The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-25
= BRIGHT FACES IN THE klNDERoARTEn ROOM =.

FACES IN THE KINDERGARTEN
mother shakes the dreamland tree"
according to nursery lore. In it are
nice white little beds, and tiny cribs.
Between stand white-covered screens so
that there can be no visiting during
The nap hour. The meals are prepared
il the nursery kitchen and served in
Kate .Greenaway dishes specially made
to order. Nurse is quite particular as
to the table manners Of, her little
charges. She sits in the open center
OF circle Of tables and watches every
thing. AS Tina puts it Gus older ones
muslin It spill things, and we mustn It
make spots on the table. When we
spill things on our dresses, we gets a
bib and if we make spots on the table
we gets a yellow piece Of oilcloth under
our plates; then the others, they make
fun Of it and laugh and then we never
do it again. The kindergarten room is
on the ground floor and one of Miss
Taylor s assistants has charge of it. =
Miss Taylor's assistants are Misses
Ethel G.. Wayne, Louise Jamme, Inez
Appleby, Dorothea Moulton, Florence
Hutsinpiller and Jessie Putterbaugh
The officers have a fiat Of their own
everything beautiful and modern. J"
churches and individuals have con-
tributed towards the furnishings so
generously that nothing is lacking. The
little office is. the receiving corner Of
Miss Taylor; and off this is the large
sitting room all finished and furnished
in mission style and gas log CRATE
to keep cheerful fire going. The din
ing room. furniture is a gift Of one Of
the members of Plymouth church in
M of hor b,,ch Tbo
boards and shelves in the pantry are
filed with glass, chinaware and silver
donated by local firms. The women Of
Park Avenue Congregational church
have busted themselves for weeks to fit
up the kitchen, the linen closet and the
laundry of the girls fiat. A beautiful
gas range has been sent by the gas
company and another generous firm has
given beautiful set Of the pretty
Strauskey china In the fiat are nine
bedrooms, airy, sunny and bright apart
ments, furnished each with individual
taste. Three of these are furnished BY
the members Of the First Congrega-
tional church. ~ X s5. se.. .:...t.l
One Of the members Of Plymouth
church expressed his devotion for his
lost wife by furnishing most. COM
plete, sanitary and up-to-date emergen-
cy sick room. Ample funds were
placed in the, hands of the committee
and the miniature hospital, with its
large and small hospital bed and other
appliances, is the pride Of the nurse
who makes a daily visit to the house
to see that everything is all right. For
cases Of contagious disease two of the
apartments on the second floor; have
been arranged 50 that they can be com
pletely isolated.
On their search for valuable. informa-
zion in building the. Pillsbury house,
Miss Taylor and some Of the workers
visited twenty-one Of the most COM
2lete settlement houses in the east.
From each was CLEANED a valuable sug-
gestion or two, and. for its size Pills
Jury settlement is the peer of any Of
them. In. the basement, for example,
iss a beautifully equipped bathroom,
which is at the disposal of the women
Of the settlement and neig hborhood
club. On the first floor the Visiting
Nurses association has supply sta
tion. a general office with secretary