National Republican., 1888-04-29
TRAINING THE CHILDREN.
Closing Exercises OF the Bethany IN
Siustrial School.

The Bethany Industrial School, an lusti-
tuition founded five years ago by the ladies
Of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, held Its closing exercises for the
current year yesterday afternoon at the
school room, corner of Thirteenth street and
Ohio avenue northwest. The Bethany is
differed as follows Miss n. g. Bradley
president; Mrs G.. W. Alexander, vice
presidents Miss Gilmore Foster, daughter Of
Hon. John ". Foster, late minister TO
Mexico, secretary, and Mrs Chas. w. Bailey
treasurer. Its object Is to train children
In the art Of sewing while impartiug TO
them instruction IN the Christian religion,
and incidentally TO provide for their wants
ns Il result of self labor. IL ia the type of q
class which should be rs general rs II is now
infrequcnt. lu II the child OF poverty
acquires the r1idiments OF O trade, aud the
finished product Of its labor Is donated to
the individual worker Most OF the scholars
are girls. but there Is one class Of boys
taught 10y Mrs. Campbell who have attained
quite proficiency in that usual feminine
occupation, and who are said by their
teacher 10 excel the average girl IN style and
finish Of workmanship.
The teachers are Mesdancs Larncr
! Walker, Shields, Hunt, Scott, THggart, Wet
| more, Burnham, Clephane, Dyer, Mccall
lllOnl, IlllIlH, tUUlpUtlIs IbIh' anu Nlulil'
and Misses Hunt and Scott. together with
the officers, and the results of their labor of
| love viii be rs far reaching rs time itself
| Quite n number Of ladies and gentlemen
| prominent in society were noticed In the
| audience yesterday, among whom were
Mrs. Ledyurd Hodge, Mrs, A. X. Quaifrc,
| Mrs. Col. Scott, Mrs. Gen. King, Mrs. Den
man, Rev. ). NJ, Newman, of the First Con-
| gregational Church; Rev, Dr. Bartlett, pas
| Tor of The New York Avenue Church; eX-
Coy. II. II. Wells, Gen. Dyer, Mr.. c. w.
| Bailey, Of the Washington Gaslight Com.
| pany.
The report Of the secretary showed that
| there were :iS teachers and IFS scholars,
| with an average attendance OF 1856 during
the year Eleven teachers and 81 scholars
| attended every session OF the year. The
scholars made hsl useful and necessary gar
mcuts during the year, which were distrib-
| utcd among the pupils. In addition food
and fuel were supplied to the families of
| some OF the more needy, and all received a
substantial remembrance nj Christmas. At
| taChed to the school Is ''volunteer band, "
who attend FOR the purpose OF learning to
| sew, and the work they do is for the others.
This band also donated tifty-four articles Of
secondhand clothing, which were given out
| in the school.
The trcasurer's report stated the receipts
for the school fund to he S1S6.S5; eXpcndi-
| lures, SlS356: for the charity fund.- SlSl.2 .26;
expenditures, .l0--lcaying combined
balance ON hand OF - ~.
After the singing of u number OF hymns
aud the recitation Of SCriptural passages Gn
which the girls were remarkably prOilcicnt)
Rev. DR., Bartlett presented banners to
three classes, the teachers and scholars of
which had been present and punctual the
entire year, and made u few remarks upon
the objects and purposes OF the school, dur
ing the course OF which he stated that
prominent dressmakcrs Of the city regarded
| II pupil Of tile Bethany rs Il very desirable
apprentice both on account Of their uni
form good behavior and the fact Of having
learned the alphabet Of the trade while very
young. He congratulated the officers and
teachers Of the school upon the success at
tending their efforts and urged them to re
ncwed perseverance,. and said they had been
! faithful and true.
More singing followed, aud then refresh
incnts provided by the ladies were distrib-
| uted, to the evident delight and appreci-
alton of the little ones, to whom cake and
cream were a rarty--if, indeed, were not
many Of the substantias of life aud to
many of Them the occasion Will he It long
| remembered one