The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-19
The First Band of Mercy,

Emerson school, Miss E.. F. Whit
more, principal, wins the honor of send
ing in the first list of the Jim Key
Band of Mercy. The children are ex-
ceedingly enthusiastic and 651 signed
the pledge to protect all harmless ami
mails. A number of the children are
absent, owing to sickness and they will
sign later.
Emerson school also won one Of the
a Jim Key contest.
1t is impossible to publish all the
names today, SO only those of the sixth,
seventh and eighth grades are given.
The others will be published tomorrow.
A Room, A Eighth Grade.
Edith Mcclellan, teacher.
rene wilson a 1928
lass G Hawley. 2o4 West Franklin Ioa J. bod
se g eventh street n Dorothy Record s
lin avenue; Edwin r. Cooper 17i2 Nicollet ave ave
| street; Robert George 1873 Laurel avenue: Gen
eva Blodgett, 10 West Fourteenth street; Cert
rude McCaw, 1915 First avenue s: Ruth Hill,
Msybel Arehsmbo: vest Fifte esn a stree
q West Grant; Carolyn Dean, los East Twenty
fourth street; Margaret Barnard, IA East Frank
lin; Alfred J: Freudenfeld. 1907 Fifth avenue S;
Arson Purchase. East Seventeenth street
ford. So Thirteenth street S; Richard Groff, Lake
avenue $; Earl Warner, 1929 Linden; Allen Rud
! strom, 1913 HenneDin avenue: Laurence Ham
1 Vine Rafe Vera Wht E 2o East
nue. s.; Virginia Reed, S15 West Fifteenth street
fiat 46; George P. Getty. Lake Minnetonka
Eachran, 8 Twelfth street S; Chester Moody, 52f
Ridgewood az; Nellie Ryan, 142c Vine place
Willis oH Sref Boy
May Carr, 1877 East Yale place; Bertha Bis
chof. 1873 East Fifteenth street: John Daskam
1924 Mary place; Margaret Gibbons, 1872 Spruce
B Room, B Eighth Grade.
leila Busian, teacher.
Herba Hosford. president, Al Eleventh stree
S; Alice L.: King: secretary. 1886 Nicollet ave
nue.; John H. Macmillan; Jr:,. 321 Clifton avenue
Pierson, 1900 Hennepin avenue; Mildred Austin
! TIA Second avenue Florence Grant, 1852 Nicol
let avenue; Jessie Smith, 1906 Blaisdell avenue
Helen Carpenter, 164 Laurel avenue: Esther Rev
twelfth street S. Emily NJ King. 1885 Nicole
street; Helen Cartwright 17os Nicoiet t a7enue
Thomas Polmstier, 1925 Stevens avenue; Lenor
Bton, 1921 Nicollet avenue; Lillian Townsend
! avenue; Florence Swan. 215 Groveland avenue
rs Willow street; Francis Flaherty. 1923 Laure
/
/ street; Harold Van Duzee, 1914 Linden avenue
| Elsie Purcell, 1921 Lyndale avenue S. Johl
Erickson, 400 Third avenue 8: Margaret New
| lin. 1O2 Thirteenth street s; Frederick P
Wheeler, cola Blnisdell avenue; Kathleen Ward
! 1928 Seyond avenue 8.
| The Prize Stories.
The teachers report there is consider
able misunderstanding among the chill
dren as to the prizes offered by {
jour- for the best essay or story
on kindness to animals. Many of then
think it is necessary to be a Band Of
Mercy member before competing fo1
the prize. .-s.:,. r.
The contest is open to all Minneapo
lis public school children from til.
fourth to the eighth grades inclusive
and it is not necessary to wait to joi1
the bands Of mercy. The ] ourn
wishes stories from all the children
about their own pets or other children
pets, or any little incident Of apprecia
ton dumb animals have shown TO
kindness and love given them. Tn
prize stories will be published Sunda,
and the winners will be sent an orde
to bring to the cashiers desk to Obtain
/ their money. Three prizes will be give1
in each grade. Send in your stories a
once.
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