Work Of The Sewing School

A SUCCESSFUL YEAR HAS RECENTLY CLOSED

Management Thanks Friends of the School for Their Support

The sewing school closed a very successful year May 10. During the past year the average attendance has been larger than for several years.

We have had less money to use, but more material for garments has been sent up, so we have not been idle for the lack of work. We are especially indebted to the King's Daughters of the Congregational church for their great assistance not only in money, but for their valuable help in preparing work for the children. The latter is a large item when one considers that we have over seventy in our school.

The largest donation was received from Mr, L. Walker, who has for several years collected money in the fall. We never run in debt, consequently must have money before we open our school in October. Mis. Walker is our best collector. We received five dollars from Mrs. Hallett and Mr. J. L. Babcock. Also in addition money from Mesdames Angell, Davis, Miner, Hicks, Zimmerman, Misses Hill, Pease, Noble and many others. The Charitable Union buy some of our garments for the poor and this assists us in buying material. We thank the merchants and milliners for their donations. We would not forget the newspapers, who freely print our items and help us by the good words spoken. We also thank the school board for the use of the comfortable room they give us in the Fourth ward.

One of the happiest days for the children is the holiday dinner which we always give the last Saturday in December. Our friends send in the best of everything for our feast, and a feast it is. If you could all see the happy children you would bear in mind it is a day not to forget.

We have eleven teachers and two assistants. We have missed Miss Marshall, our superintendent in the cutting and fitting department, who has been ill during the year, but she has prepared work at home. Mrs Seybolt, our second assistant, is always with us. The teachers the past year have been Mrs. Wycoff, Pratt, Miner, Slate, Drake, Trask, Chittendon, Miss Bell. Miss Pettee superintends the primary department, has two assistants, Mrs. Eberbach and Miss Pease.

We prepare a good deal of our work during the summer and would ask our friends to send money or material to Matilda S. Brown, Supt., 527 Church street.

May 23, 1902.