The herald., 1897-01-21
LITTLE MAIDS FROM SCHOOL
Cook and Keep House at the Home
Products Exhibition
A Very Interesting Home Product and
an Excellent Charity-Today
Scots Wha Hae

In the rear room of the pavilion yes
terday afternoon, which was fitted up
as a bed room, dining room and kitchen,
nine little women from ten to twelve
years old were bustling about with the
air of old housekeepers when company
is expected. They wore long sleeved
white aprons with deep ruffies at the
neck, and dainty white caps. 1t was the
day assigned by the managers of the
Home Products exhibition for the Slim
son Lafayette Industrial school, and
these little girls were some Of the pu-
pills who were brought by the superin-
tendent, Miss M. E. Voorhees,, to give
practical demonstrations to the public
what this benefcent charity Is doing for
the poor children of the city.
In the west end of the room stood a
small white iron bedstead which was
neatly made up by the pupils to show
how they are taught to do this branch of
housekeeping. In the center of the
room was daintily laid table, while the
east end was fitted up as kitchen
with gas range, tables and cooking uten"
sils. A luncheon of three courses
bouillon, Welsh rarebit, coffee and cake
was served to those who desired to test
the skill OF the young COOKS
The deftness with which they went
about preparing and serving the food
and its excellent service were proofs of
the thoroughness of the instruction and
the benefit it will be to them in homes
where, too often, waste makes want
The names of the girls who served the
luncheon are: Lena Slatosky, Sadie
and Lille Greengard, Lena Victorson,
Amy O'NeilI, Mary Levitt, Lula Brown,
Grace and Beatrice Abarta.
In the white BOOTH embowered in smi.
lax, were loaves of creamy white bread,
Parker house rolls, tempting boiled
hams and cake as specimens of the cook
ing done by the pupils.
Stimson Lafayette Industrial school
is located on the corner of Layfayette
and Jackson streets. 1t was started
some years ago by Mrs. Charlotte Wills
as a free kindergarten and cooking
school. About year or more ago Mrs
7. d. Stimson bought Mrs Wills inter
est and, with aid of the public and an
efficient board of managers, built and
equipped the new school building which
was opened in October last.
In the cooking and sewing classes there
are about fCrty pupils, from 12 to IS
years of age. and forty-twe children are
in the kindergarten department. There
are three classes in cooking and sewing,
one afternoon a week given to each. On
Monday afternoon Miss Jennie Hagan
instructs the children in singing, and
every tuesday afternoon the Lafayette
Woman's club meets under the leader
ship of Miss Clark to discuss literary
subjects and questions of the day. This
club is composed chiefly of busy mothers
with no advantages and few spare mo-
ments, whose only respite from the
ceaseless round of household duties is
the afternoon spent t the meeting.
The tuition fee for instruction in house
keeping is but 50 week, but even this
small sum is difficult for some of the
families in the neighborheod. to reach
where it would be most beneficial. A
practical charity for the financially able
and kindly disposed would be the pur-
chase of scholarships of 500, which pro-
vides for years instruction in all de-
partments. Three pupils are being
maintained in this way by John Francis,
Mrs. James Freeman Burbank and Miss
Ella Clark This can be done in pay
ments by the week or month, il preferred.
by the giver.
To help people to help themselves is
the truest and best charity.
The program of the afternoon was fur
nished by the exhibition orchestra.
The attendance of the evening was
larger than at any time previous, the
interest evidently growing as the ex-
cellence of the exhibit becomes known.
The program was essentially the same
as on the previous evening.
In the bicycle races the half mile
was won in 5S SIS seconds by w. Broth
erton; the one mile race in 2:0S 2-5 by
A. TomplSins; the one mile amateur
in 2:12 3-5 by Brotherton
The committee of award made the
following report:
To the Executive Committee of the
Home Products Exhibition: Gentlemen
The committee appointed by you to
award the prize of $75 to the best ex-
hibt completed at noon Saturday, jan
uary 49, beg leave to report as follows:
Our instructions at the beginning were
not very clear and we found that even
among the exhibitors there was a diff
ference of opinion regarding the points
we were to judge upon. Some under
stood that the award was to be based
solely upon the beauty of the exhibit
Others understood that the award was
to be based upon the handsomest ex-
hihit composed of home products or
home manufacture. These counter
claims made it extremely difficult for
the committee to decide. AS you gen.
tlemen have very kindly come to our
assistance by placing at our disposal
two prizes of S75 each, we take pleasure
in awarding to Meyperg Bros the prize
of SIS for the handsomest display, and
to Bishop & Co. the prize of $75 for the
best display of home products. Re-
spectfully, F. K. RULE,
Chairman Committee of Award.
The following is self explanatory:
LOS ANGELES, January 20. 1897
G. d. Gray, manager Los Angeles
Home Products Exhibition city: Dear