Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-02

ton and maintenance Of the city union
of Kings Daughters, has been in ex
istence one year yesterday At city
union meeting in February Of 1897, a
motion was made to form a day nurs-
cry in this city, and. az home of this
kind was badly needed, it met with the
approval from all present, and imme-
diate steps were taken to esta blish it.
The officers, Mrs. Dr. Robert j. Reed,
President; Miss Lizzie Swift, Treas
urer; Mrs. j. W. Brooks. Vice Presi-
dent, and Mrs. George Fl. Ebeling Sec
reatry, and the board Of managers,
from the different circles in the city,
were then elected and committees APP
pointed to go to work at once. The
up stairs room of the building occupied
by the nursery at the present time were
then secured; also the services OF the
very able matron we have had since
the opening of the institution. On
April 10th we had our opening day and
received donations of all descriptions,
which was very encouraging for new
charity We started out to board chill
dren by the day exclusively, and from
the very beginning had applicants.
The object Of the nursery was to take
care of children by the day SO as to
enable their mothers to 60 out work
ing. 1t was to be open from $50 in
the morning until o'clock in the
evening, and the small sum of five
cents per day was to be charged for
each child. Since our opening we have
found the demand to board children
by the week greater than the demand
to care for them by the day, the board
in cases of this kind being $1.00 per
week. The ages of day boarders are
limited from two months to six years;
those by the week from one year to
six years. Mothers are allowed to visit
their children during the day and up
TO s: 30 in the evening and to take them
out whenever the opportunity affords.
So far we have been lucky in having
very little sickness in the nursery, and
as yet have had no deaths. We gave
one entertainment during the year and
realized quite a neat little sum.
On October 18th we had our harvest
home day and received donations suf-
ficient to last several months. Our
work by this time having grown so
rapidly, we fully realized the necessity
of having larger home, so. on Octo-
Der 2Sth. last. at called meeting of
the board. we decided to rent the whole
building Of the present nursery. AS
our work still proves encouraging, we
have rerented for another year, and
hope by the aid of the public in gen.
eral to succeed as well the coming
year as we have the past. The follow
ing report will be given SO the people
may see Just what we have been do
ing:
ADMISSION COMMITTEE'S REPORT
There have been 24S children taken
care of during the past year. 2lS OF
these being day boarders and 80 week
boarders, staying from one to six
weeks each.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Pledges from different Circles in
CITY .s211 90
Rent for room from White
Croes Ieague 3 90
Glenn's Run Sunday School,. 2 SO
Whatsoever Circle of Fifth
Ward School. Y. ...... III ~
Christmas donation from the
Shriners. 20 W
Christmas donation from MI.
Henry X. List. ~. 70 w
Children's board for the year. lto w
Yearly dues and donations. 100 81
Tot.1 amount received 1886 S4
Paid out during the year,. S50t -
Balance on hand -. -. ....S 20 II
Thanking the public for the interest
they have taken in the nursery since
it has been in existence, and wishing
a continuance of same, we are.
BOARD OF MANAGERS KING ;
DAUGHTERS DAY NURSERY
MRS. GEO. H. EBELING
Secretary.