The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-29
SEVEN LITTLE MAIDS FORM
THE GRADUATING CLASS
Annual Exercises of the Girls
Industrial School Held in
Masonic Hall.


Seven little maids sat in a row in Ma
sonic Hall yesterday and looked expect
ant. Zach little maid wore a trim little
frock of blue serge, with pipings OF scarlet
made entirely by her own hands, and the
seven formed the graduating class of the
Girls Industrial School which teaches
hundreds OF little maids of all sizes and
ages the way to sew and cut and nit The
graduating class included Anna Rajah,
Myris Weathers Mabel Meek. Clara Lues-
SOW, Lena Gehbauer. Kinney Watersford
ami Anna Leiss. The class has completed
u two years course in cutting. fitting and
dressmaking under Mrs. J. II. Barnhill.
Across from the graduates sat the seven
members of the frst-year class in dress
making. each one in a blue duck suit of
her own making. At the close of the after
Moons exercises the members OF the two
classes filed 10 the platform where the
graduates were presented with complete
dressmaking charts by their teachers.
Little girls and big girls. with their teach
ers. filed the hall and listened 70 the songs
and recitations which made the afternoon
different from the other Saturday after
Moons Of the year, when all the attention is
conferred on the thread and needle. The
school has a membership of four or five
hundred children. and the work of the past
year has been exceedingly successful in
It's results. though the membership of the
school has fallen short by almost half OF
its previous number because of the difficulty
the children find in the change in its place
of meeting. The school formerly met in
Tomlinson Hall. The list of teachers in
cludes more than one hundred women and
girls, who give their services every Sat
urday afternoon of the winter and fall TO
earnest work in the classes.
One of the most interesting classes in the
under
Coyner. There are one hundred of the
infants enrolled in the class. and though
some of the tots look hardly big enough to
be trusted with needles and scissors, two
of the members of the class yesterday
took prizes offered to the school at large.
The list Of prize winners included Bertha
Buhite, who was awarded a Bible for the
best work in the school; Amelia Gunkel, a
fan for the best buttonhole work; Anna
Norris, picture for the greatest improve
ment, and Ruth Yount, a plate and cup Tor
the best test work. There were also large
number of books presented to the members
of the school who had not been absent a
single Saturday afternoon in the year eX-
cept for sickness.
The enjoyable programme, which gave
the children OF the school unlimited pleas
ure-eSpecially the infants, who sat on the
platform and in their intense enjoyment
frequently became part of the show them
selves-included an address by Miss Elean-
or Kirby, piano solos by Miss Mary KEEL
sey Stone and Frances Mccarthy, recita,
tions by Miss Mayme Roberts, Miss Clara
Schum, Miss Frieda Pink and Earl Rich; a
vocal solo by Miss Alta Malott, accom-
panied by Mrs. r. NJ Hall; duets by Lucille
Howe and Earl Bennett Ida Dickson and
Irene Wamsley; violin solo, Ruth Stacey,
and a cakewalk by two members of the
school.
Next Saturday the members of the school
will be taken to Fairview for picnic. The
stTeet-car company furnishes transporta-
ton and the teachers provide generous
luncheon. The officers Of the school are
Mrs. Frank A. Blanchard, president; Mrs.
d. II. Jenkins and Mrs. II. G.. Thornton,
vice presidents: Miss Mary Deputy, sec
rotary, and Mrs George II. Wrestling, treas
urer The auditing committee is Mr.. John
p FrenzeI the Rev. j. Cumming Smith,
Mr. Clemens Vonnegut and Mr.. w. c.
Hail. There is also a board of directors
which includes the officers with ten men,
bers of the school.