The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-30
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GROUNDS. July ga home for moth
era and children, where the mothers
may rest and the children may play,
able feature OF the great international
expeditions OF the present day. The
Jamestown Exposition possesses q
model home known as the Mothers
and Children's Building. with pretty
playground adjoining, where the little
tots can amuse themselves while their
mothers are seeing the, exposition. The
building presents the appearance OF an
immense bungalow, and overlooks
Hampton Roads, on Willoughby Ave-
nue.. between the Louisiana and West
Virginia Buildings, It Is under the
supervision OF the National Congress
of Mothers. and is IN the Immediate
charge OF Mrs. Edwin G. Grice, Of
fed for training and managing chill
dren and therefore well fitted for this
position
Mrs. Grice Is assisted in her ardu
GUS duties by Miss Margaret Llppin-
colt, the librarian Of the building. and
ny some OF the State presidents Of the
Nationals Congress OF Mothers, Mrs.
w. B. Ferguson, OF Connecticut. being
'qssistant hostess at the present time.
Other State presidents will serve from
tima to time as assistants to Mrs.
.Grice.
Model of Neatness.
The Mothers and Children's Home is
q model OF neatness and completeness.
containing everything necessary for
the comfort and welfare OF visiting
mothers and children. Easy chairs,
resting places, reading-roon and hos
ptality make this a pleasant haven
for women at the exposition, The adj
vantages enjoyed by the little ones
are still more numerous They are
provided with comforts, care and at
tention, with food and with amusement
and Instruction. Children are taken
to this building and checked like bag
gnge. % cents a day being charged for
their care, and they are given good,
wholesome lunch for Is ents. The
library furnishes children's books OF
every description, and kindergarten
is maintained for the benefit Of tho
little tots They are also taught good
manners and arc given moral and ply
steal training under the care, Of eNpe-
ricrcCd Instructors
The model playground Is to be en-
slarged, and about ten thousand addi-
iliGnul square feet Of space Will be
used for this purpose. In the new
playground $4,000 worth 10, apparatus
will be used fort amusement, COM
fort ard physical Improvement OF the
little. guests Of this home. In the
Kindergarten are a ,trainsu. teacher. a
trained nurse and two assistant
nurses. There As also housckeeper,
who prepares lunch for thu children.
New Playground.
The new playground Is being ar
ranged and Installed by the National
Playground Association. The library,
contains among other books 400 vol
u,ilas especially for children and 100
FOR mothers, contributed BY Fhila-
ddlphia firm, and the turniture or the
building was contributed by Cam
den, N. j.. Arm. The buildings are
maintained BY the Jamestown Expo-
sition Company as a part OF the expo
sition, It Is a popular and valuable
adjunct to the exposition. giving moth
ers an excellent opportunity to learn
much about the care oil children and
enabling them to leave their children
In safe hands while they themselves
are seeing the exposition. 1t gives
d comfortable resting place
for the day, where they are we'll cared
for, amused and instructed. 1t is a
great convenience to the public and a
blessing to mothers ana children who
visit the exposition.