The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-17
THE CRECHE CARES FOR THEM.
PARENTS LEAVE THEIR CHILDREN
AND GO TO THEIR work.


tcrs on Bay Street-A Mntron Is in
Charge-Parents Pay Cents "a Day
For the Care of Il ChiId-Hoyv the
Nursery Il Conducted.
Down on Bay street. near Ann, the ladies
of the Savannah circles of Kings Daught-
ers have established an institution that
will doubtless be the means of doing much
good and affording great relief ana free
dom from anxiety to many parents who
are at a loss to provide for their children
while away from their homes. The Ia
dies have been long appreciative of the
need for such an institution, and some few
days ago they were able to set afoot We'll
equipped day nursery.
The home during the day for children is
located at No. $50 Bay street, west and is
comfortable brick house. Every provis-
ion for the care and comfort of the little
ones has been made, the ladies leaving
nothing undone that might insure the prop
er conduct of the home. The children are
placed under the care of Mrs. Mcbride,
deserving matron whose motherly treat
ment of her charges wins her their love
and insures her the best possible results
from the hours the little ones spend with
her. She has several children Of her own,
fact that induced the ladies' TO gladly
recognize her qualifications for the place
when they were busy with the selection of
matron to put in charge. y home is
afforded both her and some of her chill
dren, which, in itself, is an act that is de-
serving Of the warmest commentator.
The first floor of the house has been Sc
cured by the Kings Daughters for their
nursery Ample room is afforded, for the
present. at all events, and back yard Is
also had as a playground for the children.
There are several rooms on the floor de-
voted to sle needs of the nursery, among
them the kitchen and dining room. These
essentials to every household are found
there as meals are prepared for the chill
dren. They are given plain, substantial
fare that which is most likely to conduce
to health. The ladies do not stint them
through consideration of cost, as they
give them fresh meat three times during a
week and are in other ways unsparing in
their efforts to make the stay OF the little
ones happy and profitable to them while
under the roof of the nursery.
The rules and regulations governing the
nursery are posted at the entrance. They
state that no children above 6 years of
age will be received This is through the
belief of the ladies that some one may be
found 10 care for children above that age,
or that they should be at school, it being
likely that they can manage to look out
for themselves very well after having
reached years, 1t is also prescribed that
the hour AT which children will be received
is $50 o'clock in the morning, and they
must be called for by the same hour in
the afternoon. Other statements, regard
ing the conduct of the nursery, the order
that is to prevail and the inspection to
which it is to be subjected by the ladies',
are given.
The idea of the ladies in establishing
the nursery was to provide q place at
whiclSf&S ldren of tender age might be
left by Others or widowed fathers who
have no means of caring for them while
away at work Cases have come to the al
tention of members of the circles in which
women have been prevented from accept
ing employment, owing to their having
no way to provide for their children while
away from home. In the same way Wild
owed fathers have been forced to turn
their children over TO the care of people
whose attentions to them might have been
questionable. By their leaving the chill
dren at the nursery for the day, parents
may now so to their employment without
fear as to the care that will be taken Of
them. Under the protection and guidance
of Mrs. Mcbride they may expect but
the best treatment and every provision
for their comfort.
Only a nominal charge is made for what
the children receive. The ladies think 1t
would be an unwise policy not to require
something in the way of payment. Unless
this were done, the children of totally
worthless parents might be brought in,
and another incentive, that Of the care Of
their children, for them to go TO work be
thus removed. The charge is cents for
each child, which is much less than the
care of it would cost the parent. and far
less than is necessary for the ladies to de-
fray the current expenses of the nursery
When the children are brought to the
snursery, clean in person and apparel
which is one of the provisions of the rules
and regulations they are at once taken
in charge by the matron, and during the
day they are given three meals.
Thus far the advantages the nursery
possesses for the poorer women of the city
have not, apparently, gotten abroad. But
few children are received each day, two
being usually the nGmber. on one or two
days there have been more, but it has been
when some mother has found employment
for a day only, and was anxious for a
place to leave her children. Two are
brought every day. Their mother is con-
WINGED of the merits of the nursery. and
is delighted that she has found such a
place to leave her children as to insure
their being found in safety on her return
from work. The accommodations at The
nursery are sufficient for many more and
the ladies trust that its advantages will
be accepted by those In need OF such an
institution.
There are now nine active circles of
Kings Daughters in Savannah. All of
them have conformity undertaken the sup
port and conduct of the nursery They al
ternate from week to week in the man
agement. During the week it is under the
conduct of a circle the ladies of that circle
visit the nursery daily, two going each
day They give the place a thorough in
spection and receive the report of the ma
iron regarding the progress of the work.
CITY BREVFFIES.