Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-16
FREE KINDERGARTEN.


 ciatten Yesterday-To Establish a School in the Lower Part Of the City-0ne Thousand Four Hundred Dollars Required for This Purpose. The Elm City Kindergarten association held special meeting yesterday afternoon at SIS Chapel street, at which the follow ing officers were elected from the board of managers:
 President, Henry F. Peck; vice presi- dents, Rev. J. W. Van Ingen, Rev. E. M. Poteat, Rev. Charles o. Scoville; recording secretary. F. H. Cogswell; corresponding secretary, Miss M. c. Livermore; treas- urer, J. Preston Strong: auditors, Henry G. Newton, ex-Commissioner F. s. Brad ley, Sherwood o. Preston, Mrs. H. G. Newton, Mrs. E. B. Treat, Mrs. L. W. Robinson; finance committee, John F. Douglass, Dr. Adelaide Lambert, J. O. Eastman; visiting committee. Mrs. T. W. T. Curtis, Rev. W. D. Mossman, Mrs, F. A. M. Brown, Mrs. F. H. Cogswell, Giles Potter; educational committee, Professor E. L. Curtiss, Miss Frederick Beard, Mrs. H. G. Redfeld; reception committee, O. H. Mann, Mrs. J. l.. Patmore, Miss Jessie I. Scranton.
 From investigations made by Miss Liv- ermore, of the Olive street Kindergarten, and Miss Beard, formerly of Chicago free kindergarten, it was decided necessary to raise $1 400 in order to successfully carry out the proposed plan. The finance com. mittse was instructed to arrange and re- port on plan for the raising of the fund. The executive committee was instructed to lat %ba oI, jects and aims of the association. This will be prepared at once and generously | circulated.
 r It ia proposed to establish free kinder garten in the lower part of the city for the | training of such children under school age as would otherwise be running the streets ! and get 8 start in the wrong direction. | The work of the Kindergarten will be to l develop child mentally and physically in the right direction.
 | The meeting yesterday afternoon was largely attended and much enthusiasm manifested in this most meritorious work. The plan by which it is expected to secure the fund of $1, 400 will be from member ship subscription of $2 each, but it if hoped that special gifts may be received | from persons who may interest themselyei l in the work of the association, and others
 It is also intended during the fall tc have course of lectures delivered by Mrs Kate Douglass Wiggins and other promi nent persons interested in kindergarten work in aid of this movement. BASEBALL TOMORROW. The Local Newspapermen to Plal
 With the Bridgeport Newspaper
 men at Savin Rock-A Clam Bak,
 to Follow.
 The newspapermen of this city will pla, return game of ball with the newspape men of Bridgeport at the Savin Rocl grounds to morrow afternoon. The gam will be called at 4:3O o'clock as the Bridge o'clock.
 The local newspapermen will presen the following team: Beecher 0, Fancy and if, Egan 1b, Msher 2b, Hauser ss Tanyane 3b, Jacobs of, Winchell If and F Wingate If.
 The Bridgeport men will present thei strongest team and will endeavor to turl the tables on the home team for the defea administered to them in Bridgeport thre weeks ago when the New Haven scribes de feated thais Bridgeport friends at Seasid park, Bridgeport, by score of to 9. After the game the local newspape men will entertain their Bridgeport oppo nents with clambake to be served anon; the tree outside of Joe Madigan's Ocea, Inn. Arrangements have been made s' that others than the players of the tw' teams who may be desirous of partaking o the olambake may be accommodated at l nominal rate.
 The grounds at the Rock have been pu in first class condition, through the cour tesy of theWest Haven road, which will als have special car at the green for the loca players at 2:30 o'clock and another to mee the visitors at the depot upon their arriva and transport them to the Rock. The gam promises to be one of the most excitin, and interesting of the season and will doubtless be attended by large crowd.
 The Bridgeport team will leave the Parl city at 3:26, arriving here at 3:55 p. m The team will be composed of the follow ing: Blansfield 0, Mansfield p, Orr 1b Keefe 2b, Reilly 3b, Shannon ss, Challenge 0 f, Underwood f, Kane f, Griffin, Lyon Pierson, Flint, substitutes.