The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-06
4 NOBLE MEMORIAL
OF Bailey Gatzert TO Be Dedi-
Gated Today.
HE WAS LOVER OF CHILDREN.
This Being His Birthday, the Free
kindergarten. Erected by His
Widow, VIII Be Opened.

The Bailey Gatzert Memorial Free Kin
dergzrten. az the junction % Norman
and South Eleventh streets. VIII be opened
today without any particular forunalities.
great interest. not only on account of the
good work 10 be inaugurated, but also be-
cause OF the high respect in which is held
the memory OF the man 20 whose homer
the institution Is estsbl.s shed.
The kindergarten viii be opened for the
children OF the poor az o'clock, which
will be the regular hour. and the kinder
gartea education OF the little ones Will Re
proceeded with until O'Clock, for which
hour some 80 invitations have been sent
10 friends OF the Gatzert family 10 be pres
ent Rev. d. Claiborne Garrett, rector OF
st. Marks Episcopal church, VIII ask a
blessing on the good work and Hon John
Ieary. Hon. ThomSs Burke. DIR. II. r.
Titus and others VIII deliver addresses.
Judge Hanford was also 10 be one OF the
speakers, but last night had 10 excuse HIM
self because OF q jury case in his court
Mrs. Bailey Gatzert. the founder Of the
institution, returned from San Francisco
on Wednesday. accompanied by her sister.
Mrs. Sigismund Schwahacher. and the
nlatron or the kindergarten, Miss Harvey.
a graduate OF Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper's kin
dergarten training school, Of San Fran
cisco. These ladies were al the kinder
garten early yesterday morning, putting
IN place the piano and the furniture, all
in readiness for the opening today. In tina
large front room, and facing you as you
enter. they placed a portrait Of Mr.. Bailey
Gatzert. but this only for the opening:
later on Mrs. GatZert will substitute for IL
a fine portrait I'm oils painted in Paris some
years ago by Fuchs.
The ladies' were tired out with their ex-
ertions by the evening, but when Mrs.
Gatzert was seen at the Rainler-tfrand
hotel LAST night, she seemed buoyed uh
with the pleasurable excitement OF a good
work at length accomplished and on the
eve Of successful inauguration. She is a
matr0nly woman, with Just the face and
expression one would expect IN one who
has devoted herself 10 poor children,
crowned with a wealth Of white hair.
Yes, IL is all finished she said with a
happy sigh. - and / feel pleased and proud
OF IL. While the institution is not est2b-
lished 10 carry out any expressed wish OF
Mr.. Gatzert. he had always been kind to
the poor. particularly 10 the children of the
poor. and the idea OF this kindergarten
came into nay mind the very day he was
taken away from me-and tomorrow viii
be his birthday.
IT have been az work at IL ever since I
visited the kindergartens at San Fran
cisco and the East, and formed some idea
or what / desired to do. Mrs Cooper sent
me the designs OF the Sarah Il. Cooper
pleased with il, but think We have i'm
proved upon ii. Our elevation is better,
our rooms are more airy, and then we have
many modern improvements in the heat
ing and the electric lighting. l have rot
seen anywhere a kindergarten with 50
good a heating apparatus. and Miss Har-
vey. the matron. who has visited many
such inst buttons in this country and i'm
Mexico. SAYS she has never seen any kim
iergarten which compares with ours
Miss Harvey went out today TO get
children 10 attend the institute. She re-
turned in about an hour and said she had
only registered eighteen. I told her we
should soon have plenty more. The school
will be open for the children at o'clock
tomorrow morning bat there VIII be no
exercises in the afternoon. as the chill
dren have not learned anything. l told
Miss Harvey that she would be doing well
II she could get them 10 sit still during the
speeches"
To get TO the kindergarten. take the
Grant street car to Dearborn and walk up
to Eleventh street and south to Norman,
or take the Beacon hill car and go to the
south side of the South school house. walk
west 10 Eleventh and thence south TO
Norman. There Is sure TO be large at
tendance at the opening address at ,
O'Clock.