The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-21
SOCIAL SETTLEMENT WORK.
What Has Been Done at Frat rnity House
the Past Year.

account of the past years work, as we
receive subscriptions, aud gather helpers
from almost eysry religious denomination
in the city.
The work Of the executive committee is
divided into departments, each under the
supervision of some one member. as fol-
lows: Mrs. Ed ward G. Jordan, Mrs. Ly
man Nelson, Mrs. F. L. Storer, Mrs. j.
G. White, Mrs. W. d. Smith, Miss Maud
Washburn and Miss Charlotte M. Morton.
The sewing school, which enrolls one
hundred and sixty-four girls upon its
lists, and devotes every Saturday fore
noon to its work, opened on November
9th and closed on April 23d. Average
attendance, ITO; number of garments
finished, 276; with the following teach.
ers: Misses Milliken, Weston. Dorrance,
Gould, Bessie Varnum, Lyman, Loveitt,
Tappan, Chase, Green, Boothby; Mrs.
Libby, Kendall, Haskell, Prince, How
land, Storer. Grant. Staples, Gilman,
Lord, Boothby, Kelsey and Mrs. Bean.
Also, a portion of the winter. or as substi-
tutes:, Mrs. james De- Fessenden. Mrs.
Harris. Mrs. Virgin, Mrs. Walker. Miss
Clarke, Miss Fox, Miss Cunningham N and
Miss Burgin. $50 VA
This seems large number of teachers,
but when 1854 pupils are on the rolls, and
each child needs personal supervision, the
executive committee reports that it.
would gladly double the number.
Glasses of older girls in cutting were
conducted by Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Nelson
and. helpers one evening each week,
Gifts of material, and deduction upon the
price of goods, even below wholesale
rates, were made us by interested friends.
This department requires larger outlay
as regards expense than any other one
conducted.
The electors are: Mrs. Neal D. Smith
and Mrs. Lyman Nelson.
The Fraternity House cooking school
WAS organized November 18th, 1897, seven
girls present. The number increased
weekly, until the capacity of the kitchen
limited further extension, and Miss Belle
Brown, assistant. kindly consented to
take another class. Had one happened In
upon us on q Thursday evening, from Z
to O'Clock he would have found a happy
group of girls, in long aprons and caps,
deep in the mysteries of cooking. sggs
The pupils were taught practi cal cook
cry. something of the chemistry and
combination of foods, varying with the
seasons, how to buy and what to buy;
how the most nutritious foods may be
OF tanned for sums expended; care of food
economy and cleanliness. In fact, it was
astonishing how much beside cookery
that successful cooking must be mixed
with brains; exact. expression; that
spoonful of melted butter is not spoon
full Of butter, melted, could hardly be
accepted until proven by the teacher.
The girls found it no easy matter to slice
bread evenly. They learned that to toast
bread well Is an art, and that we'll
boiled potato is an exception. The many
uses of bread crumbs proved a revelation,
and what to do with "left-overs" really
interesting. We demonstrated the fact
that deep fat frying Is an economy; that
DELICIOUS EOupS lOI d ihusiiJ VI oAA CtsAA ~
made for six cents, and that the appear
ance of food must be thought OF and ap-
preciated. One of our evenings was de-
voted to setting the table and serving
food; and the Christmas week lesson to
candies. During the twenty lessons ITO
dishes were taught, and zO4 were pre-
pared at home by the girls. That they
found these lessons enjoyable | conclude
from their prompt attendance, even COM
ing the night of the blizzard, the one
evening of their teachers enforced abb
sence. Mothers gratefully testified to the
protta deprived from the course. II the
pupils enjoyment equalled their teach
er's. truly they were happy. That they
may find their winters study constantly
helpful, and cookery and household labor,
dienified, lis the earnest wish of their
TEACHER. The director is Mrs. J. G..
White.
The bath room at Fraternity House
was opened for baths Tuesday, November
9Th. On that day, four children from
the Casco Street school awaited them
selves of this privilege The bath room
as been open every Tuesday since then,
up co. and including, May 3lst. The
number of baths given in these thirty af-
ternoons is 268. The same boys came re g.
ularly week after week. On one Tuesday
afternoon, fourteen boys had bath, and
eight had to be refused.
After BATH each boy received glass
of milk and some biscuits. During the
winter, the need of underclothing and
especially boots and stockings was very
much felt. A number of friends contrib
uted clothing which was much appre-
ciated by the boys. At Christmas the
bows were given dinner, which they
greatly enjoyed. On Washington s Birth
dav, they had an addition to their milk
and biscuits, and afterwards sang patr1'
otic songs. After the close OF, the baths,
Cd June 18th. picnic was to have beer
given the boys, but owing to unpleasant
Weather, the boys had their ride to the
Cape and hack, and their dinner after
| wards at Fraternity House.
| The bath room was open Tor girls on
Friday afternoon for two months, during
which time thirty -nine baths " re given
| The director is Miss Maud Washourn
with these a sistants: Misses Iappan
| Adams, Gilkey, Baxter and boyd.