The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-20
THE GREATEST
IS CHARITY.
The kindergarten and Day Nursery
Reaches Out.
NOBLE WORK OF NOBLE WOMEN.
Home and Is Prepared 10 Extend
Its Purposcs-Thc Matters
10 BE Cared For

"A good deed lives after its doer and
fragrant memories grow sweeter with
age" is an old saying but none the less
truthful when applied to the generous
beQuost OF the late Major Lewis Ginter
10 the Richmond Kindergarten and Day
Nursery.
Two thousand dollars. was left in the
philanthropists' Will 10 this cause. not a
great sum in these late days but one
which has proven much to this worthy
work.
Never has the foresight for which
Major Ginter was famous. been so evid-
enced as in his gift TO this institution.
IL seems that he must have known the
plans of ifs managers. All IL needed was
a comparatively small sum TO enhance
tenfold its facilities for doing good.
NEW HOME.
For eight years the Kindergarten and
Day Nursery has been existing in but a
small way. Within the block bounded by
Nineteenth and Twentieth. Franklin and
Grace streets. IN small, incOmmOdious
buildings whose lack OF facilities greatly
hamper d the work. But with this gift
the managers have been able 10 sec their
way clear TO purchase the handsome re-
sidence on the northeast corner of Grace
and Nineteenth streets from the Wood eS-
tate
This building contains ten rooms. and
usagcs and hut little alteration OF the
interior will be required
Included in the property is a detached
kitchen building containing four rooms
which will serve an excellent purpose 10
be explained later.
Best OF all the purchase. also takes in
large yard. which used as a playground
for the tiny tots will afford them plenty
Of sun shine and air The cost Of the
whole. is $500. Of which the first pay
ment has been made of 200, the amount
having been accumulated by careful man
agenent.
NOBLE WOMEN.
IN an ge Of selfhshness IT is a grateful
thing to contemplate a work Of such alb
solu,,e Oh arity as is the kindergarten and
,>av NJ rsery-not the charity that sits
calm 4 VI its goodness and awaits the com
ing o. opportunity but charity Of the
ageres, sve kind that reaches out after
its ben ef'ciaries, that searches the by
WAYS Al Vi urges them TO come in.
The bs ND of noble women who watch
over the interests OF the institution mani
fest q rel Variable energy in so doing. the
same char acter OF zealousness that is ex
nected Of the hustling man of business
in his alta. ument OF success. Tia reason
for this is a simple one when tho sex Of
fhe Institute ms management is consider
cd. II Is the ir love Of the work. an un-
deniablc pass ion I'm doing good. They
ask no reward but the happiness Of their
little charges vld they seek no notoriety.
with Mrs. On aries p. Walford as presi-
dent and Miss Lizzie Grattan as secre-
fary the mana cement IL vested III th5
following ladies'.
Miss Maria Bl air. Mrs. Becker. Mrs
waite Mrs d. G Richardson. Mrs.
George Lyon. Nj - Noting, Mrs. J. w.
Hopkins. Miss lila Lee. Mrs il. W.
Hazard. Miss Bla nd Clark, Mrs. J. W.
Wilbur, Mrs. +, ward Mcclure, Mrs.
Frank Mcclure NJ ,ss Lulu Noting Mrs.
w. =. De Saussur, Mrs. Wallace. Mrs.
Wexford. Mrs. Go rdon Wallace. Mrs.
George L. Marshal !. Miss Logan. Mrs.
Bott Mrs Rosenbau IN. Miss Emily Nolt-
ing. Mrs. Baughman. Mrs. Herbert Clai-
borne. Mrs. Reginald Gilman. Mrs. Bland
Smith. Miss Robson. Miss Boswell. Miss
Annie Moore Mrs. n +. Maury, Mrs.
r. l.. Moore, Mrs. J. :. Rose. Mrs. Ben
Jacobs Mrs w. j. WeStwood, and Miss
Kate holland.
These are an auxiliary 10 the Woman's
Christian Association of which the Kind
ergarten and Day Nursery IL part.
FIFTY CHILD Rem.
The work of this auxiliary board which
Is divided I'D into commit tees on visit
ing" clothing" publishing house.
auditing" and "entertainr 1ellt' Is con-
f1n,d to the class that needs II. the class
az poor families I'm which home facilities
for child education are lac king. where
the parents are both compel led 10 work
for a living.
At present the institution st elters about
forty little children. ranging In age from
"A month TO six or eight yea rs, which If
the age limit decided upon by the man
ayers. .
These are for the greater part the call
dren of moor mothers whose work in the
factories takes them away from nome
from daylight till dark, and whose m'nns
do not allow them to hire nurse.
The mothers bring their babies 10 the
Kindergarten on their way TO work and
call for them I'm the evening. For each
child a charge Of fifteen cents Is made
per week. but this Is merely 10 discour-
age paupsrism i'm the mothers who pay
ing this minute tuition fee can enjoy the
sensation of independence.
The children and many or the mothers
have three or four. ara taken in ana
bathed II their clothing is soiled they arc
given a clean outfit. If not neat Bingham
apron-the kindergarten uniform-is put
on and from 9 o'clock until the children
who are old enough. learn 20 enjoy IN
struction. The branches are simple ana
not many of the little ones can discern
the grains Of knowledge under its coating
OF pleasure
AT THE TABLE
The children are fed three times day.
After the lessons II suCh they may be
termed arc concluded, the children are
let out into the yard IN the Sunshine
where they play TO their hearts tulnli-
ment until supper when all the play
things are put carefully away and the
children take their places at the table.
With the little chairs, the lirtle tables,
the pretty little dishes aud the little tots
n looks like a veritable dolls house al the
meal hour The gentle faced matron and
teachers whisper silence" and every lit
tle head is bowed in the simple child
plea for grace.
After the meal the mothers come, many
bringing their evening lunch with them,
and a half hour is spent. half hour so
pleasant 10 the tired women, before they
return home with their babes
SO far this mothers halt-hour has been.
OF rather an informal nature but In the
detached kitchen building which the la
dies have acquired In the new property.
II is hoped that It will develop into one
OF the institutions of the work ana that
n will be extended 20 a full hour
1t Is really pleasant 10 hear these Dig
hearted ladies' talk OF their plans on
moving into the new building.
A PLACE FOR THE MOTHERS.
A reporter called on Mrs. Walford. the
auxiliary president, at her charming
home No. SO east Clay street. the otfer
evening and was greeted by one OF the
pleasantest ladies' he had ever met. A
womanly woman Of i.gh and generous
ideals. whose pervading and kindly per-
sonaittv not only sets her listener at ease