The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-03-31
COMMITTEES AND
OFFICERS CHOSEN
Enthusiastic Mission Kinder
garten Meeting Held
IN HOTEL CAREY PARlORS
List Showing the Names of
Members.
N HOTEL CAREY PARLORS

In the parlors Of the Carey hotel yes
terday afternoon the ladies interested in
the establishment OF a mission kindergar-
ten in this city. held meeting for the
purpose of organization.
About twenty-five ladies were present
and the meeting was very enthusiastic.
Mrs. 3. r Mclean was chosen as tenn
rorary chairman Of the meeting and Mrs.
Charles Lawrence temporary secretary
Mrs. Mclean called the meeting TO order
and the business OF the afternoon was
opened by the chairman calling on a num-
Der OF the ladies' present for their views
on the situation and the necessity Of
free kindergarten to be established and
maintained in this city
Mrs Ella Glenn Shields was first called
on for her idea. She said: Il think that
such a Kindergarten is badly needed in
this city Children are often neglected by
mothers who are compelled TO work for
the support of the family and do not have
the time to look after their children at
a time when proper care is most neces-
sary They may not be able 10 keep the
the child that. if it is not interested and
trained in that way, TO neglect school
duties and drift into bad habits. In the
kindergarten they would be given the
proper attention and their interest would
be secured in the work Of the kindergarten
when their mothers found it necessary TO
neglect them"
Mrs. l.. b. Couch of the Associate Char
tiles spoke next, on the locality in which
the kindergarten was the most needed.
She said: Il think you will find that
the kindergarten would be more advan-
tageous if placed in the eastern part OF
the city, north of Douglas avenue l
think too. that the children should be
looked after and be given the proper
clothes and the necessities Of life"
Mrs Lathrop, missionary Of the Bap-
list church. was the next speaker. She
said that she thought a great deal OF
good could be accomplished by inviting
the children TO Sunday school. seeking
the good will of their parents, and in
vestigating their homes. by SO doing,
she concluded, you will gain great in
fiuence over the children.
Miss Alice Drake, missionary of the
Presbyterian church. heartily agreed with
Mrs. Couch in regard to the location and
she said that. by means OF the kinder
garten. many little street urchins would
be saved from crime and misdemeanors.
Miss Patton. of the DeacOness' Home,
said: The priest once said, Give me
child until it becomes seven years of age
and it will follow its teaching through
eternity" Just so with the Kindergarten
if We get these little children as soon as
they are old enough to receive training,
it will become a part of them.
"Once get them into the kindergarten
and they will become so interested and
fascinated that they will be running off
to attend. instead of running off to keep
away from it."
Miss Carrie Shuts said that she con-
sidered that all classes of children reed
the kindergarten. 1t is not only the
poorer classes who stand in need Of
kindergarten. but all children, whether
in rich or poor circumstances. II they
have such a place to go when they are
at a loss to know how TO pass the time,