The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1893-02-17
THE CHILDREN's BUILDING.

ture-only $50, 000-was apportioned out
among the various commonwealth.
Some were taxed as low as $40, and even
| the wealthiest of them not more than
$500. About $4,000 have thus been
raised. The balance is yet to come. The
ladies want it.
Chicago's women have undertaken to
equip the interior and pay the running
expenses, but they expect their sisters
| elsewhere to do their share toward get
tin g the building itself III place. And
they are not likely to expect in vain. 1t
will cost more to equip and run the af-
fair than to erect it, and it was for the
former purpose solely that the recent
international bazaar was given at the
Palmer mansion. The women of Chi
cago have already their share Of the
money in hand. What they now need
is the small balance from the country.
How long are they to waltz That is what
the executive committee of brainy wom-
en- who have charge of the details and
who are holding daily meetings to push
it along would like to know. They are
all prominent in Chicago society and
have given their time and money freely
to the cause of the little ones. They are
Mrs. George l.. Dunlap, who is director
of the building; Mrs. L. Brace Shat
tuck, the secretary, and Mesdames Solo
mon Thatcher, Jr., Leander Stone and
W. W. Kimball.
The Cbildren's building, an ornate af-
fair of two stories and roof garden
and occupying a tract of ground be-
tween the Horticultural hall and the
Womens building-90 by 150-is in
tended primarily as an educational ex
hibit. There will be department deal
ing with the newborn babe, and in
which Miss Maria N. Love of Buffalo
will conduct model creche, demon
strating by example as well as in short !
lectures the most healthful, comforta
BILE and rational system of dressing, |
feeding and providing for the rest of
infants. Then rising by easy stages will |
be the kindergarten, under the auspices |
of the National kindergarten associa-
ton, showing how the little ones can de-
velop their intellectual and moral facul- |
ties; then the kitchen garden, illustrat- |
ing housekeeping; physical develop |
ment department, where athletics will |
beillustrated by President Charles Barry |
of the Worlds Fair Commission North |
American Turnerbund, and small nurs
cry under the auspices of the committee
on philanthropy of the New York lady
managers This will be simply chill !
dren's department of public comfort.
The library viii be filed mp with chill /
dren's literature, and in room near by /
Fennsy. wanna will have department 1
giving daily demonstrations of the prog /
ress that las been made in teaching very |
young deaf mutes to speak. In the as
sembly room there viii be rows of little |
chairs and platform from which stere
opticon lectures on our own and foreign /
countries will be given. Kind hearted /
guides. or kindergartners. as they will be-
known. will welcome the little visitors /
in groups ana conduct them through the /
building. so that they will feel thorough
ly at home. As for that roof garden. /
with its flowers and birds and candieS
and cakes and toys-well, some Of ~
older folks are likely TO be seen up there
HENRY NJ. HUM.