The "Motherhood Club" of the Zahle Child Nursery Society

On Sunday evening, September 29 last, Zahle witnessed the inauguration of a women's project unique of its kind, the "Motherhood Club" of the Child Nursery Society, headed by Mrs. Emily Nasrallah. The inauguration took place under the patronage of His Excellency President Chamoun and in the presence of His Excellency the Prime Minister and hundreds of official and civil personalities.

This "Motherhood Club" is in effect a garden in the lap of the valley, ringed with trees and equipped with the most modern children's games and with attractive colored pictures, where the children pass a pleasant time under the supervision of a teacher or governess. It is intended to build a swimming pool and to plant the open spaces with green grass, which will make of this garden a playground for the little ones — and what a playground!

The Child Nursery will set aside one day a week when children may enter free of charge, so that no one unable to pay the fixed fee shall be deprived.

In the eloquent speech delivered by the president, Mrs. Emily Nasrallah, she addressed President Chamoun to this effect: Your Excellency, today you light for us the fifth candle, which is the "Nursery Club"; and three years ago your generous hand lit the first candle, which was the Society itself, then the Child Nursery House, then its magazine, which still appears through the energy of the Nursery's members!

We congratulate the Zahle Child Nursery on this club, and may we one day have its like in Beirut... how poor we are in clubs of this kind!!