The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-31
CLUBS At: BETHEL SETTLEMENT
Groups OF Boys or Girls Meet Every At
49,. ernoon and Evening for GYM
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The clubs at Bethel settlement have
been, formed for the winter ana there are
few days without a gathering Of children
or grown people. Monday afternoon the
Busy Bees, group of fourteen girls about
13 years Of age, meet for gymnastio drill
under Miss Whiten1ore. u In the evening
the Lincoln club Of eighteen boys is in
university superintends their exercises.
At the same time Mrs. Isaac Barnes con-
ducts an. embroidery class for eighteen
Of the young women.
The B. Q. P. G. Is secret society of
| twelve girls which meets Tuesday after
moons for gymnasium work with Miss ka
libel Chadbourn. In the evening the Ma
rooms have gymnasium work with Mr..
Harsh. There are about ten Of the older
boys in this club. T"' -,
The Woman's Improvement League is
one of the important clubs in the Bethel
day for study and On the alternate week
does gymnasium work with Miss Chad
bourn. Miss Goodsell is giving a series
OF nature talks on the study afternoons.
The club recently visited the beet sugar
factory at st. Louis Park and was Won
derfully interested in the process of trans
forming beets into sugar. Mrs. Mccall
is the new president of the club and the
membership numbers twenty. In addi-
ton to the study and gymnastic work,
the women are busy sewing for fair
which will be held before Christmas.
A new club for a group Of girls, who are
busy during the day, will be organized
Wednesday. evening. It will be a gymna-
stun class with1the social element predom
mating. Miss Louise Sprague has an elo-
cution class Of fifteen girls of about 16
years of age Wednesday afternoons, and
in the evenings she teaches the Wawana
club Of girls.
Nv
girls are in the gymnasium with Miss JOS
lin. They occasionally drop their exercises
for embroidery instruction. The Wash
ington club of sixteen little boys meets
in the evening with Mr.. Lasby Of the
university. s...f.'
Miss Cora Joslin has the Nursery club
Friday afternoonsI It numbers about
twelve little girls, who play games and
! make scrap books for the different his
pitfalls. There are no clubs in the evening
and the time Is kept open for special So
Gals which may be arranged.
Saturday the industrial work occupies
the attention Of every one connected with
the settlement, for. about eighty children
come to be taught to sew. The work of
the year will open tomorrow morning,
but after this weeks gathering the classes
will meet in the afternoon. Mrs. E. D.
Sewall is superintendent Of the industrial
school and is assisted by a corps of wom-
en- from the different congregational
churches. "' u 49,,
The kindergarten, as usual, is overflow
| ing, and Mrs. Mary Woolley has eighty
wee boys and girls to Instruct. Miss Cora
Joslin Is her assistant. The day nursery,
with its twelve tiny inmates, is in charge
Of Miss Elizabeth Taylor. The employ
nqent bureau is a prominent feature Of
the settlement, and through it people
may obtain help for days work.
! Miss Katherine Guthrie is the president
at the settlement, and she has with her
Miss Lillian Varnay and Miss Sadie Fitz-
gerald, a university student, who. is a
strong help in the clubs.