| Show protecting Protect ina the children T THE HE incident in lit new york when v lien a divorced man living at a 4 hotel was able legally to adopt a girl of 21 a cars of age on the preen rc Jre that she waft sag but 16 years bf of age izeale Is balg how important 11 n per tant it ip iii lo 10 have some home official arged ili Eli with looking atter after tho the welfare of children it is 14 not an e evidence of careful discharge of judicial duties that a court granted adoption papers under such conditions only ta alic ic fuss and notoriety givin the case cage hy by the press duo due to the unusual led to of the adoption decree by the court the head of tho the blaid or commission of child welfare mas helal esi to do all anything thing official in lit the matter because the gua was over IS 18 3 ears of age but unofficially ho lie had mach to dp with tho the reso kation of the ordet time wai ual when anybody could adopt a boy or girl without any court action whatever Aliat ever totally unfit arsons in that way ay took into th their fir homes hoines orphans tr children whose is were ere unable to support them or too lazy ail an I 1 indifferent as to their u welfare elfare and reared them as household oc or furl fam fur l dut 4 A 41 t dej 4 ej giving them scant education now the counti a most states haq liae complete jurisdiction of all tuch huch matters and are expected to use d discretion ds on for the N welfare elfare of the children allia bealls or should mean something more inore than acro financial ability of the adopters to give the child it good home the good includes much more than ability to supply supple food and clothing such a home i L 1 k palpable abl not a hotel apartment with no woman in it sociologist agree that the best home for a child is ig the one oer oner which ito its oi n mother presides eq even if but a very cry humble one 1 hey deprecate adoption cut olit of it except in cases acre abere genuine home conditions exist aith ith parents intending to pron foto toto the welfare of is know zi a mothers pension pj ision alivn by which a mother is allowed allo Ned the hild rathar than that tho thur ir oun in lit some cities this has led to what gonei with which 10 to maintain main taul a home for her child or children rather than to hao liag them sent to other homes no matter hov gobil this incident should serve to inspire every child welfare organization to exer exercise evic still greatti caution for promoting the true welfare of the children for whom they arc are responsible |
