The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-07


Out OF a mission Sunday school. started a
year ago last June by W. NJ. Sloan. the
Woman's Missionary Society of the South
ern NJ. z. Church expects to develop the
Sloen Mission, ct No. 1902 South Seventh
street, into a powerful social settlement.
The work has progressed steadily since
the society took hold of it. Renewed inter.
est has been lent to the enterprise within
the last month by the securing of perma-
nent missionary and superintendent of
the day nursery.
The missionary is Miss Matte Wright and
the superintendent of the day Nursery Miss
Mabel Ely. Both women are experts in
the work, and each of them has given up
much better positions to engage in it,
Miss Eby is the daughter of a Webster
Groves minister. and is a highly educated
woman. After completing the course at a
woman's college In this country, she was
sent to Germany. OF which country her par
ents are natives. She studied in q univer-
sity In Dresden. and afterwards Travelled
extensively In Europe.
Returning TO this country. she became a
governess and took UP the study of children
and their treatment. A month ago a mem
be- of the Board of Managers of the Sloan
Mission learned that Miss Eby wished to
take up work I'm a mission. The establish
msn1 Of day nursery had been frequently
She resigned her position. and week ago
the nursery was established.
UNSELFTSH LABOR.
The salary attached to the position is a
mere pittance by the side of the one she
received while governess. but Miss Ely says
the difference In the work makes up for the
IN vita MISS %rsS The the ms
always ready to answer the call of any Of
their charges.
infants. Most mothers living in that part
OF the city have not learned OF 1t as -'St.
and the largest number of children cared for
on any day SO far was eight. Five cents is
charged to care for a child one day Moth
ers, to place their children in the mission.
must first make application, and the par
the missionary. Should she find the mother
unable to care for her children she SO re-
ports to Miss Eby, and the child is than
received at the mission.
Miss Wright came to this city from Waco,
Tex. where she had charge OF city mission
work. In April she will be consecrated
deaconness at the annual meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Society OF the NJ. E.
Church at Atlanta. Ga. AS deaconness
she viii devote her entire time to the WORK
OF the church
When the women took hold of the Sloan
MISSION u was merely Sunday school.
Me FSuga tneir efforts the Reverend No. q Il
two Sundays of each month. Interest was
awakened. and month ago the entire
building was secured for mission purposes
a free kindergarten is conducted at the
mission five mornings of every week. The
teacher Is Mrs. Spottswood Anderson of No.
2sl2 Washington avenue. Mrs. Anderson is
experienced. having taught for several
years She contributes her services to the
mission, gratis
SEWING SCHOOL
Saving school for girls is CONDUCTED on
NO. 46ll Delrnar avenue. tine instructor of
domestic science at the Eugene Field
School. Miss Ward also contributes her
services. Girls are taught to make all kinds
or garments and instructed In cooking
The mission as yet has not asked for aid
from the Church Board. 1t has the support
OF II. however and has been assured that
assistance will be forthcoming when II is
Managers to buy ground and erect q suita-
pie building when the needs of the mission
demand it.
The president of the Board OF Managers
IL Mrs. G.. 7. Sprnke, who was elected at
the annual meeting month ago. The
other members of the board are women
from the several Southern Methodist
churches of the city.