Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-02

a college. PROF. and it's dollars to dough.
nuts that th9 Val bar girl who marries The
congressmansand Iires the girl who learned
to make the sodS biscuits at the Mission
with her cook. a.
1t was Mrs. Woodbury. who. when the
cooking school was making feeble efforts
Tor educational recognition, maintained that
1t never would be a practical success unless
each pupil was. given an opportunity to do
real work. And that is the principle upon
Whlch she conducts the Mission School.
instead OF the class being compelled to
v1duaa member has finger in the pie.
Taking Turn About.
On Tuesday after the two at the head of
the table had had a turn at measuring the
seasoning, and pounding the cod fish, they
resigned theft places in favor of the next
couple and went down to the foot of the
line There's no danger Of any working
over time, for If a girl attempts 1t she is
admomshed by more or less friendly poke
N the side by the next in line that her time
is up. There is pleasing lack of Formally
IN the classes, although the order is excel
lent. The girls mixed the balls rolled them
into shape, and watched the cooking of
them. with excited attention, ate them with
mods and smacks of satisfaction. Then the
dishes were washed and wiped, the tables
and stove cleaned. This cleaning up pro-
cess Is a, wholesale one, and is carried on
under the watchful eye Of the teacher, and
when every thing is white and shining the
class goes home to practice on the home
Kitchen ranges what 1t has just learned.
And they do it, too. Mothers bring their
testimonies to the mission school. "Eunice
Is different chile since she takes lessons at
de school fur shore, Mis- Lewis" said one
Used to be, jest couldn't keep her doin
nothin'. and now she wants to do it ALL
Bakes all de bread, and makes de rooms
look Jest as neat"
Real Diplomas These.
Another tribute came from a father, a
messenger in one of the departments.
"MabePs mother" he said, was the best
cook in the world, and when she died l
used to hope that our daughter would be
like her. But she didn't seem to take to
1t until after she started to cooking school,
and now-well. you just ought to taste one
OF her omelettes and hear her sing as she
fuSSes about the kitchen"
The mistress of fashionable Massa-
chusetts avenue house sent substantial
cash donation with the following note:
My second girl is about to leave me to be
married., she wrote. Can you send me
the addresses Of two or three of your girls ?
Both my cock and second girl tell me that
they were three years pupils at the mission
school, and l have had one of them for
five years and the other for two
One of the second year girls was en-
ployed to help clean the silver at the
house for which her mother washed. She
did 1t so well that the lady of the house
wondered. questioned and learned. The lady
belng philanthropic and the girl enterpris-
ing, silver route was soon established
and the little girls savings bank is heavy
with larger coins than pennies.
THESE instances are on.y a few Of the
many stones in the monument of evidence
which proves the efficacy of this modest
philanthropic work. Mrs. Woodbury. is
very hopeful Of the permanent establish
ment OF the work she has carried on for
SO many years, under circumstances that
would have discouraged less courageous
woman. AS soon as we are able to obtain
a suitable building" she said, other
schools will be added. such as laundrying,
plain home nursing, etc. If we are able to
raise the money for such a building, hope
to have 1t built in the form of cross, the
wings representing the north south, east
and west, the whole being dedicated to
those who fell in the civil war, and to the
memory of woman's work during the war
A fund in trust for the future has already
been established and the donor. who took
great interest In the school, expressed the
hope that others might be led to follow his
example,