Newspaper Clippings About Orphanage

Here are the newspaper clippings that I have located that pertain to this orphanage, and also include additional names of children who lived there. Please contact me at gspne61@gmail.com if you have additional news items to include.

25 June 1928 Lebanon Newspaper

Lebanon Semi-Weekly News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania)
9 March 1922
NEFFSVILLE ORPHANS HOME QUARANTINED

The Neffsville orphans home for children located near the town of Neffsville, Lancaster County, has been quarantined this week on account of the outbreak of chickenpox. There are five children out of the number of 16 children down with it. James R. Ditzler son of W. R. Ditzler, of 1013 Maple Street and relief clerk for the Penna R. R. Co., is one of the five that has it. They are all reported to be getting along finely.

Lebanon Semi-Weekly News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania)
23 May 1927
JUDGE COMMITS FOUR PURCELL CHILDREN TO THE NEFFSVILLE HOME

Upon petition of Mrs. Seigrist, general secretary of the Associated Charities, before Judge Henry Lloyd, Caroline and Evangeline Purcell, children of Mr. and Mrs. Savador Purcell, of 222 Cannon street, with the allegation that they are neglected children and are improperly cared for. Judge Henry committed the four to the care of the Children's Aid Society of the Brethren Church, at Neffsville, Lancaster county.

10 June 1933 Lebanon Daily News

Lebanon Semi-Weekly News, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Dec 2, 1929 - Pg 4
MUMFORD SISTERS COMMITTED TO HOMES BY JUDGE C. V. HENRY

     Judge C. V. Henry, at a session of Juvenile Court, Saturday morning, committed Laura Mumford, aged 15, to the care of the Childrens' Aid Society of the Brethren, at Neffsville, Lancaster county, and her sister, Josephine, aged 13, to the Mizpah Faith Home, Fredericksburg. The girls are daughters of Jack Mumford, and had been living with him at 575 East Cumberland street since the death of their mother.
     Mrs. U. B. Siegrist, secretary of the Associated Charities, who brought the case to the attention of the court, alleged that the children were neglected.
     The father admitted to Judge Henry that he was unable to look after the girls properly, and he became a party to the petition to have them committed to a home where they can be properly cared for and educated.

Lebanon Semi-Weekly News, Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Sept 18, 1924 - Pg 12
NEED OF HOME FOR CHILDREN IN LEB. COUNTY

      The crying need of a Lebanon county shelter or home for orphans and other homeless children was emphasized again this morning, when Judge C. V. Henry was called upon to place Paul Nelson Leob, aged 8 and his brother, Donald James Leob, aged 6, in some institution where they can properly be cared for.
     The matter was brought up in a session of Juvenile Court. Mrs. U. B. Siegrist, general secretary of the Associated Charities, appeared as the petitioner in behalf of the children. She stated that the boys are children of Paul B. and Catherine B. Leob; that the boys are dependent but have no proper home or proper parental supervision and guardianship, and that the interests of society demand their care by some authorized agency to give them a chance in life, and to become suitable and self-supporting citizens of the community.
     The facts were not controverted and with the responsibility placed directly up to the county, without a suitable local institution to which the boys could be committed, Judge Henry assigned them to the care of the Children's Aid Society of the Brethren, located at Neffsville, Lancaster county.
     The county will be obliged to pay for their keep at the institution. While the institution is an excellent one and the best of care is assured, the Neffsville home is usually well filled with inmates from Lancaster county, and there are other objections urged against sending children so far away from their original homes.
     Persons interested locally state that in a local home the children can be looked after more readily, and can be made self supporting, or provided with private homes more readily when located nearer to their relatives and friends. It is said that in the case of one or two children sent out of the county several years ago, they were kept at a home until they were nearly of legal age, whereas if they had been under local supervision they would have been made self supporting, thus saving the county expense and giving the dependents a better chance to care for themselves.

Lebanon Semi-Weekly News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania)
24 Oct 1921
JUDGE ORDERS CHILDREN TO THE BRETHREN HOME

     Judge C. V. Henry, this morning at a session of Juvenile Court, ordered Margaret Ream, eight year old child of William Ream, and Dora Smith, twelve year old child of Estella Smith, taken to the Home of the Brethren, at Neffsville, Lancaster county, to be cared for there as dependent children without proper parental care, and both of whom had been consigned to the care of the Associated Charities of Lebanon. Mrs. H. B. Siegrist, general secretary of the Associated Charities, made the petition for the children, and she was represented by District Attorney Dawson W. Light.

Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania)
28 Jun 1920
TEMPLIN CHILDREN TO ENTER NEFFSVILLE ORPHANAGE, LAN. CO

Judge Henry this morning consigned to the custody of the Neffsville Orphanage, in Lancaster county, Margaret, aged 7, and Edna, aged 5, children of Mrs. Arthur Templin. The mother told the court that she is unable to properly care for the children, being in moderate circumstances, and having been deserted by her husband since March, his whereabouts being unknown to her. She said she expects to secure employment at the home herself as a domestic. E. D. Siegrist, Esq., presented the petition.

Lebanon Evening Report (Lebanon, Pennsylvania)
1 June 1923

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin E Hetrick have taken 11 year old Harry Beck from the Neffsville Orphans' Home on a three months trial.

Lebanon Semi-Weekly News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania)
Mon, July 28, 1930 - Page 4