The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-07

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weeks old baby is lifted and tended by
Miss Bush, who finds her lap and heart
big enough to take in second crying
child, who wants coddling, While Helen
and Charlotte and Wenzy came seve-
rally to put Their. little arms about her
neck and receive the gentle caress
which sent them back happy Ito their
play.
Sir Tony of the big, black eyes, for
there are a number of Tonys in evil
denee, again enthroned in one of those
chair-carriages now 50 popular, sticks
his arms and legs through all impossi-
BILE and unexpected spaces, is In dan
ger of having an ear scraped off or an
ankle broken by the wheels; but for the
quick watchfulness of the nurses, or the
small strength of the little helper
whose ambition to push the carriage
forces her on tip-toe to reach the ham
die. Little happy things totter about,
or sit down suddenly with a quiet sur
prise at so doing, pull the toys out Of
box in the corner, chew clothes-pegs
or gazed admiringly at their hands
just as all children do. Disposition and
, individuality often pronounced and
continually displayed Oracle with
curly hair, blue eyes and pretty fea-
lures, has begun her reign as a beauty;
the outstretched arms and appealing
hands with vigorous voice accompani-
ment beguiled your scribe to lift her
from the carriage and hold her so she
could kick her legs and clutch at any
thing within reach. George" Is the
best baby in the house. In the morning
gayly riding the white steeds of the
rocking horse chair from which he
threw kisses in true italian carnival
fashion, in the afternoon seated on the
floor, equally radiant in muching a
cracker, or making bubbles of his
cheeks, to say nothing of those THAT
sputter his small red mouth.
About eight o'clock older children be-
gin to come for little brothers and
cousins, The blue check aprons are
taken off, hands and face receive apart
ing ablution, little caps and hoods and
sawls are put on and away they go,
Mothers appear and gradually the sixty
children of this one day (ifty-seven
on the preceding) leave the clean, sun
ny room to go home with a mother,
whom we would think quite too tired
with day of labor and walk to and
fro, for feeling much peasure in now
caring for a vigorous child. Yet the
mothers brighten at sight of their little
ones, and seem most grateful for the
attention bestowed all the day.
At a quarter before six l closed my
day of observation impressed and
deeply stirred by all 1 had witnessed
At the Hope Day nursery 1G7 Hill
street, under charge of Miss Julia M
Lynne, which l visited later, l found
much the same outline as at the Leila
Day nursery. System, order, neatness
gentleness, created an atmosphere
which not only made itself felt by any
visitor, but must exert helpful infiu-
ence upon the children and mother:
whom it reaches This property was
bought during the presidency of Mrs S
Hartwell Chapman, and has been solo
to help towards the new purchase a.
81 George street, which in July will BIZ
occupied by Miss Lynne and her con
stantly increasing household. Thirty
is the limit number Of children who car
be received at Hill street, and the new
Hope nursery Will have deserVedll
space and comfort.
To see the cramped, distasteful sur
roundings Of its present location is {
sure way to find pleasure in contem
plation Of its removal.
With the causes which created a neet
of day nurseries this article does no
deal. That the nurseries are not onl.
helpful to a large class, but that the!
figure in the finances of our city gov
eminent are facts. That their aid i
bestowed in a widening field is certain
" true From very small beginnings
advanced to a cooperate body in 1885
called Mothers Aid society" the sec
retarys report for that year SHOWING
an expenditure of 81, 43906, receipts 81,
771.55. In ten years, |. e., 1898, we fin
the expenditures $2,S02.20, with receipt
$5,5296S In 1896 the Lois Lee Galpi
fund became a permanent source Of In
come. In the year between May /, 1896
and May /, 1891 four thousand childrel
were cared for. March IA, 1902, kinder
garten was first established at the Leil
I Day nursery, the children from Hop
Day nursery are received in the classe
at Welcome hall. In 1903 the brick ad
dition was erected at the Leila nursery
and now the efforts Of the manager
are turned towards the Hope nursery
The Gymkana and Kirmess were sue
cessful affairs, by reason Of the interes
and patronage Of New Ravens gene
rous public. An entertainment of equs
variety and brilliancy is now bein
lplanned to occur this fall, from whic
it is hoped TO raise the four thousan
dollars still needed to complete the pur
y chase sum for the George street prop
erty Our city is always responsive t
appeals for help; in this matter Their
is the certainty Of a cause well estab
lished and attested, whose inereasin
reeds balance the increasing popula
ton, and because of its object the car
for little children, cannot fail to toIe
the heart and reach the pockets of eve
Try one. All young things are tende
ana appealing; to see some Of the flu
ture citizens of our city in one day g
their many at the day nurseries is
witness a scene, heart-stirring and un
forgetable, which must broaden one
! comprehension of humanity, teach
, sympathy of kindly interest and de
sire to aid each one as he may, caus
so worthy and well conducted, and
work so wide and uplifting.
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