Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-30
DAY NURSERY IS
 FORMALLY OPENED AND KlDDIES ENTER
Only Sparsely Furnished, New Institution Destined
 to Do Great Good.

The Pine Bluff Day Nursery was
 formally thrown open yesterday fo.'
 the reception and care of children
 whose mothers thus may be able 70 obtain employment.
 The cottage at the southwest cor
 ner of Fourth avenue and Chestnut street, recently thoroughly overhauled and refurnished, and \ Hhich has been
 rented for the nursery, is ideally To- cated, and being so close to the bust ness center of the city, it is expected the men and women who are char: tably inclined will take advantage cf the opportunity to stop at the nur- sery and see for themselves the many things needed to compete the outfit ting of the new and much-needed es- tablishment.
 day nursery purposes, with large porches and spacious grounds, and with the rooms nicely provided to
 answer the purposes demanded of such an institution. Mrs. Rose Sigef who has been made the matron of the institution, has done much with the few articles of furniture placed at her disposal, and is heartily and cheerfully hopeful that within the next few days, the people of Pine Bluff will send the other furniture and necessities that must be had to complete the equipment of the home.
 A roll-top desk, rocking chairs, ! straight chairs, tables, small sheets, bowl and pitcher, wash tubs and wash boards, electric iron, ironing board, low chair. comforts, cots, smal! dresser, and even toys for the tots to amuse themselves with, are all badly needed. There is a playroom in the building, but there is woeful lack of toys. Two cute tables. with a dozen child's chairs. are almost the whole equipment of this room, but that the toys will be forthcoming, ap- pears assured. for surely no one would want to let lot of little folks pass day, after day without dolls. an l halls. and pictures, and building blocks and other things that mean so mroh to the heart of a child.
 /, Of course, there is to be a saidpile- the sand already has been ordered In good weather the children will have the big yard to rlay in and in bad weather there will be the play room and the big screened in back porch. The smaller children will have the cots for their forenoon and afternoon maps. in :, cool, shady room, and Mrs. Sigel says she is ready to| see that the little folks get the;r warm bath and their bottle of milk, to help them woo Mo1 pheus.
 With all the motherliness that will be shown in operating the Day Nur- sery. it will still be businesslike affair. Blanks and reports will be made out to cover every case, in de- tail, Miss Ida Durham, city nurse, will he q visitor each Cay, to person ally watch the children. and if some thing should occur out of the ordin- ary, there will be the visiting physi- clan to come, to do what is neces- sary. In the mornings, when the children are brought to the homo, each child will get bath, will be given a change of clothing, and will be started playing. Moral and spic- itual training will be absorbed all most instinctively by the children. The light lunches. the >noon-hour meal, the maps forenoon and after noon, all will help the children grow into strong. healthy men and women. and in the evenings. the tots will be taken home again, by their mothers.
 The first children to come to the home yesterday, were found to be suffering from whooping cough. anl they were not admitted. on that ac- count. But the mother announced she will bring them back, as soon as they get ever the trouble. Yesterday afternoon. 3-year-old was having the happiest of good times, in tho play room and in the yard, and her childish laughter in itself was full payment to any one for what has all ready been done toward the estab- lishment of the Day Nursery.