Annual Report Of The Superintendent Of The Sewing School

March closed the second year of our sewing RchooL The superintendent and teachers wisb very much to enlist the attention of the friends oí Ann Arbor to our work. We began the year 1886 with sixteen cents n our treasury. At a meeting of the L. C. Union in January, 1886, ït was voted the union buy the clothing made in the school and distribute among the poor of the leveral wards. This has been a great help to us in our school. We hare been able to provide many children with new garments, besi di ■ gi ving them instructioni in sewing which they would find difficult to receive at home. There are at present tea ladies assisting in teaching the children. We meet every Saturday afternoon in Cropsey's hall, to cut garments, and instruct the children in tbeir work. The girls are uot the only ones interested. We have a class of boys who are given instructions in drawing. This branch was introduced two years ago, bnt the teacher lelt the city and it was discontinued. Keoently Miss Mahan has kindiy offered to agsist us and now tne boys have a special icvitation to come to our school. We must again cali on our friends to help U8 either with money to buy our material or furnish us with the material. If our friendg will visit us at the school, they will see (or themselves our needs. The school cannot support itself. During the past year we have reoeived financial aid from Madames Beal, Cheever, Cady, Childs, Falkner, Frothingham, Harvey, Noble, Rathbone, Tripp, Wheeler, Walker, Washburn, Worden Royer, Root and Page. The largest donations have been from the Congregational Sunday school, $10.00, and from Mrs. C. B. Andrews, $5.00. We have reoeived liberal donations in material {rom Madamea Bacb, Codington, dementa, Fresco, Hurd, Langley and a score of others. We have received from the L. O. U. for garments made $11.50, making in all $37.46. D.sbursemente $36.91, leaving in the treasury 55 cent?. A former teacher, Miss Flora Seymour, now of New York state, has given us a sewing machine which we value highly. Mr. Toms has sent us several dollars worth of literature. Gentlemen are not ezcluded from helping us We have received liberal reductions on the material bought from our merchante but do money has been handed us. May our appeal for help not be in vain, we need it immediately. Will not other ohurches send us a donation ?