New-York tribune., 1896-12-09
THE NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB
AN ASSOCIATION LATELY FORMED FOR
EDUCATING THE POOR.
UNDER THE IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION OF MISS
HOFFMAN AND MISS sI.OANE-MRs. W. c.

UNDER THE IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION OF MISS
HOFFMAN AND MISS sIOANE-MRs W. c.
WHITNEY A PATRoNEss
new club called the Neighborhood Club has just
been organized for the purpose of educating the
children OF the working people. on the west side or
town. In those branches OF manual training 10 wnich
little time is devoted In the public schools
THE PEOPLE INTERESTED
The Ne.ghborhood Club IL under the immediate
supervision OF Miss Sloane and Miss Hoffman: lis
patronesses are Mrs Robert Able. Mrs. John 8.
Barnes. Mrs. Edmund l.. Baylies, Mrs Heber r.
Bishop Mrs. II. Mortimer Brooks Mrs. A. Cass
Garfield. Mrs. Clews. Mrs s. V. r. Cruger Mrs
Walter Cutting. Mrs. w. Bayard Cutting MIS- H.
Fulton Cutting. Mrs Reginald De Koven. Mrs. H.
Casimr de Rham. Mrs. Duncan Elliott. Mrs. Theo-
dore Havemeyer Mrs. r. Cooper Hewitt. Mrs John
8 Hoyt Mrs G. G. Haven Mrs. George Honman.
Mrs Morris X. Jesup. Mrs J. F. ID. Lanier. Mrs
Morton. Mrs J. Archibald Murray. Mrs. Stanley
Mortimer. Mrs. Sidney Dillon Ripley. Mrs. Burke
Roche Mrs. Henry p. Rogers. Mrs. Henry Sloane.
Mrs. Belmon, Tiffany. Mrs. Whitney Warren. Mrs.
I.ucius W!lmerding and Mrs. W. c. whitney
ONCE LIQUOR SALOON.
Miss Sloane and Miss Hoffman. who are most en-
thiislastc workers in this enterprise have Sc
cured rho ground floor at No 40 West Forty-ifhst.
which used to be liquor saloon. the headquarters
OF the club. Here after weeks of work. the old
drinking place has been transformed n;o tidy at
tractive, educational hail. with every convenience
and appointment that could be desired. There are
chairs and writing Of hooks the walls
for the children hang their wraps and hats on:
there cOpybooks and pencils. textbooks.
and I'm fact end of the things needed Tor the COM
fort and instruction OF the children who Will be taken
into the different classes OF this club school,
THE STUDY HOURS.
The hours Of instruction will be after the public
school, have closed the children will have the
advantage OF I'm manual training without IN
tcrrrptng their regular In the schools should
they be fortunate enough be able 10 TO public
schools.
casses for girls are 20 he held In the afternoon.
and for the boys in the evening Monday afternoons
instruction will he given TO little girls under ten
years OF age on Friday afternoons there Will be a
gymnasium class for the larger girls tuesdays VIII
be devoted 10 history classes. Thursdays the girls
will be taught reading aloud: on Wednesdays wrtinR
will occupy time Of the girls and every Saturday
will be devoted from y a. m 10 D p III. 10 se"ihs
classes
As soon possible the ladies' OF the CLUB are gong
20 establish a kindergarten for the little ones. and
cooking school IL Of the features which VIII De
added for the larger girls.
TRADES FOR THE BOYS.
Bows I'm the evening classes will be taught practical
trades II is the idea OF The members OF the club 10
follow "a closely as possible the methods OF the
Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. One side OF the club
room il devoted TO a well-stocked library OF ex-
celent books when are 10 De iodheu ~ the ian"''
The services OF Mrs. Julia Mason have been Sc
cured ne superin; ;endent OF the clubroom--a woman
who mas had wide experience In this sort OF worK.