The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-08-06
BANNER YEAR
Several Records 5 Shattered During 1. Fiscal Period
Attendance Figures Almost Doubled in Four Years Teaching of Home Economics Makes f1eadway--- Leaders Display Enthusiasm for Work

Attendance figures show that B0.ls9 girls attended classes at the Waterbury Girls Club this year, an 1ncrease of s.7so over the preced- ;1ng year, 1e,S95 over 1929-So; 1T, ,Si1sover 192s=ses s4.003 over M927-2s; 36,367 over 1926-27, and s1s.O95 over 1925-26. These sta- Rftstics, appearing in Miss Kathleen SGr0Wiey's annual report for the 1931-32 year tends to show the at- tempt of the organization to keep itseif sensitive t0 the social needs and changes of the city in meeting with huccess, because the increase inf attendance and membership has beena steady one.
 One thousand, one hundred and fwenty-seven visits to the five cen- ters were made and contacts with outsiders numbered. 754. Collecting ciothing, givinggit out where most needed. finding work and other similar activities were increased this year.
 Ability and. age of club members were the factors which were con- sidered In the number of girls as- Signed to each leader. Twenty-Five hours of teaching per week was considered the maximum for effec- live, work. Thirty-two hours was the amount of teaching times on an average, of full time staff mem bers, but they had other responsi- bilities; such as, buying, consult fne with part time teachers, an- swering telephone calls requesting Information, etc.
 p3 Teaching home economies Is ffeid in education which demands many teaching supplies. In addi- ion to equipment necessary for good teaching there. must be a constant supply of dish, towels, dish cloths, cleaning supplies, patterns, scissors, needles, pins, as well as Illustrative material. A generous board of directors has given our sfasses much to be thanked for; xare- e-Iaeayenworth Girls Club helped by placing a beautiful new range in dur largest kitchen, while the members of the Waterbury Lions club. whose desire to be helpful has not failed us for five years are planning to give us an electric re- friperator. whose value as a me- dium of training in the cooking cjo sSes at the LeavenWorth House cannot at this moment be fully estl- mated.
 During the past year the club purchased 9,573 yards of sewing f1aterial in Waterbury. An cleo tric mixer for the coming year IS headed. along with a kitchen cabi- net for brooms. brushes and clean in9 supplies, and small electric fish washer. This with the elec- ffic refrigerator is the goal the Club aim in the furnishing of the Kitchen in the home.
 Club members were given train ing in:
 s0fhe' sewing machine-its use and Care. g@ :esr
 fUsing patterns and altering them when necessary.
 The making of every type of gar ment from underwear to the tall- ored suit or dress.
 How to choose a suitable, be- Coming as well, as beautiful gar Isient a 5Et
 sTTTte' principles of fitting.
 st How to judge textiles .,. T How to choose patterns that Will dfSSulSe ugly llIleS uhu oiAh6 o"' the beautiful ones.
 Articles completed numbered D. TIT in comparison to 3.576 for the preceding year. Of these l,554 werA dresses. Through the gen. erosity of Mrs Pomeroy and the Lions club $75 worth of material were destributed to girls too poor to procure their own.
 hoS nrnyon tn he so sjopular that the only reasons we did not have twice as many cook irfg classes instead of our 19 were lack of facilities for meeting and money with which to pay leaders.
 The basketball 1931-1932 tour nament ended in tie all around each team. Washington Hill Brooklyn and North End winning and losing two games each. The baseball championship went to the Washington Hill girls.
 Swimming classes have been as nopular as during former years
 Miss Anna l.. Meehan. director and leader of the eleven junior and two senior classes and Fritz KIanbt, leader of the Thursday evening, are very generous with their time.
 ofThe money the girls realized from the Athletic association was spent wisely, $45 being donated tc the Milk Fund. and shoes being purchased for some of the younger members.
 Another example of the generous spirit of many of the members is shown in their willingness to be called upon to help in the swim ming classes. to entertain the fresh air children in Watertown and foui members, Mary Birmingham, Anr F. Danaher, Katherine Byron ant Rose Diorio made 132 glasses oi 5elly and jam which were giver