The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-10-30

On Wednesday, Oct q, a very i'm
portant meeting of the Day Home
Club was held. 1t was the first meet
ing after a summers vacation. There
was a full attendance and an interest
ing and spirited discussion as to the
advisability of again opening the
Home. In a condensed form the de-
cision to which the ladies arrived was
this; The object of the Day Home
was, as its name indicates, to care for
the children of working women, while
the mothers were at their labors. It
was found that the mothers of our
children had such irregular hours
and they extended over so long a peri
cd that two out of every three children
who were taken to the Home were ex
pected to remain-both day and night
One can easily see that this condition
required a larger house, more food. beds
and bedding, and more help. We at
tempted to fill what we considered a
long felt need and for year and a
half we have successfully carried on
Home, where ten and twelve chill
dren have been kept by the week.
bathed combed, dressed GOTTEN in the
clothes that have been contributed or
that the women Of the club have
made. and those who were old enough
were taught to read, write and sew
For this service we estimated the
price as small as could possibly be
made-one dollar and ninety-five cents
\ week, and where a mother had
more than one child for which TO he
cared, we charged even less. Often
mother would bring child, pay for
one weeks board and two or three
weeks afterwards she would return
make promises that were not kept and
the child was removed with no more
money to its credit
We We're more fortunate in collect.
ing for the children who were for the
Gay, but they were few in number.
The regularly active members of the
Club were very, very few and their Ia
Dor was increasing. For more than
year there has been twenty dollars
ner month paid for rent, fifteen dollars
FOR matron, eight and ten dollars for
cook and thirty-five and forty dol
lars for food-besides the many tons
Of coal for heating and cooking. This
money was raised by regular giving
on the part of the women of the Club.
the small amount of board from the
children; entertainments, with this
object in view; collections taken at
me different churches and contribu.
lions from personal solicitations
Turing this year with a larger house
70 support a greater amount of furni.
ture. beds and bedding has had TO he
secured and most of IT has been an.
Nlled as well to all other expenses for
with Gods helps and the assistance of
charitable symDathizing persons we
were able to report at this lost MOTT.
'ng that all debts were paid While
the decision of this meeting was n
open the Home. we were comneIlod 70
make this decision because of mo
money in the treasure. We win
though retain our united condition nc
well rs our name continue orr montb.
" meeting and make efforts IN raise
sutlclent money to establish Homo
Tor the care Of the children whom we
see need our care and whom we have
'lready done much good.
we are not discouraged and we will
"oontinne TO use our means. live and
oHnrt to allav suffering humanity and
WI, De grateful for contributions that
VIII assist us in our work.
'h'n'ing those who have aseietad
VS. in tho post ond with p nIoa 70,
fut""o heln we remain
| Mrs n Nj