Thomas Day exhibit I on view at MESDA | Throughout the month of Auguet, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) in Winaton-Salem, N.C. ia hoeting Thomas Day, Cabinet maker," and exhibit of the handi work of African-American Thomas Day, an early nineteenth-century artisan, cabinetmaker, and furni ture designer and manufacturer. The exhibit is on loan from the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. Its showing at MESDA is being sponsored by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and is open to the public without admission charge. Thomas Day V, Day's great grandson, and great-great-grand son Thomas Day Vt were among the Day descen dants who attended the opening day at MESDA. Also on hand were several members of the Winston Salem Alumnae chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, a national public service sorority. Through its cultural and educational branch, called Winston Salem Delta Fine Arts, Inc., members of this chapter spearheaded efforts to purchase the Day furniture when the collec tion was initially assembled 1970s. The spacious design o! this settee (above) makes It a pleasing piece to look at If not to sit on. Primary wood walnut with secondary pine. A very compact mar ble top washstand . with marble back splash (right), with - carved scroll feet as on .preceding bureaus. Mahogany veneer on pine. K/'ds' Corn?r What's up 'round the 'hood? s IQI I I n N\. 11 |Hf if - 1 * % I - ; t.. ? THURSDAY, AUG. 22 ?The Urban Arts of the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County will sponsor CARTWHEELS (Children's Art on rWheels) from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Rural Hall/Stanleyville Branch j Library^t25 Broad Street, Rural Hail. TUESDAY, AUG. 27 ? The City of Winston-Salem's Neighborhood Government Ser vices Office, 2301 Patterson Ave., invites the public to Developing Children's Talent, which will be presented by Laura Wall of the Love Community Choir. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, call (919) 727-2975. ANNOUNCEMENTS ? "AH About Ice* a traveling exhibit from the Maryland Science Center, will be shown at the Nature Science Confer, Museum Drive, Winston-Salem beginning now through Sept. 29. The exhibition ^examines every aspect of ioe from the simplicity of a snowflake to the grandeur of the Antartica; looks at polar exploration of the past and present as well as how selenfists will continue working to find out all about ice; and explain the effects of ice on human and animal tits. The Nature Science Center is open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free for members, $3.50 for adutts, and $2.50 for children, r ? Registration for Ballet for Adults and Children will be held Sept. >4' ?? Dec. 18, at the YWCA, 1201 Glade Street. The fee is $120 a ? session. Participants do not have to be members. The instructor :wQI be Jackie Lynn Lingelback, who Is certified by Dance Masters of Amarlca. For more Informational (919) 722-5138. ? The Carnivore Preservation Trust wiH present a lecture on | "Htfping Perpetuate the Tropical Rain Forests" at the Nature Sci s enoe Center, Sunday, Sept. 8 at 3 p.m. The Nature Sclenca Cahter _ !lja>^tL^mJQ-a.ttMjntaj>|Mnw.Monday througiSatuTdatandl. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is free for members, $3.50 :i tor adults and $2.50 for children and senior citizens. Group rates s aft avaflabie, For mora Information, can (919) 767-6730. WMmm Forsyth County Scholarship Pageant Committee is . nbW^taking applications for fie pageant. The pageant wiH be held 1691 at PaiWantl Mgh School. For more information and r^lfcationa, contact Janet Taibert at (919) 768-5208. 111? Registration for 8atol* and After On-Site School Care is going on now through Sapt. 2 at the YWCA, 1201 Glade Street. The regis ^trafionftoe la $10. For mora Information, call (919)722-5138. Thomas Day V and Thomas Day VI "Thomas Day, Cabinetmaker" is a collection of 18 pieces former ly owned by North Carolina gover nor David S. Reid. In addition to this collection, Day's artistry is preserved in many homes and public buildings in and around Caswell County. Day was as well known for his skill in interior archi tectural work/such as stairways, room trim, window and door frames, flooring and newel posts, as for his cabinetmaking. Thomas Day was born in 1801 in Virginia but came to the r town of Milton in Caswell County during the 1820s. Why he, a free black man, settled in Milton is not known, but historical records and Day's personal correspondence confirm that he bought property on Main Street in Milton which he established as his residence and shop. hessman, Day was advanced ^for his time. He understood the assembly line process, oftenover seeing apprentices to complete orders on time. History records that he was probably the only manufacturer in the Southeast at that time to work with veneers. Between 1848 and 1858, his furni ture workshop was the third largest in the state, at one time ? having 12 employees. Day was also a respected citi ze?rnonfi?~iowfroT^ntofrr^TiorTio was married to a "free woman of Halifax County, Va., he discovered a North Carolina law that prevent ed her from coming into the state. On their behalf, Milton citizens signed a petition to the General . Assembly and an exception was made allowing Mrs. Day to come to the town as a permanent resi dent. The Days had three children, Mary Ann, Thomas Jr., and Dev ereaux. All were educated at Wes leyan Academy in Massachusetts . and Thomas Jr. returned to Milton to buy out his father's business in 18661.. The thomas Day collection may be seen through September 2 on Mondays-Saturdays 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sundays 1:30 4:30 p.m. MESDA is located at 924 South Main Street, at the . south end of the Old Salem * restoration in Winston-Salem. Choosing a daycare home By JoANNE J. FALLS Homt Economic Extonsio n Agent Often parents choose a day cart horn because the tatting it