THE OREGON .DAILY, JOURNAL, .PORTLAND,, TUESDAY,-. OCTQ13EK 21, 1919.
10
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IMIID
TO HELPLESS TOTS
AND DEFECTIVES
Labor of love Brightens Unfor-
; ,tunates Who Are Adrift Upon
" the Sea of Life. I '
USEFUL CITIZENS ARE MADE
Forty-Nine of Her' Former
, Charges Lived to Wear the
: Uniform of the United States.
By Henrietta McKaaghap "
Friendless little waifs, defective
physically and mentally, the product
- of broken homes, thrust a charge
v- upon society these are the children
i.- that Mrs. A. M. Haviland,, who oper-
- ate a children's home at 545 Miller
A avenue,' seeks to save. :
v -' 'From the county court, from the pub
;llc welfare bureau, from the various
' v charitable organisations, from U.eTrav
A elers Aid. the KJnlfhU of Columbus and
from Protestant religious organisations
'they come children who don't properly
belong In the asylum, the reform school
or the various other Institutions which
i, the state maintains. . -
Mrs. HavilanT work Is a mission' of
. love and sympathy for the unfortunates.
. There Is the esse of little Charlie, whose
five older brothers and sisters were
adopted out three years ago. ; Nobody
wanted Charlie, for he was paralyzed
. rom his hips down.
Finally a woman took him, thinking
.he would set well. After a. week or -so
. - she wearied of her . bargain and - tele
phoned the court to "corne out and get
the brat." . Mrs. Haviland "obtained the
. child, tine found it suffering from ail
sorts of thins besides paralysis. r Today
the little fellow has rosy cheeks and a
. happy little laugh, and he can-walk bet
ter than he did formerly. ' ,
Then there l the boy whom Mrs.
:, Haviland took -seven years ago 'when
the doctors had all said there was no
, possible thanes ', of his living. ", Mrs. I
J, ' Haviland thought she might . at least 1
rive .him some happiness during ' the
-last few months of bis life -
i ''Now,. Boy, you don't want to die, Jo
you?" she tasked of the' youngster.
Wouldn't you like to live''
V "Yes. '. I'd like to." sa id. the "boy
' solemnly, looking at her out of his. big
ad eyes, "bot I can't ' The doctors tell
me-I've got to. die, so-.I guess I'll -.have
to.-. . :;;:.,-w,L,;'v
., j.vThe hoy. is one of the brightest pupils
, ,In -the Sell wood school, although he
.v hobbles about on his crutches. Eleven
... times did Mrs. .Haviland " appear before
, the court, trying to get appointed guard
ian so that she. might have, the needed
' operation performed on the boy. She
' never got ft. but she did find a Japanese
surgeon 'who used a French method
Whereby an operation was unnecessary.
', v "What r becomes of them when they,
grow up?" . ,.
. Some- are adopted when they have; be
come strong under Mrs. t Haviland'
training raome go Into work tor thenv
t selves, 4 In a large picture of a 'portion
i of Uncle Sam's khaki clad boys hanging
in Mrs. Ha vi land's room, 49 of the com
pany were her former charges, .
At present there are It children in
the home, ranging In age from ta
15 years. ' Mrs. Haviland has only her
, daughter to help her with the .work.
From top-to cellar, the place Is clean.
Safety ; Razor
Tomorrow, the opening
one dozen safety blades for
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HL. y'r7f tl v"" 5 ' anxious to give them Up right now,"Dr.
A5" iiVi "Vl! ' Parrlsheald. . "
' T SS ;Si I "Mrs. Haviland accommodated Judge
t r S t'v V" 8 ' '4 Tazweil by taking care of homeless de-
" 1' I jrit fectives, and purely out of sympathy,
i hA f V 8 i -x :4X f' '. took them. There was no one else to
i V- t - . 4A r I I Ilj T ; look after them." . V
-ys f t f l ( A "f 8 i -.(,-. A, f-' she has been In constant communica-
: V'rl W&& 1 y I H "1 1 li - i "W ' f tion with state 1 authorities. Dr. Parrlsh
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even to the tent house . In the yard
which accommodates the verflow. Mrs.
