev. P. A. 8impkln. second vice-president: Dr. E. V. Silver, third vice-president: Mrs. E. E. Shepard. secretary: H. W. Lawrence, treasurer. The directorate as chosen yesterdsy Is composed of the following members: Mrs. Julia McFadden, Mrs. H. H. Rea, Mrs. J. W. Farrell, Dr. A. C. Behle. Mrs. J. Few-son Few-son Smith. Mrs. W. II. Tlbballs. Mrs. O. B. Blakesly. Mrs. Hugh Park. Mrs. C. H. McMahon, Mrs. Simon Bamberger, Mrs. V. D. Wright and Capt. M. M. Wooda of the Salvation Army. The object of ths association, aS stated In the articles which wera prepared yes-1. yes-1. terday. Is to protect children from cmel-4. cmel-4. ty snd provide for the comfort and con-trol con-trol of neglected snd dependent children. It Is proposed to maintain one or more Institutions, In-stitutions, or receiving homes, throughout through-out the State for the temporary control of such children as may corns under ths supervision su-pervision of the association. Ths association associa-tion also proposes to secure family homes for the children and to look after and protect their interests In such places. By this srranpement the association desires to aid the State, city and county officials In carrying out the laws for the protection protec-tion and disposition of neglected or Ill-treated Ill-treated children. The association will not confine Itself to children alone In Its efforts to better conditions. con-ditions. Efforts will be made to aid worthv parents who have a. number of promising children. It is said to be frequently fre-quently the case that such parents . sre found with children living ip neighborhoods neighbor-hoods almost ruinous to the children and undesirable to the parents. The association associa-tion will assist such parents in securing more desirable and wholesome quarters in which to reside. "It is the purpose of the association." according to the articles of incorporation, to do eyerything in our power to preserve pre-serve on a charitable and non-sectarian basis, a home life. But In the case of unfortunate un-fortunate parents, who for any reason, are unable to raise their children as they should be rslsed and who deelre to give them up to the assoclstlon for the purpose pur-pose of securing suitable homes where It seems advisable, this association will assume as-sume temporary care of such children and will make efforts to furnish placea for such children in suitable homes, either by adoption or by apprenticeship." In addition to a board of directors, a board of trustees was selected at yesterday's yester-day's meeting, who shall receive and hold In trust any funds or property which the I association may scqulre. The board consists con-sists of Rev. Richard Wake. H. W. Lawrence Law-rence and Mrs. P. A. Stlckney. Salt Lake City is to be the principal place of business busi-ness of the association. During two years of existence the society socie-ty or Its predecessor has provided homes for over one hundred dependent children In various parts of the State. AU these children are at present under ths supervision super-vision of ths association, which will con- |