Arizona republican., 1912-01-31
HOW WOMEN MAY
Be SELF SUPPORTING
Industrial Glasses Taught BY Miss
Jacobs at the w. c. T. U.
Building.

Few people appreciate the work
that is being done by Miss Flora
Jacobs in the Industrial department
of the w. c. II. L. in this city She
| is devoted to her work of teaching
women and girls those useful arts
that will enable them to he self
supporting when confronted by emer-
gency or when they elect to live by
their own efforts and enterprise rath-
ct than as dependents. She was thus
employed in Los Angeles for a long
| time and during the last year has
been doing similar work i'm Phoenix
In most cities the work is carried on
! in connection with the Y W. c. A.,
| but as Phoenix lacks such an insti-
tuition the W. c. T. L. has stepped
into the breach.
| Miss Jacobs teaches several lines.
millinery. sewing. domestic economy.
| with practical cooking classes. etc.
Last evening the millinery class fin
| ished the work of it's term, and the
occasion was one of social rejoicing
as well rs of achievement. Several
/ visitors were present and compl-
mented Miss Jacobs highly on the
ting To- express their admiration for
! the good work OF her pupils. who
/ have learned as much in six lessons
as many classes acquire in ten les
sons The method of organization
is for each applicant for any depart
ment To join the class at cost of
/ 50 cents for annual dues. which money
goes into the building fund. Then
there is an additional charge Of -
cents for each lesson. part Of which
\ goes to the purchase Of materials.
| What 4 very little money. close APP
/ plicatiOn and ordinary clevcrness will
/ do is nicely shown by the millinery
J class. The members are taught the
/ science of building a hat from the
! foundation, the making of the frame.
wiring. covering. and the mlnufac-
/ ture of the decorations that are used,
such as artificial flowers. The care
/ of and curling ostrich and other
| feathers is taught. as well as nu-
merOus other details of the millinery
| business. Last night each member
| Of the class completed the hat on
| which she had been working and the
| creations were no ordinary "hacka-
! bouts" but stylish and well made
headgear such as would command the
attention of fat pocketbooSs in
store window.
! In the same way the sewing class
/ is taught and for equally as mex
/ pensive tuition. When a class fin
ishes Il course each member has a
( completed garment well made as
proof of her skill. Miss Jacobs has
had valuable assistance in her work
from Mrs Zimmerman. the super
intendent Of the W. G. T. L. build
/ ing
Last nights assembling was in the
nature of a special meeting and had
it's social features as We'll The song.
Dew Drops Of Love" the words and
music Of which We're both written
by Miss Jacobs, was sung by Mrs.
| Summers. accompanied by Mrs.
Shedd II was the last meeting to
be held by the class until the spring
meeting to be held March LIST. As
a souvenir of the occasion a hand
some bunch of artificial violets made
10y Mis- Miss Jacobs was presented
/ to Mrs BraXton. a Los Angeles Wis
itOr who was present. Representa-
tives of the W. c. r. L. present were
Mrs. BraxtOn of Phoenix, Airs. Banks
and Miss Clifton. The members of
the class were Mesdames Peek. Wells.
Summers. McGinnis. HerTig. Witten
meyr and Mcclellan. and Misses Os
lesby Womack. Golden. Raley and
Wise Flashlight pictures OF the class
had previously been taken.
Miss Jacobs is much loved by her
pupils. a fact that has made her
work easier than it would otherwise
he She has spent many years in
EthiS field of usefulness. After four
years of service as Il de1cOnness in
! Kansas City she came To Arizona,
where she labored effectively in the
Methodist Mexican training school
for girls