The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-21
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NURSERY CO TO
SUNDAY SCHOOL
40 Were Dressed in Fresh
Clothes Before the
Service.
NURSERY NEEDS FUNDS
Great Deal Of Good Being
Done By This In
stitution.
NURSERY NEEDS FUNDS

There are IA children in the day
nursery at present. Yesterday after
dinner the matron in charge began
living "A baths and by the time she
md washed and dressed every young
per there and brushed each head of
Aair and put on each clean outfit OF
clothes, 1t was time for the first Sun.
Day school in the new Salvation Army
& hall which is just step across from
the nursery. Whether 1t rains or it
shines after this, every child in the
nursery will have real Sunday school
g go to under the Christian direction
1i Ensign o'Beirne who believes it is
never too early to begin teaching re.
s1ision.
It was sight worth seeing yester.
day to watch the children as they
He'd into the Sunday school. They
are so little and SO helpless and so en-
drely dependent upon their nursery
Home They smile so sweetly and
fully up into the faces which bend
fofer them. Some one gave them small
Easter baskets in the afternoon. You
Should have seen those shining faces
then. When visitors passed among
fhgm, many a little hand snuggled
hnngrily into big hand near. One lit.
tie girl laid her small head against a
R1mau's knee and ooked up into her
face and begged in the only way she
XII for simply little love and at
( fqntion. The babies in the nursery
are just ordinary little ones but they
are not like the babies we see III
many a home, Their faces have some.
thing in them which one readily dis,
1Qyers-a hungry, wistful look, the
look which means there is no mother
to come each day to gather every baby
ID her arms and give it the real moth
ser love which should rightfully belong
there.
The matron in charge is very ca
pable woman. Ensign O'Beirne gives
he children the necessities of life.
ne nursery is proving daily one OF
the most helpful institutions in the
CITY But for the things in life which
make a home. the many little touches
here and there the many small attea-
Hons which neither the Ensign nor
iie matron have time to give, must
come from Fairmont people who in all
love and generosity find heart and
purse to give. 1t is a big task, pro.
Wiling for IA babies and their help
eis Just now there is a growing
scarcity OF supplies in the way of food,
clio hes and the source of these-mon.
eSs When the nursery was first estab-
ligfed many people donated food and
mbney The Ensign says he is goil.;
have a hard time soon If again his
friends do not again come to his res.
cue He feels that Fairmont should
have q day nursery and he wants to
provide one. But the maintaining OF
nursery will require an amount of
money and quantity OF supplies which
can be depended upon to last for the
small new baby came to the nur-
seg two days ago and this morning
ne blessed youngster was growing
and laughing while she received her
iiiptniag bath. shes just as good
as can be" said the matron. The
babEs father came last evening to see
wee daughter and the tears rolled
down his cheeks because he was so
AFRAID his little one was going to for
get him. His wife is very Ill with tu-
6sfculosis and cannot care for the
baby There was no other place to