Asheville Citizen-Times from Asheville, North Carolina • Page 27

WOMAN'S EDITION THE ASHEVILLE DAILY CITIZEN. Thanksgiving Day, 1895. men. A most efficient and de THE NEW EDUCATION. voted medical staff does the work a portion of their grounds for a term of five years was obtained free of cost.

The medical staff of administering to the sick, LOCAL The people of Asheville have af so generously promised their A beautiful cottage had been built in the suburbs of the city, pupils was opened in the Christian Institute, and the expenses borne by Mr. Vanderbilt. But the condition of the children in the Factory district so burdened the hearts of the officers and managers of the A ssnr.iarinn heartily seconded every effort aid from Mr. George Vanderbilt. In this he was successful, and Mr.

Charles McNamee was commissioned to erect a structure suitable for the purpose contemplated on the corner of Eagle and Market streets. It is a fine, sub- services. the board toward advancement By fiberaf donations from the and in due time the young couple and with their money have given citizens generally the: Home was erected, furnished, and opened tneir sympathy and interest, With such support and encour CHARITIES that they decided a Kindergarten must be opened for these neglected little ones, whose years for March 11, lbvv. In March, 1891, an act of the lec- "La ji 1 -r agement, the future of the hos pital will be worthy of its past, who were the happy owners took possession. A well-kept lawn with shrubs and flowers enhanced the beauty of the dwelling, and it was an object of admiration to all passing by.

On one side was a plot of ground evidently de instruction would be so few. lsiature, prepared Dy juoge Ueo. Shuford, under the advice of the' committee, and based upon the A generous New Ens-land lndv THE REFORMATORY. who heard the matter discussed THE FLOWER MISSION. best laws of Ohio and other States was uasstju, legalizing: tne estab secured a donation of $200 from Mrs.

T. W. Higeiuson. and others This institution was made an signed for a garden, and as the season, went by and it was left uncultivated, tall, rank weeds be of Boston, and the citv Associated Charily lishment and maintenance at public expense of such homes in Buncombe county. This act adjunct of the city prison during saantiai Duiiding with a rough cement finish and tiled roof.

There are stores and offices on the first floor and a large lecture hall. On the second floor is a library and reading room, a parlor and school room and the office of the superintendent. This was occupied by Mr. Stevens for one year, and the following one by Mr. John Love, an Asheville boy, who was graduated at Ober-lin, and resigned one year ago to take work in Washington, D.

C. The present incumbent is B. II. Baker, a graduate of Howard University. Lecture hall has been in demand council appropriated $150.

An Organization. the mayoralty of Capt. Thomas gan to lift Iheir heads, and by experienced teacher was secured, and a class of the most needy their unsightliness detracted fx with all progressive and places the management of the Home in charge of five citizens. that both tourists and residents contribute toward the support of this indispensable co operative agency rather than respond to ap-appeals without investigating. Asheville also has a.

Flower Mission among the colored people. For a long time no distinction was made in ministrations as to color or race; but the hope of helping the colored people to a plane of giving and of assuming respon- 6 W. Patton, and has been in successful operation about two years, from the beauty of the adjoining (jauie unaer instruction. The rapidly growing places, no il W1 appointed by the County Commissioners, who serve. without re class of citizens in Ashe lawn.

Occasionally the master and mistress would pull up some change ot a few months was won derful, as many interested visit ors can testify. Mayor Patton solicited the aid of christian women to inaugurate muneration and whose duties in 01 the larger weeds, but the great mass was undisturbed, and prop lhe A. h. Iv. with little clude that of presenting to the clerk of the court for commitment all children, residents of Bun this work by securing a suitable police matron to be employed by agated their seeds without hin money in its treasury, has again opened its schools in faith that siDinty among themselves, re.

drance. suited in the appointment of a the 01 Aldermen, and ask ing especially that religious in for lectures, concerts, exhibitions and entertainments, and on Sun Gardenings expensive." thev combe county, whose "parents are unable or unwilling to educate the generous citizens and visitors will not let them close, and ask said, when remonstrated with day afternoons for a sonc service struction be sometimes given the "unfortunate inmates." As "the and maintain them habits of about the condition of their committee to organize Flower Mission No. 2. This was accomplished in the spring of 1889, and to-day this work holds a prominent place among Asheville's or industry and self respect, and all social purity" department of the grounds," and we are" too happy now in the enjoyment of our home ville increases faster than the "submerged ten "a systematic method of dealing with this class is a requisite of the hour, and it is gratifying to know that Asheville is abreast with the age in having oneof the best organized and most thoroughly systematized associated charity organizations in the country. The little Flower Mission circle that began operations during the spring of 1884 little dreamed of its future development.

