Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-19
CITY MISSION BOARD.
EXPLANATION OF OBJECTS OF
THE ORGANIZATION.
written for Virginian-Pnot.)

(Wrltten Tor Hlrglnlan-PIot.)
The recent meeting OF the Norfoll,
| City Mission Board heard interesting
reports of visits to benevolent institu-
tons in the city and letters from mis-
sions in other States.
~ member Of the board OF managers
of the Girls Home explained the plan
Of work OF that excellent institut ton
which accomplishes so much good by
helping girls to help themselves.
The Boys Home was discussed by n
manager and the district nurses work
presented by member of tho Kings
Daughters. The willingness of the va
rious boards to cooperate with the la
dies of the Mission Board was proven
by their nearly invitation to the men,
berS to send to each any cases for
whose aid it provides.
The following written reports were
submitted:
Emmanuel Chapel-Day Nursery
Corner Calvert and Wide streets.-The
| building Is the property of Christ p. e.
Church, and was designed and built for
the purpose. 1t is a small frame house
and the interior Is finished throughout
in yellow pine. On the ground floor are
board room, parlor, kitchen. matron's
bedroom and wide rear porch. The sec
and floor has the nursery, n sunny. airy
room, opening upon roomy. covered
porch "a small bath room and large
sleeping room. The nursery has tables,
cradle, little chairs, stove and n
large cupboard. The walls are gay with
pictures and the cupboard filled with
books and playthings. The sleeping
room contains eight white enamelled
iron cribs and cradle.
The matron has charge below and
cooks the food for the children. a
nurse has charge above and cares for
the little ones. When baby Is brought
in 1t is bathed and dressed clean and
| usually takes nap. When it wakes it
is fed. and plays in the nursery. 1t is
cared for during the working hours Of
the day for penny. Unusually there are
ten babies received every day.
Mothers Meeting-Is held once q
week. There are thirty-two mothers on
the list, Twenty-thr were present
November Sth. They meet at o'clock,
sing and have prayer. They sew UNI
til $3.50. and some one reads to them
from an amusing book The material
Tor the garments they make is provided
by the ladies In charge. Half the gar
ments each one makes belong to her
and half are retained by the managers
to fill mission box which the meet
ing sends away during Lent. At $3.50
the sewing is marked and put away
and tea Or coffee and crackers are
served. Every two weeks Il social is
1
managers is not so much to instruct
in handicraft as to give a couple of
happy hours each week to women
whose lives are otherwise dull and
hard. The manager is now reading to
them the first volume of Give Little
| Peppers"
Cumberland Street School, Colored-
Sewing Classes-The teacher in charg.
is an expert, paid from the John +.
Slater fund. She has two colored as
sistants. There are five grades of in
struction, With 60 girls in each grade.
Each grade sews once q week from
$3.50 to $3.50. Samples Of the sewing OF
each for aNyear are mounted in small
manila paper, books. We saw the first
grade at work. Each child has two
thread cards. with white and red
thread, her thimble. needle and model
or piece OF cloth. All these are kept In
a large manila envelop. with her name
] on 1t. She has q piece of burlap AKA