Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-26
The Industrial Home School.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION
ELECTION OF OFFICERS, ETC.
The annual meeting of the Industrial Home
School association was held in West Washing
ton last evening, j. B. T. Topper in the chair.
The following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Chas. E. Foster, president; Hon. r.
b. Vance and Hon. Josiah Dent, vice presidents;
Mrs. II. w. Blackboard, secretary; w. w. Curtis,
treasurer; l.. Abraham, b. II. Warner, +. L.
Moore, Mrs Mrs: E Emily Nourse f. L. Dent, Miss
b. t. Upper, Mrs. J. 3. T. Upper, Mr.. NJ. FL.
Doolittle, Mrs. NJ. H. DooIittle, w. Nordlinger,
.. d. Conger, Hon. ]. b. Edmonds. Mrs. ]. b.
Edmonds, Commissioner W heatley. Mrs. II. NJ.
teller, II. K Willard and Henry Potbury, man
ayers.
HISTORY OF THE INSTITUTION.
The Industrial Home school was first estab-
lished in 1867. 1t owes its existence to the
efforts of few benevolent ladies who COM
menced a school in Georgetown where destitute
poor children were taught Industries, and were
supplied with food and clothing. The institu-
ton was Incorporated March -, 1872, under
the act OF Congress of May 3, 1870, entitled
An act TO provide for the creation OF corpora
tions in the District OF Columbia by general
law" In March, 1875, it was removed to its
present location, aud the building which had
been erected Tor an almshouse in 1880 was de.
voted TO its Use. The site is high and heaIthfuI,
on the Tenley town road, about mile above
Georgetown, adjoining the grounds OF the new
observatory. The aim of the institution is to
provide shelter for triendless and neglected
children OF DOtn sexes, ana To furnish the phys
zeal, mental, moral and industrial training
necessary TO make them selfsustaining on
irving at the age of maturity, and good citizens
inst cad OF public burdens
THE LAST YEAR
has been one of unusual success and gratifica-
ton in many ways. More attention has been
given to teaching industries. Several ladies
have visited the home regularly once a Week to
teach the girls fancy work, and their efforts
were crowned with success. They found their
instruction eagerly received by ALL and many
OF the girls excel in fine sewing and fancy
needle work and knitting and crocheting. The
matron of the cottage has regular classes in
washing and ironing with good results. The
work is we'll done. The hOuSekeeper has
classes IN cooking. The girls are we'll taught
in all domestic work. The kitchen garden in
troduced during the year proves great advan-
tage. 1t is an occupation tor the smaller girls,
and teaches TO work Systematically. The seam
stress has taken great pains in showing the
girls about making their clothes, and several
of the girls have cut and made dresses for them
selves under her direction. The green house
has done remarkably we'll this year and is
source of great pleasure as well profit.
Glasses in carpentry will organize in January
taught, and good progress was made by all the
pupils. The boys are engaged during the sum-
liner in work on the grounds, gardening or
grading. Number of children cared for during
| the year, 142; admitted during the year, Al;
discharged during the year, 50; returned to
friends SO; provided with homes, 5; abscunded
IL; died, 2. The treasurer's report shows the
receipts and expenses as follows: Receipts
S1SO26.16; expenditures, S16,O91.55.