The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-03
DAY NURSERY AND
KINDERGARTEN
Removed Into Its New Home on We'd
nesday Last,
WILL GO UNDER A NEW NAME
at a Meeting OF the Daughters Of h
C~onfcderacy Sympathetic Letter
Was RccciVcd-Thc Monument
TO Miss Sarah y. Randolph.
WILL GO UNDER A NEW NAME

Day Nursery and Free Kindergarten. -
This is a tribute to the constant and
warm interest OF the founder Of the In
stitution. an interest without which so
cay the Board. the work OF caring for the
children of the very poor, would never
have progressed on Wednesday tho re-
moval into the new building at Nineieehth
and Grace streets Was made. ana inc
house is now being prepared for the re-
ception Of friends in connection with the
formal opening Of the Nursery on Monday
next. when ministers representing every
denomination iu the city viii take part
in the exercises. To this service the pub
lic and an ministers in tho city arc cor
daily invited. Saturday was Gilt Day
a. the Nursery. and the ladies report nu-
mer0us and liberal donations. In a few
days the names of AN friends who c n
gifts viii be published. I'm the mean
time. thanks Of q very earnest Kind are
extended 20 AN by the Board There has
never been o more successful gift day
in the history of the Nursery. II has
TOW f1rty-four children under us benefit
cent care, eleven OF whom are cradle
babies.
Many friends will regret TO learn Of the
illness of Mrs NJ. L. Branch. west Frank
ln street. as the result of injuries sus-
tanned by "a fan pm Wednesday.
Mrs william Archer and children have
left for Ashland. where they will spend
tho summer.
AZ half past five o'clock yesterday az
fernoon "a called meeting OF the Daugh-
HnHL. ~ HLL HHLmHUMLTnFN WAS held al Ice
Camp Han. Mrs. Norman v. Randolph
in the chair. There were also present Mrs.
Kate NIun. Mrs. Charles Boiling, Mrs.
l.. r. Dashie.l, Mrs. Paul Cabcll. Mrs.
Naught. Mrs. Small. Miss Matte Harris,
Miss Bessie Hnl, and others. The follow
iuE letter from Mrs. Jefferson Davis, rela-
tive 20 rcr inability 90 attend the last
meeting of the Daughters was read by
Mrs. Winu:
20 the United Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy OF the Richmond Division:
Ny Dear ~Frieuds,-lt is a bitter dis
appointment 90 me 20 have been unable
On meet and hear personally from you
of ul tlc work You have accomplished
Co Keep alive the memory Of our sacred
cause which U.s. also that Of constitutions
al liberty. without which q republic is
but a name. NJ our descendants are not
the recipients. through southern cham
ueig. OF 90 succinct explanation Of the
causes of fhe war between the States,
they may come. from the mere force OF
Iteration and reiterati0n. OF such invec-
Ewes as -rc0'ls' and traitors 70 feel
ashamed of their forefathers. who, hav-
Ing offered mp their an for freedom.
cheerfuIIv laid down their lives. that the
liberty OF their children might be per-
pttuated and definitely established upon
"a firm foundation. The preponderance OF
might over right establishes no princi-
pile. though the euuuciation OF the truth
Dec checked Tor "a time. 1 hope at some
future oay Co meet YOU and hear your
consultations from which pleasure Illness
has now deDarred me.
Anectionately yours.
NARINA JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Mrs. Wlun also read q communication
from Mrs. stephen Putncy. Of the Ways
and Means Committee of the Hollywood
Memorial Association. inviting and urg-
ing al of the Daughters TO attend the
Sea 90 he given this evening at the Sol
diers Home. Mrs. Randolph was much
disappointed at the small attendance, the
meeting having been called for the trans
action of important business connected
with tile proposed invitation 20 the Unit
cd Daughters of the Contederacy 10 hold
their annual meeting ln Richmond. An
other meeting is called for Wednesday
next az ~ o'clock. when q large atten-
N..|f .H NNEfNs AN NNlllI'I AlNA WIN gNa
terday meeting Miss Anne Bentley re-
ported that the Turner-Ashby mOnu-
meut near Harrisonburg 20 which the
Daughters contributed, through Mrs. =.
j.. Brooke. president Of the Harrison
burg Chapter. and first vice-prosident OF
the Turner-Ashby Association. would be
unveiled ou Monday next.
4 meeting OF the Hollywood Memorial
....fuHHur IT, will nU Mold sf II nfgIorE
on Monday in The lecture room Of Or.
Kerrs church.
The ST. Johns circle OF Kings Daugh-
,ers and Sons VIII give an entertain
ment for the beneht of the sick soldiers
VINO are in camp IN the city. II will be
held ~ the home OF Mrs. Annie Kinds. Of
east Franklin street, on the evening OF
June 10Th. The programme viii be an
rounced later.
ON Wednesday afternoon there was
unveiled Zoo The cemetery az Monticello.
Charlottesville. n monument 20 Miss
sarah Nicholas Randolph. 10 rs not gen
orally known that Miss Callie Ryland.
Of This city. and Miss Giles, OF Hagers-
town. Ind. constituting themselves rep
resentatives or the girls whom Miss
Randolph az Patapsco Institute and I'm
Baltimore undertook The collection OF a
fund 20 be used in erecting "A monument
% her memory. They wrote to- sew
eral hundred u her former pupils. re-
eponse being unanimous. so that IN an
Incredibly short time the fund Was col
lected. the monument coinpleted and IN
place. IL was made by Wray. Of Rich
tnond. and IS in the shape Of a sarco-
phacus. on orc side is "a raised Cfcss
and on the other the years OF birth
and death. The inscription is a ssnti-
mcnt from Lowell:
"As one lamp lights another nor grows
less.
So n~oblencss %enkindlcth nohleness."
"fn loving memory OF Sarah Nicholas
Randolph. BY her pupils"
AmOng those present az the dedicciion
were a number OF Miss Ea1lol9h's put
bills. The monument is a voluntary tri-
bufe 90 q beautiful and |benignant life.
To-day being the birthday OF President
payls. sherc viii be the annua tea az
tho Soldiers Home under the auspices
~ HOLLYWOOD Memorial Association.
hf~s Pace and her association Of the
wovs and Means Committee have ex-
cried every enor, 20 make the affair
douchtfl. and these are ladies in
whose lexicon there is no such word as
fsu There viii Doc no charge for adj
rSIssion 10 the grounds. but a small
-t.rgc Tor Refreshments and for adj
r,.sion 70 the dance. The receiving
,erfv viii include many OF the most
eharminc people IN local society.