New-York tribune., 1903-04-25
WORK OF SMALL FOLK.
Pleasing Exhibits Under auspices
of SeUeraL CiUic Societies.

The assembly room Of the University Settlement
was the scene ot a hUsy and happy company OF
workers and visitors yesterday afternoon ano even
Ing number of associations more or less ailie7
n the object Of their efTorts-the City History
Club the League for Political Education. the Pub
lie Education Association Woman's Munlclpal
League the wornen's Auxiliary TO the Civil Ser
vice Reform Association. the Consumers League
and the New-York kindergarten Association-are
there holding a joint exhibition Of their work
The walls are draped with flags and bolts OF rec
white and blue bunting. and the decorative "orh
If the kj16ersartens and city history clubs is ef-
fectively arranged in panels between The latter
organization has fine display OF the notebooks
and portfolios supplied by its numerous young
members. The membership now NUMBERS nearly
three thousand and hundreds of the portfohos
have been sent in the competition for the prizes
These portfolios are filled with cuts ano pholo-
graphs showing the growth and change IN hls'ot''
parts Of the city. pictures OF men ano women "a
nous in its annals and original descriptions OF lhe
persons places and illustrated Many OF t1e
competitors are small boys and girls whose only
source OF information is the public school
The display Of work among the junior classes
does great credit TO those who inspire and guice
their efforts. There IS exhibit. too, OF o q
prints engravings collected by members OF me
club. and the club game. played somewhat after
the fashion of the old game Of authors, giving a
cornpa ratively complete outline Of the city lie
from the beginning. is also offered for sale Inc
club song too. with music by Frank Darnrcsch
was displayed for sale. and sung during the
afternoon by members Of the club a dimInutiVe
rneraber OF Charter Club No l. Jules c Silve"nan
acted sg sub-raster OF ceremonies and general
bureau Of information for all visitors interested IN
the clubs exhibits his pride in these being ap-
parently boundless and his fund Of Information IN
exhaustible For the making Of good and loyal
citizens the City History Club seems to have Is
covered the s7eediest and most effective method
The kinderearten exhibit of representative work
from the twenty-three schools is one Of general in
terest showing the efforts principally Of toddlers
OF three and four years Especial interest attaches
10 the fact il is all free work entirely inde-
pendent Of suggestion or assistance from the teach
er II includes everything from the simplest cut
ting folding and pleatlnS 10 the moCeiIIH5 Oi
flowers and animals There are some ralher SlaI
ffeIces of -Fe cjrclIs in clav The trunks OF some
Of be eepianfs trail for several lengths Of their
bodies OF the ground. and one or two cai1els con
sist Of huge hump, 70 the various sides OF which
four minute legs and infritesr,al head are at
1ached. The pin and sti tx houses. the crayon
depletion Of everyday scenes showed lnoiVIoa1I i1
ten tuition 10 mean corlJrloiltloH 70 tne Il'dAs u
e citizen" the aim OF the allied exhibitors. n
The Wonal's Auxiliary TO the Civil service re
form among whose officers are MS. " n clS Sc5sI
felia Mrs. {. r. Lowell. Mrs Winthrop CoEoln'
S-es TIissbrTh / cary Mrs Noah H. Chapman,
Mrs A G Norgie II N.ss Schurz. Miss Whitney and
Mrs George McAneny. had an Interesting clsp -ay
OF the association literature and special pampheIs
or The essay competition for the annual prizes.
consisted chiefly display OF the materials used
by lis art committee IN making 0eauflIuI the Glass
The Consumers League showed photographs and
sketches Of some Of the conditions under Whlch
s.s Ar15rirsI League. and the League for Political
ESucatEor both fRd tables ful OF lite AZURE ltctL
fFa eyteT. 81 The work during the last year. The
work of the Farm Garden, so sue esfulIy ms
by Mrs Henry Parsons, was also SHOWN ps means
OF several large photographs - -, -.-dz-
Among those whose names appeared on tne regis