Show I DOORSTEP CHILD VERDICT DEFENDED Utah Childrens Children's Home Society Society So So- Superintendent Gives His Opinion October 23 1919 Editor Telegram Dear Sir Sir Sir- Sira Referring ferring a to the editorial t GIvIng P Babies Babl A Away W I I IThe in The Telegram October 20 a as a. Cb the su U Ut rin of the Utah i. i Children s sHome 14 Home ome society an incorporated home finding agency I wih wish to make the tha toll following owIng statement I was an interested spectator In the case that was before the Juvenile court for tor disposition I 1 thInk the judge de d.- d. eld d the case according to 0 law an and andIe Ie 10 e surely acted like a ingan man that had a heart going out for tor the best bt interest ot of the baby Surly Surely no court nor individual in- in would want to do less les for tor a helpless infant The statement Court says aay babies bahle cannot be b. given away and orders ordera that th the baby b be betaken taken away tram from the home Where th the mother mothr left it and h. h placed In the orphanage or- or Is I. a misstatement ot of the facts tact and s a mere mer glance glanc at the records will provo prove my statement The Tho National Children Childrens s Rome Home and Welfare association of ot which our oui so clety Is I. one of ot thirty seven s shem stats state forming the tho union loa has had forty years year ot of experience In placIng the homeless homel children In family homes home In this time over oer children have had bad home homs provided for lor them hem th through ough it tinus tin the e at of 01 these various us societies It II I 1 the consensus of 01 opinion of 01 the i isay superintendents I that hat have made mad a lifelong study stud 01 child placIng that the hoi name hom best hest tied for tor the rearing ing of ot b bable his 1 I. I from 10 to 46 45 years Why can w we weI I sa say th this thi Because after goIng Into th the I records which are accurately kept we find Imd that over 96 95 per cent ot of the children chil- chil turn urn out to be some ome ot of dren placed beat bt citizens SInce a baby haby 1 Is I. without our a nature natural home let us u. i have t tery Ind I a aheart It the best beat and nd tor r t ery VOry heart h Its It's bad enough tt thet a Ild d has as to and find out that It was left let groW up So 1 let u. u alI join to toas to- to as a. an outcast and help ep I these and to got get the very vry children h me beat bt homes available Thanking you tOI I. the space accorded ae- ae corded carded m. m a In your valuable paper I 1 Iam fraternally urs am yours F. F 0 HESS State Superintendent Utah Childrens Children's Home tv |