Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-18

FOR THE WEE ONES
Annual Meeting Of the Free Kin
dsqearssn Circle.
WORK OF THE SEWING CLASSES
what the Goctsey Has Accn0paknAe<l
~ 10 0aoa - IAasls ChIhAssn.
Reports u she OnousA
WORK OF THE SEWING CLASSES

At ths annual mssting a The Free
Kindergarten circle, held st the Ersi-
dence u Ma J. q. Fitzgerald Tuesiay
afternoon, Ma Cora X. Mason. the &c
Rotary. rssd her annual report which y
- follows:
In giving you my report for THE year.
ending Juno L. 1883 Il will scarcely be
necessary 10 tell you a The formation q
our circle In July. 1854. q Of hoe the
number a our members has incroassd
FROM . dozen to sixty-one. o. of the sue
ce6s Of our school. For how could it be
anything but success with two such
teachers - Miss Chamberlain and Mrs
Williams!
During tho past year We have held
ten regular mcetings. at seven OF which
the president has presided. tho fisst vice
president. Mn- Joy. presiding ut one
meeting and tho second vico president.
Mira Peck. presiding 1T two meetings.
There has been but ono meeting of the
executive board. that held ON Juno -,
lErl. for the appointment Ut different
committees for tho following year.
Our average attendance at regular
meetings has been ten. but no doubt
this small attendance has been owing to
the weather. AS we have had but two
pleasant meeting days during the year.
Mrs. Williams has been assisted during
the entire year by members Of Mrs.
Treats training class. and it seems 10
me tho thanks Of the circle are due TO
Mrs. Treat for her kindness and for the
interest she has manifested in our work.
We have employed nursemaid most OF
the time during the year as.we have had
from one To five children in the nursery.
While this seems like small number.
the thanks Of the mothers Of these chill
dren has more than paid the wages Of
the nursenaid. We have also assisted
several men and women 10 find employ
ment-the best form Of charity.
Sewing school Organized.
The last Of November we organized q
sewing school, which holds q session
each Saturday morning. The first day
We had ten pupils. which number has
gradually increased until we have IN
average OF nearly fifty. and have had rs
many as sixty seven girls at one session.
This school has for the most part been
self disappearing. the pennies brought
each Saturday buying needles, thread
and thimbles. We have received from
this source since February IL, s7.65. and
have now cash on hand to the amount
Of s1.75.
We have. however, had one serious
drawback to the success Of this school;
that is a lack II teachers Unless moro
of our ladies' become personally inter-
csted in this branch II our work and
will help us to teach or Ia find teachers
for our pupils, this work must neces-
sarily be much limited the coming year.
az il is impossible to have much system
or do Justice to the girls with four
teachers 10 teach fifty-onc girls, AZ was
the case ut the last two sessions Of the
scnCo'.
g;rls have imnroyed unite rapidly and
with the proper attention which might
bs given 10 each one II there could be
one teacher tn each class Of. say ak.
girls We might do a very satisfactory
Tork Durin0 the winter the SCHOOL
has been under the charge Of Mrs. Fitx-
Gerald and Mra Earle. who have been.
For the most mart assisted bv Young
Ladies' entirely outside our circle. most
- vhom have bcen very faithful 10th in
Attendance and interest In February
ws hegsn IN think that our long talked
of pIsns for .kitchenoarden- we're
ahouf ia be realized hut We we're once
moro a;.anro;nted
A ali 81 Won probablv know we had
Miss McDowelI ~ Evanston here 10
train teachers for this work. which was
IN he under the control Of Mrs Gansop.
who has had several wears experience in
Kitchen hardening lint lust az we
were about To OMEN our school and
nenrlv all our preparatious were made.
Mrs Ganson was called from the city.
and afterward ON account 81 n prolonged
Illness obIircd 10 give mn all Thought OF
the work for this season
Obligations OF the society.
We now hope to open a class early in
the fall and expect all the ladies who
have been interested i'm this enterprises
10 keen their enthusiasm Just little
while longer.
Our library has been well patronizcd
throughout the year. Mrs Campbell
has been the chairman OF our library
committee and Miss Grace Williamson
librarian.
Our luncheon committee has been
faithful 20 its trust. and besides furn-
ishing the regular weekly luncheon.
provided the Thanksgiving dinner for
the school.
Dur thapks are due 30 the city press
for many favors. aIso 10 I. NJ. Dygert.
Mrs. Smith. the florist; Radclin 4 Holt.
and To many persons VINO hase cpn,llo
s ..ea u, III, 30 '.h ia. a"' 'As