The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-29
OPEN NEW HOME OF
FREE KINDERGARTEN
Enjoyable Reception Marks
Completion of Comfortable
Modern Quarters.
ARTISTIC, CONVENIENT
Friends of Institution Invited
to See Good Work Done
for Children.
CONVENIENT

The Free Kindergarten and NelShbor-
hood association opened It's new nome,
I5S East First South street. in a recep-
tion yesterday afternoon and evening.
The friends ana contributors Of the In
sritUilon were invited 10 inspect the
house and were served with tea. The
board of directors received In The large
assembly room on the FIRST floor and tea
was served IN the day nursery. which
opens from the assembly room. MIS- W ,
II. Childs wss assisted In serving By Miss
Eleanor Stewart. Miss Alice Wells and
Miss Gcorcida Moore. Many called dur
ing the afternoon and evening and were
delighted With the cosy new building.
The tea table had a ccuterpiece OF Alneri :
can Beauty roscs, the gift OF local
florist
The now home iz substantial brick
structure With ali modern Convcnle noes.
Tnc entrance * small hall. leading into
the assembly room. which Is TO be used
for the kindergarten IN tho morning and
for play room for the children in the
day nursery IN the afternoon Just back
Of this room Is the nrst room Of tho
old building and is to be used for the
day nursery II has been renovated and
prettllv psnercd y fricze Is formed OF
nursery pictures pasted on a. tan back
ground Opening from this room Is a
small dining room and off OF TINS are
the Kitchen and pantry. Between Inc
assembly room and nursery Is batn"
room FOR the children.
Can Care for Sick.
TO the left Of the entrance is small
room, to be used as a disDcpsarN. The
visiting nurse. Miss Eosc korous. VIII
spend a part OF each dag there, 10 cE-
amino and care for sick children The
dispcpsary has "a cabinet Tor medicines.
towels and other equipment and is sup
piled with hospital bed II was fur
Belle Gemmel is visiting physician and
other doctors Of the city VIII give their
services.
To thc right Of the entrance is the
stairway leading 10 the second fioors The
upstairs hail which 'nas a large front
window is furnished IS a rest room, This
forms an approach TO large room eN-
tending across the building. which is a
library, \ large rug is thrown In the
center OF the polished floor. Book shelves
extend around the room and two library
tables and comfortable chairs form the
furnishings. Opening from the library
on the northwest corner is a smaller
room. also equipped with book shelves,
which VIII be used as n branch of the
public library This will only be opened
when someone is in charge. but the large
library will be open to the reiGhborhood
all the time and will be furnished with
books belonging to the association. Do
nations OF books are solicited,
Suite for Matron.
In ine northeast corner of the second
door is the matron's suite. consisting OF
a sitting room and bedroom, This suite
is approached from the front hall and the
small library also opens into the hall, in
addition 10 joining the large library.
Back OF the large library is a room 10
be occupied by an assistant to Mrs.
Laine. the matron, in caring for the
house. The assistant is Mrs. Marie
Pickett. whose 6-monihs-o old daughter is
called tho ''ma scot OF the nome.
The day nursery now has fourteen and
the kindergarten forty in attendance. The
directors feel encouraged over the sue
cess already accomplished and expect
vet greater things. The board is CRATE
full for the generous response from tho
public in "A financial way making the
things they have done on the west side
possible.
An invitation Is extended 10 the neigh
boFbood To call tnis afternoon from > To
> o'clock Ia inspect the new home