The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-23
Respectfully submitted,
 I. NJ. ADAMS,

ton day committee came to us most opportunely owing to the disappolnt- ment in the returns from the Nav sim" Our financial condition at this time was also greatly improved by the gift from an unknown donor of $1,70O. We should congratulate ourselves that a year which opened with such dis couraging outlook has proved one of the brightest in the history of our so- ciety.
 We cannot emphasize too strongly our appreciation of the assistance giV- en to us by the Donation day commit tee. Through the kindness of Judge Mathewson this committee, who had formerly made an annual collection for the New Haven Orphan Asylum, decl- ded to exert their efforts on our be- half, the asylum no longer requiring their assistance.
 The gentlemen of the committee ap- pointed November 14th as Donation day, and after having made their col lections they assembled at Leila Nur- sery at 3 D. m. and were entertained for an hour by the school and kinder garten children, who by the kind et- forts of their teachers, Mrs Barnes and Miss Batten, had prepared a pro gramme of singing and recitatlons Tor their benefit. The committee ex- pressed themselves as greatly pleased
 At the termination of these exercises the gentlemen inspected the building,
 lii ,,,hiIn thnW took of an especially donated supper and were very enthusiastic in their praise of our work. It is a source or much qualification to us to have their committee advise our president that they will again give us their assist ance next year.
 Early in February of last year a re- ception was held at Leila, to which visitors were invited by notices in the local press, as we hoped in this way to bring the work of the nurseries be- fore the public and interest those who were not familiar with it. We trust each year to hold a reception with an increasing attendance as we become better known.
 The long discussed plan of disposinS of the Hill street nursery and pur- chasing a house in a more healthful and better adapted locality was con- summated in the spring. A competent committee was appointed to interview MT, Frederick s. Ward, real estate agent, who very kindly gave his ser vices and advice free of charge.
 After visiting number of houses the most desirable one was chosen at No. S11 George street and the Hill street property being satisfactorily disposed of, the purchase was made. In June the old Hope nursery was va cated and closed for week in order to give time to arrange the new home, the expenses of moving being. gener- ously defrayed by one of the mana gers.
 The Mothers meetings have been held with the usual regularity throughout the year, and have been much appreciated by all who have been able to attend.
 We are again able to report the very successful carrying on through the summer of the summer kindergarten, and to Miss Suzette Robertson is due all the credit of this excellent work, for it is solely through her untiring efforts that it has been accomplished. The cork continued for nine weeks during the summer, some days there being as many as forty-seven children, and never less than thirty present.
 We regret that for various causes we have lost during the past year sey- eral of our managers-Mrs. Bernadotte Perrin, Mrs. Roy Marston, Mrs. Gum, Mrs. John Hall, Miss Towner and Miss Mabel Bradley.
 The following is a list of those who have kindly consented to act in their places: Mrs Arnold Norcross, Mrs. Charles ID. Nicoll. Mrs. E. M, Reed, Mrs. Edward Taylor, Mrs. James Hemingway, Mrs. Chalfont Robinson, Mrs. Butterworth, Miss Olive pann and Mrs. J. NJ. Greist.
 During the month of October the nurseries were visited by Mrs, Arthur Dodge of New York, president of the Federation. of Day Nurseries. Her criticism of our work was most grati- flying and she gave our matron, Miss Bush, great credit for the work which she is accomplishing.
 The Christmas celebration hell at Leila on December 2a, 1908, was an unusually brilliant and successful one owing to two generous donations Of forty-iye dollars ani sixty-siX dollars. The former was sent lV Mir. Roger Baldwin to our president from Clifton Springs Sanitarium, where rafIe had been held which yiel1ol that amount, with the request tha- it was to be spent for the ChrsA sAmas entertain. ment, the sixty-six dollars being the proceeds of a sale leld at the house of Mrs. Gustavus Eliot by a society of little girls, who wished also that the money should be spent for the same purpose,
 St. PauPs Sunday school again cor aributed largely to the success of the day in rendering a very delightful Ter- formance of Kate Douglas Wiggin's Birds Christmas Ca:ol' through the | kind management of Miss Cornwall and Miss Tuttle. The children O. both nurseries assembled al Leila. where ] they had the usual Christmas tree, with gifts for each child of toys, gar ments candy and oranges, and most successful and happy afternoon ter minated in a bountiful turkey supper, to which all the mothers were invited to partake with their children, and 1 thus ended the most delightful day which the children had ever spent.
 In concluding this report we wish to