Evening journal., 1921-10-28
FETEAT COLORED
GIRLS SCHOOL
Harvest Home Exhibit to be
Held at Marshallton
Tomorrow
MAKE APPEAL FOR
FUNDS NOVEMBER 5

The past summer has been a busy
one at the Industrial School for Col
ored Girls which has been opened
nearly one year and half under the
leadership Of Miss Irene C. West.
superintendent. The girls are being
taught to be real housekeepers. The
trustees are anxious that the public
shall avail themselves Of the oppor-
tunity to visit the school on sstur-
day and see the first annual harvest
home exhibit
The trustees OF the school are
George A. Rhoads. chairman and
treasurer; Mrs. Z. Gertrude Evans
Rose. vice chairman; Mrs Cora
Aiken. secretary; Mrs. Thomas j.
Whiteman. Mrs. George Waters. and
Miss Irene c. West. superintendent
OF school
The Trustees have arranged to
call Saturday November 5 Indus
trial School for Colored Girls Day."
There is an urgent need for $500 to
make some necessary repairs to the
buildings and install a heater. OF
this amount $500 has been given.
The trustees are going to sell blot
ters on which viii be a picture Of
the school. They trust that after
visiting the exhibit the friends Of the
school will help them financially to
have the repairs finished before
cold weather sets in. Any persons
who desire TO help the institution
may make out checks TO George A.
Rhoads. treasurer. $500 Delaware
avenue. Wilmington. The school is
at Marshallton.
II shall endeavo- to make known
the work that has been carried on
at the Industrial school during the
summer months" said Miss West.
the superintendent.
The girls are committed by the
Juvenile Court and the Delaware
Children's Society. We can accom-
modate sixteen girls from nine TO
sixteen years OF age.
I'VE feel very proud OF our truck
patch, which. is conducted on shares
and worked by an efficient farmer
and his wife who market the vege-
tables. Asparagus, peas and lima
beans were specialties OF the patch.
We boast Of taking up 65 bushels Of
white potatoes. fifteen bushels OF
sweet potatoes. $500 cabbages. $500
celery and 100 baskets OF tomatoes.
superintendent as well as the
trustees are particularly pleased
with the hand sewing done by the
girls Of the school. During the hot
days OF July the girls made IA
sheets and 80 pieces OF unbleached
muslin under garments by hand. II
~ eingham aprons and 20 gingham
dresses. The girls have made by
hand 10 hand and tea towels. %
spreads 20 sheets, SO pillow cases
16 under-garments. IA gingham
dresses and u cotton filed COM;
forts beside crochet work and hand
embroidery. The embroidery being
taught by a volunteer worker, Miss
Lena Richardson. and rug making
taught by the matron. Miss Minnie
Brooks. also Miss Elsie Bryant, vol
unteer physical culture Instructor
who trains the girls one hour each
week.
I'VE have enjoyed canning Of l59
quarts OF tomatoes. % quarts OF
beets IA quarts OF wax beans and
made Is quarts OF corn pickle and
is quarts OF tomato catsup.
I'VE rise at $50 a. M, have
phvsical culture exercises, 6 a. M;
Prayer. $50 a. M; Breakfast, 6.4b
a. M: school. $50 to 11.3o a. m;
Dinner. u m; School, 1.So to S.So
n. m. Sewing. $50 to p. m; Sup
per. p. m; Recreation, $50 t'
D. M. Song and Prayers, p. m
10 $50 p. m; Retire, $50 p m
Visiting Day is the first SUNDAY
in each month from 2 to 4 p. m
Mid-week service and SUNDAY
school are conducted by the super
intendent."