The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-01
MISSION SEWING SCHOOL
Young Girls Who Are Made Self
Supporting in Mrs. COL
lard's School.

MIS-. OOitAru CeleUFdueu Oh OapuTuhy
afternoon, with appropriate exercises, the
ending of the fourteenth year of her mis-
sion sewing school which she holds every
Saturday afternoon i'll Armory Hall on
Grand street. For ten years the school
was In connection with st. Johns
Church, but for the past four
years it has been held in its
present location. aud children have
been admitted irrespective of sect or re
ligion. The ages Of the scholars range
from seven to fourteen years. They are
taught to sew aud make dresses as well
as how to tim hats. They are allowed
to keep everything they make. and the
dresses made there have been a God sent
to more than one poor little girl who
would have gone without q new dress but
for Mrs. ColIard's school. Mrs. Collard
also teaches the children at the Home of
the Homeless, on Tuesday afternoons and
trough the kindness of Mr.. Thurston
who furnished them with Car tickets. they
were enabled to attend the exercises.
There were about sixteen of them, and
they took part in the programme. and
seemed to be enjoying themselves i'm.
menSely.
The exercises opened with q prayer by
Mr.. Andraea, Psstor of St. Johns German
Evangelical Church, who oficiated in the
absence of Mr.. Stoddard, who arrived a
little late. The children then sang some
of the songs they had been taught during
the past veal
SHOWING THEIR EFFICIENCY.
The children from the Home were put
| through their finger exercises and their
sewing caIechlsm. There were recita-
tions and more singing, and Mr.. Andraea
addressed the scholars. He said;-
Napoleon once said, The greatest
| mad .f Lrn ., n n ir y.otfarS.f TIM trrnofa.t
need Of America is good housewives"
After telling them OF the advantages
of The education which they were receiy-
ing, and Of the great benefit that it
would be 10 them when they were older,
he continued
"When you grow to be women and
mothers, your minds will return &c the
beautiful hours you have spent here and
TO the Kindness shown you by your
teachers"
After his address the report of the school
was read by Mrs. Collard. 1t was as fol-
lows; Scholars on rob, 306; teachers, in
ciuding Mrs. Welanetz in daruing, II;
number of sessions during term, %; num-
her of handkerchief hemmed by scholars,
165: number of garments made, 272.
The financial report was:-Receipts-
Balance. May /, 1852, $40 40; Children's
pennies, SOS. 80; donations. $3.50; Cantata
realized. SIS; total. Sl33.3 "a. Expenditure
Materials. S55. As; incidental, S22.26 prizes,
S1l.S total, $685.; balance, May |, 1888,
| sl3. SO.
MRS. CoLLARD's ASSISTANTS.
The teachers who have so ably as
| sisted Mrs. Collard in her work are:-
Mesdames Welanetz, Clements, Cheya-
lier aud Mallory, and Misses Coffin.
| Ward. Clemens. Frost, Green, Agnes
Mann, Collard. Taylor. Bantze, Cushing
and Smith. After the reading Of the re-
port Mr.. Stoddard distributed the prizes.
These were given, with the exception of
the first two, from the pennies brought
by the children. He said there were
thirty-fve first year girls who were to re-
ceive prizes, ten second year, four third
year, Two fourth year, aud one seventh.
The only girl in the school who has al
tended for seven years, is a colored girl
who is fourteen years old, Her name is
Nettie Fear. aud she has also been a
faithful member of ST. Johns Sunday
school for the same length of time.
The fourth year prize winners were
Kitty Jones aud Bertha Welanetz. They
each received an umbrella. The third
year prizes were ~pocketbooks, the win
hers of these being Reike, Mehnkin,
Grace Sales, Lottie Thomas and Bessie
Wilkenson. The second year prizes were
rings or pius. and the first year were
thimbles. Before giving the children
their presents Mr.. Stoddard gave Mrs.
Oollard and Miss ColIard each a token,
Oh his W account, rs the only
two teachers who had 100 per cent.
MIS-. Collard said that Mr.. Trimmer was
absent on account of sickness and that
Messrs. Mortimer, Brush and Hewiitb
had expressed their regrets at not being
able to attend the exercises, but that 1t
showed what may be expected in the
luyure. The children from the home
sang Il song, the wnole school sang from
their books. and all present Joined in the
Dexology. The programme closed with
a benedlction which was pronounced by
Mr.. Stoddard. The children were then
served with ice cream aud went home
voting Mrs, Collard Just too good for
ANYTHING.