Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-05-24
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Resume OF the Years N0rk-EncOur- |
aging Reports.
The tenth annual meeting Of the Mothers
Aid society, including the Leila and Hope
day nurseries. was held yesterday after
noon in the United church chapel. The
meeting was to look over the working OF |
the society for the past year, and to hear
the reports of the various officers and com-
mittees. The meeting was called to order
ct 3 O'Clock, and the president's address
was fivst read. In this the starting Of the
new Hope nursery wssspoken Of, and . re-
view of its work gone over. The president
said that Catholic matron had been elected
to oversee this nursery, and although At
first the managers had felt some reluctance
In taking this step, 1t was stipulated that
no religious views should be presented to
the children, and thus far the experiment.
in this direction has been exceedingly sue.
csssful. -
The secretary, in her report said: A
comparison of the reports for the first
year and that just CLOSED shows that the
numbers cared for by the nursery have
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fcultiss met with, is very encouraging, es-
| pecially since the numbers during the last
year have been greatly reduced, since SO
many mothers have been out OF employ
ment, and there Is q rule under which NO
| children are received If their mothers are
| not working. The most interesting EVIL
dence of the progress of the socisty Is the
fact that during the past year a new nur-
sery has been started The opportunity be-
ing given by the gift of 5000, which the
donor stipulated should be used for this
purpose: This gift was followed year
ago by 81 600 more to meet the expenses
copied on the condition that If al
the end of one year the
manaeer thought advisable the
new Undertaking might be discontinued
The new nursery was finally opened or
Hill street, and 1t may now be safely stated
that the managers will be glad to continue
the work If the necessary funds are forth
coming. There is also need of third nur
sery in the neighborhood of Dixwell ave
nue. and COTE street to accommodate the
colored people of that vicinity.
was furnished largely through the gener
esity of friends and was opened Novembe,
% with q matron and one assistant, but 4
has since become necessary to add another
sssistant. The managers are glad tina
through the kindness of Miss Remington
the children are allowed to attend the kin
dergarten between the hours of 10 and 10
At the old nursery the work has gone OF
as usual, although the matron wa
changed. There has been much sickness
and suffering, resulting from the hart
times. The Greene street nursery build
ing Is in great need of repairs and 1t i
hoped that the managers will soon b.
enabled to make the needed improve
ments.
The whole number of children received
by the Lsiia Day nursery during the pas
year was $3.50, daily average attendance
II, individual children 1876, families rep
resented 81, largest number of children Il
one day IS. For Hope nursery, since d.
cember % the whole number received wa
99S. In January q gift of 5000 was re
osivsd from Mslley, Nicely & Co. and late
$500 from Mrs. ). B. Macon in remem
brance of her daughter. This last sum
was thought would be to establish an en-
dowment with. Besides these, numerou
other smaller gifts have been received, TO
which the society expresses Its spprecia
tion."
In the report of the intelligence depart
ment it was stated that each year the DE-
mand for work for mothers increases
Arrangements have been completed b
which many who are incompetent but an
bilious to learn may be placed where the
can be taught nursing and other ways t
/ improve their condition.
Officers were then elected as follows:
President, Mrs. 8. Hartwell Chapman
vice president, Miss Winchester; treasu
or, Mrs. F. Fl. Whittemore; secretary, Mr.
/ G.. B. Adams; executive committee, Mr.
George P. Lines, Mrs. Arthur NJ. Wheele
Miss Josephine Grif6ng, Mrs. II. T. Eut
lish, Mrs. W. O. Whitcomb, Mr.
II. B. Sargent, Miss Esther Stot
dard, Miss e. T. Wilcoxson, Miss
A. Reed, Mrs. George P. Wortl
Mrs. George A. Butler, Mrs. Isham Her
derson, Mrs. Carita CLARK, Mrs. A. W. Va
Wrinkle, Mrs. W. A. Day, Mrs. W. g. Mi
ter, Mrs. E. s. Lord, Mrs. Fl. Graz
Thompson, Mrs. E. 8. Cutler, Miss s.
Towner. Mrs. Lynde Harrison, Mrs. NJ.
Gray.
Physicians-Dc. Gustavus Eliot an
DR.. J. B. Townsend.
Finance committee-Ar. E. Hayes Tro,
bridge, Mr.. Ezekiel G.. Stoddard, II
Charles 8. DeForest, Mr.. J. B. Fitch.
Auditor-Mr. J. B. Fitch.