The herald., 1895-11-19
To Be Edited and Managed BY
the Ladies
FOR A FREE KINDERGARTEN
A Most Worthy Enterprise ID Worthy
Hands
Graphic Picture Of the Squalor and Disease
Suffered BY the Little Innocents
Of This Beautiful City

AS Das Deen announcer from DAY 10 DAY
the mana cement OF the Herald for the
number ha, been placed in
the hands Of the philantkropic kinder
gardeners Of the city, to aid them in
o yak ming public interest in the Iedemp-
tion Of the neglected children of the
slums, und also to provide them with
practical means Of rsisins Imms diate
funds to pros cute the work. The num-
Der is in the hands OF thoroughly earnest
ana capable women and promises to BIZ
one Of the largest, as we'll az the most
sued in the state. .a
The columns OF the Herald are open to
advertising patrons for this edition at rea-
sonable rates. Patronage is being solic-
tied Nv com mittees of wo en-. The OPP
pnrtun ,ty Is one which will enable adver-
tisers to contribute to worthy cause
and at the same time secure return
rarely achieved. Many thousands OF the
papers are already sold In quantities
varying from twenty five to one hundred
to e sons who will see to it that they
are faithfully distributed to all we'll TODD
homes Of the citv. Thus, in addition t.
aiding in a WORK too long neglected, ad
vertisers may be assured Of good invest.
mrnt.
No argument is required to convince
the pu bile of the moral obi sation resting
upon it to me this enterprise with gen.
erous patronage. 1t is move for hianer
morality, better citizenship and reduced
taxation used to maintain police author
ity.
That there is need of this work no one
ques lions. Ome OF the ladies having the
THANKSGIVING Herald in nand contributes
the'followinR SD comment upon tn con-
dition ana needs of the fursotteL and
neglected children of the city: uc4a s'
Those who are familiar with the
me- lected districts of our city must have
noticed the little children of the street.
the children whose playground is the
sidewalk. tt
Little wonder they are to be found
mere. Penetrating the homes, prrhaIs
hndinr ones way through ths back gate,
one gets q vision nj squalor, dit a"d
unsightIiness in comparison With which
the mont streets are paradise itself: AMI
ii would take more than human imngi.
nati.n to transform the presnet filthy
Courts of Sonoraipwn into the once lively
green "placitas" Of Alta CnlifUrn "a.
Sc the lit.le child begins street life
8 metiines eaflier than at two years. if
he cannot waiS there IS the "littla
mother" the sister Of 10 or IL. she will
carry the baby to the sidewalk. After
time the little one begins to walk hin.
self, ana since the sidewalk 10 So much
better than the back yard, and brig
than in side the house. ne heglrs TO learn
his first Il ssons there. What are some
OF these first lessons? II his father be q
saluon keeper he learns first to drink b er,
aud thea to fght and SWEAR. in short,
the parlance of the oarroom Is his herr.
tage. Nery often he acquires nothing
else. If ais father be II gambler he som
learns that cards re man o. livel hUoi,
and, therefore. invaluable, so he has
them for his toys. frequently his only
toys, and all of this he brings to his
curDstone ilayrnom.
Taere may be some who cannot hel eve
that trere are children in Los Angeles
who are without some sort Of an attrac-
tive yard, bat brief visit to Sonorat"wn
II convince them that they are wrong.
One may ask, But isn't the | laza near
by?" A walk from the viaduct to tie
plaza is very far TO- little child, besides
all lt,le children are alike, they are
afraid to gu any distance alons. So thry
remain near b, the huusr, even if it is
m .serably dirty and ALTO etner unwhole-
some, ds tn writer found in one OF her
many visits-the little sister is X eping
house wuIls the mother Is out for the
day, or, as in another instance as was
found, one damp, ch eerless day, q family
o seven children sitting in the dirty court
max ng the mot Of lunch On OF half
wat rmelon. 1t vas SAD little family.
for Two If the children we're hope less IN
valids and the only tit Place for them
was - homo or fncurau ole children.
Without knowing It. these little inva
lids, dwarfeu and idiptic, cast a gloom
over the entire comp ny. and little Fer.
dita, the youngest, could not say why be
was SO unhappy. But last April new
day dawned for the very small children
of Soporasown. In their very midst
Kindergarten was opened.
Does ono think they really knew what
IL meant? Of course they knew that the
Older children went TO school, bat u. til
they were s years old tn re VAS no place
them but the bacKysrds and SIDE
walks. Poor children! When one hears
constant talk about the first impression
able years Of child life twJ to three years
OF mis- dreadful existence is scarcely to
be overlooked; nor should the newspaper
reports from oui tongested wards be re-
ceived " til surprising comment. Now
there Is a kindergarten In the settlement:
the house al 629 New High street.
1t has all come about tn ough the gen.
crosby Of the Free kinderg .rtrn asso ia
ton. 1t was not only difficult foI the
chi dren. but the tir. d, overworked moth
ers could scarcely realize that the movers
were II earnest when iold that every
morning from 8 until Il a beautiful
teacher was awaiting the children and
that they would re III nanny, hehlth1ul
environent all morning. 1t was most
picturesque group tLat gathered in the
rooms on New High sIr.e,. 1t was made
up of many aiionalities: Spanish, Mex
,ican, Italian, French and one keen-eyed
Arab m. At fsrt t was found that those
interested must teach tie children t.,
conc with clean hands and fac,s s, and 10
en- pahsise this fact an .xanple OF several
Of tn children preseat was made. When
II came ia the games il was found that
ma y If them did not know how to play !;
they seemed to ''enjoy themselves sad
ly," and there wers several who did NOT