New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-24
WHEN MOTHERS AWAY
One Little Girl Made Drunk by
Careless Neighbors.

Among the sixty day nurseries OF greater New
York. there stories OF actual happenings ahoat
which cast floods OF light the conditions which
make day nurseries necessary. In the West SIDE
Nursery there was once a little girl. who roalnea
the streets while her mother was away at work.
NeghbOrs would send her for beer, and in pay
ment would give her some OF II. Twice this Ittle
creature made drunk. and was found lying IN
9 hallway In intoxicated condition. and this be-
fore she was old enough 10 be admitted 70 the pub
with the measles The matron visited him, and he
held up his hand pitifuy. and sad: I,Ihey are 80
the nursery, he was most unhappy because ms
when ne begged her 10 do so she refused, on the
ground that washing would drive The measles inside
ana XII him on the announcement OF me nia.Ion
she gingery APPLIED warm water ahS s Hns ,5ss
IN the same nursery mother brought dreadfuiiy
dirty baby the first morning That night. when
Where Is 6e?' she demanded running her eyes
down the room OF beautifully clean babes. whose
formation when she Identified her own the tears
her eyes, ana she said: Il didn't know IL
would make such difference you've made him
The FITCH Creche. in Buffalo. was the first IN the
country 20 establish training class Tor nurse
way, the most important OF which was that full
wages had 70 be paid 10 induce girls 10 enter the
labOrers But when they came 10 place their first
class OF gradGates the fnanageinent ceased 10 Won
class. under trained and competent Instruction.
and correctly hospital nurses taught the
Of the sick. Yet employers would not pay
cent more ior them than for en- ignorant peasant
girl fresh from ne steerage MoTe9yeT Tne3 they
The methods thev had Leon taught ana found the
training school sneered at So that finally. IN a
President move we establish training school
FOR mothers"
WHAT ELSIE OvERcAME.
Miss Marjory Hall. now in charge Of the head
quarters Of the New York Association Of Day Nur-
series, matron Of the Virginia Nursery. in
9Th street. for fourteen years. She knows person
ally hundreds OF young men and women in New
claims tEaf they have been brighter and more sue
cessful In school work and life generally than chill
5 IRON me h n sood s %o t S go
10 the ase OF six in feeding hathing cleanliness
and general has told throughout their lives.
The story OF Elsie illustrates this ana some other
New York Al The age OF ten days she WAS brought
% the Virginia Nursery by her distracted mother.
born. and died few weeks later Elsie could not
Keep HoulAAlI OF ds tHIils on III stoilaOL MllSn
she was brought 10 the nursery. For weeks she
could retain Olling but beaten white OF egg. For
months her feedine was a scientine problem Then
she began 70 grow, and now she IS a strong:
disease FIses Toiher sHppoTtsd her five Children.
as she had supported their consumpuve father be
younger ones home the matron noticed that she
Was downcsst. So after all tho babies were gone
Their baths FOR SUNDAY. ana their cio1hes for sun
day school were laid out. clean ana starehed. The
baby was n the rub, and SLOW tears from the
To tel you the truth, SAID Elsle'S mother,
EobeTly 4 paid the tonight, and there is not
q mouthful Of food in the house and won't have
cent Tin Monday night"
The emergency fund. placed in the matrons
hands for just such purposes. came into play. This
wcman kept her four older children in school till
they had finished the grades. Now they are all at
work, and baby Elsie lives in clover and IS 20 go
10 high school. Most Of the nurseries sup
ported by rich women. The movement has been
called rich womcn's fad
BRAVE EFFORTS OF NEGRO WOMEN.
But nursery in the city-the only one for
Negro children-is supported by Negro women
who are themselves wage earners. mostly teachers
There Is less charity forthcoming Negroes than
for any other class Of the population. Any sort
81 immigrants, even dogs and in distress, can
command more interest and relief than the Negro
people. The work that these self-suppOrting women
DO 10 raise the $4,000 a year 10 run Hope Nursery
Is really heroic.
A few days ago the mothers Of the Jewell Nur-
Moons ride in automobile by Mrs. II. IT. Pease
VINO on the morning after her return from Europe
teephoneo 10 the nursery 20 make arrangements
fOr the treat These women work for ragpickers,
cigar makers ana sweaters" Many of them We're
Threatened with discharge by their employers II
they left Tor the afternoon and others had to lie
10 get away. Many who took the ride had not
been out OF their ehborhood for wears: one had
not been i've blocks from Macdougal street since
she came 20 this country. ten years ago. During
the afternoon Grants tomb visited. When
they came out Of that great marble structure
q the women whispered 10 the matrOn, Ny c.
Want that man selfish keep this all him
sen II seemed a large place 10 her for one
dead man, In comparison with nine children and
hrea ms