Asheville's Flower Mission was organized as auxiliary to the State branch of that department of the with a large attendance. There is a religious service one night in the week, a night school for boys and a kindergarten eight mouths vv.o. 1. U. was already organ orphan children pf "the county who have no property adequate to undertake such work.

In ior tnem the earnest consideration and financial aid of all lovers of little children. Visitors are always welcome to the schools, which are known as Doubleday, Factory, Bailey and Colored. lzed, and active along this line, to their support. iew years we win taKe the gar- curing tne nve y.ars and a in the year. As there has been some question as to the financial half of the existence 0 this Home ganizations.

This outgrowth of the original organization is not auxiliary to it, but reports regularly to the W. C. T. U. No.

2 of the State. Through these organizations street becdnz should he gen plot in hand and make thing of beauty and profit." Five years passed, and the neg has received 159 children, of status of this building the matter was referred to Charles McNamee, whose answer we in which number only 14 have died, AMONG COLORED PEOPLE. very remarkable record, con sert below lected ground was plowed and harrowed, and sowed with the choicest seeds. An experienced gardener was employed, and eliminated from our streets. In times of "unusual weather," du sidering their miserable physical condition when committed.

Over 100 have been placed in good National Very soon after the war the Office of the Biltmore Estate Iiiltmore. Oct. 2j. jSok. w.

u. i. and as its ring the winter, an emersrencv name implied the primary object importance of the education of tnese ladies proffered aid, which was accepted. The matron appointed, Mrs. T.

C. Collins, entered at once upon the duties of her office, which she has filled with satisfaction to the authorities. The duty of said matron is to supervise the women prisoners and keep them engaged in profitable employments. A. large room is devoted to this purpose, where the women receive instruction in sewing.

The usual routine work of cooking for the general prisoners and cleaning up the city offices is also under supervision of Dear Madam when seeds and weeds came up together his utmost efforts failed fund" is ever sriven the Flower Your letter of October 11 is at lianil the colored people, now citizens aim legitimate sphere was at date of organization confined to the homes, and trom whom satisfactory reports are received at least every six months. The cost to The Young Men's Institute in Ashe and voters, was impressed upon to exterminate the indigenous plants. The cultivated ones were nearly smothered, and the crop carrying 01 flowers to homes of the county averages three dollars the minds of the thinking people the sick and destitute, to prison per capita each month, and covers ot this section. The first effort every expense of education, care, in this direction was the paro clothing, etc Mission for disbursement among the needy, a generous public thus evincing confidence in the discretion of the associated charities organization. Though figures convey no idea of the helpful service given through sympathetic personal contact, yet the following tabulated statement, copied from iss Woodfin's last annual report to the W.

C. T. U. Convention. ceus, ana to hospitals and almshouses.

Scriptural texts, attached to bouquets; also delicacies and often sweet ministrations of songs and reading accompanied the chial school of the Protestant No more satisfactory work has Episcopal church, which was obtained tailed to meet the expense of cultivation. With dismay the proprietors beheld the result of their neglect through precious years, and said Our land is too valuable to go to waste, and we must try again." Year after year they labored to brine: ever been done, or public money opened in 1870, and was tanrht lloral ollerings; 'twas thus the work began. Through associated the matron. To meet the expense incident to this department arrangements were made with the county commissioners to give the reforma ellort, however, the ministry in it back to its normal condition. one line often revealed need of by Miss A.

