The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-27

more for our children and their hard
working mothers"
How does your work differ from
other children's institutions
1T isn't in the same line at alive
help to keep the mothers and fathers
at work by taking care Of their chill
dren during the day. For instance.
not long ago we found mother with
five small children-so small as to be
nelpless-and they were pitifully desti-
tute. The town paid her rent, but she
could not leave them to earn their
bread. 1t Is to help such people that
we have a Day nursery. It is so that
women with five, four, three and two
children can keep their little flock to-
gether and bring them up as families.
We do not deal with the cases in
which the homes either have been or
must be broken up. The Orphan asy-
lums and Babies homes are In exist
ence to cover this need. They furnish
permanent or temporary homes-we
help to keep the Individual homes to-
gether.
See" said the matron, and she open
ed the door into a. room where there
were babies galore. this little soft
eyed girl is thirteen months old, and
there in the crib asleep is her sister,
who Is seventeen months older The
mother will stop on her way from her
work and take the tots home"
Further questions for the moment
We're put to flight by two chubby lit
tie hands that reached up coaxingly
and two soft brown eyes that argued
with irresistible baby eloquence that
II was time to get out Of the high
chair.
Babes In Arms.
But these sisters are both babes
+1,A
them home?'
ooh, she carried the little one, of
course, and the older had to toddIe
along. clinging to the mothers hand
or to her skirts, until begged a baby
buggy for her.
Some of your children seem to be
six or seven years old What do you
do with these all day."
Several of them attend the kinder
garten in the Franklin school, and
some go to other schools. Several, also,
are in the Relief society sewing school,"
II suppose the children come in all
sorts of conditions, both mentally and
physically. What provision do you
make for them?"
IF a child comes clean, an apron is
slipped on to protect it's clothing; but,
if he is not clean, we wash him, brush
his hair and make him as comforta BILE
as our stock of clothing will permit
Through the kindness Of friends we are
collecting quite little store of in
fants' clothing, so that we can give
baby a bath and put fresh clothes on
it. Its own garments are washed, SO
that the child can go home clean in
the evening. Then we feed the babies
and put them to bed, for often they
have been aroused from sound sleep
in order that the mothers may reach
their places of work promptly.
Eat - they have their dinner The
food is always we'll cooked, for our
cook loves little children. 1t does Us
good to see them eat with such relish.
for We know that the hurried stinted
breakfast at home Us not what the
mother would like to give her child,
but just what she can get together
quickly. In the afternoon another nap
and a lunch of bread and milk make
them bright and happy when the moth
ers come for them at 6 or Z o'clock.
They come in pale and weary from
the days work, but as soon as a child
spies its mother it's face is illuminated,
elapsed in the mothers arms The
weary womans face grows soft with
love, and life that seemed so hard an
hour ago is worth. living. now"
Five Costs a Day. r"7asa- .. =.
''Does she payefor this earee"
Eyes, five cents. 4 day for one95 child,
ten cents for two or three ehildre',
But this sum hardly covers ethea milk
bill We have taken care of in all
5,215 children. This represents 10,430
meals served, and you know that