New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-10

Probably the organ zaiIon which will take the
palm for the very youngest members Is the Chill
dren's Club connected with the Thirty-clghth
Street Working Girls club Its members are little
girls. between the ages OF six and fourteen. They
meet very Monday and Thursday at $3.50 O'Clock.
No 2.2 West Thirty eight hist, and one OF the
and helps them to amuse themselves with music
and games. Kitchen gardening. taught by an ex-
pert teacher. IL the most popular or all, and the
little girls learn valuable lessons in housekeeping
and thoroughly enjoy Themselves at the same time
The annual meeting OF the Consumers League TO
be he'd on February l. will probably mark the be.
ginning OF new epoch in the history OF that body
with the passage OF the bill providing for the inspec-
ton OF the drygoods shops ~ the Boar OF Heath
and the regulation OF the hours OF work, sanitary
conditions. and the employment OF children. the work
Of the league was considered by some Of the mem
bers to be practically accomplished Mrs Charles
Russell Lowell who has been president OF the League
ever since rs organization six years ago. has de-
cned to be candidate for reelection She will
probably DE succeeded by Mrs Frederick Nathan
and the league will cooperate with the Consumers'
Label League in developing an effective demand for
goods bearing he union label The workers claim
that demanding the union label ia the most effective
way In which consumers can assist In bringing about
fair conditions for the producers paid secretary
Consumers Leagues IN other Giles are among the
other changes proposei Such leagues have recently
been organized n Philadelphia and New-Haven.
The Civic League. which died an untlrne.y death
last summer has Left behind IL more tangible evi.
dence OF its existence than usually survives a So
ciey fatally afflicted by hamilton 1t has an active
child in the City History CLUB. which has branches
scattered over the city. than thirty OF which
have been organized within two years. The obec, OF
the City History Club Is 10 arouse popular interest
in the history OF the city OF NewYork In order that
s traditions md possibilities may be better appre-
ciated and the Civic life OF tho community purified
AMI upllfted. cours- OF study covering two years
mas been laid OUT; The Dutch and English colonial
periods and the War OF Independence considered
in the first year After that the students take up the
American period and learn much about II as can
be acquired IN night a week. Two OF these clubs
meet at the College Settlement in R!vington-st.
TWO others at the University Settlement and two al.
| the Hebrew Institute. Others meet at boys clubs
clubs have branched out. as II were, or perhaps It
would be more proper TO say that the executive
council composed Of prominent society women.
have planned extension OF the work. A course
of four public lectures illustrated by stereopticon
views. will be given during the winter in conjunc-
ton with the Board OF Educators free lectures,
and normal class has been organized for the pur-
pose Of training men and women who willing
to devote some OF their time TO taking charge OF
history clubs. Miss Annie Ware Ninsor an in
structor at the Brearly School. is the teacher OF
this class. series of leaflets. describing and CIV
ing the history of different localities have been
the departures the walks and rides
planned for the spring and summer when the
classes. accompanied by their teachers, will visit
the clty's famous old landmarks.