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TWENTY-ONE FROM NEW YORK DIS TRIBUTED AT M’ KINNEY FRI DAY AND SATUDAY. There was quite a novel sight for this city at the opera house Friday afternoon, when a num ber of orphan boys brought from New York, were placed out under the care of different residents of this city and county. Twenty-one boys, ranging in age from six to sixteen, arrived Friday, in charge of Robert N. Brace, agent for the plazing out department of the Childrens’ Aid Society of New York, to be placed in McKinney and Colltin county homes. A local committee consisting of Jesse Shain, J. L. Greer, W. M. Abernathy, T. C. Goodner and J.S. Heard, had previously been appointed to pass upon the ap plications of those applying for a boy, and a large number were present at the opera house Fri day. The boys were seated side by side across the stage and were then viewed and chosen. The conditions, that all had to sign when selecting a boy, were that he should be properly cloth ed and treated as a member of the family. That those under 14 should be sent to school until 16, and remain with the family until 18, those over 14, to remain until 17, those over 16 to remain one year. Also that the person hav ing the boy in charge is to inform the society when his time expires. The society reserves the right to remove any child for just cause and agrees to remove any found unsatisfactory. Boys were given out as follows: Lester Morris to C. W. Noyes; Ernest Smith to Mrs. A. J. Cline; Thomas Gratsing to Mrs. J. C. Cooke; Edward Arriches to Mrs. E. L. Burton; James Wright to J. R. Gough; Wm. Machelin to J. W. Bone; John Flynn to J. H. Stalcup; Joseph Powell to W. A. Massie; Cleax Rahn to W. H. H. Faust; Jas. P. Bovie to Mrs. L. A. Bounds, Celina; Charlie Lang to W. P. Roberts, Celina; Thos. Lavery to J.H. Hagg,Plano; Wm. Farley to J. T. Young, Allen; James Girch to A. W. McDonald, Wylie; Fred .Bundy to A. Lb. Reneau, New Hope. The remain der of the boys were given out next day. Mr. Brace informed a Democrt reporter that the society has a farm near New York, where the boys are kept for awhile, so as to learn something of their disposition, aptitude, etc., and they are then distributed over the country. Over 22,000 have been provided with permanent homes during the existence of the society and the results have been wonderfully successful. Many have become successful business men and others have become prominent ministers, doctors and lawyers. Ex-Governor Burk of South Dakota and Governor Brady of Alaska, were years ago, as orphan boys, sent out and provided with homes by the society.
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Mckinney Democrat
Mckinney, Texas, US
Thu, Nov 07, 1901
Page 3
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