The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-17
NEEDLEVORK GUILDS.
The English Method of
Clothing the Poor
Adopted in Jer-
SeY City.
CITY AND HEIGHTS BRANCHES.
Only New Goods GiVen-Active
Workers Whose Charity Is Not
limited by Creed.
CITY AND HEIGHTS BRANCHES.

Inc gentle art of needle Work, WHICH
has been rather pushed to the wall in
these days when all professions are open
to women, is coming to The front once
more in Jersey City. There was recently
organized at the residence of Miss M. l..
Manners, No. 2S7 Barrow street. a branch
Of the Needlework Guild, already a pow
erful factor in English charities, and with
u firm foothcld In America. The guild
was organized in England. where Lady
Wolverton gave it her support, and where
over 200. 600 members are now enrolled.
Eight years ago the society took root in
America. at philadelphia, where the PA
rent Guild" is located. Mir. Levi p. Nor
ton is honorary President for America,
and the acting President, Mrs. j. w.
Stewart of Glen Ridge. N. j., who de-
votes her time TO organizing new branches
aud exeTc sing q general supervision over
the work of the order.
The object of the Guild is. as its name
implie', to furnish new garments to
charitable institutions. Anyone who
contributes two new garments to the
Guild. becomes; q member and signs a
membership card. Anyone who enilce,
ten others to join, making with herself
twenty-Lwo garments, come q dtrec-
tor. Five directors may eject one of their
number O Section President, who in turn
Pres dent represents fifty-ire members,
or ITO new. garments. Thele are no dues,
lines or initiation fees, and bat one an
nual meeting. The simple and exact
method of organization binds the whole
branch together and connects 1t closely
members are enrolled. The Whole sys-
TEN has a striking family Resemblance TO
the plan OF raising money that RACED some
years ago, when you were liable at any
moment TO receive a letter asking you to
make two copies, send to two friends and
remit ten cent, without ~''breaking the
CHAIN" There is n chain that binds to
getber the Guild, andis bound to keep it
in good working ord-r-
HI OFFICERS.
The recently organized Jersey City
branch has for Honorary President Mrs.
Alexander T. McGiIl; for Acting Presi-
dent, Mrs. John Van Worst; Secretary,
Miss M. l.. Manners, and Treasurer, Mrs.
Abram G. Garretsop. At the first meet
ing there were but len Section Presidents
represented, now there are twenty-six,
aud still they N Ih~ir names ares
Mrs. r. G. Fesseuden, Mrs. w. n. Vsrick,
Miss Blanche Manners. Mrs. Charles G.
Black, Mrs. j. Warren Hardenbergh,
| Mrs. N. W. Condit, Mrs. j. Il. Worten-
| dyke, Mrs. Augustus Creveling. Miss G.
e. Warner, Mrs. Alexander Brooks, Mrs.
S. Wellman Clark, Miss Louise Edge, Mrs.
John Day, Mrs. Theodore Heisig, Mrs.
| John Van Horne, Mrs. John L. Edwar IS,
Mrs. E. Van Wrinkle, Mrs. Jos. A. Dear,
| Mrs. Robt. Muirhead. Mrs. William P.
| Brush, Mrs. Jno. G. Welsh, Mrs. Samuel
| Allison and Mrs. William Bonynge.
A CREEDLEsS CHARITY.
As will be seen from the list of names,
A. C,-.IA r-- - trzl w,Nn cNn = n rin ~
| Garments will be divided among the
numerous organized charitable i%nstitu-
tions of the city, such as the Childrea's
Home. Home for the Homeless, St. Fran
| cis' Hospital, Christ Hospital or Home
for Aged Women. Not only hani made
| garments. but rubber coats, hats, gloves
and shoes are accepted, the only requisite
being that they be new. 1t is hardly nee
essary in this connection to quote the
| statement of the greatest practical phil
anthropist in New York, that a new gar
ment added to the receiver self respect,
while an old, half worn one was a gentl,
push on the way to pauperism. Garme nts
are collected In October by directors, whc
are given printed blanks for reports. Tht
Guild year closes with December 81.
A few weeks before the organization o
this branch. Mrs. Stewart planted another
in Hoboken, and Il few days after another
known as the Jersey City Heights Branch
was OTHuulASu III bue icSiNSnOO Va Wis ~
+. G. Young, on Glenwood avenue. 4
branch recently started under the leader
ship of Mrs. Lyman ABBOTT, IN Brooklyn
is also in good working order. while al
through the South and East, the guild ha'
many representatives. The society is Ger
tain to continue its success, for it contaiu
the elements of popularity among women
Needlework is one of the few occupations
which the graSpfng sex have left un
touched. Women's claim TO the field ha
never been disputed, and never will be, 81
long as gowns refuse TO grow on trees
and fashion books continue to be pub
lished.