Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-05-16
PLEASED WITH
DAY NURSERY
Institution Opens Today
Credit TO Woman's Club
Room for 10.
NO TOTS CARED FOR YET
Formal Start and Inspection
Yesterday Many Are Sur
prised at AttraCtIvenss.

Machanic street opened this morn
up to o'clock this afternoon no
children had been admitted. Mrs.
A. r. Dunton, the matrOn In charge,
attributes this fact to the inclement
weather. Several mothers interest
ed in the plan have talked the mat
ter over with Mrs. Dunton and 1t is
expected~that their children will be
taken to the place tomorrow.
The formal opening and inspection
was held yesterday, when the Day
Nursery Association, of which Mrs.
William H. Bawden is president,
held q reception attended by many
ladies prominent In the affairs of
the Woman's Club and the new or
ganization. The opening marks the
| beginning Of one of the most inter
esting and influential projects con-
nected with the younger generation
of Perth Amboy.
Accommodate IL TO IS Children.
Mrs. Dunton expects to accommo-
! date between twelve and fifteen chill
dren, daily, although such attend
ance figures will not probably be
reached until q week or more has
passed and the mothers become con-
vinced that the Day Nursery Is a
project instituted and maintained
for their benefit. Mrs. Dunton has
had two years of experience in the
Orphan Asylum, at Newark, which
Is her home city, and Is woman
very apt in making and holding
friends among the children. Mrs.
Bawden and others speak in high
praise of her efficiency and expect
that she will give unforetold salts
faction. Mrs. Dunton was present
ed to many OF the visitors at yester-
days opening.
Everyone should visit the Day
Nursery and become familiar with
the attractiveness and usefulness of
the latest addition to the list of
charitable institutions in Perth Am
boy. Yesterdays visit was more
pleasing, perhaps, because of the
heartiness with which one was well
coined by President Bawden and her
efficient staff Of assistants. Not un-
derestimating the value of this at
traction, the quaint little building is
amply sufficient to induce the visitor
to spend many minutes there, justly
spent, n odoubt, in praise of the
Nursery and the ladies who have ad-
vanced and materialized the Idea.
Neither should be forgotten after
the visit, the energy Of the ambiti-
Gus members of the Womans Club
and the charm of the Day Nursery
Building Is Attractive.
The building, which has a very
attractive exterior, Is situated at
397 Mechanic street. near Center
street. A little side porch adds to
the quaintness of the nursery and,
no doubt, will be used continually
for a romping place by the older
children. There are four rooms on
the frst, and main floor, as follows:
A reception room, furnished with
donations from the interested la
dies and proving an -mple place for
the receiving of visitors; the chill
dren's room, which is as large ss
the reception room and equally as
attractive; the bath, which extends
from the childrens s room to the rear
of the home, and the spotless and
sanitary kitchen, in the rear of the
building. Nothing could be more
practical or attractive than this lit
tie room where, time and time
again, the little visitors will be re-
freshed with beneficial drings or
their hunger satisfied with whole
some foods.
On the second floor will be found
two cozy little bedrooms ind a lin
en- closet, all furnished with the
prettiest furniture, just suitable for
a children's home. In the front
room is three white enameled cribs
which will make the children's eyes
sparkle with delight. They Will be
used, Mrs. DuntOn states, by the tots
who become weary after the day
spent in play, etc. She does not ex-
pect that there will be a create de-
mand during the Nursery's infancy
than can be met by the coZy beds in
the little front room. The rear
room is fitted with bed room set,
save the bedstead, which may be
supplied later. In keeping with the
color scheme of tho Nursery, the
furnishings are Of white The front
and rear rooms are connected with
we'll stocked linen closet, the con-
tents of which were also donated.
There Is little more to write con-
cerning the attractive children's
home. All have read of its purpose;
It's plans, and It's ambitions. The
rules are simple, yet sufficient No
child will be admitted unless its
mother Is forced to do daily work
away from home to raise money to-
wards the support of her family. A
better idea could hardly be dream
ed and made reality.