New-York tribune., 1901-03-24

giles with poverty and Illness and vice You VIII
understand more clearly what Is needed for them
No matter how many families have been aided by
us or how many children have grown up the wiser
families arriving from Italy, now children 10 De.
gathered into the schoolrooms. new applications "f
ignorance ~ have found that many OF the chill
dren come 10 US without food In the morning The
breakfast II II may be called, e. frequently
nothing more than wy weak coffee" which is
chiefly hot water and whisky with slight uavor
OF coffee IN H. which Is taken often without even
bit Of dry bread. children thus dosod dun ..d
teach tnem is eonbrG FoTtunetey good frfend
who is able to help US provides a warm dinner for
plentiful supply OF nourlshing soup and bread. This
tends TO brighten the little folks wonderfully. and
more interest and success than those Of the morn
ms LIVING IN sQuALoR.
The homes from which these children come are
squalid and miserable almost TO d"ty descr-p-
tion. One small room. dirty and often dark always
Ill ventilated. usually cccupled "y slN OF TiEht
persons, serves kitchen, sitting room and sleep
ing IN ny Gne u Ivy t%" oSed I3os sr IC for
six or eight additional persons young and Old to
Many families are rag lickers. ana the fo2r OF
the is piled high during n" day with althy
well the and women. Others OF
the grown people take in sew4ns on trousers; ric-
the most poorly paid of all the work they are able
TO do From six to twelve cents Is the usual price
and they supply their own thread besides:
pull out bastings-boys as well as girls-and it is
easy TO see that II child can little by
this sort work ne she IS not to be spared to 90
to school We are obliged to visit the homes fire.
auenty in order to get the children away from
these surroundings for brief time and to secure
o them hours Of schooling each day.
WHY THEY LIKE THE STREETS
As these children grow older they are put
work in factories. At night. after day of hard
and often distasteful work they return TO their
wretched homes where there IS little for
them and nothing in the way Of comfort or recrea-
ton. Can we blame them II they seek for pleasure
and relaxation in the street? Can we wonder that
the brightly lighted saloon and dance hall attract
1t is even more necessary that we should hold
younger. 1t is at this period OF their lives that the
cheerful schoolrooms and the friendly. sympathetic
vation Many of our boys and girls have returned
TO after their school days were over to thank
and bless for the aid We gave them. and the in
The night school. held IN the same building in
of refuge to which our older boys and girls turn
the home" they lack otherwise Here they are
safe from the temptations Of the street. If could
which abound in our neighborhoOd. and the allure
he o Sd wod 70 X9ung @ % the TO pat
better dead than to be left free visit these dives
troductior to life Of drunkenness and crime from
Which many have no power to turn back when once
MORE ROOM is NEEDED
greater facities for accommodating these boys and
girls evenings in pleasant. well lighted and cheerful
material for congenia occupation and attractive
pastimes.
At our night school find the sewing and cook
ing classes are very popular with the girls, while
gymnasium. fairly well fitted up. gives the boys
much enjoyment and proves an incentive TO come to
rather than TO loaf on the street corners.
Feeling the need of these young people for the
lighter forms of recreation and taking into consid
Grafton their love of music and dancing. have
tablished plan for giving them little dance
a month under the direct supervision of their teach
In the assembly hall of the school. These
dances thoroughly enjoyed. and the department
of the children is materially improved by the timely
hints OF the attendant teachers; one evening. or
part OF evening. once a week is spent In singing.
the results of this exercise being shown in simple
csntata produced usually In March or April by the
children.
feel that our boys would be greatly benefited by
q course Of military drill under competent drill
master I live in hopes that some one with the
means TO carry this idea of mine may some time
become Interested In 1t and give the boys this new
pleasure.
TO HELP LITTLE GIRLS.
long a kitchen garden class for the girls: for
a class In millinery for means TO furnish the sew
ing class with efIe materials needed TO keep prop-
erly and proitably employed class of sixty or
more girls. hope that we may In the near future
have new building in which to do the great work
before US more comfortably and extensively. our
to the amount and kind Of work we doing The