L. Chapman of Roth-ester, N. Y. After two years she was succeeded by Rev. Mr.

Berry, who was both pastor and teacher. This double office has been filled without interruption byeducated and influential col with the result that it never work iri another, and being inter ville was built by Mr. Vanderbilt, and it was the original intention that the income of the building over and above the running expenses should be devoted to paying Mr. Vanderbilt back the principal and interest of the cost of the building and ground. The building was not intended as a and one reason for this was that the work for which the Institute was designed was largely experimental iu and it was not known whether or not it would succeed.

The title to the building stands in me as trustee. As a matter of fact, there has been very little income from rents or any other source, and the cost of running the Institute falls upon Mr. Van-derbilt's shoulders, and he pays it. The building and ground was not a gift, nor was it possible to make a gift of it, as there was no corporation to which it could be given, and Mr. Vanderbilt thought that so large a gift would have a demoralizing influence.

Where people have to work to get a thing they prize it more highly, but a gift is often lightly esteemed. I should be happy to give you any further information you may want on the sub better expended, than in building up these characters of honest, intelligent Christian manhood and womanhood to advance the prosperity of their foster mother, the County. It has not cost Buncombe $50 to rescue each of these children and put them upon a plane of independent self-support. It is natural to suppose that, left to their miserable surroundings, denominational and thus fully reached the standard of their hopes and expectations. equippeu ior combined effort, an Ihis little parable shows the extension of fines was made, i-L Ml furnishes evidence of the activity of Asheville's local Flower Mission work during last year: Visits made by superintendents and central office secretary 1,027 Orders given for groceries 560 Orders given for fuel 255 Orders given for prescriptions 433 Clothing given to 161 Families helped 187 ored men up to the present time, and many heads of families look ramer man dividing of forces importance of the New Education, which begins with the child in the (tnus increasing the number of tory the work of making jlothes for the convicts, and latterly, by Mayor Davidson for the almshouse.

Perhaps all that could be desired in this direction has not been attained, but this is a step in the upward way and might suggest to the denizens of smaller lurys the "how to begin" similar reforms. We should omit to state, that while the police matron has back with gratitude to the little cradle. Where Froebel's methods separate organizations in our room on South Main street, and much-organized town), imd in the parochial building nn puisuctiiue vi ims pian tne orig Persons sent to hospital they would each have cost the County hundreds, if not thousands of dollars before they sank into their pauper or criminal graves. Fanny Patton. Valley street, Avhere the rudi Persons sent to almshouse ments of an education were ob Children sent to Children's Home inal little Flower Mission band has covered the ground of an associated charity organization and tained, and foundations of character laid, which have hfipn a been faithiul on material lines, is so recognized by the com are well understood and practiced, the intelligent mother, with means and opportunity, who desires the best possible training for her little ones, will study Kindergarten works, and if possible attend lectures on the subject, and when the child is three or four years old give it the advantages to be gained by this unique system.

Bu or the children of the poor, MISSION HOSPITAL. ject. blessing to them and their house- other good women have been munity. ASHEVILLE W. C.

T. U. equally faithful on spiritual lines. Through its co-operative agency In 1885 Rev. L.

M. Pease, rec The Mission Ilospital is an ob it nas oatgrown its original pro ognizing the importance of hand, vlnce, but by way of conferring ject of thankfulness and pride to honor where honor is due the as weff as head and heart training, erected a building for an This union was organized by Miss Willard in 1883, and has, been in active work since that time. It has striven toanlighten all Ashevillians. In 1885, under name is retained for all the work Very sincerely yours, Charles McNamek. Though so much, apparently, has been done for the colored people, all who desire to see the rising generation moral, intelligent and industrious should take a personal interest in the matter.

There are as yet ah insufficient number of the negro race educationally qualified to be leaders ndustrial school on Collese committee appointed by the lAiTtGWo'rga. iz a ti on a regular re whose mothers know nothing of child -culture, bevond their own Flower Mission, the work was be-' ports are furnished Miss Anna Woodfin (of Asheville), State public sentiment in regard to the evils of intemperance by the dis gun. with the rent of only two street, and opened it the same autumn- with; thre thoroughly) educated colored teachers. Att the close of the school year, be superintendent of the Flower Mission for North Carolina's rooms assured, and by 18S7 the necessity for larger accommodations led the board of managers A rescue work in connection with this reformatory is attempted by the managers of the Lindley Training School who have opened a door of hope from the darkest prison ell to any sincerely repentant woman who desires to lead a clean, new life. Foremost, among these good women in active ministrations of love is Mrs.

