Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-28
CRECHE HOME. HAS
SATISFYING YEAR
President Kimban Reports
Much Good Work Done and
Balance in Treasury.
KIDDIEs HELP SELVES

KIDDIEs HELP SELVES
Mrs. T. L. Kimball, in making her
annual report Oh the Creche, shows
10 the directors that there is bal
ance in the treasury OF $40 and that
much good has been done during the
year just closed. Following is the
presidents report:
Everybody likes TO hear about
children A children's charity with
age and reliability to back its claim
should be Of absorbing interest.
Eleven years experience in distribut-
ing aims to Omaha's poverty stricken
people convinced Us that better way
was to help poor folks to help them
selves. With this in view on October
A. 1857, band OF earnest women led
by the phiianthropist, Mrs. Dinsmore,
o-ganizei the Omaha Charity asso
citation, whose charter permits main
tanning "a home for the children OF
working women. day nursery, kin
dcrgarlcn."' etc. The money was
raised. small triangular city lot
! was given US. free Of rent. and
$4,000 biick and stone building was
built upon 1t. Its doors were opened
February p. 1889, and have never
bec1 closed to rcedy applicants,
'Aitcr t'-ary years we find i. is best
10 separate tlie day nursery from tho
l'orc for Older children, and are now
looking for a. place to open Crcchc
III / more central location. where it is
Grsstiy needed.
The commodtous buildings and
x ady Fairgrounds arc the property OF
the so2icty, thanks to the muni6cence
OF one OF On, aha's generous benefac-
tors--Ahna Wilson. We still depend
on voluntary contributions for our
daily bread to say nothing OF the
butter.
One Days Work.
Let me give you record OF one
DAY last month at the Creche: Forty
children under 10 and over ? years
were up and dressed and eating break
fast al 7:30 o'clock. twenty or more
were prepared for school, which is
held in the old Kimball home, now
the property of the society. where
they are taught by teacher supplied
by the city. The. tots too young to
go to school were left in care OF kind
nurse, a glass OF milk or all apple
was the Between-meal luncheon. and
play out OF doors las the day was
incl substantial meal at noon OF
stewcd meat, plenty of gravy, po-
tatoes and beans we're prepared on
each plate, small spoon and FORKS
beside it, milk for drink, slices OF
bread spread with stewed fruit for pie.
and no little Oliver ever asks in vain
Tor more. After dinner all the little
ones took nap--at 80 a luncheon
was served, then they played on the
broad piazzas till supper time, and at
s o'clock each little crib held child
not all asleep; few tears were shed
by newcomer or two, but soon sleep
came to all, and the day was done.
Cribssare very important features of
this institution; many are endowed
SIS furnishes crib, mattress and all
articles needed. When renewing is
necessary the matron notifies the en-
dover
Happening in at dinner time the
other day, | was so pleased at the
spectacle that | must try to describe
it:s Thirty-seven children marched into
the dining room and took their seats
at the tables without, confusion; all
were furnished with bibs, the elders
helping the small ones, moment of
folded hands, a simple grace repeated
and each smiling mouth was soon
busy. We shall surely find good citi-
zens brought up in such home as
this.
Christmas.
The matron, Mrs Weidt, now en-
tering on her twentieth year of service
here, and to whose management is
due the good health and happiness of
her large family, tells us that their
Christmas was unusually gay, with its
large gathering of children and their
parents.
The verses recited, the songs and.
above all, the dancing of one of the
wee-est filled the house with merri-
ment; then came Santa Claus, the very
same, who has helped US this MANY a
year. Bless him and harder worked
santa Claus never came down Chin
ney. There was an abundance of
toys, every one was specially re-
lnembered, and right here let me saw
that owing to the absence of our sec
rotary many Acknowledgements are
still to be made. A more grateful fam
lly than this at the beautiful tree on
Christmas eve it would be hard TO
find. ~
Long live the Crochet And bless
lngs on those who by their generosity
make its life possible.
MRS. T. L. .KIMBALL,
r,r. President.
Balance from 19l5...g.....s, se -e
donations and subscriptions 7se AZ
IRON the parents Coward the care
of $40 children ............, oos on
Card party at the Fontenelle Sss oo
interest on the fund " a.,
Balance dance tickets. q m
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~, - u Iia'rons ana helpers. 81, $50. 90
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