The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-10

His disciples. and the report of the secre-
J tary TO which you are referred for more
minute details) shows that there has been
no lack of necessitous cases calling for all
the labor and all the funds that could be
spared. In this connection VIC are obliged
to record with sorrow the recent death OF
one of the drectresses, Mrs. w. S. Gull
ford, whose efficiency and cheerful alacrity
In the discharge OF her duties will be great
ly missed in the future labors of this
branch of the association.
THE SATURDAY SEWING SCHOOL
has held its regular sessions. commencing
tho first Saturday in November, and clos
ing the last Saturday in March, making six
months of school, and under the charge of
the faithful and capable superintendent,
Miss Terrll, has been more than usually
successful, to which the closing exercises
of the school bore ample testimony.
The number of scholars has been larger
than usual, the whole number being more
than one hundred. More than two hundred
garments have been made by the girls, and
quite number of these were dresses, and
the children have had two entertainments,
one at Christmas, and one at the close of
the school. For a more detailed account
you are referred to the yearly report of
the superintendent but we would wish to
note
TWO GREAT NEEDS IN REGARD TO THE
SCHOOL,
which have been plainly shown the past
winter. One, is the necessity Of more
teachers, and these teachers sctusted By
higher principles Of duty, such as shall
make them more puGctual in their attend
ance, and feeling higher responsibility H.
providing substitutes, when necessarily alb
cent themselves. The other need, is ill.,
creased accommodations, and better venti-
lstion, and to make the school successful
another winter, an addition to the school
room, in order TO accommodate the boys
will be absolutely necessary. To the fact
that additional funds will be needed for this
purpose, we would wish to call especial
attention at this time, ~ well "a 10 that Of
the manifest decrease in the annual sub.
scriptions. since the union with the Ladies
aid sucieIy was vneClel, III 1874, ana now
known as the Industrial branch of the as
ISOLATION. 1t was mentioned, in the re-
port of the secretary that year,
we hoped, by thus enlarging our sphere
Of operations, to increase our usefulness,
but this cannot be done without the sde-
quate means. We hoped also, that by
this union the work of the association
would take deeper and stronger hold upon
the appreciation and good will of the cOm-
munity, but in this hope we have been thus
far disappointed. A strange apathy has
been shown in increasing, or even renew
ing, an annual subscription--now that
the relief of the temporal wants of the
poor is made to go hand in hand with adj
ministering to their spiritual necessities,
and had it not been for the exceptionally
winter, and the generous tranfer by Gene
raj Baxter, our financial outlook would be
very discouraging. "Thts1 things ought
not so to be," and what is now wanted is
the generous Cooperation OF our citizens,
each one of them acting under a sense of
personal responsibility, for this matter lies
at the very root of the prosperity of Rut-
land. We are celebrating the
CENTENNIAL YEAR OF OUR NATION.
Rutland celebrated it's centennial six
years ago, and those of us in whose reco-
lectons half century finds space, can tell
of the small society then In existence,
which did its work faithfully, and was so
nobly sustained Shall VIC of the present
day, with our increased population and
prosperity, and corresponding increased re-
sponsiblites fall behind in this regard ?
We will venture no affirmative answer to
this question, but thankfully acknowledg-
ing Gods goodness in the past and hum
bly, invoking continuance of His help, we
will go hopefully and unfalteringly for
ward In our work, asking for larger sub
scrptions and offerings than have hereto
fore been made, and expecting not to be
disappointed in the asking. Respectfully
submitted in behalf of the board.
L. J. W. STRONG, Scc'y X. NJ. \.
Rutland, June =, 1876.