Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1888-12-08

teachers. Since Sept. 1887, it has been
IN the hands of Colored teachers with
occasional extra white help. The force
is at present: e.. h.. 5..s- 81.
Mrs. Sarah w. Topp, Director.
:" Il Haydee Campbell, Vol. Asst.
Jennie McLain, "
- Emma J. Houston, {: "
*: Pitts, &
Miss Dora smetzer, Paid /"
!" Annie Fogg,
| The Vol. Ass'ts. are all Colored women
whoa are taking training in the Kinder
garten Normal school and kindergarten
MOL. Their mental grasp of the theory
and practice of Froebelps system ranks
them equal to any of their white fellow
students, while their service in their
kindergarten, marks them excelling in
many ways.
Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. McLain will
soon be called to an examination
when they will 60 on pay-a much de-
sired thing by their friends. The others
take their examination in June. As
soon as these ladies are ready-places
are ready for them. This Colored force
are no longer q venture, the Kinder
garten and the women rank high IN
standing here.
On Wednesday the children were
served with a Thanksgiving party, ten
dered them by the teachers in charge.
Turkey, pumpkin pie, ETC., in fact all of
the good things of this festival were
served them. In conjunction with this,
the children sang their Thanksgiving
song, played appropriate games to the
season and had a good time. On the
wall of the kindergarten a Thanks
giving chart was placed emblematic of
the day.
Over 800 have thus far been enrolled
and when l tell you many of these chill
dren are clothed by the efforts of these
women and the only heaven they know
are the hours spent in the Kindergarten
you can family imagine that outside of
the mental and physical, there is much
ethlcai culture these women give these
children. st. Louis is proud of it's
COlored Kindergartens, and especially
proud of the women who have volun-
teered in the service and are now pre-
pairing for future good work. Mrs.
Topp, the Director is loud in her appre-
citation of their services, and the great
help they have been and are to her in
the work to our city. The white women
engaged in the work have shown a
spirit and willingness that can not be
spoken of too tenderly or strongly.
At No. school there is another
kindergarten of Colored children nre-
sided over by white women, that is a
great success. It is the first child born
from the mother school of No. |, and
the ladies of No. 1 are literally vain over
this child of theirs, now growing to be
such fine young man. It is the inten
ton to give the Colored Kindergarten
children, in st. Louis grand Christmas.
We will advise you later of this.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Armstrong. ct
their residence 1927 Mill st. celebrated
the birthday of their daughters Misses
Louise and Belle by charming recep-
ton on Friday Nov. 3Oth. Their hand
some parlors fragrant with the perfumes
Of choice flowers were filled with their
lady and gentlemen friends. The Young
ladies received their guests. in their
most cordial manner, and every one
was made to feel perfectly at home.
The menu prepared by we'll known
caterer of the city in his best STYLE left
nothing to be desired in that direction.
Dancing was INDUCED in until early
morn, when all left feeling that the &C.
| casion through the first of the season
could scarcely be surpassed by any that
may follow. Misses Louise and Belle
Armstrong were similarly and most be-
comingly attired in white surah silk
and lace. Miss Emma Armstrong dark
green lady's cloth; Miss Mary Z. Nc
Leod, cream surah silk and lace over
dress; Miss Emma Vashon, OK blood
cashmere over white cashmere petit
coat; Miss Mary Mordecai, cream nuns
yelling and cords; Miss Leah Story,
white surah silk; Mrs. G. C. Helms,
black silk and lace; Miss Josie Lee, dove
colored cashmere, handsomely trimmed
with MORE Of same shade, Miss Bella
Thomas, lavender challe and pink surah
silk; Miss Mamie Reynolds. cream nuns
yelling and crystal ornaments; Miss
Ida Bartlett, pink albatross; Mrs. J. A.
Kelley, black silk and jet, Miss Georgia
Curtis, black MORE and lace; Miss
Beulah, Roots black MORE and brussels
net; Mrs. Campbell, gray camel's hail
and white surah; Mrs. Ida M. Langston
black lace over black MORE; Mrs. Mens
Brown, plain and brocaded brown silk
Miss Edith Mordecai, black and ole
i gold satin rhadame; Miss Tazzie Thorn
as, pea green and pink surah silk; Mis-
minnie Crosswhite, black silk ant
4 spanish lace overdress; Mrs. O. NJ
1 Wood, pink surah silk. Alfred in th
a conventional suit of black were the fol
lowing gentlemen: Messrs. George
. Knight, Agee Freeman, Brown, Rivers
Mason, Kelley, Langston, Wood, Burles