The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-29


OF public school teachers. Some l2.ooo
children have been entertained there dur
/ ing the hast few years. and the ever-in-
/ crens sing demands upon the home are such
that new building Is 10 be added 20 the
| four already standing. one 81 the FIRST
/ homes 10 open. IL II one Of the
last 10 close Three hundred little
mothers" who had had no outing
all summer (because they would go no
where without their children and their
children and themselves could not meet
the age requirements OF the same home)
are but nov leaving Mont-I.awn's hospi-
table shelter. Great was the Joy IN the
tcnemenis when the invitation came from
Or. Louis klopsch. proprietor Of the
Christian Herald. for the little mothers
10 come and bring their families. and
stay a. lonE as they pleased. Some came
from the Little Mothers Ala Association
a well-known benevolent society which
exists for the sole purpose OF helping chill
dren who are over burdened with the care
OF younger brothers and sisters Others
came from the gospel settlement. and a
number who are under TIE ovcrshadowing
wing Of no charitable organization. from
this. that or the other section Of the over
crowded East Side A touching picture
was presented when this hong line % III
tle girls each leading one or more small
the starting point for Mont-I.awn excur-
sions. A number OF children had babies
In their arms. though. In many Instances.
there was but slight differences IN size
between the little tots and the careworn
older sister who looked after them. II
couldn't 40 10 school for a year after he
was horn" said i2-year-oid Matilda Of
2-year-old Frank Annie brought him
through the measles and brought him
through the whOopinR cough" Annie Il
10 and divides responsibilities with STA
tida In supervising Joe. Fred. Esther and
Frank. Matilda goes to school one day
and 60 TO school another Annie ex-
plains "Our mama goes out 10 washing
every day and brings washing home at
night" sarah's baby ? years old. does
not look half its age. its mamma died
six months ago OF consumption. II ciings
all the time 20 sarah the g~ntest. fraii-
est faithfuiiest OF little mothers" The
Mont-Lawn teachers made friends with
the tnby. and Sarah got good rest.
This home h supported by people from
All over the Union-the only metropolitan
charity. we believe. Of which this can
be said. The proprietor Of the Christian
Herald gives the use Of the property
Uwenty-eight acres and four builaines
and the furnishings. The readers OF the
PAPER sustain che institution and take
great interest in it-some coming from
places rs distant as Kansas and Texas
TO visit u.
Woody Crest. Miss Helen Goulds Home
for Children. near TarrytoWn. the typical
private benencence Of this kind. IL open
the year round. From July 40 October
tots sent by various missions hospitals
md societies. iind just the lovclest time
imaginable there, aS guests OF a million.
aire hostess. From October 60 July. lit
tie convalescent cripples are ideally cared
for during such periods a. their condition
requires.
Counting day plcnics and weeks vaca.
lions. some 5000 children were entertained
AZ Bath Beach. l.. L.. this sum
mer by the Children's AID Society
Through various Hebrew charities. partic-
ularly the Sanitarium for Hebrew Chill
dren. thousands OF little Israelltes and
tneir mothers are made happy by boat
and rail excursions. yet 50 numerous are
Jewish children IN New York city that al
most every fresh air charity besides their
own lends them helping hand by The
George Junior Republic. az FreevlIe the
kensieo Farm OF tho Childrcns Aid So
cieiy. and the recently established Gard
liner Farm OF the Industrial Society. New
York tenement children are benefited IN
various ways.
As summer charities close. hundreds Of
devices educational and social imme-
diatciy go into operation so hold and save
the childish population. As odtuncts to the
regular public schools and flllng needs
which they cannot MI. arc the truant
school. the twelve Industrial schools OF
the American Female Guardian Society
che pioneer child-saving institution Of
America, registering some $3.50 children
last year; the twenty day and twelve
evening schools OF the Children's Aid So
ciety registering h.ii6 children tone OF
these has done such good work for Ital-
ians. that the Italian government gives
500 annually. the Five Points House OF
Industry; numberless schools. classes and
kindergartens connected with various
churches. missions and settlements under
Protestant Catholic. Hebrew ana Ethical
Culture Society jurisdiction. As an Illus
tration OF how this sort OF work grows.
the history OF the Gospel Settlement may
be cited Opened in the fall OF 1897. Il has
now COO children in weekly attendance up
on It's clubs and classes. with 90 many
hundreds more clamoring FOR admission
that the house Is about 20 be enlarged 20
twice its present size. Children have rung
the door-beli at midnight and at dawn.
asking; "Mayn't Join the sewing class?"
For children who have to keep house"
mind babies" or work out part OF the
time. these various efforts 20 provide op-
portunities OF which they cnn avail them
htlNffs are hNHilrs no itan 10 the emil
dren chan the public OF which they are
part.
The real significance Of all This work
FOR children g. that IL y bringing the rich
and poor together In way that no other
work can do Tenement children living in
summer homes under the care OF cultured
missionaries and teachers or as the hon
ored guests OF wealthy hosts. begin 90 un-
ders,and the other side OF life and 10 fail
-. rs.ffl Ra
them. and parents are grateful TO those
whose bread their children break. on the
other hand. che missionary. the teacher
the rich friends see the tenement side Of
nfe's question. feel its needs. and labor 10
right its wrongs with an intelligence and
devotion that comes upon them as fire
from heaven when they viss the wretched
homes OF the little children who love
them. who look NJ into their eyes with
revcrent trust. and cling to their hands