The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-10

This morning at 10 ocIoc'S, the Kings
Daughters Day Nursery at No, lGiO
Market street will be thrown open to
the public, closing ut . O'Clock this
evening, and 1t Is likely the opening
Will be largely attended.
The Institution Is new feature o.
whcellng's phllanthropc work, and re-
minds the casual observer that this city
is becoming more metropolitan The
day nursery has been successfully start
ed in other cities, and under the au-
spices OF that willing band OF workers.
the Kings Daughters, its success seems
assured in Wheeling. To generous
public It will. however, look fo. miter-
ial support, and contributions 10 It's sus-
tenhRee NH he for q worthy cause, Che
dar nursery that opens to the pubiir
to-day will begin its regular calling
Monday morning.and the Arrangement
for its uses have been completed
through the libcrIlIty cf map hn-
name citizens, who have donated the
furnishings for the institution
Last night TIE ladies In charge werl
working hard and ta-days visitor Kill
De struck with an institution which "t#
sprung forth wllhin tcW week.,
The nursery occupies the uppgf tow
OF M 1910 Markc. street, 1t hriIs
reached ~. a side cntrnnc' Thre"
rooms are used. but first IL might be
well IN state the objects OF the nursery
II Is Intended TO accommodate the chill
dren OF working women, who have -
leave their homes durinW the day In
order to provide food Cor tholr ch.ld"cn,
There are scores of poor widows VINO
viii be Cad Of the opportunity pre-
scented, whereby they have good place
to put their children while they are
away from home Such n want Is
well known. and its first presentation nj
the February meeting OF the city union
OF the Kings Daughters resulted ia
the day nursery, now situated on Mar
ket street II IL exclusively place for
the children OF working women during
the day. For each child, per day. the
mother Is taxed I've cents, very small
SUM indeed. considering the care and
attention. ana the good dinner given,
Arrangements viii shortly be made 10
board children al s. per week. but they
will not be allowed to stay over three
weeSs
Tho front room Is devoted to a play
room II * bright and airy. even he
Mother Goose patterns on the wall pa
pei, being designed TO please the chill
drcn This room Is to the right OF the
stairway and u the LEI; is a room pro
vided with nice. clean beds. upon which
the youthful may take maps and dream
OF marbles. tops dolls. etc. To the
rear Is a cosy kitchen, COmmudiou5 ana
iittct. out with due regard to It's uses
In the rear of the building il a play
yard which will doubtless shortly RIM
with the shouts OF merry romping boss
aud girls. Such IN brief is the DAG
nursery but It's tTueSt praises viii
come from the heart Of many tired
mothers. The Kings Daughters have
assisted in many humane undertakings
and their Cffcrts nov should be appre-
clated. They still need contributions
FOR tho nursery IN the way OF towels.
soap. groceries kitchen utensils, etc.
The hours Of the nursery Will be from
ga a. m. to $50 u. m. The matron ia
charge will be Mrs. Eliza Lawrence.
The board OF managers for the coming
year consists Of the following Tepresen-
tatiycs u the various circles
First Presbyterian church csdamcj
Epffunn. Robert J. Reed, Fred Will
iams. Joseph A. Bell, +. n Strong and
Miss Katherine McLain.
second Presbyterian Church-Mes-
DANES George II. EbeltnE. Charles
thinner. Miss Elizabeth Swift
United Presbyterian church-Mrs,
John g. Garden. Misses Lucy Howell
and Eiiic Hammond.
81 Matthew's +. r.. church. Mes
DANES George r. Caldwell, Matthew
Chew. Miss Ellen EllinGham.
Fourth Street NJ E. church-Mcs-
DANES FRANK Caldwell, j. W. Brooks,
George Wells. Il, V. Harry. William
Lewis. Miss Minnie Hickey
Fifth Ward School Whatsoever
Circlc"-Mlsscs Mary Hanke, Annie
Lohsc. MINT, ThurlOT.
The officer, OF the board are: PrcsI-
dent. Mrs. Robert J. Reed; first vice
president. Mrs J. W. Brooks; second
vice president. Mrs George Il, Caldwel';
secretary, Mrs George II, EbClinE.
treasurer. Miss Elizabeth Swift.