Haviland is .obliged to economise since
the small sum paid her for the mainten
ance of the children does not go very
far in the present days of high living
costs. In the attic are shelves on three
sides, loaded down with fruit and vege
tables that Mrs. Haviland has canned
after 10 p. m., when the children were
all In bed.
Blades Sharpened FREE
day of the "Biggest Little Shop" in town, we will sharpen
each man Absolutely Fee. . -
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United War Auxiliaries demand .explanation from Child Welfare bureau
on the conduct of the Mrs. Haviland home, 515 Stiller avenue... Above,
left, .Mrs. A. M. Haviland, who wlih a young daughter, conducts the
home. Right, small nursery home
in for criticism. Below, left, paralytic child in rare of Mrs. Haviland;
right, group of children eared for at the Haviland home.
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housing 16 youngsters, which comes
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mending that four mental defectives be
put somewhere else.
"Mrs. Haviland is a wonderful woman
and she loves her work. The very best
attention is given these defectl"es. but
as Mrs'. Haviland says, she is ready and
for. Chef
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In her zeal to do all fn her power for her loved ones,
.most mothers overwork and soon get in a nervous,
run-down condition. Vinol, the non-secret cod liver
and iron tonic, is exactly what she needs to build
her up, make her strong and quiet her nerves.
. Please be Convinced by this Positive Proof
Dukedom, Ten n. "I was in a very I
nervous, run-down condition. J bad
no sDDcdte and was so weak it seemed
almost impossible to; keep around and
. do the housework for my family. A'
friend told ma about Vinol, and I could
see an improvement after taking only.
one bottle, it built rae up ao rapidly. '
Mrs. H. H. Goodwin.
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reports, and has been recently informed
that the state 'school - for' feeble minded
children will soon be ready to receive
patients. V , - Y A " . , 4 , '
FOG&.AXE SOT JOBMAL . ;
Four children should be taken away
from Mrs.. ' Haviland's home, the city
health officer believes. -They Include two
boys from one family,' aged and 11
years, who' are below normal mentally.
A third member of the family, a 4 year
old sister of the boys, is a bright child
and can stay. The mother of the fam
ily. Dr. Parrtsh believes. Is in an asylum.
t The committee's letter to Dr. V Busk
reads : . i- '-
"It has come to the knowledge of the
war auxiliaries central committee (com
posed of mothers whose sons saw service
In this late war) that dependent ' and
feeble minded children are being kept
together indiscriminately at S4 Miller
avenue,- Portland, and that portions of
these have been sent there by the sec
retary; of 'the child welfare commission
of. which you are the chairman. . r.
"We feel sure you do nor understand
the existing; conditions or you wouldn't
have permitted children to be sent there
by your commission, v
"As mothers, we protest against the
keeping together of feeble minded and
dependent children.
"We are sending a copy of this let
ter to the only other out-of-town mem
ber of the commission,. Mrs. - Dora A.
Schllke. La Grande; V
We trust you will give this your im
mediate attention and at an early date
you will remedy this sad condition. .
Bolsheviki Defeat
Causes Stock Gain
In European Cities
Paris, Oct, 2 L Colossal gains have
been realised on the stock exchange in
various ' European capttols on the
strength of reports regarding the prog
ress of the anti-Bolshevik forces In thetr
march On Petrograd. . The Russian
agent, Rubinstein, is said to have cleared
millions on the stock exchange due to
the report of the former Capitol's fall.
The Russian ruble has been "sky
rocketing" ever since the first report of
that kind was circulated.
Dedham, Mass. " I used Vinol for
a run-down, weak, nervous condition.
I was ad weak at times I did not have
the strength to do my housework, and
could hardly keep around. Mydruggist
recommended. Vinol and after taking
it for about one month it built me up
so I felt stronger and better in every
way." Mrs. Ha.bvky M.Hakdison.
overworked
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