Turner, who both within the reformatory, the city and the county prison, through week day and through sabbath visitation, has become a personal friend to the erring, and a recognized blessing to the many. Mrs. J. E. Ray.

ing financially unable to continue C.T. U. it, he deeded the property to the tribution of literature, through the press and pulpit, and by public lectures from distinguished and eloquent women. It has secured many hundreds of names to buy the Hawley place, which. early experience, and who could not read or understand books if they had them, the guardians of public education and morals should make ample provision for this cultivation of the head, hands, and heart, in their most impressible years.

A beautiful building in the city of New York was recently leveled woman's Board of Home Mis sions of the Methodist Episcopa So complete is this local charity organization now in its operations in Asheville that in no quarter of our town is there a person or family that need be in loneliness im a iew alterations and improvements, was used as a hospital for five years. Still the church, which continued the of voters on petitions for a local option election, and but for the work under the superintendence work grew, and it became aooar- of Kev. rsewell Albright, whose unfortunate action of our last leg ent that a new building with all health was such as to require or suflering. For the accomplishment of this complete supervision a system of visitation and regis modern appliances was abso islature in changing its time, might now be rejoicing in a city to the ground because of a defect in its foundation, thus involving residence in this climate. When lutely necessary, so that when- Miss Laura Houghteling, in 1891, Mr.

Albright resigned after one year the school was thoroughly organized and, established and tration has been inaugurated, and a "central office established as offered to contribute to the build in its development, and the good and true of the white race can do no better work than to show their interest by instructing their "Brothers in Black" whenever the3' have opportunity. This can most conveniently be done on the Sabbath day, and it is a pleasure to refer to two Sunday schools whose superintendents are business men of marked ability, and most of the teachers well qualified to assist them. Should this good example be generally followed the religion of the future will be less emotional and its fruits apparent in the lives of its votaries. In addition to the above mentioned enterprises for the education of the colored people, Asheville's graded school for them must not be overlooked. tree from the destroying effects of alcoholic poison.

It has provided temperance physiologies for the public schools and rejoices to know that the children of our CHILDREN'S HOME. Slower Mission headquarters. ing fund the sum of $1,500, the has continued to do excellent lhe town is divided into four sec ladies were fired with renewed work under the superintendence zeal, and went at once to work to "The Buncombe County Chil- of Miss A. B. Dole, who, by her own city will have a good under tionsnortheast, southeast, northwest and southwest and these in turn subdivided into twenty raise the balance required.

De dren's llome is what its name standing of the nature and effects a loss ot many tens of thousands of dollars. Because the foundations of character were not rightly laid in the years from two to six our jails and penitentiaries are crowded with blighted and ruined lives. An archbishop of the Roman Catholic church said Give us the control of the children till their seventh year and I will have no anxiety for the faith of their after lives." judicious management of the race question, and devotion to cember 18th, 1892, saw the hospital ready for occupation, and it was then dedicated to the service wards, with given street bound of spirituous liquors. The Asheville W. C.

T. U. in the interests of the colored peo indicates a home for the little wards of Buncombe county. This institution grew out of a anes, and each ward under the pie, has made many friends vites all earnest women, who have personal supervision of a super among both races. at heart the interests of their of that merciful Master, whose earthly ministry was so largely intendent.

Cards are printed, town, to join them in the effort to conversation between Mr. J. E. Rankin, chairman of the County But for the financial depression of the last few years she would given to the healing of the sick. With the exception of the Chil now be at the head of an Indus thus subdividing the town, and giving names of the respective ward superintendents.

