New-York tribune., 1899-06-10
PARK FOR SLUM CHILDREN
IT WILL BE OPENED TO-DAY IN COLO.
RADIOS CAPITAL
ovr or THE PHIIANTTTRoPIEs OF THE DENVER
woMAN's CLUB-MRS. FINS p ERNEST
PRIME MOVER

Tn. members OF the Woman's Club of Denver
are arranging their summer work to leave in charge
of those who remain In town during the hot
weather.
The children's park in which the organization is
Interested, will be opened to-day with an enter
tainment consisting of speeches by clubwomen
and music by the city band. and cake and lem
onade.
The children's park started last summer by
two or three women in the philanthropic depart
ment with a capital Of SO. BY hard labor and
much soliciting of funds a splendid work was done
last year. This summer the club will vote 10 con-
tribute money enough to carry on the work. The
location is in what is called River Front Park, a
tract Of unused land the banks of the Platte.
II is in the heart OF Denver's only slum. called
The Bottoms" There is an old stone castle
there erected for an exposition held long ago. The
women are fitting up large room In the castle In
which will be held kitchen garden classes. kinder
garten and chorus class for the children The
city fathers have promised send band to the
park two afternoons week.
The children throng TO the classes in great num-
bers The best part Of the work is the personal
superintendent of the clubwonen. There Is no
paid work. superintendent from the club has
for the presence Of two women each day besides
herself, Already the list Is made up TO July g.
worEf9n such solid footing that It viii be rec
ognized az necessity IN the city. and then to bring
dH lne ln0uence pOSslD6 10 pear 10 get the 10
purchase land in a suitable location and make a
yearly appropriation to carry on the work.
we recognize the principle that heredity is mod
flied and the people are elevated only when the
yironment is bettered." said one of the club mem
bers. and this is earnest effort TO better the
environment of Denver's slum. The majority OF
the children in the locality are Italians OF class
deserted alike by and the Church"
A new feature at the park this summer will be the
travelling picture gallery conducted by the art and
literature department Of the club. DR.. Kate
Lobireier the retiring chairman Of the depart
ment will be the chairman Of this committee. She
has already had thirty pictures framed The chill
dren will be allowed to take home one week
thus keeping them In circulation all summer. The
pictures are good prints. framed at an expense of
50 cents each. Large numoers Of prints have also
been mounted gray cardboard to ornament the
walls Of the schoolrooms at the park. The Picture
Committee is decorating the rooms at a cost Of
from $50 to 500 apiece. Mrs. T. NJ. Patterson has
recently been made chairman of the Picture Com
nittee for the third time.
A pamphlet describing the entire work illus
trated with pictures of various rooms, is being
prepared under her direction The department OF
art and literature now contains 400 members. The
newly elected chairman is Mrs. Finis p. Ernest.
who Is one Of the wealthy women of Denver. She
is an indefatgable worker for any cause In which
she is interested being emlnently charitable broad
minded and generous