New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-27
EXERCISES BY YOUNG GIRLS.
THE WILSON INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS AN
NIVERSARY.
AN OUTLINE OF THE WORK WHICH THE INsTI-
TUITION Is DoING-GIRLs TAUGHT


TUITION Is DOING GIRLS TAUGHT
PRACTICAL PURSUITS.
me forty-second anniversary of the Wilson In
dustrial School for Girls was celebrated yesterday
afternoon in the home Of the institution. st.
Mark Place and Avenue 4. Exercises beginning
at p m were held in the upper assembly
Iiey were opened with prayer by the Rev. Daniel
Redmond. after which the children went through
number of exercises under the leadership of Miss
Iudlum An interesting feature of the exercises
was "cantata of flowers" in which the girls
were dressed to represent different blossoms. and
one was dressed to represent spring. During the
cantata there Rotations and songs. The
cantata was conducted by Miss Knowles. Calls
thenic exercises were conducted by Mrs. Elliott
and the Rev. DIR. Thomas 5. Hastings gave an adj
dress to the children. In one of the rooms of the
institution there exhibition some of the
needlcwork done by the girls which was highly
creditab,e The Rev Percy $. Grant afterward
addressed the women.
Perhaps the most novel feature of the celebration
was the drill for kitchen gardens. setting table
classes. etc." which under the management
Of Miss Manners. In this drill the little girls do
al, the cooking and prepare the tables for the
guests and supply several kinds of cake of their
own making The girls are taught how to econo-
mize in cooking and at the same time how TO cook
well.
This school has been of the landmarks OF the
East side. 1t was organized February ~, lSJj. as
an industrial school, and was incorporated in Feb
ruary. 1854. under the title Of Wilson Industrial
school for Girls" The school has developed extern
sivcly, and now II has day school. kitchen garden
and cooking-gardcn classes. mission church.
Sunday school, mothers meetings and d circulating
library. The day school is open from Q a. m. to
p. m, when $50 girls instructed in elementary
English branches. receive a comfortable dinner and
are taught sewing by hand. while making their own
garments. which they earn by system of credit
marks. The mission church was organized on the
union plan in 1851 1t is an outgrowth of the day
and Sunday schools. 1t has a regular pastor and a
Bible reader, and services held Sunday morning
and evening and prayermeeting Friday
evening. The Sunday-schOol was organized In 1888.
and has membership OF about 40J children. The
mothers meetings are held for the benefit OF the
mothers of the pupils every Wednesday. from De
cember 10 May. at ] 80 r. IN. Miss Emily Hunting
don has been greatly interested I'm the work of
this institution. particularly In that part relating
the cooking garden Ii Is largely through her
EFFORTS that this branch OF the work has been so
successful
The managers OF the Wilson Industrial School
nave issued a memorial tribute to Mrs. Jonathan
Siurges. who died last year. Mrs. Sturges much
interested In the work OF the school and ibutcd
not little to IT, great success.
The officers of the school are Mrs. H. II. 9. Sharp
less. frst directress: Miss Margaret Collins second
directTess; Mrs. Aaron II, Smith treasurer: Mrs.
Peter NJ Bryson. A. F. Damon. r. " hurlbui
II. O. Havemeyer. Oliver B Jennings T. Haight
jr.. 4. b stone Edward V. Iocw /. j. 3eloni
Scott, Pyle Henry d. Moves Hiram Duryea Miss
Resale Rapallo and Miss +. o. Jones The hon
orary members Mcslames Luther g Clark
James +. Wilson. j. Van Vechten and Miss O. Nash