Telegram-herald., 1891-05-22
Sweet CHARIIY'S WORK
How the Children Of the Poor Are
Taught to Sing and sesd.
IN THE EIyDERclRIEs SCHOOL ROOY
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Yesterday afternoon the lectur.
room of Hartman's Hall WAS comfort
ably tilled with an audience largely
composed OF women. In the center Of
the room, seated on low chairs ranged
in circle. were tif,y-eight little tots OF
children, each wearing knicker-.
booker hat. IL was the free kindergar-
ten school. and the children were there
TO demonstrate tho benefcencc and
practical success OF Froebel's System.
At the hour appointed for commencing
the exercises, signal from the man.
ager, Mrs. Williams, aud hfty-eight
hrgat faces became all attention. Mrs.
J. &. Fitzgerald read q brief address 10
those present in wbich she SAID that
The ladies of the circle had thought
best 10 have the exhibition Of Kinder
garten work TO snow what they were
doing. TEey began three years ago
with eleven children, now there are
fifty-seyen, and many more want 10
come II We had accommodation for
them; forty have been sent FROM there
To the public school. So our need tor
workers and more money Is increasing.
Ii has also opened the doors TO many
different kinds of work that We have
felt must be done.
One gentleman sent us subscription
for the coming year OF 81 month as
memorial for two loved children.
What more fitting remembrance than
to help the less favored child Of for-
tune! Ii there are any here that
would like to join us IN this work, they
can give their name and subscription
to Mrs. Daniels, the treasurer, and We
will gladly welcome you at our month
ly meetings, which are held the second
Tuesday of the month.
The Children Sing.
Following this brief address the
children, ranging In age from 8 to o
years, sang several choruses under the
direction of Mrs. Williams and her
assistants, Misses Frazer anu Laraway.
Their childish voices, more or less
shrill, blended fairly well, and after
the first feeling of embarrassment had
worn away they entered the exercises
with spirit. One little girl sang solo
and was joined in the chorus by swing
ing hands and nodding heads all round
the circle. Then each one arose lifting
the chair and all formed into two
circles. and to the cadence of a march
ing tune moved slowly about, keeping
remarkable precision in time and step.
Following this the hour was given over
to kindergarten games, and many =
smile was provoked over the innocent
enthusiasm manifested in the childish
sports. 1t was very evident that the
work of teaching had been thoroughly
performed. The discipline, when age
Is considered. was very creditable.
The Secretary Explains.
Mrs. ]. H. Campbell, the secretary,
learned with satisfaction and pride us
she pointed out the good results at
tanned. 1.-THE kindergarten" said she,
''is maintained by the Kings Daught-
ers. 1t is nOn-sectarian and receives
into membership all who believe in
Edward Everett Hale's helping hand
precepts. We established the present
school in 1883, at the corner of Ottawa
and Sixth-sts., and it has nov outgrown
its accommodations there. We must
shortly have more room. Some moth
crs do not understand our system and
actually fear that our purpose is to
steal their children. Of course that is
a wrong idea. Our manager, Mrs. Viii
hams has the art of securing entrance
to such homes and she 10 remarkably
successful in correcting these wrong
notions, where others of us would fail.
In the audience today are many
mothers of the little ones whose eyes
are filled with grateful tears to observe
the bright and clean condition of their
little ones, who perhaps were taken
from homes of sloth and evil surround
ings."
EDO you know" and Mrs. Campbell
grew very earnest, "that here is the
solution of the crime problem? We
take these children who may be
brought up in ignorance in an atmos-
phere Of crime, and We clean them up
both i'll body and mind.
Purely Labor OF Love.
It's q purely charitable work, but our
reward il in the satisfaction of knowing
that we help to reduce the danger from
crime and criminals to which society is
exposed"
"You cannot understand the value of
5bis work unless you were TO enter into
the epirit Of our aims and purposes,
and note the good results which pass
under our observation every day."
Tho school Is one In which every
great hearted woman is. and every
great hearted man should be, intei-
esied. II is q lever which. properly
used. will bring happiness to dafkened
homes and Joy TO the hearts of many
parents.
The present officers Of the society are:
Mrs. J. c. Fitzgerald, presidet.
Mrs. W. ". Robinson, vice-president.
Mrs. j. II. Campbell. secretary.
Mrs. A. j. Daniels. treasurer.
Mrs. Mary Williams. manager.
Miss Frazer aud Miss Lsrawsy. as
sistants.
The membership includes many OF
the most charitable and highly cul-
tured womea in the city.
BLAINE WILL 40 To MAINE.