New-York tribune., 1908-10-10
OF Interest ~
" TO UOUa en-.
| THE BRONX NURSERY
It's First Reception Held at Abby
House Yesterday.

The Ahbv Nursery the only day nursery in The
Bronx gave its first reception yesterday afternoon
at the Abby House No 300 East l4lst street. Inc
r,others had been asked to make other arrange
ent for their little folk in the afternoon. so that
.bere might he room for the guests, but all could
not do So and about eighteen babies were playing
IN tho hack ward. where there Is SAND phe ana
a Soup" and playhouse where one can look az
other back yards full of trees and green Things ana
where they even raised lettuce and radshes in the
summer. -,
They were the happiest and best children IN the
world and were quite the most attractive eXhlolt OIL
the day And most interesting of all was James
CabfU commonly called Jimmy. Jimmy IS
now as fat as roll of butter and correspondlnsy
rorr,- and healthy and one would suspect tnaI
he was brought TO the nursery in dying condl-
tion only two months ago, after spending tnree
dave and three nights with his mother IN the PARK
Work has been found for his mother near oy, ana
she takes him nome 10 Iie FIS00 - ~ -
ploved every night.
'.Jimmy's' tale is only one Of the many tragedles
that have come the nursery in the short seven
months Of its existence
..rbere are some people who would be in the
-, ., e il weren't for this nursery said Miss
,1ar, A CoDIon whose experience. as principal or
F,nbIfc School 30. with the little mothers OF the
neghborhood led to the establishment OF the nur-
se,v FATHERS whose wives have deserted them
have brought their children to us, and mothers VINO
rora either deserted or widowed have been able to
90 70 work because we have cared for their chill
dren. -
Tho only trouble is said Mrs Adelaide Ste
,,1.,sor the n1atron. that haven't room
a-o,,gb We have ten children coming next week
and 7 really don't know what we are TO do with
+ba,, and we must take them Four OF them are
from a family OF eight whose father died IN jan
,,or- and the father of three others has lost his
mind through illness and lack OF employment
And II is not only the children who are cared for
Mrs Stephenson is mother to the mothers, as
well as to the children" sad one OF the directors
AND thew come to her for advice about every
thing
The guests were received by Miss julia Lathers,
bairr1an Of the board of directors, and the whole
bc,se was thrown open the guests. The rooms
have been prettily decorated since the house was
onered last spring, Id in the reception have
been hung pictures or Abby Pitman LatheTs and
Abbv Caroline Iathers, OF whom the house is
memorial These portraits were decorated with
sulflax and flags for the occasion
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs William
u,nrofss Mrs Esther Herman, the Rev. DIR. and
Mrs d n Freeland the Rev Arthur Judge, Mrs.
Clarence Burns Mrs. John J. Lawrence, Mrs. Au-
gI1stIs Kelly the Rev Frederick W. and Mrs.
Rlakeslee the Rev Father Charles Ferina. Miss
Mary A Curtis. principal of Public School 20; Dr..
and Mrs Nelson \. Crow and Dr.. and Mrs. J. W.
EdgerIy.
Aid Association and among the directors are Mrs
& Stowe Wart Mrs. Carlos Merrie and Mrs. Clar-
ence Burns.