The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-27
THANKSGIVING DAY IN
FREE KlNDERGARTENS,

In spite of most unpropitious
morning the kindergartens OF the city
showed a good attendance of chill
dren, mothers and visitors yesterday,
and presented most interesting spec
tacle to the visitor who made the
rounds. All the kindergartens were
artistically decorated with grains and
vegetables, and green branches, and
with festoons of chains made by the
children.
Nothing could have been brighter
and happier than the children's faces
as they marched and sang and filled
large baskets with good things for peo-
pie who were not so well off as they
were" Each child brought an Offering,
large or small; some bringing money
ito help the kindergartens grow" One
little girl had loaves of bread that
almost hid her from view as she
brought them in, and many families
viii be helped to provide a good
Thanksgiving dinner with the provis-
ions brought by the little children.
The good to them, of course, is ines
Unable, for they asked their parents
for something to bring and even stipu-
lated what II should be, in some cases,
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The children themselves were well
remembered by the many friends OF
the kindergartens. At each one
lunch of bread and milk, fruit and
candy was provided. and II was a
sight calculated to soften the hardest
heart to see the children around the
well-filled tables. standing back of
their chairs with folded hands and
closed eyes, and singing
Father of All, in Heaven above,
We thank Thee for Thy love.
Our food, our homes, and all we wear,
Tell of Thy loving care. Amen.
In the Day Nursery where the space
is crowded until the new building can
be completed, the children were placed
at the tables wherever they could get,
and in spite of a little crowding, order
and good humor reigned. This kinder
garten had short hangings of chains
over all the windows and a large
pumpkin was suspended between the
folding doors, while bundles OF grain
graced the side of the doors.
At Yamacraw the large hall was
hung with festoons of chains from the
center to the sides, and a large bundle
Of grain was divided to form a frame
beneath the picture of the woman in
whose loving memory all the kinder
garten work had it's start-a At en-
blem of her life. with its fruition of
good deeds. Here, friends of the chill
dren had come in to assist the kinder
gartners in preparing the feast, and
a beautiful and bountiful table was
spread
A Trinity the ladies of the Church
Committee were working heart and
soul and hand to provide lunch enough
for all the children. There are 100
children now enrolled at this kinder
garten. The, decorations were very ar
tistic here, as portieres Of chains were
hung between the folding doors.
At Chatham the lunch was entirely
provided as far as fruit and candy
went, by the children of the grades.
The Sixth grade, Mrs Bracewelrs
voted to put their punches of fruit to-
gether and send them to the kinder
garten children, while Mrs Leitze's
grade sent basket of fruit as gener-
Gus in its proportion as II was last
year. This kindergarten had curtains
Of chains looped back from the win
dows, and was entirely in the kinder
garten colors, green and white. At this,
as at Trinity, there were many visitors,
but the Philbrick led In this line with
thirty. The children here were not Civ
en- lunch, but brought generous gifts
OF food: fruits, cakes and vegetables,
and of money to help the kindergar-
tens.
Mr.. Anthony and some of the church
stewards were at Trinity watching the
proceedings with pleased interest. The
music at all the kindergartens was APP
propriate and pleasing. and the free
dom and enjoyment of the children