The herald., 1895-10-06
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING
The Assembly Yesterday at the
First Baptist Church
MANY DESERVING CHARITIES
Organized and Kept Up by These Enter.
prising Young Ladies
KspsftS Read Showing the Excellent Work
Done by This Society in Relieving
the Poor and Destitute

The fourth annual meeting of the
Kings Daughters of Southern California
was held yesterday In the First Baptist
church, on the corner of Broadway and
Sixth street. The church was thronged
al day with bright, fresh young faces,
dsmure in the earnestness of their pur-
prse. which is certainly a most com.
mendahle one.
The president of the asse IN bly,, Mrs.
Birdsall. called the meeting to order at
1880, and at once com menced business.
After reading the minutes, the heads of
the various circles gave their reports of
the work done and progress made during
the preceding year. In particular. men,
tion must be made OF the work that is be-
ing done In caring for the children of
mothers who are working all day. The
atron's re ort. given in full below, ex-
plains the object and use of such nome.
DAY NURSERY REPORT.
The object of my report is three-fold- -
IL aims to give prisf account OF the or
ganization and operations of the Day
Nursery circle of Kilg's Daughters a
more lengthy account of the institution
which they ave in cnarge, and a state
ment of their plans, hopes and needs for
the future.
1t is not yet two years since our former
president began talking to the order
about the fonrdation of a home for the
frisndless and day nursery. A circle was
formed for the prom otion of this project,
and some money was collected. But the
enterprise was so great and Kings
Daughters so much poorer in pocket than
in spirit, tnat II seemed as If 1t must be
years before we could obtain the neces-
sary funds. So when in December last
the central circle received notice from
Rev. Mr.. Findley of Bethlehem Institu-
tional church, that a day nursery was
much needed in his ward-the Eighth.
and that II the Kings DauRhters would
conduct one he would gladly allow them
the use Of large upper room in his
church, free of cost, the pro oposltion was
hailed with delight. and day nursey
circle was then and there organized.
president; Mrs. Paddock. vioe-presldent;
Miss Tatnom, secretary; Miss Macbean,
treasurer. These, with Mrs. Beardslee,
constitute board of managers. We
have besides numerous important COM
mittees-6nance, food supply, house sup
The business of the circle is to have
q general oversight of the conduct OF the
day nursery. raise supplies Of food,
clothing or whatever may be needed to
solicit funds for its maintenance, pay
its bills. and in every way possible, to
make 1t a power or good in the nelghbor.
hood in which it is located. We hold
monthly business meetings the first Sat-
urday of every month at the Broadway
NJ. E. church, an hour before the cen trail
meeting. We have also a sewing meeting
during the month, at which ws make
needed by some of the little ones. The
board of managers meets monthly, and
the various committees when called by
their respective chairmen. We now num-
ber twenty-four active and thirty-eig ht
associate members. The latte! may be-
long to either sex and may or my not be
Kings Daughters, but pay.the monthly
dues, 10 cents, to help the cause along.
In the course of few months the new
Nursery circle absorbed the older Home
circle with its funds and good will. But,
in she meantim the mem bers OF the ID.
L. circle busted them selves in obtaining
money, supplies, furnishings, etc., and
in looking about for suitable matron,
Finally, when things were ready to begin.
we secured Mrs. Turn BULL who came to
US from Kansas City, where she had
been assistant matron in hourishing
nursery for year. She arrived April 9th,
and the nursery was i'm M ediately opened.
In the IA days since that time there have
been 1929 children cared for, making an
average daily attendance of 81. but 12I
1OI 0ept0m ucl, ouO boW bhClo oi 10 VI
10 day. In true mercantile fashion our
charges are 10 cents apiece, or three for
quarter. But it is often three for 10 cents.
or three for nothing, when the mothers
cannot pay. AS a matter OF fact. we have
averaged only about 5 cents day. The
mothers are required to bring their chill
dien clean, but the number of garments
10 not specified, and they are sometimes s
woefully. few. When this Is the case the
circle supplies their needs if possible. The
nursery is open every week day from 6:39
am. to $50 pm. Ages are limited from
girls. Besides this, the matron spends
two evenings each week in calling on
families In the neIghborhood, making
them feel that she is their friend and
learning how BETTER to help then.
The children are furnished a plain,
substantial dinner and supper-all they
want. Ono little fellow said he liked to
60 to the nursery because ''they didn't
tease him and he got all he wanted to
eat
The work speedily grew so that Mrs.
Turnbull required a young assistant, for
one pair of hands and feet could not keep
the house clean, cook two meals, set the
table, wash the dishes, run errands and
above all keep the children happy and
: entertain the numerous. visitors. Also,
as summer advanced, our pleasant home
in Bethlehem church was found too small
for the number of children and its SAM
tary conveniences too inadequate for the
warm Weather. and we reluctantly moved
our little folks and their belongings to n
pleasant cottage of four rooms On the
corner of Center and Jackson STREETS, for
which we pay $40 month. Here you
may find them nova generally happy
1amiily-playing with toys which kind
friends have given, in the play room or
On the shaded porch, or playing railroad
o. making mud pies in the yard. If you
yise with the lark and are there at open
ing time, you may see the little fellows
toddling after their departing mothers
end hear them say, ''Iiss me adam,
mama" or ''Dess one more tiss, mama"
--or in the evening you can see them
punning with shining, happy faces to
meet those who come for them; for,
though made happy and contented at the
nursery, they are not weaned from their
homes. Or, il you chance to go tnere
about noon you will see them standing
In a row going though with little exer-
else song-babies and all-all in different
keys to be sure. but what of that. Thon
watch them march into thel Kitchen
two Oh three of them having to be helped
little. as they are just learning to tod
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