The herald., 1896-01-05

Morning club rooms on Tuesday evening
October Goth, 1895, many of the eminent
educators of Southern California being
present and giving their hearty endorse
ment to its work. Hon. w. c. Patterson,
president of the chamber of commerce
presided.
The address of the retiring president
Mrs. G. M. Severance, was read by Mrs
Wotkyns. The report of the secretary
explained the object of the organization to
be the establishment of free kindergartens
for the care of the little ones under the
age at which they are allowed to enter the
public school kindergartens.
The report of the treasurer showed a
small sum only on hand, with donations
promised and annual subscriptions not yet
collected. Mr.. Patterson spoke hearty
words of cheer and sympathy, and intro
duced Mr.. Foshay, city superintendent,
who expressed interest and approval.
President Keyes of rhroop Polytechnic,
responded with his usual ready courtesy to
the invitation of the association His
thorough knowledge of the theory and
practice of industrial education. and his
cordial acceptance of the kindergarten
philosophy and methods, as the natural
foundation of the former, make him a
valuable ally. Mrs. Elmira L. Stephens
read forcible paper on the work of the
San Francisco Free kindergarten associa-
ton, as shown in its annual report.
Prof. Search and Mrs. X. T. Galpin spoke
with great feeling upon two phases of the
child question; bringing tears TO many
eyes. Mrs. Galpin had by chance, met at
the Arcade station on the Southern Pacific,
the Cummings brothers, who were Just be-
ing started for San Quentin, to be hanged
for the murder of an old man. A woman
was sobbng over their sad fate, who said
she had lived in the town where they grew
up; that they had lost their mother when
very young, that their father was para
lytic, and that 'the boys had never had
chance These facts and this phrase,
Mrs. Galpin took as text, and in most
stirriI & language, urged that our little ones
of the street, should be given chance,
through the free kindergartens and all
other fine agencies.
Prof. Search described a touching scene
upon an overland sleeper. A man had en-
tered the car at nightfall bearing in his
arms child of tender years. The child
moaned and sobbed necessarily through
the night, and could not be comforted. A
passenger who had been much disturbed,
and had expressed his Indignation over the
disturbance in violent language, from time
to time, approached the father on leaving
his berth in the early morning, demand
ed excitedly. "where is the mother
of that child?" in the baggage
car" was the quiet, but pathetic
reply of the afflicted father. And the
questioner put out his arms for the child,
who was strongly attracted and soothed by
him for the remaining hours OF the trip.
The incident carried its own moral straight
to the hearts of the passengers, as it did
later to the audience at the meeting.
Bishop Montgomery also spoke most
feelingly on the needs of the children, and
of united action without distinction of
party or creed. and he gave evidence of his
genuine interest by handsome donation
The collection then taken up brought in a
very creditable sum, and the meeting ad-
journed at late hour.
At an adjournment of the annual, the
nomination committee reported the follow
ing list of officers, who were unanimously
elected:
Hon. Presidents--Mrs. C. NJ. Severance,
Mrs. c. L. Wills.
President-M T. D. Stimson.
Vice-presidents-Mrs. Chas. Parsons,
Iona drive: Mrs. f. R. Threlkeld, BOYLE
Heights; Mrs, Bregelo, West Twenty
eighth street; Mrs. Wotkyns, Flower
street: Mrs. Matthews, East Los Angeles.
Treasurer-Miss Alice Luverns, Arnold
street.
Secretary ALA Clarke Olive street.
Corresponding secretary-Miss Jane d.
Stoneman.
Executive board-Mrs. Geo. Fitch, Mrs.
A. L. Whitney, Mrs. Milton Lindley, Mrs.
j. B. Handbook, Mrs. Il. II. T.Varel, Mrs.
Loura J. Ruggles, Mrs. Bennet, Mrs. o. j.
Churchmore, Mrs. r. T. Pridham, Mrs. ].
o. Smith. Mrs. 2. Lazarus, Mrs. L. c.
Black. Mrs. A. Pitman, Mrs. NJ. M. Telle,
Mrs. E. E. Mccullough, Mrs; c. M. Sey-
Advisory board-Mrs. r. NJ. Widney,
Mrs. J A. Osgood, Mrs. X. T. Galpin, Mrs.
Prof. Claverie, Mrs. j. w. Pierce, Mrs. +.
Il. Stephens, Mrs. Jeanne G. Carr, Mrs.
Kate Hagan, Mrs. M. E. Waterman, Mrs.
William A. Elderkine, Mrs. NJ, w. Slim
a.
bee, M. D., Louise Harvey, M. D., Presi-
dent G. H. keyes, Prof. Search. Prof. Fo-
shay. George Hansen, H. d. Barrows,
Thomas G. Barnard, w. c. Patterson, DR..
William f. Edgar. DR.. Walter Lindley, Dr.
G. b. Dixon, Rev. B. w. f. Taylor, Rev.
J. Chichester, Rev. George E, DYE, Rev. W.
r. Day, Rev. A. W. Ryder, Rabbi Solo
mon, j. L. Stewart. NJ. ID.
Honorary members (paying over S25)-
Mrs. j. B. Lankershim, ST., Mrs. j. II.
Van Nuys, Mrs. j. w. Hellman, Mrs.
lothian Bxby.
The first two on this list have rejoiced
the heart and the treasury of the associa-
ton by an annual donation of that amount.
Who will "go do lkewise?''
Extracts from annual address of the
honorary president Los Angeles Kinder
garten association, Mrs. G.. NJ. Severance:
OF myself, Uear seem 10 be
giving you my last official word, and it
shall be one of grateful thanks TO those
who have borne SO bravely the burdens OF
our difficult beginning and our later
progress, and of hope in the new and
brighter day, now dawning, when our
whole population shall begin to realize
its tremendous responsibilities toward
those who are to come after us, who are to
make our nation true to early traditions,
our cities safe for its children and its wo-
men, and our land a JOY and blessing to
the whole earth. There can be no satis-
faction greater, no JOY purer, than to share
in such service. And we must hope that
our wise men and women will bestir
themselves betimes to save our insti-
ticians. and the insane craze for the dollar,
before it is too late for such rescue.
Let us study carefully the object lesson
which San Francisco furnishes us in her
many free kindergartens, and be her will
ing and grateful debtor for it. Let our own
men and women of means and leisure en-
dow, as do hers, individual kindergartens,
memorial kindergartens, church kinder
gartens, merchants and board of trade
kindergartens, and numberless others.
And let us be sure that, as here. we have
teachers of the true missionary, conse-
Grated spirit; blessings in the houses of the
pupils, no less than in the school ROOM
That we have, also, on our school boards
men and women who are alive TO and ex-
periencedl in school work and its needs;
men and women who are mothers and
fathers in spirit. The true parental in
stinct will insure business uprghtness, and
better. less business abilitv in rur off caIc