Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-05

A meeting of the board of Managers of the
Labor Exchange was held last night, Mr.. A.
$. SolomOns in the chair and l.. 8. Emery
secretary. Ihere. we're present at the meeting
Mrs f..s, Thomas l.. Tullock. Miss Walker,
8 A. n Marks Gen. Mussey, Consul General
Hit1. DR. c. G. Cox, L. 5. Emery, and J. P.
THE REPORT OF MRS HIrz.
superintendent, for February shows that
during the month the first order from the
Agricultural department for paper Tags, had
been furnished and paid for: Several orders
being now nearly filled. Some twenty-five
women and children. now thoroughly skilled
work with great rapidity, many Of them
making 1000 and even 5000 bags per day.
This work can be done by children better than
by adults, and girl OF twelve or fourteen can
earn enough to aid materially in the support
Of a family. 1t is hoped that this business may
be extended, and orders are earnestly solicited
from seedsnen. druggists. and others, many
II whom have already promised TO give their
work TO the Labor Exchange. The free class
in china decorating has hnlShed It's course,
and has produced some very beautiful wOr k.
A fair and musical entertainment will be
given shortly, at the rooms Of the Labor EY-
change. at which one table will be devoted to
the exhibition and sale of specimens of ce-
ramic art executed by the pupils of this school,
which was established under the auspices of
the Exchange. A bazaar Is open at the rooms,
where articles can be placed on sale without
u,
and will be offered for sale at the fair.
TRAINING SCHOOL FOR NURSES AND SER
WANTS.
The training school for nurses has been in
cerpOrated, and permit granted by the See
rotary of the Interior admitting pupils into
the Columbia and Freedmen's hospitals for
instruction. The object is to educate women
to become skilled nurses suitable for the need:
with the care of the sick at private houses.
The course of instruction will be equal in
every respect to that adopted at the Bellevue
New Haven and Boston schools Great credit
is due the medical men here for their enIignt-
ened, energetic and perSevering efforts in eS-
tabliShing this school, which viii open to the
women here another emlnently useful. respect
able and lucrative vocation.
A movement of real Importance is being i'll
augurated among the cOlOred people for eStab-
fishing training school for domestic labor of
all kinds. This has been brought to the notice
of the Labor Exchange and the plan approved.
A meeting will be held soon at TIE residence
OF Mrs. w k. JOhnSOnS, trustee of the minor
school, to consider the matter and cooperate
with the cOlOred citizens engaged in this com
mendable enterprise. The Labor Exchange is
unable to supply the demand for good ser
wants. The great mass of those who cannot
obtain employment is composed of persons
who have never been trained to do anything
well. The tWO-cent lunch room. located at 1929
lth street northwest. was opened February 2
There has been a steady increase of patron
age. and since the enterprise was fairly start
ed Mrs. Baird, the superintendent, has sold
lOOd enough To meet her expenses, and paid
So toward the rent.
HARD TINES.
In the male department there has not been
much done during the present month. owing
to the hard times and great scarcity of work
for men. 1t is hoped that when spring open
there will be more applications from employ
ers. Number of applications during the month
of February: Men, Alt white, y cOIOred
women. 1922 white, 20 colored: total NUN,
Der of men employed, 23-16 white, colored
tOta! number of women employed, 5o-22 white
Is cOlOred. Mr.. SOlOmOnS announced that the
centennial committee had contributed 500 TO
the exchange. DIR. Cox, from the committee
on correspondence, reported that the commit
tee had already correspondent with several
benevolent institutions in Europe. Mr. Hitz
stated that the funds of the exchange were
getting low, and it was necessary to make
great efforts to increase them. The finance
committee considered orders for work quite
as acceptable as money. He predicted that
i'll one year from now the Labor Exchange
would be one of the most popular institutions
in the city. 1t is not the purpose to undersel
any one, but to supply merchants and other.
with things that they could not otherwise gel
in this city.