The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-02
SEWING SCHOOL CLASSES
Mrs eollard Gives an Inter-
esting Report Of the
Years Work.

The closing exercises of the Mission
Sewing School were held Saturday after
noon in Bergen Hall. Over four hundred
pupils were presents as we'll as the children
of the Home for the Homeless and a num-
Der of visitors. Among the visitors were:-
Mrs. E. F. c. Young, Mrs. James Noe,
Mrs. Philip K. Greene, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs.
Warren. Mrs. Mark Miller, Mrs. Moore,
Mrs. Eyeland, Mrs. Welsh, Mrs. Shanda,
Mrs. John Anness, Mrs. Dickinson and
Mrs. Van Keuren. The Home for the
Homeless by the courtesy of Mr.. E. F. G.
Young were given a special car. A night
shirt, made by one of the boys in the
Home, Frank Sheppard, eleven years old.
was on exhibition with the garments
made by the Sewing School. Mrs. Brice
Collard teaches the children in the Home
on Friday afternoons to sew and they
showed their appreciation Of her kindness
by presenting her with an immense bunch
OF pink carnations. The managers of the
Home presented Mrs. Collard with a
handsome m~alachite tabaret. Addresses
were made by the Rev. DR.. e. a.. StOd-
dard, the Rev. Mr.. Forbes, Captain
Charles Ladd, Mr.. Brush and Mr.. Hoag-
land. Miss Irene Vermilye and Miss Jo-
sephine Tyson recited and the children
sang numerous songs Justify.
Before making her report of the years
work Mrs. Collard presented prizes to the
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the t~wenty-four sessions of the school this
year. Sixty-eight children we're perfect in
attendance this year and received thim-
bies; twenty-one were perfect IN attend
ance two years and received stick pins,
twelve for three years received pocket
books. seven for four years, belts; ten
for five years, umbrellas; one for six
years, a set of studs: cne for seven years,
an oxford Bible. Mrs. Coliard said:-"The
nineteenth year of the Mission Sewing
School ends with a roll of l56 scholars and
twenty-six teachers. Including the sewing
machine teacher. The average attendance
was 80. Twelve teachers have attained
100 per cent.-Mrs. Chevalier, Mrs.
George Mallory, Miss Wayne. Miss M.
Miss e. Collard. Miss ). Booth, Miss Tux
bury, Miss Mary Collard, Miss Adams and
Mrs. Nichols. There have been twenty
four sessions and 531 made. The
new scholars umbe 240.
The school was graded this year, and
before any child was given a garment
she was supposed to be perfected In all
stitches relating to plain sewing, which
forms the number of garments made.
Death came into our midst this winter for
the first time for many years. A faithful
and enthusiastic teacher, Miss Leila Mel
son, was taken from US, and one child,
Agnes Menadier.. A cent is required from
every scholar each Saturday and five
cents is charged for each finished gar
ment. The financial report is:-Pen-
MES, s94.a2; paid for garments. s21. IS; do
nations. $31.4S: total, sl47.35; paid for ma
terials. s127.37.''
Mr.. Collard. in speaking of the work on
exhibition, asked the visitors to notice the
work done by the boys. She said she had
thought boys hands were not supple
enough to grasp a needle and guide it
Alright. She also gave a report of the
Mothers, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. held, rs;
members, 80; mite-bix, $3.50: garments,
$29. 35; donations, 81; total, $685. Penny
Provident Fund, $40. This fund has sew
aenty depositors, who have drawn out 800.
Mrs. Collard was presented with a silver
backed clothesbrush by the Mothers
Club. After the entertainment ice cream
and cake were served to all. -a.6