New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
ITS SIXTY-FOURTH YEAR.
FEMALE GUARDIAN SOCIETY CELE-
BRATES ITS BIRTHDAY.
PATRIOTISM MINGLEs WITH THE EXERCISES AND
REPORTS AND RESULTS TELL OF
GOOD YEARS WORK

GOOD YEARS WORK
The American Female Guardian Society celebrated
its sixty-fourth birthday yesterday at the Home for
the Friendless No % East Twenty-ninth-st ana
No. 80 East Th.rtieth-st The Home was open all
day for inspection. and the work OF the children
IN It's schools was exhibition. The annual meet
Ing and election were held in the Home chapel at II
o'clock In the afternoon the Home children enter
tanned their guests with songs and Rotations ana
kindergarten exercises, and a cooking class gave a
demonstration OF its skill Luncheon was served at
/ o'clock.
Tho whole building was decorated with flags and
patriotism pervaded the atmosphere. PICTURES Vi
the Maine and OF Admiral Dewey occupied
prominent place In nearly every exhibit exercise
books were tied with red. white and blue rioooh,
and the American and Cuban flags appeared In all
sorts Of forms.
In School No T. No. 22s East Eishtieth-st.'
the wee ones in the kindergarten had cut the hags
out OF paper and children little more advanced
had painted them and had also mnde maps OF inc
United States and Cuba
The election resulted In the retention OF inc
entire oric,ai staff with only change, Miss
Alice walcot being made vice president. In the place
OF Mrs George p. Watts WHO became president on
the death OF Mrs Henry G. Houshton. The other
officers are as follows: Honorary ice-presdcnts
Mrs Harris Wilson. Mrs J. Bowling. Mrs. Dufeld
Mrs Henry Mather Mrs T c. Tanning Mrs
Donald Mrs. Lewis f. Jackson and Mrs. william
A. Harris corresponding and visiting secretary. Mrs
Frank s. Evans recording secretary Miss {. NJ
Hertzell treasurer Mrs. Charles H. Knox assist
ant treasurer Miss A r. Harmon: auditors Will
lam H. lockwood ana Thomas J. Lewis; Board or
COMMUNICATIVE Rev. Or. r @. Terry. the Rev pr.
W r Sabine the Rev. Or. C. L. Thompson. the
Rev Or Edward Judson. DR.. stephen Smith. pr.
H. c. Houghton. Dr. BENJAMIN Lord. Augustus Gay
lord H. W Books,aver. Charles H. Knox and
Ernest d. North.
An interesting report OF tho school work prepared
by Miss Flora Northrop read by Mas Walcot.
The report stated among other things. that the
boys took a great interest in shoe-cohhing. which
/ II ono OF the things they taught. and 90 from
class to class collecting articles 10 work on some
OF them have also acquired considerable skill In
chair Gaming and are beginning 10 make It source
OF income School No. TO- at No. rs Ilew'-st has
acquired such a reputation for reforming truants
that the truant officers bring their worst cases
there. saying that II No 10 canno; reform them
nothing
The society maintains twelve Industrial schools in
as many sections OF the city in which have been
taught -O23 children the year Besides the rcgu-
lar grade work OF thu public primary schools inc
industries OF cooking cohbing. caair-canins. sew
Ing and Venetian bent-wire work nave been taught,
40 that these children gaining practical knowi'
edge tim, will tend to make them better workers
| 70 the school children member ~ the coooAns
class going about and collecting broken shoes be-
fore the class begins number o' the cNalI-c"il'i
have earned money by resetting chairs :or custom
crs The prominence given 20 Industrial training III
tho schools IL largely due the generosity o. Miss
Helen Gould WHO IL greatly interested In this prac-
deal help fOr this class % children
Coming ~ the scholars 30. from the tenement
houses where hard tines always KNOCKING
M the door" they generally IN wreirhed con
. ditOn as regards clothing and Goof. Many pai,
/ chnl confes-cs - having had no breakfast and
/ there would bo no dinner waiting II b" went nome
To NEE this situation each school - supplied fil4y
with fresh bread. and all VINO WI. may say nNo
iuiion loaf IL sent daily until work Is secured OF
sickness IS past During the last year t-fY l.aF'i
o. bread were used md Il barrels 4 oaimea1. an'
saO5 garments with 80 pairs ~ sho"-. were glf"f
out where the teachers IN Their 100 v'f'ts - "
homes ga that they wcre needed. In two 10; th'
schools hot stews w-r" prepared Tor luncheon ono
/ n week Seven kindergartcn- gather The srnnlcH
children IN ard give them happy training IN "rish
IN. treasurer. Mrs Charles n Knox reported A.
bu, said that THIS balance Vas got - arge as J
looked as (, was all the society had 20 depend OF
,or the next three or ,1ur months
Mrs Frank 8 Evans CAV" TIE general annual re-
The Employmen, Committee. Ms y McMunlcl'
tod ~ the work o, the Dorcas Committee. and MIS-
Nor,hrop reported for me publishing dcpar. mont
MISS T. Rowland told o. IN" Chilirens Happ>
Hour club which meets every Friday evening n
tho Home and consists Of the HON" cnilircn.
/ Knowles. president % the Female Chati'Rhl" Soc'
ETY. o, Newark. y. J. made a short address Sh
stated that tho society she represented vas ninety
four years Old. go
blossoms roses. palms ana flags Miss Helen Gon'
WAS present.