Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-04
ABSORBING TALK
TO CLUB WOMEN
Miss Martha Berry, of Georgia,
Tells of Far-Reaching Work
of Schools Before OAR.

It's almost like fairy tale - the
growth and usefulness of the Berry
Schools of Georgia, as told by Miss
Martha Berry, the founder of this
great educational movement for the
country boys and girls of the south.
Saturday afternoon in Parlor c, of
the Penn Harris. sixty club women
of the city gathered on invitation
of Harrisburg Chapter Daughters of
the. American Revolution to meet
Miss Berry, listening with breath
less interest to her wonderful story
so beautifully told.
Miss Cora Lee Snyder. regent of
the chapter introduced the guest of
honor, who comes of distinguished
Revolutionary ancestry and is Il
member of Xavier Chapter, d. A, Il.
of Rome, Georgia.
Miss Berry spoke of the small
beginnings of these schools starting
with gathering the youngsters about
her for Sunday services, teaching
them cleanliness first of all, some
thing they never felt the lack of.
AS the children increased in num-
bers Miss Berry, sseeing a large
field of usefulness, organized reg
ular school with trustees and
teachers, giving for their use a large
estate left her by her father and
devoting herself to the work.
Housework, home-making, simple
industries for the girls have extended
to large industrial plant for the
boys. They make all the furniture
used and care entirely for the large
dairy and farm, work in the laundry
and get a good all around education.
Berry is really one of the finest in
dustrial schools of the country.
When graduates of the school
marry, as they so often do, they
are given 100 acres of land to DEM
onstrate in a lively way their teach
ings. Berry always likes to keep her
girl pupils for six years and the
men for eight years, fully equipping
them for useful life work. Teachers,
physicians, nurses, have all gone out
from Berry to show others what it
has done for them, so it's influence
is far-reaching.
Five hundred Berry boys were in
the war in various capacities, many
OF them never coming back and
although Miss Berry herself, was
offered an important position by the
government she felt that her work
was there and remained with these
young mountaineers who are so dear
to her heart.
Gifts From Friends Here
Berry schools are supported en-
tlrely by voluntary subscriptions,
and draw no funds from any de-
nominational or public source. Club
women throughout the country are
pleased to send gifts now and then,
among them Harrisburg Chapter,
d.. A. r., which endows a day there
once year.
AT the close of Miss Berry's talk,
a number of persons. made gifts to
the school in which they cannot fail
to have renewed interest. The
ladies all had the pleasure of greet
ing Miss Berry personally and en-
Joyed tea and French pastries after
ward.
Among those present were: Mrs.
Henry Mccormick, Miss Caroline
Pearson, Mrs. George Preston Mains,
Mrs. Robert II. Thomas, Miss Clark,
of Mechanicsburg; Mrs. Torrington'
Mrs. Alfred Aughinbaugh, Mrs.
Charles ]. Wood, Jr., Mrs. M. w.
Jacobs, Mrs. Chris A Hibler, Miss
Ellen X. McCulloch, Mrs. Charles
Huber, Mrs. Rudolph X. Spicer, Miss
Katrina w. Pfouts, Miss Helen c.
Clark, Mrs. Samuel w. Fleming,
Mrs. M. b. Gottschall, Miss Glenn
Gottschall, Mrs. c. M. Rhodes, Mrs.
Henry c. Holloway, Miss Bryson,
Mrs. William Morrison, Mrs. James
b. Carruthers, Mrs. w. Sherman
Steele, Mrs. A. M. Lindsay, Miss
Grace McClintock, Mrs. Fred Mo-
Clintock, Mrs. Charles A. Bergner,
Miss Eloine Bergner, Mrs. f, Roy
Croll, Mrs. A. Boyd Hamilton, Mrs.
ii. G. Crane, Mrs. Cameron Baer,
Miss Minnie A. Lemer, Mrs. David
s. Funk. Mrs. Harry Hench, Miss
Elizabeth Kerper, of Charlotte
County, Va; Miss Mary r. Reckord,
Mrs. b. f. Blough, Mrs. j. b.
Losey, Mrs. Gulies Flower, Presi-
dent of the Carlisle Civic Club; Miss
Genevieve Kelley, Mrs. George Beale,
Mrs. Prescott, Mrs. Frederick II.
Marsh, Mrs. David j. Reese, Miss
Nancy Martin, Shippensburg; Mrs.
Keats Peay, Mrs. William B. Gray,
Mrs. Samuel u. Shope, Miss Minnie
Mickey, of Allentown.
Miss Helen Gerdes, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Gerdes, 1925
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