Each superintendent is thus thoroughly so arouse public sentiment that the autumn of 1897 may witness, at the polls, the death of saloon This free school is of the first dren's ward and the furnishing trial Home for Girls capable of class; the building (brick) is accommodating fifty pupils. The power in the metropolis of West ern North Carolina. of the Maternity ward, the building is now completed, and a glance at the inscriptions over acquainted with the residents in her district, and aware of any modern, with all necessary appointments, and the pupils enrolled number 280, under the in THE ASHEVILLE FREE KINDERGARTEN ASSOCIATION. The New Education was first brought prominently before the public in our town through the efforts of Miss Sara Garrison, who was employed as teacher of cases of need, lhe work of the the memorial cots, the six private need of such an institution where girls can be taught cooking, laundry work, sewing and domestic science in general, is apparent from the demand for trained workers, and from the many ap struction of 6 teachers. rooms and the splendidly equipp LINDLEY TRAINING SCHOOL.

secretary of the central office and of these volunteer ones can not be ed operating room, shows names overestimated.and for one earnest THE S. P. C. A. one in 1889 for the benefit of the children of the Factory district.

ly desirous of engaging in practical that have made history in Asheville for the past fifty years, and that the strangers within our phifanthropy, a gofden opportun In the same year an association The Xorth Carolina Society for ity is presented through alliance was formed, and two schools or with the Flower Mission. A faith, ful superintendent, through beau, tiful service, becomes a friend in gates have responded nobly to the call for help. There is a separate building appropriated to the colored wards, and these patients are as carefully tended as the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was organized at Asheville April 1, 1890. II. II.

Lyons was ganized under the care of Miss Garrison and Miss Slack of Baltimore. So successful were they that the managers decided to en deed to those under her supervis its founder, but he died before its plications for admission to such a home when it shall be opened. The annual meeting of the Woman's Board of Home Missions of the M. E. church is just at hand, and it is confidently expected that an appropriation for the erection of the long desired building will be made.

Rev. C. B. Dusenberry of the Presbyterian church has a parochial school on Eagle street, under the auspices of the Holston Presbytery, where industrial ion, and is recognized as a coun large their work and establish a training school for teachers. ganization was accomplished.

sellor in time of perplexity, and any class admitted to the hospital. The average number of patients admitted, increases yearly and is now over one hundred, while the average number of charity pa lhe services of Mrs. Orpha Although with In the vicinity of Asheville, in the village of Inanda, stands, in the midst of beautiful scenery, a commodious and comfortable building, dedicated to a noble Christian work. This work is the rescue, help and training of unfortunate women and girls who have gone astray from the paths of virtue and peace, but who, desiring to reform and lead better lives, too often find every door of hope closed against them. About four years ago Mrs.

C. G. Mitchell, then a resident of Asheville, was deeply impressed with the need of a rescue home, and largely by her influence and the contributions of friends abroad and in Asheville, the Lind Quayle, of Indianapolis, were se a small mem-imited means, A. has accom- bership and very the N. C.

S. P. C. cured, and a class of eight young ladies came under instruction, giving their services in the schools tients is something over five per month. Beyond the necessarily plished much good in Asheville and its influence has been felt in the State at large.

It pleads for fluctuating income derived from by way of compensation. Four Kindergartens were in operation this year, in Doubleday, South- pay patients and an appropriation by the county of $25 per month and recently augmented by one of the same sum from the side, Central, and Factory dis a more appreciative recognition by the public, an increased membership and more' money, so that tricts of the city, taught by the Commissioners, and the writer, in November, 1889, a bitter cold day, when she had gone to him to get admission to the almshouse for a poor woman and two small children. At Mr. Rankin's suggestion she went before the Commissioners at their next meeting, accompanied by Mr. J.

P. Sawyer, and induced them to appoint a committee to bring before them definite plans for the establishment of a home where destitute and friendless children could be cared for until suitable private homes could be found for them. With the cordial co-operation of Messrs. Rankin, Sawyer, and T. W.

Patton, these plans were formulated and presented. The necessity for such an institution was most apparent. Committed to the almshouse, surrounded by pauper influences, under the charge of no one whose business it was to train them in habits of self-respecting industry, these innocent little unfortunates naturally grew up paupers and vagrants, if no worse. The tetter class of citizens shrank from receiving into their homes these children with their diseased bodies and minds, and with no protection from annoyance from the parents. But while the need was thus urgent the legal obstructions were most discouraging, our State being far behind others in the Union in good laws for the protection of this class of her citizens.

