The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-09

/8rewn were engaged to take charge of it and it was with some trepidation that they opened the school the begin ming of February with the uncertainty as to whether the locality was really near enough the crowded districts which it was desired to reach. The school opened with seventeen children, all Italians except one, and that one the only one able to speak any Eng fish, and notwithstanding the difficult ties to be overcome in the way of lan- guage has steadily grown and is now with it's fifty little ones perhaps the most needed of all three schools. The circulars were sent out in February, 1905, as they had been the year before, and a generous response was made to them. In the fall of 1905 the three schools opened with Miss Bullard and Miss Lum still at Welcome hall. Mrs. Barnes as supervisor both of the Wa ter street school and the one at the Leila Leila day nursery, Miss Brown with her at the former, Miss Batten at the latter school. Mrs. Barnes di- vides her time between the schools and her assistants are aided by seniors of Mrs. Graves school, who come for practice and observation. The three schools provide for 150 children and al though the attendance with such young children is necessarily very variable a great effort is made by visiting the parents to keep it up as high as possi- ble.
 In January, 1906, D. A. Alden, after six years of devoted service as ltreasilr- CT felt obliged to resign his office, and R, W. Chapman, of the Union Trust company, was appointed by the man agers to serve in his place until his election could be confirmed at the an- nual meeting. In December, 1905, very successful Christmas sale was held at the Lawn club, bringing in something over $700, and just now, in February, 1906, circulars have been sent out to the list of annual subscribers and have al- ready met with a warm response. The managers of the association are most anxious, however, to increase the num- Der of annual subscribers and to en- large its work still further A room is still offered the association. at Lowell house and the managers are very de- sirous of extending its work whenever | it's funds warrant it's doing so. The ex- penses of the association at present are 1 $214 per school month, which, with the | rent for the Water street school in the vacation and the necessary. materials brings 1t to the sum of 2,250, or there abouts per annum. This sum was met last year by annual subscriptions amounting to something over $1,2OO, the $723 made at the sale, of which $6S2.14 are included in this years treas urer's report, and there was enough balance from the year before to cover the rest.
 Besides the annual subscribers who, 2S7 in number, contributed last year, tEe board of managers wish especially l to thank the United Sewing circle, ! Dwight Place Bible school, Center 1 Church Sunday school, Welcome Hall Sunday school. Presbyterian Sunday school, St. Johns Sunday school, for | their generous contributions
 Also the Kings Daughters, who sup ply milk for the kindergarten at Vel come hall daily, as we'll as the dolls and toys which give the children so much l happiness on CbristmasHQ
 Respectfully submitted,
 Emily H, Whitney.