New-York tribune., 1876-04-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE WILSON INDUSTRIAL MISSION.
A CHARITY WHERE GIRLS ARE TRAINED TO USEFUL
MISS.

THE Wll.SON
A CHARITY WHERE GIRLS ARE TRAiNLD ~ O'i' va
MSS
The anniversary exercises of the wilson IN
d,i schooI and Mission were held yesterday after
noon In the school building at 81. Markspace anu hNe
ma A. This institution founded In 1898 ana hcof
po1ated in the following year. It's pr~ector oe'ns MS
James p Wilson. who 1t presents resides III NcMi"' '
J. II has constantly increased IN numbers anu
and now embraces several departments The d'yeho''
comprises 900 grs who are Instructed in the Ensllsh
branches and in hand-sewmg. They maze their own
garments which they earn by system OF crelt arHS,
The Industrial classes comprised OF gfs Det"e'h
and 20 years Of age, who are taught dTess-nakhE anu
family sewing. There also housewofk classes
night refuge for homeless girls, mission church con-
Quoted recently by Mr. Ford and Mr. FTlzzei! OF tue
Union Theological Seminary. SundayscAool' and meet
ings for the mothers of pupils.
The officers Of the institution are as follows: first
Directress Mrs. Jonathan Stufges Second Directrcs'
Mrs. Luther c. Clark; Treasurer. Mrs. A. X smith ;
Secretary Miss H. W. Hubbard. All Of them were pr s.
ent at the yesterday, with tho following mem
bers of the Board OF Managers: Mira. f. Bayard, Mrs
Robert r.. Booth Mrs J. 3. Benedict Mrs j. Van Nech-
ten, Mrs j. H. Dunhan, Mrs. H. H. G.. sAarpless, Mrs A
h. Stone Mrs Paul SpolIord Miss VI. Collins, Miss C.
Nash Mrs. i. G.. Janeway, Miss Lentilhon, Mis' MAR
garet T. Sloan, Miss Mary Evtrts Mrs H. o. Havemeyer
and Mrs. J. L. spoiIord. Tho Advisory Committee
consists of seven prominent ccrgymcn OF the
Rev Drs 5. l. Prime, Thomas 8. Hastings, Thomas d.
Anderson and william J. Tucker A. r. Wctmore, Chis
L. Brace of tho Children's AID Society, and Charles L.
Butler III the csssroons the third moor The Children
sang and gave iusir tions Of their progress in arhm
tie history sewing &c Miss Emily Huntington, The
matron OF the Ina tuition and the author OF Little Les
sons for Little Housekcepers next invited the visitors to
witness the practical working OF the "kitchcn garden
Tho plan o: This ia original with Miss Huntington, al
though It was suggested by the Kindergarten Here tne
smaller children are taught 10 sweep Enl perform other
kinds OF work together culiyenug their tasks by singing
scugs illustrative Of what thoy are doing The
most Interesting feature was a long table,
upon which were placed at intervals scrub
bing brushes and shipping ropes, ornamentcd
with ribbons While the piano played the children
marched in line to their places at the table, and at
Given .an,l each seized her brush aud began Ia use Vg
orousy singing meanwhile Then the ropes were us-d ~
clothes lines and a length tho connection d WORK and
play was shown by each girl leaving Tho room. skipping
~ she went This called forth the hearty applause n ihs
guests aud Hiss Huntington received many consrhtula-
tions a the plan freely week DID, ami tho chlire1
have been In training only three four days Reports
Of the school, the treasurer. aad the missionary were
read shown. the need the mission ha, OF new chapel
end OF moDay t. carry the work during the summer.
Tire cxieusc, or Ao Institution about $4,000 an
nually AL rosses made by the Rev. Drs. Tucker
and Hastings and the anniversary closed with the ben
edicuuu By Or. Pine.