Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-10-12
ST. JOSEPH'S INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
An Interested Report az the Meeting OF St
JOseph's League.

An Interested Repurt az the Meeting OF st.
JOseph's League.
The quarterly meeting Of st. Joseph's
League for Colored Missions was held
Tuesday at the school hall of st.
Joseph's Home, Eleventh and French
streets. The meeting was opened with
prayer by the Rev. L. j. Welbers. j.
Smith Brennan, the secretary, was
unavoidably absent and John s. Rossell
acted in his stead.
Father Wefbers reported that there
was every reason to be grateful for the
progress made during the last three
months. steam laundry SO much
needed to lessen in some way the
arduous labors of the sisters, is now
in working order. Humanity speaking
the Mission suffered serious loss in
Father McCatfery, who on account of
his poor health was obliged to go to
Natchez, where st. Joseph's Society
opened new mission recently.
Father Welbers reviewed the last
three years of st. Joseph's Industrial
School at Clayton. The year 1886 was
taken up in erecting number of
suitable buildings and with all the
work required in tins task, it was i'm
possible to start any trade. Tho build
ings we're completed in July, 1897, and
on the 9th of that month the insti-
tuition was dedicated with appropriate
exercises amidst vast concourse of
distinguished men of the State Then
printing, shoemaking and tailoring
were started and IN these departments
considers able progress has been made
Since The printing department is per-
haps the best equipped between Will
mington and Norfolk. Last May a
cabinet making department was added,
fitted out with complete set of the
most modern machinery. Quite a num-
Der of boys receive here instruction in
all kinds of wood working, including
drawing and carving. Samples OF
carving done by the boys were ex-
hibited To the members of the league.
The engineering department is pre-
sided over by first-class manager.
An opportunity is given for the pupils
to become proficient in attending te
steam boilers, engines, steam pumps,
gasoline engines and not air pumps.
This department is fitted out with al
the necessary appliances to do all re-
pair work. Recently an electric iight
plant was installed. 1t was thought
that this way of lighting the shops
would reduce the danger from fire to {
minimum, besides giving the pupils al
opportunity to become familiar will
electric power. As further precautior
against fire the large new steam puml
with capacity of 100000 gallons
day has been provided with attachmen
to pump directly into the fire plug
and hose. The gas machine had no
given satisfaction, but recently it wa
put in working order again and nov
with the improved burners, the churci
and dwellings are lighted very salts
factorily. 1t was long thought tina
one man could not effectively retail
charge of two institutions, 36 mile
apart, and hence week ago the Key
Thomas B. Donovan was placed IL
charge OF ST. Joseph's Industrial
School in Clayton. Father Donoyal
has worked very successfully in Wiz
ginia for the last three years, am
there is every reason to believe tina
under his management the industrial
School will make still greater progress
! in the future.
, After the report had been made
general discussion was held as to tn
, best way of meeting the increasing OK
nenses Of the work. Many expresse
themselves as well pleased with tn
progress already made. The meetin
, ended with prayer by Father Welber'