The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-23
WORTHY CHARITIES
Noble Work of Society in
the NeedleWork Guild
of America.
MAKING GARMENTS FOR THE POOR
The Social World Frightening Up
History Club and Informals
Are by No Means Dead.

The Needlework Guild of America is
an organization so rapidly extending it's
influence and embracing so many sects
hi it is hardly necessary to tell OF It's
work. However, the object of the Guild
is to furnish new, plain, suitable gar
ments to meet the great need of our
hospital homes and other charities. Any
one may become a member by contribut-
ing two garments every year. In Jersey
City there are two branches, the Lower
Jersey City branch and the branch OIL
Jersey City Heights. The Jersey City
Heights branch held their exhibition in
the lecture room of DR.. Brett's church
yesterday. Long tables on either side
went the entire length of the room. The
Section Presidents were on hand to show
the articles, of which they were justly
proud, TO all visitors interested in the
Guild. Every variety of garment was
represented, together with bedding and
towels.
Mrs. Marcus Beach, President of the
branch, was discovered to have been the
best beggar, for she had been Instrument
al in getting 200 garments, the greatest
amount begged by any n person. The
Heights branch have 1850 garments more
than they have ever received before. The
Section Presidents, each of whom is rer
sponsible for no garments, are r. E
Mrs. Cornelius Brett, Mrs. VIC. Bum
sted, Mrs. John Bowker, Mrs. s. j.
Bonnell, Mrs. Boxall, Mrs. r. c. Rabbit,
Miss Nellie H. Coffin, Miss Maud Chiffon,
Mrs. A. B. Guilford, Mrs. Ediow H. Har-
rison, Mrs. Harry Mcbride. Mrs. j. Lau-
renee Mevin, Mrs. Scion Palmer, Miss
Kate Randall, Mrs. Charles Staples, Mrs.
George Snyder, MISC Addie Thomas,
Mrs. Edwin Van Houten, Mrs. George
T. Werts, Mrs. Daniel f. Warren, Mrs.
George B. Wilson.
CHARITIES BENEFITED.
The charities which are to receive these
garments are the Day Nursery, the Kay
mond Roth Home, the Home for the
Blind Christ Hospital, st. Francis Hospt-
tai, City Hospital, Home for the Home
less, Children.s Home, and Home for
Aged Women. All of these charities are
worthy and deserve all they will receive.
1t is now a recognized fact that a
Dav Nursery is indispensable in a city
of any size. New York has three, Whlch
are we'll known, and perhaps numerous
small creches. The Jersey City Day
Nursery is at No. 1856 Grand street, In the
Peoples Palace Building. Children are
cared for, amused and fed for the s1nall
SIM of five cents a day. 1t is non-sectar-
ian and is open to all. The hours are
from seven to seven, and mothers who
wish to go out for a days WORK know
that their houses will not be burned GOVT
hy little hands while they are away
1Sl.a.o nhi1dpap who are Old enough dtE
sent each morning to the kindergarten IN
the Whittier House. -.
The work of the Whittier HOUSE la
been fully described in THE News" two
new classes are about to be formed, d
arliamentary debating club and a banjo
class. Both classes are very popular
There is hardly a person in the cry for T the
Homeless is; the name indicates its
| object. Unlike the Children,s Home
| which has been described in The News,
The children dc not become legally pouhq
to the home. but are merely poaTaeu
| their parents being allowed to take then
| away wheneve they are able to provide
HOME FOR AGED WOMEN.
The Home. for Aged Women, on Der
| gen avenue, is one of the best cnarltles
of the city. Aged, women Who are un,
| able longer to support themselves may
| enter the Home upon payment OF a
small sum and be tenderly cared for
! This home is under the auspices OF the
churches of the city, eacn cnufcn pellis
represented in the Board of Managers.
It has long been thought needful to a
| home for aged couples too poor to nam,
| tain themselves, so that they need not
| be separated in their old age. The Ray
mond Roth Home is for aged couples
and is receiving the hearty cooperation
which it deserves.
It is needless to give the object of the
| Home for the Blind. That charity speaks
| for itself. =.
The Christ, st. Francis and City Hospi
| tails are well known to Jersey City PEG.
| Die. They are no less useful charities
than those already described. 1t cannot
Fbut be thought that the members of the
| Needlework Guild have made a wise
choice in giving their garments to the