New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-28
UORhING IOH LITTLE CHILDRFN
PLANS OF THE NETWORK KlNpERGARTEN 1850
CGATIoN-FUNDs NEEDED TO SPREAD
IRIS Nrrf-EN,r.

PLANS OF THE NEW YORK KlNDERGARTEN AssO-
cIATIoN-rUNps NEEDED TO SPREAD
ITS INFLUENCE
"Who cannot give generous heart throb, a
warm hand-clasp n sunny. helpful smile. a ready
tear 10 cause that Itself with childhood
aS thank Offering for ncr owI children. pledge
for those the hidden future may bring her or a
consolation for empty arms" Thus pleads A,s
Kate Douglas Wiggin I'm an address made In be-
half OF the kindergarten. Nor Is shc alone az every
body knows. In her earnest efforts for this cause
to which are pledged nearly SDD philanthropic men
ana women. chiefly women. Some give money some
individual work. some bend heir names and innu-
cncc. some bespeak for IT with voice or pen still
broader hold upon public sympathy. Every mem
Der Of the New-York Kindergarten Association
from the enthusiastic young teacher to the wife OF
President Cleveland. IS steadily helping 10 carry
forward this important movement In behalf OF the
future citizens OF this metropolis.
rs not the cause alone sufficiently appealing"
asks member whose face is bright with the ra-
dance Of young womanhood Interested In this swest
charity" The friends OF the association say that
This new form Of Mrs Browpng's Try Of he
Children is the more pltlfll because IL the appeal
Of those who cannot speal, FOR themselves and who
ignorant Of their own mental and moral dest-
tuition"
The latest printed statistics distributed by HE
ISOLATION give fourteen the number Of its kinder
following officers President Richard Watson Gil
der vice-presdents. Mrs Grover Cleveland Ham
Ilton Mabie. Mrs. Kate Douglas Wiggin. treasurer.
Professor Jasper j. Goodwin. Columbia College.
corresponding secretary. Daniel ". Rcmsen. No 50
Wa.l-st; recording secretary. Edward \ BAR
ling. Columbia College. The I's3cid'i'n hopes. by
planting kndcrgartens in all The thoroughly popu-
lous quarters OF the city to r,lcn as many chill
dren It's funds will permit For tins purpose con-
trbutions In behalf OF the children needed,
which may at any time be- sent to the treasurer at
Columbia College. 1t costs about 81. 400 to cstab-
fish and maintain for one year a Kindergarten Of
nifty children. TO secure the funds necessary for
sustaining and expanding the work ,hc assoc'a-
ton depends the generosity OF the citizens Of
New-York.
Some Of those who are Interested In the work are
Mrs Fanny L. Appleton Miss Malyina Appleton.
Miss Mary Agnew. Mrs Charles -. Alexander, f..
Ellery Anderson Miss Emily Anthem Mrs. H. H..
Boycsen. Miss Angellne Brooks. Mrs Belts. Mrs.
Andrew Carnegie. Mrs. Joseph H. Choate. Frederic
r. Coudert. William f.. Dodge. Miss Helen Dun
ham, Mrs. Noah Davis f. w Dcv,e. Miss Grace
H. Dodge Mrs. David BOWS. jr.; Professor Henry
Driser. Miss Lucy Frclinghuyscn, Mrs. Richard
Watson Glider. Mrs. T.. l.. Godkin, Mrs. Jasper T.
Goodwin Miss Anna W. Gould. Mrs. George Girls
void. y. j. Hammerslough. Mrs. W. > liaMk, ex-
NJ. Hunt Miss Jenny Hunter, Thomas Hunter. Miss
Emily Huntington Mrs. John Jay, Mrs Norris Norris *.
Kinncutt. Mrs. Seth Low. Mrs. J: W. Minturn.
Robert Shaw Mlniurn. Miss Edith MInturn., IIamil-
dorfer. Miss a. +. Oiyphant Mrs Percy 4. Payne.
r.: Mrs George II. Putnam. pr " ;. haiinsford.
W. II. schieTelin. William $. Sloan. w. l.. Skid
more William schermerhoTn Mrs Robert Td schell.
Paul Tuckerman. Rutherford stnyvesant, Mrs Cor
neus Vanderbilt, Mrs; F. W. vanderbilt. Mrs II.
clara NJ Williams william Wood Mrs. q. s. Wins
ton and Mrs W. Seward Webb.