The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-15

the home of the Secretary OF state. IN
April they will sail for Europe for an
indefinite stay.
Col. Oliver Payne has given his fav-
orite nephew an ocean going steam
yacht. and a mansion TO be erected as
near as possible TO the Payne residence
on Fifth avenue. The house will be
comDleted and ready for occupancy
within two years, although the ground
is not yet bought. The yacht will meet
/ the bridal couple at Cannes and take
them thence for a summer in the
Fiords of Norway and Sweden. With
! the fall they will return to the Med
iterranean.
| The wedding will not be preceded by
the usual series OF festivities on ac-
count of the family's bereavement.
Her trousseau, which will be made en-
tirely in New York, is composed OF
dark dresses. and she will take no part
in the social life Of the capital or the
metropolis until the winter Of 1902.
The union Christmas tree Of the
Kate Baldwin Free Kindergartens will
begin next Friday from 9 to u O'Clock.
As no kindergarten is large enough to
accommodate $50 children, their parents
and friends, the tree will be in the
large hall back of Trinity NJ E.
Church, which has been kindly offer
ed by the congregation. Two en-
frances to the hall will be found at
Jefferson street. one on President and
one on York, and the hall is at the
top of the stairs.
At 9 the little folk will assemble at
their own kindcrgartens and will be
taken by their teachers to Trinity,
by the nearest car line. The tree will
be a mammoth one, given, as usual,
by Mr.. Hugh A. Logan. and will proudly
hold over 500 presents, all the work of
very small fingers, for some one they
love, parents and friends. In three
weeks these same small hands have
been patiently cutting and FASTING,
weaving with paper. reed and grass,
and decorating with appropriate SYM
bols the presents for their parents,
and ;ln earnest request is made that
every one who has a child in any
kindergarten will try to be present to
receive these gifts made with so much
perseverance. Every one else who
Is at all interested in this work is also
cordially invited. for it is a sight well
worth seeing, and the tree, lit with $50
tiny colored electric lights, will be a
very handsome one.
The lights will probably he
flashed on at 10 o'clock So
visitors should, if possible be there al
that hour. After the children have ex-
perienced the joy of giving to the
'grown-ups" very pleasant feature OF
the morning is the enjoyment of the
children over what has been provided
for them, but this is never mentioned
to them beforehand and to many is an
absolute surprise.
The Philbrick kindergarten, Jones
street, east, will have its cele-
bration and tree on the same
day. at later hour, the parents Of
those children are invited at noon
and the exercises will last about one
hour. The mothers of the children usu-
ally make every effort to be present
but this year 1t is hoped that the faith
ers, too, will endeavor to leave their
various places of business If only for
a half hour, in order that the children
may have the pleasure of presenting
their gifts in person.
So much interest has been shown
in the proposed plan for opening the
kindergarten on Indian and Ann streets
to the young people of the neighbor-
hood for social evenings, that it has
been decided to hold a meeting on Tues
day, Jan Z. at 430 at the Philbrick
kindergarten for the purpose of dis
cussing plans to make these evenings
a success. 1t is not the intention OF
the kindergarten to try to do anything
| but furnish a large hall well-lighted
and heated and with piano in 1t, in
which the young people may feel free
to have a good time socially, in theil
own way, unrestrained by the fear Of
| disturbing their households.
| The second mothers meeting of the
| Day Nursery Kindergarten was held al
| 207 Park avenue, west, last Wednesday
1t was a large meeting and one of un-
usual interest, and as result of the
work of her hands each woman pres
| ent took home a large splint basket
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