The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-11
WHITTIER House NEWS
The Glasses This Year Larger
Than Ever Before-S.
P. c. c. to Be
Formed.

Whittier House, No. 24 Grand street, is
doing a work This year which exceeds
even that which 1t did last year. The
scope of work has been enlarged IN all
the classes and many new ones organ
lied. Miss Bradford, the head worker,
has several new residents this year.
Last year Miss Louise G. Farrant and
DR.. Florence De Hart were the only
other residents. Now, besides MISS
Bradford, there are Miss Farrant, Miss
Mary Willard, a class of 's5 graduate OF
the Teachers College. New York City;
Miss Natalie Sohr, of Jersey City; Miss
Carolyn Paddock. of this city, and Mr.
Otto Erdworm a Harvard graduate, who
is studying law. In addition to these
permanent residents there are several
who stay at Whittier House one, two or
three nights in the week to teach special
classes.
MANY CLASSES.
There are so many classes at winter
House now that it seems as if there can
be no want left unprovided. The house is
so crowded during some of the evenings
that every room seems occupied with
classes.
Mr.. Bennett, of Hackensack, is one OF
the workers who comes on class nights
OILY. he was IL Al tRN
sity Settlement of New York. but con-
Guided that he owed his allegiance to
his own State, n has Joined the work
ing force of Whittier House. On Mon
day nights Mr.. Bennett teaches a class
of about twenty men and women in
bookkeeping. In another class room
Miss Farrant teaches English. This
class is composed of men only. A mil
linery class will soon be started which
will be held on the sarne night under
the direction of Miss Johnson.
Tuesday nights Miss Degarden, OF New
York, has a dressmaking class Of about
thirty girls. Each member OF the class
last year made herself a dress and two
waists. The class now has many Of
last years and new members n VIII
begin at the beginning. Everything
Miss Lockwood, Of Montclair,. reaches g
comparatively small class in stenogfaphy
and typewriting. and Miss Farrant a
CLASS Il THE MOTHERS CLUB.
The Mothers, Club meets Wednesd lay
afternoons The first tea T5e was ohie gfv OF me
club is home improvement and topics
which will lead to that end are DIS
cussed. There are about forty nem9er T..
led by Mrs. E. S. Davy. Of this city.
of Is Special CAIN mention. The News gave
an an account of its organization last year
when it was yet an untried WORK. lie
tier House once a week, "Wednesday
evenings and deposit the pennies they
have saved from chewing gum, canoy
bank book with the amount clearly
stamped. A cent at a time is received
on deposit but any amount may a ne oe7
to draw from the bank until a dollar
has been saved. There are now l25
members Of the PENN ~ rr nennfns I IT'S # IS
sirnrising the amount those children
save! one little boy had on deposit $40
last year. The club is in charge OIL MISS
Miss Corliss, of E~nglewood, Smith Col,
lege, '95, organizedthe Young Cluzens
discuss the duties of citizenship; Miss
Corliss was married last HaiioWe 81.
and invited the Young Citizens 10 Inc t
they sent with their regrets a souvenir
spoon and a eeautiful little letter glvlng
her their best of wishes Mias Mar yn Wsil lara and
number Is. The studio is occupied I
Wednesday nights by the Art GIass;
taught by Miss Bessie Hunt OF a e,thon
avenue. This is a large class OF entnuS-
iastic workers.
Doctor Florence De Hart has charge
of the Lincoln Club a club of young men
iiamentary law and civic duties. MI
E E51mgf men the puzzling rules Of arith-
metic, The class will soon begin Ine e
still more bothersonle study OF aigeprarc
eGlIations. A cooking. class was orgal-
I'D last Thursday by Miss Willard.
The members of this class are alreaag
so enthusiastic that the sln AYE aNe arfs thew
have learned. Miss Olive, of Jersey CITY,
a graduate of the Boston. Normal Gol-
lege. teaches physical training TO d CLASS
81 The eu'I Louisa Alcott Club, under the
leadership of Miss Mcbride, ASSISTED pE
T " little girls have long since graduated
from the study of Miss Alcott's works
and have formed in connection with
their club a Hqmane Society E.id a l n av alno
ing seventy newsboys study P~arliamen-
taTv Law with Mr.. Bennett. Miss Pad
dock has three large ERE, eias sssi1a IN B elaeHel9dh
She has but lately returned from a Ger
man University where she mas peen CON
'inuiAs i SEWING SCHOOL.
The sewing school which meets sat,
urday afternoons has now att aTiae T Tae
Wrinkle and Miss Blake have charge OF
| the older scholars and Miss Cornelia
the Younger children. The amount Of
work accomplished by these children IS
DANCING POPULAR.
agncfng class which meets Saturday
night. Miss Crittenden, of Montclair IS
the teacher. The class now numbers
about forty.
A society for the prevention of cruelty
to children will soon be formed at the
Whittier House. Mrs. Bradford said to
a News representative that the bar
barities which are. practised on little
children would hardly be believed. Ghli-
dren can be heard all around the fWnit-
tier House at all times of the night
Screaming with the pain inflicted by bru.
tai parents. A meeting will be called at
slider the question and to form a So
ciety. Newark has had one for twenty
Took M the question. Whittier House
is foremost in good work in Jersey City
and will not shirk it's dutyt o the chill
dren.
IMPRISONMENT BROUGHT HIM TO