New-York tribune., 1903-01-23
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kindergarten in Philadelphia, has been honored oy
the Philadelphia branch Of the International Kin
derEarten Union which recently resolved to deco
rate the public kindergartens with works OF art
il conuaemoration Of Miss HallowelTs efforts for
their esta bIishrnent In 1879 Miss HalloweH organ
lied the first free kindergarten in Philadelphia in
the James a. Garfield schoohouse, which has re-
Gently been abandoned by the Board of Education.
1lree years later she organized the suo-FrlInary
kindergarteus. In 1897 these were all turned over
n the hoard of Education and formed the nucleus
Of the kindergartens IN the public schools, MISS
HalloweU also founded the Childrens AID oocle'y'
and served il as president for many years
The recent death OF Miss Mary Ann Meade, Of
Brooklyn, removes extremely interesting Per
son Miss Meade the first woman 70 learn the
art OF photography. and the first woman photog-
rapher in New-York City. Before the erection OF
the present Postoff1ce building, she and her two
brothers opened q studio at No. 2S8 Broadway
which they conducted until about 1860 when. her
brothers having died. Miss Meade herself gave up
the business. Famous people who visited New
York were pretty sure TO crop into the Meade
studio TO have their pictures taken and Miss Meade
met through her photography, such personages
as Edwin Booth. Jenny Lind Lester " allack @ t ana
rs3h OF Charles Dickens given TO her by the novelist
gaIierT Miss Meade was born IN London: Engatnd
IN 1926 II was SAID that she never sat Tor pct
lIre after she twenty-five years oio-
A delightful rendezvous for American women IN
E7orfin is the American Women's Student Cluo
,;,l 10 conducted on lines similar 10 those OF the
--z+s. C,'7,b in Paris The club is housed in the
oer+re ~ the American quarter. and within two
blocks Of the beautiful American church no" IN
o.eee ~ erection Here lessons in German and
lectures in German art and literature are gwen wen
Sa+Trdav afternoon tea Is served MTs- ~ ~AndFew
horn women are eligible 10 1nembeTTship. Inc
s1rIIal fee is 81 %. which places the ciu0 WITHIN
reach Of the most impecuhl"us-
~. virginia House of Delegates has just passed
me Cabel Child Labor bill making the employment
0Hs in
+s,+c-,- or manufacturing establishment in that
state Illegal and regulating The EMPLOYMENT % Of
children between the ages Of twelve and fourteen IN
ma r1lfa curing esta blishments
The NIagpie Club Of skagway is occupied this
winter with the history Of Alaska. lightened by
novels accounts of travel and stories relating TO
Tue life Of the country
The watertown tAdass) Woman's Club is the
rioreer in a new philanthropc enterprise in that
,C,7 For the last two years the people of Water
Town have been able through the courtesy of the
WaIthau District Nursing Association, to call q
nurse from the Waltham Training School for
Nurses for short visits. The Womans Club made
the experiment Of hiring nurse from the training
school for the month of December. to give her
tire time 10 the sick OF WatertoWn. The expert
WafertoTn have now formed WATERFOWL District
Nursing Association. the object Of which Is 70 give
trained visiting nurses in their homes
A
will be held in Boston on Sunday afternoon the
new old South Church. In The Womans Jour
nal" of January Il Eliza beth Porter Gould writes
-enderIy Of the gifted ex-president Of Wellesley
College. and the atmosphere Of serenity that en-
zeloped her The family home of the Paluers was
st F3oxford Mass. and here the professor and
Mrs Palmer always retired for a few weeks each
summer To the days spent the broad piazza. in
house snd It's oo aS Grnf gi an the 5uainf window
and he TnfInE ~ s
utes something of the deep peace which seemed
10 underle the activities Of Mrs Palnners varied
useful life.
Mrs. Sarah F. Dick. of Huntington Ind, can be
= bank president if she likes For twenty years
she has served national bank as cashier, and
now The bank having changed hands. she has |
been offered the presidency of new banking in |
stitution 70 be organized in New-York for the es-
pecial patronage Of women Several CAPITALISTS It
is said interested in the scheme, when II is
desired have oficered exclusively by women.
Mrs Dick. it is further said. has decided 10 de-
cline the offer, owing TO III health
A geological tea is the name OF a new form Of /
diversion recently invented in England The Zoology
consists in badges be originated and worn bS |
the guests each badge 10 spell the name Of some |
bird beast or fish in anagram or rebus- FOR IN |
stance q woman VINO inpersonates the deer does SO
by wearing small pitcher marked at an e3or- 3o-
n bv sporting a Christmas cracker. Pointer II |
MADE by compass; Hanatee: by picture o. a |
20 -ers3n guessing correctly the greatest number
Eenious badge receive prizes.
z-,~a tdvaras cook who drives to the palace |
d.. - hsnsorn al Il O'Clock every day. and again /
e IN evening dress at o'clock is really d |
~ r--o achieved distinction IN The arr OF cook
-. t4sl re acl.nowieuE.s .ne e77tatte aolAis Q. |
rs "a ,f - vcr.eu to originate IN this line,
but the royal chef says that ms woeen ora9i9
. = Il sslery o. z 90. !