New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
TWISMASv FOB LITTLE ONES
Day Nursery Children Of Many EatanaHtss
Have a Great Time.

When Toufkie was asked what hs wanted frua
Santa Claus he said:
Want Twisnas'
Urged to enlarge upon this answer hs adrnttssa
to q longing for doll For Toufkie though q
boy-a sturdy. curly-haired. biack-eyed Syrian o4
five years. whose mother cleans offices for q uv-
ing-is full of material instincts. Toufkie sos
loads Of Christmas yesterday and 30 Gid all tia
other little in the day nursery maintained
by the Little Mothers Aid Association at No. 70
Greenwich St In that shabby old house. standing
within stones throw OF the Aquarium, in the
shadow OF OF the finest office buildings IN ths
city. in the shadow also OF of the worse
tene nents. children OF at least eight nationaliteo
gathered in, fed. loved and cared for while
their mothers go out to work There are cooking
classes and sewing classes for the girls Of twelve
fourteen-the little mothers-but these girls had
their Christmas Saturday. The treat yes.
terday for the little
Miss Elizabeth Roe, of White Plains. dressed The
dolls and the tree and got the other presents
ready, a she does every year. At o'clock. afcs1
hasty clean and strengthening of bows uD-
stairs. the children were uarshalled down to tho
parIor where the tree stood. They sang .-ve=s1
Christmas songs, and sang them very well con-
sidersng that as Mrs. Clarence Burns. president
OF the Little Mothers Ala Association remarked
all the singers were feeling the effects of the
damp weather. Several OF the children said pieces
Lillian, aged three. stood on a chair and said
wis you merry Twisnus an bright New Year.
and then overcome. hid her embarrassment N ene
friendly neck OF Miss Lulu Randall. who has
charge of the nursery. Lillian Is one OK family
of six children. and the mother supports the chill
dren and the father. who is FAR gone with con-
SUMPTION on 81 so week she earns clear ng Of
hcas There is baby OF four months, and thu
oldes. boy twelve years old. takes care Of ths
baby and the father while the mother works
After the songs the presents were given out-a
DOH TO every girl a toy horse or drum TO every
hoy: candy, oranges and caps or mittens 20 all
Som. Of the small girls looked Ike dolls them
selves as they cuddIed their gifts Poor as the
mothers are they had managed TO Hx The chii-
dren up a BIT for this occasion Most con-nks
of all was Adele q wee Syrian. OF thxee, with
great black eyes and tiny gold rings IN her ears
Everywhere that Adele went was ner oroeher.
who though only five. makes II the business OK
his life to tRke care Of Adele
1T often wish we could keep them here at night
said Miss Randall to the Tribune reporter We
Civ, them a warm dinner at noon but know
some of them have no breakfast and httie supper
verv often And such beds as they nave 10 sleep
I'm al hornei 1 said the other day 10 cnio VINO
looked tired wouldn't you like to go 70 oedT-
Co. v-a have cots for them TO take their maps In
She said Yes 1 would-your beds Is 80 dinrsns
so nice an clean
.9-his mart Of the city is overlooked By the
,,a-,t,as somehow but there's lots Of poverty
- o. child we have a little Syrian. whose
ro+h-- peddIes and for months before she knew
OF US she carried that child. tied In shawl On
her back. all day, Juggling the heaVs oasae' =.
,aces meanwhile The childs legs were oo"oa
ont Of shane from being tied IN one position Al
dav Do we charge the mothers anylhns' NO
They couldn't pay it-not even I'VE cents oAS'
II would be too big hole in their incomsA
Rut thew are grateful You hear OF tho insrSu-
tude Of the poor but there are some VINO -
not uucratefuL Only the other day notn1
co-,a and insisted on cleaning for US; she haons
anv work that day and she wanted 70 WORK 10
ne And one morning. not long ago. q decenrN
dressed came IN
r NV little girl says you need q gate 60 -
bobi IN, their ne SAID
N.e ~ &c, -. 40 neea one we said How mW0
would It costT
% why 1t wouldn't cost anything. he saio-
ca-nant-r and I haven't any work to-day. sno
T lust wanted to do II for you NOV. ~s"V
that nicer