The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-19

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and in this connection we may speal
of the substantial aid given by tn
/ women of the South End Charity clul
! and some of the women at the OLD La
/ dies home, in making over garments
! hemmlng towels, etc. Such work Il
I done by women who are inmates of tn
| home whenever possible, but. as thei
stay Is short, and some of them are no
adopts IN sewing, the work sometime;
! accumulates, and the matrOn is very
| grateful for assistance of this kind. y !
| plan, suggested by our president early
IN the year, has been carried out, ant
has also been of assistance to the ma.
| iron. When the home is full OF child
ren, their entertainment upon Sunday
! is quite serious problem Under the
! direction of Miss Clara Billings, youne
/ women from several of the city church.
/ es took turns in going to the home OF
! sunday afternoons from January unit
! June, and spent an hour or two ir
J reading or singing to the children en-.
! tertaining them in ways suitable tC
! the day The children very much en-
J joyed these afternoons and we hope
/ that the visits may be continued dur
! ing the coming year.
During the year new chairs for the
kindergarten became an imperative
need, yet there seemed to be no money
to buy them. The dilemma vas solved
| by the gift of a dozen and a half OF
chairs which had been discarded 10y
! the city schools and We're stored in ar
| attic They bore the marks of long and
| hard usage, but through the Kindness
| of Miss Bessie and Master Harold Ell
/ lis they were repaired ana repainted
and are now doing excellent service in
! our kindergarten. We are very grateful
| for the help which has come from sc
many sources, and again thank ali our
! friends for any assistance given
| The holidays We're observed at the
home in the usual manner AT Thanks
giving the executive committee pro-
| vided turkey dinner for those women
sending children to the nursery who
| had no husbands, and their children
and for the inmates of the home, two
women and % children. At this time
| also, the children were given an en-
! tertainment by the Lend-a- Hand socie-
! ty of the First Unitarian church. All
| Christmas the usual tree for the child
| rem, with gifts for all, was provided by
| Miss Clarke, and Mrs w. w Rice
gave an oyster supper for mothers and
children.
AS a result of the conference of day
nurseries held in Boston, in March
| 1887, national federation of daV nurs-
| vited to join, and the managers voted
| to do so. The payment of the annual
| fee of 81 entities the society to all the
| publications of the federation. and to
representation by delegate at the con
| ferences Much good should result from
this opportunity to compare methods
and results with workers in the same
| line in other cities.
We are glad to see that a movement
] hles HsA aHNG, ,E..l
nursery in our city. The range of any
nursery is necessarily a limited one. as
the mother cannot take a long walk to
leave her child before going to her
days work We believe that there is
real need of more than one nursery, and
wish the promoters Of this new enter
prise success.
Daniel Webster thus defines educa-
tlon: knowledge does not comprise all
winch is contained in the large term of
education. The feelings are to be dis
clpnned, the passions are to be re-
STRAINED, true and worthy motives are
70 be inspired, profound and religious
Ieellng Is to be instilled, and pure
morality inculcated under all circum-
stances. All this Is comprised in educa-
tlon. While our opportunities for Civ
ing systematic Instruction are limited
by 1rregularity of attendance in the
nursery, ana by the short time which
the children remain in the home. vet
much may be done in a few weeks even
IN teaching these children self-restraint
ana thoughtfulness for the rights and
comforts of others, and in laying the
FOUNDATION at least of a pure morality
NOT ls 1t the children alone who are
being educated. Many a weary mother
returning from her days work. stons
at the nursery for her child and. in a
rev minutes chat with our svnpa
thetlc and eYer-helpful matron, gains
wisdom for the better conduct of her
own nome, and courage to make an
eItort towards better things for herself
ana her family. Discoura gements. there
Always are; good seed falls upon stony
ground ana the fruit is scanty and
short-llVed; old habits are strong and
90 not easily give place to those which
require patience and self denial. But
VINO can estimate the influence of a
single noble thought or motive which
nas stlrred the soul Of child or
woman, the low plane of whose lifeTbas
perhaps resulted from environment and
not from any innate lack of nobilify-9
because then we believe that 1.-THE soul
IKE the BODY grows by what if feeds
on and because past experience con
NlnceS us that the hope in orr work.
far exceeds the discouraeements ~ ~. -
again ask our friends to unite with nc
IN placing before these women ava
children food which shall give III
means of normal and healtbe,,I
growth to both soul and BODY.
The annual report of Mrs. Clara c
Lowell was as follows: