The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

So full of interest is the coming con- cert for the benefit of St. Mary's Free Kindergarten, which Mrs Truman Her bert A1drich, Jr., Mrs. Leonard T. Beech CT and MT. Walter Allen Stults of Chi cago will give on the evening of Tuesday, November g, that there Is scarcely a little coterie of women gathered together these bright, beautiful October days, whether in friendly visit or over the teacups, who are not talking about the affair and giv- ing a large amount of their interest and attention.
 And well they may, for it will be per haps the most brilliant event socially of the season, and from a musical point of view certainly no more talented and ac- complished trio of artists could be got together.
 The programme will be respIendent with selections from Mrs. Aldrich's brilliant repertoire, and MT. Stults, whose fame as a baritone has already preceded him, will give some musical numbers of un- usual beauty, while Mrs. Beecher will read the Ballad of Despair" which is among her choicest selections.
 And the beneficiary?
 Surely no more worthy cause could be the incentive for this programme than St. Marys Free kindergarten, which has en- listed and held the attention of many of the most influential and prominent women of the community, who are bending every effort to carry on the work which has been so successfully begun, and which merits the support of every man. woman and child in this city.
 The story of St. Mary's Free kinder garten, from its inception up to the pres ent moment, reads like fairy tale-of children who have been cared for, of mothers from whose hearts has been lifted the problem of attending to their children while busy at work; for atten- tions here and there that have been red olent of the most gratifying results to those connected with the work All of which has served as an impetus for its continuance.
 My story in connection with the kinder garten work Is not to extol those con nected -iJh is as a noble band of wom- en"-that has been seen in print so often that 1t gets upon ie's nerves, and racks one's sensibilities to an alarming extent and besides is a thrice-told tale. But it has to do with what these women hope to do In the future. if judging by the past we may use their successful efforts as criterion
 In thinking of this I asked Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick, who is the honored pres ident of the association, to talk to me about the work and in response to my request I discovered that her idea was the same as mine. when she suggested :
 Don't you think it is better for me to touch upon what we have done and dwell upon what we want to dor"
 To which I readily gave my sanction.
 "As you probably know" said Mrs. Kirkpatrick "st. Mary's Free Kindergar- ten was established about five years ago, in the Lakeview district For it's home and habtation it has had a little frame building which at the time of its erec- ton was quite sufficient for all needs
 And was the work successful from the start?" I asked interestedly.
 'eYes, from it's incipiency," she replied, land 1t has gradually grown year by year until at the present time We are confronted by these conditions
 "A kindergarten of 65 little boys and