The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
WzA7 MRS. J. D. KIRKPA7RICK HAS 70 SAY
 ABOUT ST. NARYS FREE KXNDERG GARIEN
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 Chicago in Building

i saw enough. though not all, for l was greeted with these words:
 "'So glad to see you Wish you had come a little earlier! You might have seen the fghtr It was difficult to stop this one because the little rascals had drawn knives on each other, but we finally separated them. and one Of the men has gone home with the culprits so as to prevent a renewal of the diff culty'
 Another of my men had a broken fin ger and still another was too out of breath to talk"
 Do they fight often?" asked.
 "Oh, yes; nearly every night; sometimes two or three times, but they don't often draw knives"
 And then I looked up at my stalwart athletic managers and wondered what could have happened to them, l hao seen some of our men who had come pacK from the Spanish American war, and they looked worn-like. Of course, exonerated them from all further blame, and nttie later. on account of not having sufficient funds in the treasury to pay for the nu- merous repairs to the building, we re- luctantly decided to give the boys hol- iday until we could get a larger building.
 "it seems terrible that such good work should have to be abandoned, 1 remarked again.
 "welI. we hope it is only temporary" Mrs. Kirkpatrick replied. "But about our future plans-after all, I have given most of my time to the past, and am only just coming to what we are looking forward to doing, What we need, and what we are working for, and what we want, IS a parish building The chapel l have spo- ken of Is known as All Saints church, and as soon as we can afford it we will have a church building and alongside of it we want our parish building"
 "And I see no reason why you should not have it." I observed
 "It is our idea that in this building we shall have room for the kindergarten exclusively" said Mrs. Kirkpatrick en- Enthusiastically. Another room where sew ing. cooking and such things may be taught, and another for a reading room Then back of these rooms, according to the plans we have. are rooms for the stor- ing of clothes and provisions, and besides all this a nice, well-appointed bathroom. On the second floor the plans give us a gymnasium for the boys. When we get this new building the old one will be used exclusively for the chapel, and then our work can be more successfully car ried out, and certainly with more or der"
 And isn't it splendid of Mrs. Aldrich to give this concert for the kindergarten?" I observed, as I thought of all the time, work and responsibility that she had taken upon herself.
 'Indeed it is," replied Mrs Kirkpatrick. Mrs. Aldrich became interested last spring in the building. and the concert she is arranging for us shows how prac- tically and generously she Is showing her interest I feel sure that such an artistic and beautiful performance as this will be with Mrs. Aldrich. Mrs. Beecher and MT. Stults giving their talent and services will add many hundreds of dollars to our treasury. Through the generosity of indi- vidual contributions we have on hand about 5000 for the building, and our plans, I think, call for about s6000. Wouldn't it be splendid if the Jefferson should be filled to It's capacity and a good round s1000 added to our building fund?'