New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-01
DISCUSSING DAY NURSERIES,.

WOMEN READ PAPERS AND TALK ABOUT TIE
CARE or CHILDREN.
Tho socond DAYS session OF the Conference OF DAY
Nurseries WIS held Yesterday morning ut inc h2"hs
Womcn'5 Christian Association Han, ~ 80
r,fecnthst About 100 women. delegates from
rcrhaps twenty five city nurscric' AM Ho'h ni'9 -
y,worl, Ncv-llaveu Bualo Boston, Elizabeth ~ D. :
rnwtGckct, Mas and Philadelphia, werc present n,'u
discussed Tie best means for rearing children WED
arc surrounicd with vicous parents ana cVl 'N'
omnlcs Mrs Richard irwin presided ut inc confer
cncc and with her on the platform were the m'hDi'
of the executive committee, Mr.. "aspar "rHWo'"
Mrs g. : Bowdoin ard Mrs.. william Nhory' "'""'
nopcrS were read at the meeting dsou''lhH hi'u.'
cartons. dietary systems and the home HE OF t'c
children Of poor or degraded parent. Ihe most III
tcrcstng paper Of the day. however was one ro'''
,v Mrs 4 ~ Dodge OF the Virginia Nursery, TONNE
~ the day nurseries to BE- represented NJ inc Noiu
Fair reporter Of The Tribune was ihioFhc" law
hv Mrs. Dodge that n building wa - De- 'r''"' "
tbe Words Fair for exposition Of the Gay h"roc'l
svstcu md was to be- under the direction OF inc
Wo,uau's Board TIE building viii be managed by
,ho dclcrac, from the New York nurseries and tl'
cia,c - Illinois viii support thr Institution M'S.
Harris the matron Of III, Fitch Model Cicchc OF
IuGnlo will be the matrOn. The buil.nc VIII u
ere st ry IN height. AMI Will contain htch'ngTd''
bath. bakers room childrcn's room and NnieIg'i,"
The proceedings Of The day were opened iF ~
EIWafNS.
the Industrial education at the Wc'' Fac D''
xurscrv and Industrial school NJ No. -o' N'''
rorticth-st Dr. Emmett Holt thcn read paper ."
the proper diet to be given at day hnfSer''. u.
urged that good milk De furnished 10 mothers "
cluar.n attending the DAY nurseries ''s' ~ -,
,ol,nis read brief paper on the training OF small
children. go ,
,. MINOR ~, IN. care Il children. Mrs. BowdGn said
u.t th,. establishment Of nurseries IN London ana
p,s had diminished the mortality 81 small CHILDREN
-. orobolr Much discussion followed this paper.
d #, was the opinion Of the conference that the taking
vor -, children from Ignorant parents and training
,hero was the true solution Of th" tenement house
nrohlcln paper on " Moral ana PAysi''i framing
- children. beneficial Influences In the Homes. hv
NJ LYMAN Abbott was then road. Many Interesting
r.mlnieconces were related. and her paper called
,,-,h Icor.v ouuligsc lie was followed ny Miss
Dlvubaui. Of the wilson Day Nursery who spoke on
the dutl,, 81 managers nad committees Who, she
asserted. were sometimes lax IN their apprcciai''h %
,nc good work done by their sulnrilAaic'. Miss :.
ID Elliot 81 -. Clrysosioms Nursery. Ut No. 200
W.t Thirty .cycnthst, nadc speech on the splrhdlH
accomplishments 81 the nursery. and she said That
M ono ,,ls barred because 81 color. she was I"udi
.uulirded al the close OF her speech. MIS- Love- ~
Buffalo followed With an Interesting 'AlA o inc pm
IT. nj training ~ nursery uai:e. Iht"hEh u az.
lr.-pcss - pIgrnis and nurses, she .ih ma hAHf
were contracted by children, ana IN many 'isr
innocent live, were LOST. III ne "al'' 81 ,""'',e
srl.cf morally and physically sound Women Inc
value 81 strrliy'd milk Was cmphlslH'd' ana
tmiring school for moihcr' Wa a,,NeN ~ ~ ia.
The conference adjourned early Mi.F noon: ,c
no,,rrs read ~ the conference VIII hc prut"d IN
pamphlet form. and VIII h" ,ent Tor - eents upon
nppIiraiion to Mrs.. oa-paT "rs""!d' 80 u West
a. list b.