The San Francisco call., 1895-12-14
TRAINING HOME BAZAAR,
Interest Shown by the First
Congregational Church
of Oakland.
Mayor Sutro's Donation of Land
Widened the Circle Of Friends
of the Home.

The handiwork of the inmates of the
California Girls Training Home will be
exhibited at bazaar to be held at that in
stitution, 26 Hill street, on Thursday after
noon and evening.
The homeless, friendless girls who have
been rescued from the streets by the body
of Christian women who constitute the
board of managers of the institution are
busy in their preparation of useful or
fancy articles for the sale. 1t is q proud
and happy time for them, for they are
learning their first lessons of genuine USE
fulness. They were gathered about work
table Yesterday fashioning big, golden
chrysanthemums purple California vio-
let's and carnati ons of every tint from
pile Of vari-colored tissue paper.
Their pride and pleasure were evident
from the unusual brightness of faces, that
bore, young as they were, traces of the
hardness and misery of their lives. A
pretty young woman from one OF the
churches was instructing them in the art
of making blooms from the product of the
paper-mills, and all were talking of the
coming bazaar.
"Oh, l hope lots of ladies will come"
said one, land that We'll sell everything
we've made SAID another, adding
dainty touch to pink carnation.
They chatted about the big Christmas
tree to be decked with their handiwork.
and hoped that when the last visitor was
for the girls are thoroughly IN sympathy
with the spirit of the home, and all this
work is for the purpose of raising money
for the institution, and the proceeds will
go toward the fund for the new building
on the lots recently donated by the Mayor.
The programme will consist of wand ex
ercise, conducted by Miss Mabel Sweet
er, music and the stories of skilled palm
ist. Tickets are being distributed at the
home and by the lady managers.
The news of Mavor Sutro's donation of
q building site and the unremitting efforts
of the directors have created a wider in
terest in the institution than it has ever
enjoyed. Contributions are becoming
more liberal. Requests are coming for a
presentation of the aims and progress of
the work, notably from the First Congre-
gational Church of Oakland, which was re-
sponded to in person by the president,
Mrs. r. L. w. Davis, and some of the di-
rectors yesterday.
Daily classes are being conducted by
ladies interested in the institution, as
follows
Miss Mabel Sweetland gives physical culture
drills on Monday; Mrs. Russell, Bible study, on
Tuesday,; Miss Morrison the divine art OF
music and the homely art of darning. on
Wednesday; Mrs. Frank ]. French, gospel
meetings, on Thursday; the Persevering Circle
of Kings Daughters from Westminster Presby-
terian Church, dressmaking, on Friday; Miss
Helmers, fancy WORK, on Saturday.
Devotional exercises are provided by Trinity
Presbyterian Y. p. S. c. Z. the first Sunday of
the month; Mrs. NJ. A. Kelley, the second Sun
day; deaconesses from the Bible Training
School on the third; young ladies from the
Third Congregational Church on the fourth I;
Mrs. Tenney on the fifth.
Contributions are being received from
Sacramento, Stockton and other towns of
the State.