New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-25
THANKSGIVING IN NEW HOME.
WORK OF AMERICAN FEMALE GUARDIAN
SOCIETY AND HOME FOR THE
FRIENDLESS

Thanksgiving turkey. with all its trimmings, will
make happy the 155 children Of the American Fe-
male Guardian Society and Home for the Friend
less Thursday The sixty-ninth Thanksgiving
celebration will be observed with a bouutiful din
ner at noon, after which the children will enter
tain their friends in the chapel of the new home,
No 1856 Woodycrest-ave.. near observation-disclosures
sixty-frst-st- Singing and recitatons viii be given
under the direction of Charles H Knox and the
Rev. J. Brewster Voorhees, of the Highbrtdge Re
formed Church. will make address. The rooms
and dormitories will be open for inspection sale
OF fancy articles will be held the proceeds to be
for the benefit of the home
The building. which with its site $685.,
600. made possible by the sale OF the old site
OF the home, No % East Twenty ninth-st- and
NO. 30 East Thirtieth-st, and by the gift from
Miss Helen NJ. Gould OF $4,000 and the gift OF
$4,000 from another friend It has been finished
and furnished without mourning any Indebtedness.
For the furnishing many gifts, ranging from s25
10 $780, have been made Forty-six rooms fur
nished by special gifts
The society. however. needs enlarged means to
meet the running expenses and earnestly appeals for
funds Gifts OF money, clothing and food for the
children viii be gratefully received The society Is
also anxious TO raise endowment fund, the in
come from which would be assured. A beginning of
amount win be largely increased There is need
for the endowment Of beds IN perperuity. Three
refuge and support for some homeless and friend
less child. These beds may be endowed in memory
sc The e3dFs s Of the home receive board and
fiassess-oaSket weaving and woodworking for the
hgyS. for the latter of which Miss Gould has fur
Uished the work benches and tools and cooking
and sewing for the girls. Mrs. Russell Sage has
The society maintains twelve industrial schools
tor the citys poorest chidren-over seven thousand
oelug enrolled in them last year. These schools
are ar No. 4l8 West Forty-frst-st., No. IA West
No. S8 East OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES No 543
East OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hird-st. Nos 2e5 and 227
last Eightieth-st-, No. 421 East Sxtieth-st No
56S East Elghth-st., No. 259 East Fourth-st No.
% LeVisst. No. Willett-st-. and No. 50 Rutgers
81 The Thanksgiving celebration Will be held in
most or these schools Wednesday, visitors
are cordially invited Gifts Of money and provisions
VIII help the children 70 appreciate the Thanksg1v-
ing spirit In each OF these schools four industries
are tauEht-cooking. sewing. basketry. chair-can-
ing. Cohbing knife work
-, ne society owns Two Of its school buildings
iHN others being rented II is greatly desired that
-.se or more modern school buildings be ed
The cost would be from $40 900 to $50 600 each
GIFTS may be sent Mrs. Francis NJ Weeks
PRESIDENT Or the society; Mrs s. Z. Hauock treas
Lrer. or Mrs, David McAIunigle chairman OF the
dh@i'Ass1ying committee, az No. 956 Woodycrest-
ave-, except provisions for the schools which
should be sent TO the school addresses