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The masters and matrons of the homes effectively became the children's surrogate parents. Naturally, bonds were struck up between them. It was always an aim of the Society that the homes were like families for the children.
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Ref: WS209
Title: Letter from an Old Boy
Date: Around 1914
Location: Unknown
Creator: Unknown, taken from Our Waifs and Strays, 1914, page 309

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The masters and matrons of the homes effectively became the children's surrogate parents. Naturally, bonds were struck up between them. It was always an aim of the Society that the homes were like families for the children.

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