The evening world., 1892-02-18
.EDWINA'S MONUMENT
A kindergarten in Memory Of a
Beloved Child.
Mrs. Muchmore's Admirable Work
in Behalf OF Poor Children.
Tots Made Happy In II Novel School
In Chrystic Street.


Monuments in granite and bronze Aid
,,mor,,,s In marble and stained y,ass orc
c,,n,non enough. hut n tribute 10 Tho d.ad
TIM, 20 /, honen, to m, living is as rore a, If,
,s hoau,,,ul
| A cou,,. M vears 400 Mrs. " & Nucbmorc
,os, n ,,,t,o daughter. an on,v cb,,a unoer
circumstances of unusual sadnrss An attock
M sorc throat deycIopcd into d,nhtber and
be,,y in n hotel tho authorities ordered the
ems. remov.d 10 Belieyue. where IL was
isolated in one OF the wards for CONTAGIOUS
d,.casos
| The vouug mother obt o,ned nertnission IA
reno,n with nor child h,,t moi, her Inv, NOR
m edIca, skill, could thwnrt the rayaucs of dis.
ease. ara Edw,na Muchmorc welded ,p her
innocent little life on her ninth birthday.
the sanitary regulations Of the ho,ritnl
moto burial ob,,ya,orv as soon os tbo nccc,-
s.,v minors can h, Mod. and bcfor, thc
mothor cou,d fn,,v rco,,,o hcr Ioss orr,nyc.
men,a worn comn,o,,d IN, ,n,ormont onIy
those who know sorrow ona hav, suffered
can understand what THIS ordcal was for "A
sensitive Young woman ia 90 through.
He,at,ves aoub,ea h,r endurance. hut n,
the advice of her phy sician. no understands
tho hu,n,, bs,r, rho cherished hoors and
dolls ana tho nrctty dresses md wraos. for.
ever discarded by the beautiful little mis-.
tress. werc collected. and the woman who
bought ,bcm md whose ,ovc halIowcd them
| carried thcm down into rbrystie street and
forro, her grief at sight OF the gladness and
hnppiness their pcstowaI brought to living
cbi,dren.
osto tho form nt n memorial , n her ,c., cr,Id
sho org,n,,ed , Kings uaught.r tirc,c nj
ton and at once pr,unrations wer, made ia
establish a Kindergarten TO be called the Ed.
wilma.
Tbe frs, s,oo was re,,,zed from nr,yote
| s,,e of homo cootinu Friends donated Io,y,s
OF cake. bread and ,clllcd meats. preserved
| tru,ts and Vegetables. pastry and Ike foods.
and nj the sale bought them back again.
This was the bcyinninp OF the work. and
evor since Mrs. Muchmorc. assisted by the
nine Kings DAUGHTERS. has begged or donated
,he nj % n month needed for the Edwipa Kin.
dsroorten.
There IA a little grave in Greenw ood and
all that marks Il is n cluster OF blue forget.
me.knots smiling I'm n he'd OF myrtle from
spr,nvtime t,ll Autumn.
The Kindergarten rooms are IN the rear o
laI Cbrystie street. Tho narrow passag,
lending 10 the little Old building ia ms br,ph,
and clean as kalsomining and scruhbing cal
make It.
Instead OF the usual courtyard with sunkel
nagstones It opens into n garden, where, II
, summer time each baby pupil has n flower
bed foot square to cultivate. To-day ;h
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, stands in the middle OF the yard, and about I
, IL grove Of pine bra nches planted by tn
little folks month ago. and rs carefully ant
, lovingly watched rs though they gave prom
, isc OF n harvest OF golden apples.
1 The average daily attendance is twenty
but Just now there Is much sickness and IT
regularity.
: What the refined young women VINO con
f, duct tho work accomplish, would bafrie an ol
T. d5clplinarlan. When asked how she did 1,
!, Miss Thayer said "lt ! did not love childre
o could do nothing with them" And one ha
i only to look at the wild little creatures to VI
4. dcrstand that love is the secret OF their sui
/ jugatlon.
L A naughty child Is simply isolated. Cha
aud all is carried from the class and placed
q n far corner Of the room. This disgrace owe
= powers HIM and at the first evidence OF r,
pentance forgiveness is offered with rest orr
O ton 70 power and position.
d A child ia never struck no mott,r what n
= orror may no And STRANGE as If may scan
- ,hcse to,s ore h,h,tun,,v good for ,hc s,mn
l. ro,sor mat they ,re ren, husv and so na,
M chance IN he had Tberc are so mar
y lessons IN be learned trom the oen,ic natur
II mc,nods NJ thes, Edv,n, teachers tho, n
y tho mis,or,unc or tho women in ,h, nc,rnho
I. hood IN Il, unablo ar unwilling 70 y,si, II
r,ndergor,.r
r. n,t,oa ~ te,,rc tho ,,,s to .reor rs,n,
" or .bo or,et" IN, ,o,cher docs TIM, xe
,n,,,, ns,.,,, mn, ,h., s,,.,, ,,,r,,,Y r,,, ia,
in hro,1, ,u,bo c,u, ,oo,s .o1omn,c A,
b. ''''''' -' vac ''''' "' 'u' 80 '~"''p'' al
rs TO interest Is U educate MN.
2 IL was charming to see the way n collie
II ,., ,,,h , alas. ~, ,h,.,,,n ,,o o,,., ,,,,.
s"' II. Nv 'i"'' VI 'n'' '.'n 'n' o'ne' NV
Ing. The midgcis sat ABOUT the table so tn
Is she could look into every pair OF eyes
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