The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-20
RECEPTION AT THE

RECEPTION AT THE NEIGHBORH0OD HOUSE. The reception. held yesterday morn ing at the Neighborhood House as West End from ten to twelve o'clock in the morning and from three to six o'clock fn the afternoon was a thor oughly enjoyable occasion and thor oughly instructive one as to the ex- eellent educational work being done there. At ten o'clock the friends of the institution and of the women who are workers in its behalf began to ar rive and soon a large company hal gathered and were enjoying the exer- cises of the kindergarten school under the guidance of Miss Caroline Mckin- ny. the effieient teacher In charge. In the bright attractive school room with its many windows and it's kindergar- ten appointments about fifty little ones were seatedA-little ones whose faces were a brightened with expectancy of the pleasure they found in the daily instruction which they seem to regard as a diversion.
 To- begin with. after a lesson in counting Q dear little tot oi three years stood in the centre of the large room and each child in his or her turn approached her ant greeted her with a good morning and hand shake. These hours are the regular Kindergarten school hours so | the morning callers enjoyed witness ing the entire exercises including q wide range of skipping. singing, etc. up to their lunch hour when the tables | were brought in and white cloths were spread, covers" were laid, and the little ones fell to" with good appe. tites and good manners. The new hall, recently completed which adjoins the kindergarten room is called the Julia C. Wilson Memorial Sheltering Arms in memory of the mo- ble woman who bequeathed the money with which it was built. This portion of the Neighborhood House Is to be the Day Nursery. and will be opened or November 1st. It will be in charg, of Miss Lester, a graduate of the Louis.
 ville Normal Kindergarten School
 This day nursery will be open to al
 children from one week old to thret
 or four years old. At one end of it is ( smaller room where six small beds will
 be placed for the little ones who vii need them. Tn this Julia c. Wilson Memorial Hall the callers were re- ceived yesterday and from beautiful,
 appointed and tastefully decorated ta-
 ble tea and dainty refresh ments were served, Mrs. Louis Far. 1Sy guFG. oLtNc EbCECc
 in the forenoon, and Mrs. Walter Fisl
 and Miss Rutson Hatchett doing the
 honors in the afternoon.
 The Neighborhood House and it's methods would be of deep in-
 terest to any who are inter-
 ested in the educational affairs of
 Montgomery who will investigate it.
 The building consists of a library in
 which are as yet. though many books,
 still too many empty shelves, and in
 which Is a sand box for the little ones
 still too many empty shelves, and in
 which Is a sand bed for the little ones
 to build cities," etc. This is the gift of
 the Mothers Club. the kindergarten
 school room; the Julia Wilson Memorial
 Hall, an attractive bathroom and the chapel.
 The kindergarten school is daily
 taught by Miss Kennedy. Miss Sadie
 Jacoby renders her services as pianist
 every Wednesday and Mrs. Reuben
 Mckinney gives hers on Thursdays.
 This leaves several days when they have no pianist and there is here a
 good opportunity for some kindly dis posed musician to offer their services.
 The Mothers Club meets at the Neighborhood House once a month.
 The Boys Club meets on Mondays and Wednesdays and the Girls Sewing Class meets every Saturday. The small boys do basket and hammock work, the larger boys have a gymnasium and the little girls learn to sew.
 The ladies who received yesterday when the Neighborhood House was thrown open to the public were Mrs. T. N. Scott, Misses Caroline and Willie Browning Haralson, Mrs. Lila Little, Mrs. Wm. Stratford, Mrs. Henry Da- vidson, Mrs. Branch, Mrs. Horace Stringfellow. Mrs. A. G. Forbes. Miss
 olive Pierce, Misses Janet and Carrilee Hurter. Mrs. Julia Hartwell. Mrs. J. l.. CNbb, Mrs. Juliet Dennis, Miss Geor-
 gia Clay, Mrs. Lila Gordon. Miss Carrie