The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-10

'Twuz mighty strange an sad. I vow,
When We first moved TO town;
NJ woods. no fields. no nuthin'. OF
stun plVements on the grOun.
The sky ali smoked. Well. even yet
It's 'tarnal hard to down
Oh mem'ries- Feel Jest same's did
When we nrst moved To town.
MARIE y. MAYFIELD-
Dear Chili-cu-Tou have all heard OF the
Grady hospital. Tor YOU all love and honor
the man in whose memory il was built. and
the people III Atlanta are proud Of this
hospital that gives comfort and rest 10
many p,ur afflicted and sick peaple, both
white and black.
In walking through this beautiful build
ing where everything IS 50 clean and rest
full You see only grown people There IS
a mart s.t aside called "A yrardl for men.
one for women and two others for the
colcred people. bat you see No place Tor
little children. ard yet there are hundreds
az sick children shut W In crowded rooms.
many without comfortable bed. or even
IRE. or uou-ishing food. The good ladies Of
Atlanta. seeing the suffering all around
them II little children. have determined TO
20 TO work ami build ward for little
children. ami they are going 10 ask the
children To help them Now. You see what
/ ann going - beg for. and when
I ten you an about the good work ] am
very sure YOU VIII H. interested and want
10 h. counted iu the band 81 workeTs-
7 must at first tell you what the children
OF the public schools Of Atlanta have done.
Just two months ago they began go work
for the Chi,ir,n's ward of course their
teachers helped them. bat the children
have taken MANY steps and each school has
sent in "a contribution Mrs Nellie Peters
BLACK who Is 50 Interested in this work.
visited All the schools ami asked these
children 90 help her m the work She feels
very happy. aud SAYS Just think, OF II.
ten thousand childish hearts have beaten
with loving sympathy Ter this work. twenty
Thousand feet have trottei around. making
many trius Tor the cause why, no wonder
.sere was &. muuE lain vf chimes ami nic1eis
s.'.ast.-E and the man at the bank VINO
counted tne --uney sali his arm ached.
and we are not $50. ,--ised az has being tired.
for he received SiF1- That means l5.sJ
dimes or 3'*w uichels-"
This wss raised m two months by tho
children. ry the ait cf their teachers IL
sounds like a fairy tale. ami yet this beau
tifuI work haas b.en done. and an for sweet
Charity's ssIe-
wish ,aeu ~ my Httl. readers cDuIi
SER hospital for ehilsiren iu the city of
New York-the 81 1llry'~. The ladies want
Just such q ,ue fer the poor ssN children
here. whose parents are too poor 20 take
care oF tlem- 1uu 10 into a long room.
an ia pure white. long rows of tiny white
iron cribs with uur- white cover, soft. COM
Portable pillows fer the ltrle weary heads
tu rest u-uu. every crib filled with a little
sick cls5lI. ali moving am"nl; them 80 kind.
ami with lri-lr. smiling faces. are the
nurses ready CO attend Gu their every want.
Before each child ARE little tables. across
their laps. Hiiei with TOYS. until ia looks
U--r Hike Christmas In1u the walls are
lovely pictures: blooming, plants and flow
.-s stand in windows that are draped with
pIr. white muslin curtains a. soften the
sunlight ami set leave the room bright and
cHrary-
Underneath those Ht'Is tables. filled with
TOYS. were MANY "a broken le-- and many an
ache ~ PAIN were covered MP. and vet
50 tr-rr .sni happy Yves the scene that
yuu would never thiuk that YOU We're in
sick ward 90 a hospital. for the dear
Irti- Ones book up ant smile into your face
S. spit. uf AN their pain ami are happy.
C1Iii you -n with me from this lovely
home uf the siek to the homes from which
mans 81 Them were brought and see the
vrersEe.i- crowded rooms. many Of them
Poe damp. lsra cellars. sou would not won
der they E-.re happy. even in their pain
aua suffering ) should think "a poor little
child brought from ONE ~ These deus Of
misery o. such scene would imagine il
l1L reached heaven 10 last.
Nuw, children. we want To- have such
rnru7 ue want IL SOC white ami gold. At the
head ~ each eot win he panel or tablet
hear-r- the name "f some child or person
who has gone 20 the land beyond the stars
These u-rl..r i.l tablets will ever keep fresh
So our minds those who have left us.
Nnw. One more word and 7 ann done. The
girls ami iuys "f The Harpcr's Young Folks
are going t' help in this cause and shall
81 De- said that yuuu- folks Of The At
Iauta Constitution were tsehimdg Years ago
whau ] asked SON ie help put in a few
bricks for thr Confederate Soldiers home
my young people sent me $40. VIII you DO
IL azaiu- I ANA sure y1u will
ft takes si0H ts put iB q memorial tablet.
Nv boys and girls can rails, that and a
great deal more 1 want every child To send
~ cents. or even "a nickel hut 1 am sure
aLI can rsve GO cents. and the larger L,ys
AMI girls more There are many who
viii ind 30 hard TO raise even a dime. hut
there are a great many more who can give
more and they should give for those who
cannot / shall print the name az every
one who contributes Now. lets go 10 work
and by the last Of February see how much
We can raise You see I have given YOU
long time 10 work i'm Those of you who
can. form little clubs and have
entertainments and the grown
folks will come and help YOU. AIy heart
Is In this work and want you to help me.
To every child sending a I-cent postage
stamp with a subscription Of ~ cents.
the ladies viii send a lovely little book Of
poems for children II Is sixteen pages
ami done in white and gold. a lovely little
Christmas book. and the author Is one of
the most talented young ladies Of the south
7 will tell you more about this in my next
letter
Now. boys and girls. / want TO ask you:
Do you recall who IL was that gave you
this column For twelve years you have
had the pleasure Of reading the Young
Folks column ia The Weekly Constitution.
Henry Grady. the man you al love. was
the one who gave YOU this great pleasure.
I shall never forget how happy he was
when the first paper containing this depart
rueut came out Tie loved children and
was ever ready TO JOIN them IN their games