Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-02-06 | Page 12 | Many Infants in Home

0 MANY RANY INFANTS IN HOME Orphans of Tender Years Happy in inState inState inState State Street Nursery Despite Poor Accommodations That half hal the world knows not how the other half lives is aptly illustrated in a visit to the not little building at present occupied by the children under the care of ot the Orphans Home and Day Nursery on South State street Here are gathered forty chil dren whose ages vary Yary from 2 days to 11 years eara Under the direct charge of the matron Miss Crowder are the eighteen boys bo s in the home the oldest of ot whom is 11 years Upstairs in one of ot the brightest most moat sunny rooms the build ing can boast of ot is located the domain of ot Miss Casselbury tassel bury who takes charge of f the Infants Looking at the tho latest acquisition to the home an infant just two days on onearth onearth onearth earth one scarce believe it ft could survive so 80 small and helpless does it look yet Miss Casselbury Cassel bury smilingly as assures assures assures the visitor that the infant will live For a nominal charge the nursery takes care of children When old enough they are taught useful trades and the sight of children willingly helping to prepare the meals of the establishment is indeed a pretty one Those in control of the nursery as aswell aswell aswell well as Miss Crowder the matron be lieve in lit charity without ostentation therefore no names are used The in tart fart of ot two days referred to before is the daughter of a woman whose hus band was killed some time ago in a rail railroad railroad railroad road accident a Unable to take proper care of ot her children and still earn enough for their support she sho installed the infant in the Orphans Home and Day Dav Nurs y until such time as fortune smiles again and she sha will be able abla to take it back backA backA A healthier lot of ot children than those in charge of the Orphans Home and Day Nursery would be hard to find During a recent epidemic of scarlet fever although a dozen or more mor of ot the children were infected only one died and that the little ones appreciate the efforts of the ladles ladies in charge of oC them is clearly clearl shown in the way they flock Hock around the matron and her assistants when one of ot them enters the playroom One little fellow rellow of 3 years and a few months who has Just recovered from a l bad attack of pneumonia will hardly let the nurse Miss Casselbury Cassel bury out of I his si ht l tor k ar an on I I fi i An appeal is being i g made de to the public for subscriptions to help complete the spacious new home of ot the nursery and those in charge are already making plans to take care of ot a much larger number of ot children when the new build Ing is occupied In April Th Y T M II C A has hM come rome nobly to the support of ot the nursery by agreeing to give Its annual gymnastic and athletic show In the Salt Lake theatre this year the entire pro to go towards completing the new nursery Judging from the large num ber of or requests for tickets received the affair will be a complete success Mon day evening at 8 is tho time of at the exhibition and the public is earnest ly requested to support It