familiar to the child. Parents alto hopt that their child will be able to dtvtlop a close relationship with the caregiver. A day care home it often located in a private home or a home type tetting. If you choote the daycare home home with the right environ ment and caregiver, your child will grow and develop. What maket a good daycare home? The type and variety of activitiea offered are marks of quality daycare as opposed to simple baby sitting. Growth and development in infan cy and the preschool years is so important and so rapid that care givers must plan activities to make each day count. Your child needs and deserves the best play envi ronment possibte. Nutrition also plays an impor tant role. While your child may be eating away from home, you are still responsible for seeing that your child eats properly. For example, nutritionists agree that a preschool er should be served two snacks and a lunch. The caregiver should serve food from the daily food guide. Caregivers need to be familiar with health practices if they are to protect your child from communica ble diseases. The caregiver also needs to help your chitd to learn good personal health habits. You want your child to stay with someone who is loving, but ^ou also need someone you can depend on. Studies show that caregivers who operate child day- ;~ care hornet on a businesslike basis are dependable. Ask about and read over the policies of the caregiver to be sure that you agree with them before you enroll your child. Regardless of the child day? care home you choose, you must be willing to: provide your child's medi cal informa tion and emergency instructions; keep the caregiver informed of illnesses, exposure to communicable dis eases and situations that may affect your child's behavior; enter the house or yard and identify yourself when bringing or picking up your child. You probably won't find the perfect daycare home for your child. So how do you weigh all the information and come to the right decision? Trust your feelings. Try to sort out what you feel strongly about. What can you live with and what will you not tolerate? Which home do you feel most comfortable in? Where do you think you child will be happiest? Which caregiver has the best relationship with the children and their parents? What if you checked out all the possibilities and still have not found satisfactory child care? What do you do then? You might be able to get together with other families and hire someone tojwue for the chil dren in one of your homes; or maybe you might decide to begin a child care program in your own home. Thafs how many providers get started. As you settle your child into a new daycare arrangement, hare are a few guidelines recommended by The National Family Day Care Project that will help make it suc cessful for you, your child and the daycare provider: Take care of problems as they arise. Make an effort to talk out concerns as soon as they come up. Approach the conversation irva non-critical, cooperative manner, and expect that the caregiver will be interested in solving problems. Most are easily solved if they are talked about soon after they arise, and if both parties act in good faith. Don't focus just on problems. Be sure to notice the good parts of your child's experience. Develop a good relationship 'with the caregiver. Ideally, parents ad caregivers are parents, working together for what's best for the child. Take time to talk regularly. Speak by telephone if ifs not con venient when you bring or pick-up your child. Keep the caregiver well informed. Tell the caregiver when your child does not sleep well, or when something exciting or upset ting is happening at home. Always pay attention to what the caregiver tells you. _ , ? ? ' . Taking care of little children often is viewed as unimportant work in our society. Caregivers may feel that their efforts go unrec ognized and often they are right. Get to know your caregiver a^a person. Talk to the caregiver about how the day has been. Be consid erate of the caregiver and his or her family. It is especially important that you try not to be late when picking up your child. Thank the caregiver when your child particu larly enjoyed something. Blue keynote speaker at EOD dinner The Winston-Salem Urban League is pleased to announce that Daniel T. Blue Jr., the first African-American speaker of the i Daniel T. Blue Jr. North Carolina House of Repre sentatives, will present the keynote address at trie twelfth annual Equal Opportunity Day Dinner. The Urban League Board will host this event on September 12, 1991 at the M.C. Benton Conven tion Center beginning at 7 p.m. Nigel D. Alston, chairman of the event, urges the community to attend. "This year we have chosen a speaker who is recognized as a leader in the state and a success ful coalition builder. Speaker Blue will have a timely message for our community as he shares his expe riences and his vision for North Carolina," Alston said. "Last year's event drew an audience of 1,000 people to hear Congressman Mike Epsy, and we are anticipating an excellent response again this year," stated Ann MacLeod, vice president for public relations. Tickets are $?5 and are avail able at the Urban League office at 201 W. Fifth Street. For further information, call (919)725-5614. Free fans for senior citizens The Winston-Salem Urban League Senior Center is doing its part to help senior citizens beat the heat this summer by giving away electric fans. . ?? ' ' " ' The Senior Center has fans to distribute to senior citizens 60 years old and over. Seniors need to show one form of identification, and priority will be given to those who do not have access to air con ditioning.Phone Senior Center Director Athena Puryear at (919) 725-5614 to schedule a time to pick up a fan from the center, located at 512 N. Trade St. This is the third year the Urban League has distributed free fans to senior citizens in Forsyth County. 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