The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-15
THE PEOPLES
SETTLEMENT,

lle only one IN Ine CITY, was opened
on the corner Of Taylor and Church
streets, last November and is rapi dly
growing and doing most excel ent
work
The Sangster Club, which began
with seven young women, has now
an enrolment of eighteen
The Otis Club has membership
Of over fifty little girls.
The Boys Social Club numberssIx.
teen Thes: clubs meet once a week
their object being to EN- brace the ed.
ucational as well as The social side of
HE. They elect their own cflicers
and conduct their own business meet.
lngs, thus learning early the art OF
government.
The Sangster and OTIS Clubs spend
two nights out CT the month in sew
Ing, the other evenings being given
TO lectures or socia! enjoyments Miss
Elfe Graf, graduate of Wellesley
College, meets regularly with the
sangs terClub, drilling them in physi.
cal culture and physiology. Miss
May Thompson, a former graduate
Of Womans College, Baltimore, has
opcneda class In singing in both clubs
There are given, now and then, sim.
pie lectures on travel zoology, as.
tronomy and botany, bringing with
them store Of knowledge which is
highly appreciated aud enjoyed by
the hearers.
The Sangster Club is preparing
for rummage sale which it will
have the last Saturday in this
month. The money reallzed from
this as well as that received in a
former Christmas Aale is TO be used
toward defraying expenses Of a
weeks outing as body this sum.
mer They are also N aking ready
for their first neighborhood recep.
tion. which will be held next month.
These clubs are by no means self-
conferred. They each have their
regular dues, but are taught 10 use
part OF them toward helping the
sick and needy. and often 70 as a
body to take baskets OF eatablcs
and clothing to the unfortunate,
truly fulfilling their motto, "For
others. not se,t." and shedding
abroad the feeling of cheer, rood.
will and geniality with their very
presence. ThuA aside from being
taught to help themselves, they arc
accomplishing much In quiet way.
The Boys Social Club, alter short
business meetings, is drilled three
nights in the month by Capt ain
Blacklord Of The Wilmington Mill.
tary Academy. They are saving
their dues and working hard to ret
uniforms. Two weeks ago through
the klndness Of friends, they were
given a stereopticon lecture. Some
idea OF boys earnestness in their
work might be gained BY the fact
that several sold over one hundred
tickets each for this lecture. Thus
the club realized something over
SIS 10 be put into the fund for their
suits. The remaining night 10 the
month they are also given lectures
on different helpful subjects and
are soon to be drilled in debating.
argument and taught basket.wcaY-
ing.
The cooking class which was
opened last November, aud met
Saturday afternoons. has Just fin.
lshed three months course in
which it has done excellent work
under the able direction OF Mss
Alice McLear, who is studying at
nrexel Institute, PHILADELPHIA.
The lessons were most prac,lcal.
cons sting oil first, the making and
care OF the fire, classification aud
combination Of foods, lessons on
starch. meats, batter. stews. eggs.
fish, bread, cake and laying Of
table. The object Of this course IN
plain cooking IS 10 supply a kuowl-
edge OF the nature o. food and its
proper combination for wholesome
cooking. This class was attended
by some OF the Sangstcr girls, who
expect 10 put 'her knowledge thus
learned ITO practical use during
the CLUBS "acatiou this summer.
The kindergarten was opened
the fit 81 o! this year and is gain
ing fast under Its competent teach
er. Miss EN- Wilson. 1t is the aim
Of this department to strengthen
the connection between the kin der.
; garten and home, and 10 foster
closer sympathies between parent