The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-03

DRUGGIST. apr-i-s4-S-9
President--Miss Inez A. Blanchard.
First Vice President-Mrs. Frederick
Il. Moore
Second Vice President Mrs Oscar r.
Wish.
Treasurer-Mrs Samuel b. Kelsey.
Auditor-Mrs. John II. Fogg,.
Financial Secretary Mrs. Charles Rob-
erts.
Corresponding Secretary Fred
Jones
Five new clubs were admitted to men,
bership. four of which reported as follows:
The Crockett club for tho study OF
parliamentary law; The Conkhu Glass, q
larger club for the same study; The vii.
lis club for the study of local history
The Outlook club which takes up broad
er historical study.
A committee wss chosen TO arrange for
q new place of meeting for the ensuing
year.
The committee on school decoration
was reelected to continue the good work
so well. began. Mrs George Frye, ohnir.
man of this committee, nade the follow
ing interesting report of the work of the
committe for the past year.
The committee soon after it's election
received generous contribution of 500
from the W. l.. u. with which to com
menoe Its work. Then In the fall Prof.
Ward gave lecture on Greek and
Roman Art" from the proceeds of which
sos was added and was invested in car
bon sketches and engravings, and the
committee started out in Its work of sup
pi ring the needs of the various scohols.
The result Of tho years effort on the
part Of the commute, assisted by par
ents. teachers and pupils, is the addition
OF SO pictures, six busts, three statuettes
and one has relief. There Is now nc
room in the primary and grammar grades
in the city without picture and half of
them are nearly complete. The commit
tee has also sent few pictures to the
three island schools which have not be-
fore been included in the movement.
Mrs. George Moody started the matinee
whist movement by which 90 was secured
for the Mcclellan school and two stain
cites. Another matinee whist was given
by Mrs. Chenery for the Butler school
and car bon of the "Liou of Lucerne'
obtained.
The George Eliot club secured sic foI
the Schoolroom Decoration fund and SIS
was earned at 10 Meilen street At tbs
high school, where Miss Goold mad
charge, q Venus III Milo was secured: q
contribution of $50 was received from
Mrs George II. Quincy of Common
wealth avenue, Boston, in homer of her
husband. who spent his boyhood here
two pictures were added to the Greek
room and a nucleus WAS started in others.
The classes OF 81 and '9S also contrib
uted.
Mis- Goold also had charge Of the Chest
nut street school. Here four pictures
were added, the children contributing
small amounts
Miss Elcer secured IS. 90 at the Butler
school for her bas relief o! the "Singine
Angels'' from the church of San Iran
vasso at Venice.
Mrs. Charlse Flagg and Mrs. George
Libby and the chairman secured three
solar prints for this school. 'Westmin'
ster Abbey. " "Kenilworth Castle and
"Queen Victoria - This school was
also honored by cling chosen as the reoiF.'
lent of portrait OF Frances willard
Mrs. McQuillau and the chairman
had charge Of the Braokett street,
Vaughan btIctt hLU Voep HChuois. nc
other schools envy Miss Carleton her room
devoted to mat rpisoss to which b. s
besn added bust OF Raphael and Rosa
Bonheur's Horsss.
Miss Moulton Of the jackson school,
has occurred bust of franklin to accom-
pany @atts's Discovery of Steam" VIM.
Dennis. one Of the pupils hre has also
Brown secured six pictures for thii
school. The last picture secured was
Thomas Brooks "Ihe Return IF the
Lifsboat.
Miss Irus is waiting patiently for a
new building on Park lsireet and has
gathered a few tine pictures 10 carry with
her Pepates to this new and we hope to
be ideal school house. At Casoo street
one picture has been added.
TIE Center street kindergarten has re.
celved from primary nday school
class of boys at the State street church
through Miss Clark, large Madonna
OF the Chair" Mira. brown, our friend
indeed this year, secretary and everything
eisa desirable, early In the season placed
pictures and cast In the Smaller school,
tn children assisting.
The North school was also provided for
and the committee hons that the time IL
not far distant when Mr.. Psrmsnter and
his assistants may have larger rooms,
better ventilated and better lighted in q
new building.
Last but not least, comes the Emerson
school, which was assigned to Miss
Adams, who, with her devoted teachers
and pupils, has recently earned $3.50 to
oontinue..the work of decorating the build
ing and she Is surely to be congratulated
hese decorations vere begun at the
Smaller school one o. the first to receive a
donation from the committee. Wher
they moved to the Emerson school the
pictures and busts were taken. The OBJ
ject of the work of the ". L. U. from
year to year Is to assist until the schools
themselves can become independent. We
may then say that the Emerson school II
the first to become 80 and will need NJ
further assistance.