The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-05

erclses and while one class sews another
Is exercising.
The guild is made up of the Young peo-
pie OF the Sunday school who are over 6
years Of age They are trained in church
work and in plain sewing, making spe-
cialty of garments for the poor. A num-
Der Of aprons for the babies at the Shell
tering Arms have been made. A sale is
held each year to raise money with which
to buy material and other funds are OBJ
tanned from the pennies which the sew
enty-tive children bring every Thursday.
Their is a class in embroidery and one
in Battenberg Miss Leonora Patterson
is director and the guild works under the
auspices Of the Daughter of the King.
The sale last year was so profitable that
the guild was able to give $50 to the altar
which rs being put into the church in
| memory of the late Rev. j. J. Faude.
| The SCHOOL at Riverside held it's clos
| Ing session last Saturday. There has been
| an average attendance Of 235 this year
and the teachers numbered twenty-six.
Within the year the 169 girls have made
| the following list of garments: aprons,
| 1902; towels, so; handkerchiefs, -25; skirts,
! AS gowns, 4; dressing sacks, 2; as we'll
as completing twenty pieces of embroidery.
They have used 400 yards Of material and
| have reason to be proud of their work.
The primary class devoted itself to patch
work and pieced 900 patches which will
| be made into quilts. The boys, thirty
nine of them, made 40 holders, 16 cloth
| horses 9 waists. 5 button strips and 30
| baskets and mats. The class in basketry
was formed by Mrs Laura Tinsley before
she wentto Mexico and has been continued
| by Miss Standish. The cost of the ma
terial used was .$33 and the school is self
supporting as, all garments are paid for
by the children. Mrs. E. F. Pabody is the
superintendent and has served in that
position for over twelve years. River
side IS one of the Oldest industrial schools
in the city and has done a wonderful work
in that section.
Hope Industrial schol was closed the
week before that at Riverside. Mrs. E.
F. Pomeroy has had charge of the school
since its organization. There have been
classes in sewing and embroidering and
in basketry for the boys The number OF
children who registered at the opening OF
the term was 1870. Mrs. E. M. Janney and
Mrs f. H. Hainert were the buyers and
cutters and among the teachers were
Mines. William Weare, j. H. Godfrey, A
Crane, T. Voegeli, Phillips, Beall, Jarvis
H. mickey, Meagley, Lyon F. Pomeroy
Misses Agnes Belden, Emma Carpenter
| Harriet Mcdonald, Nichols, Bracket
Helen Barber, Louise Bayless and the
Misses Moritz.
) A class of 1875 gir1s$meets every satur-
day In AuguStana cnurcn TO sew paLCL
work. make aprons and learn embroidery
Sister Cecilia is director and her assistants
are Mines. J. G. Youngdahl, Bergstrom
5 c.. ]. Peahl, Misses Minnie Sandberg ant
: May Hanson. Once a month the children
t bring refreshments and make a little
y function out Of the gathering. While
Y they sew Sister Cecilia reads about mis-
4 sions and later there is singing II
e Swedish and English. --,.
The women Of Hannepin avenue M. II
S church formerly maintained an industrial
f school at Epworth chapel on Eighth ave
b nue. S. 1t has been closed part Of TIL
g winter but will shortly be reopened unde
e the suoerintendency Of the new deacones
: Mrs. e. M. Winship.