Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-07
HELPLESS BABES
WELL CARED FOR
Day Nursery One Of the Most
Deserving Charities in
the City
REMEMBER THELITTLEONES

one OF the most beautiful charities In
this city is quartered at 207 Washing
ton street, where upon an oid-fashion-
ed mansion house appears a sign which
tells the passerby that a Babies Hos
pital and Day Nursery may be found
therein.
In order that the people might better
understand what is being done there,
a reporter visited the institution yes
terday afternoon. The ring az the bell
was answered by pleasant-faced
woman who ushered the visitor into a
tastefully furnished parlor to wait the
coming OF the matron While waiting
the arrival Of the lady in question
sounds of wailing and weeping in every
key OF the minor scale came from the
upstairs rooms. These sounds were
explained by the housekeeper with the
statement that the babies had just
walked from their afternoon maps and
I'm their own way were asking FOR
lunch. These cries ceased one by one
shortly after. and as each baby was
seen industrlously extracting nourish-
lment from a bottle few minutes later
the explanation Of their hubbub was
doubtless true.
Baskets as Baby Beds.
Upon the arrival Of the matron the
reporter was invited upstairs, where in
a second-story front room was 10 be
seen as pretty a sight as could well be
imagined. on two sides OF the room
stood tiny white beds carefully made
lup with snowy sheets and downy pill
lows. and close by stood two tiny bas-
kets, in which nestled pretty babies
! hugging their bottles IN fond embrace
with their tiny hands, while with much
smacking OF lips the warm milk gurgled
down their little threats. one OF the
baskets contained the tiny baby ADAM
dnoed some time ago IN the park. and
who has literally been snatched from
the jaws OF death by the careful nurs-
ing and motherly care bestowed by
nurses who seem to regard and treat
each little human mite as their own
child.
Upon the polished floor several tiny
men and women, with neat dresses and
smiling faces, tumbled and rolled to
their hearts content. while in one cor
ner a baby boy called "McGinty" sol
EMMY sat in little chair and blnked
his delight at the antics Of his little
companions.
In the next room, used as a play
room. could be seen many tots, ranging
from one year to four years old, al
busily engaged in playing and running
I'm and out OF wire enclosure with a
real door which seems to them to be
the loveliest play house Imaginable.
BABY WANTED Dada"
A pathetic sight seen IN this room
was "a baby girl barely able to walk
whose chubby cheeks and big blue eyed
were red with weeping. She was FOL.
: lowing an older gii1 about with he
farms thrown about her waist. mutel'
: ibegging her TO play. while the ode
child looked askance, not seeming Il
understand the depth Of loneliness am
/; homesicixness with which the lite
5 heart was overlooking.
: When the reporter entered the room
the little lonesome girl rushed 10 hin
with glad cries Of dada" and locke
her tiny arms about his knee. mutell
) begging to be taken up and comforted
Her wish was gratified and for a few
/ moments her head was pillowed agains
: the breast Of one who knew and coul,
/ understand her baby woe.
When The time came TO part, thu
grief OF this baby was a touching thin.
to see. When asked about this LITTLE
one. the matron said that she had beer
. brought in that morning by her father
there to remain while her mothel
fought for life after a serious operation
; at the Delaware Hospital
Faultlessly clean, with every com
fort and convenience and capable
staff Of competent nurses peculiafl.
adapted to their work. the Babies Hos
pital is doing in a quiet way a wori
Of inestimable value to the communit.
and Is well worthy OF unstinted gener
osity
/ While in the near future the merr!
bells shall ring out the tidings Of tn
birth OF another little child, and tin
spirit Of giving Is abroad, let tn
thoughts Of the public turn to thes
helpless babies with their empty stock
ings and infinite desire for pretty toy
and other things craved by other chill
dren. and not forget, in their haste &
think Of the city's own, the tiny IN