Determined, however, to surmount all difficulties, the committee decided to ask only a small appropriation of $600 from the county and call to their aid the good citizens of Asheville, who on this occasion, as ever before, responded promptly and heartily. A public meeting was called at the Y. M. C. A.

rooms and addresses made by prominent citizens. By the generous assistance of the hospital managers the use of pupils under the supervision of city, the hospital depends on voluntary contributions for its run sympathetic advisor during life trials. In addition to the twenty superintendents, Miss Mary Collins as secretary, is employed at the central office, where registration is kept, and the names of all applicants enrolled. The secretary then co-operates with the ward superintendents, consulting as to procedure in every instance. The host of paupers that make appeal at the homes and among the business houses of Asheville are directed to the Flower Mission central office, where immediate investigation is made, and attention given the applicant, as circumstances require.

In no instance arc funds ever given applicants, but orders are given for groceries, medicines, fuel, or clothing, as the it can better jrosecute its work Mrs. Quayle and Miss Stack, lhe in Asheville and establish the lining course was finished the ning expenses and the payment of interest on a debt of $4,000, agencies and branch societies throughout the State contem the balance of the original pur following year, and the graduates found employment without difficulty in our own schools and those of other cities. plated in its charter. There is one work of great im chase money. Could the hospital be relieved ot the drains of interest paying by liquidation of portance in which the help of wo The generous gift of a school men is especially needed.

It is that of arresting the attention of building from Mr. George W. Pack necessitated the incorporation of this debt, and could it obtain an appropriation more nearly adequate to the support of the char women ani gaining their earnest the Association, and this was ef consideration of facts as to fected in 1892. work is taught to some extent, and a Kitchen Garden conducted. The purpose of this is to teach correct methods of housekeeping, such as making fires, washing dishes, setting and waiting on tables, laundry and chamber work.

In the Victoria suburb a combined chapel and school house was erected five years ago by a donation from Mr. Taylor of Cleveland, where a flourishing day school has greatly benefited the population. Mrs. W. J.

Erdrnan was the projector and manager of this school till her removal to Philadelphia one year ago. The teacher's salary is paid by the Freedman's Board of the Presbyterian church, by which they are also appointed. In 1892, Mr. Stevens, the principal of the public school for colored pupils, was greatly impressed with the necessity of an institution for colored young men on the plan of the Y. M.

O. A. He set about devising plans for the erection of a building for this purpose, and made a journey during vacation to Bar Harbor, for the purpose of soliciting The great financial depression the most heartless and pitiable cruelties and wide-spread havoc wrought by the persistent fashion of wearing birds and bird plu of 1893 caused the suspension of ley Training School was built. By the kindness of churches and individuals interested in the work, it has since been well furnished. There are now five inmates, under the care and teaching of two matrons, trained deaconesses of the Methodist church, and it is hoped that, by the blessing of God, a good work for Him is well begun.

The school is designed for all cases needing such help and training in this section of the country. The board of managers do not ask any entrance fee, or name any definite sum for the support of an inmate of this institution, but as they rely entirely on the contributions of friends interested in this department of Christian work, they earnestly ask the prayers and financial aid of all such persons, in the name of the Master, who said to the poor woman Go, and sin no more." mage, conspicuous among which the training School and two of the Kindergartens and the continuance of the others was through the generosity of Mr. G. W. Pack, who met most of the ex as to the cruelties involved, is the wearing of the egret and ity patients, the management would be enabled to secure the services of nurses from the best training schools by paying such salaries as these nurses command elsewhere.

By this means they would also avoid frequent changing of nurses, which has been a constant source of anxiety to the management and a drawback to the work of the medical staff. The hospital is an incorporated body, the control of the property being vested in nine incorporators the board of managers is composed of twelve women assisted by an advisory board of five penses of and of the graduate case may demand the latter is supplied from the central office, which has become an emporium for second-hand clothing. Through this house-to-house visitation, the organization guards against impostors who would otherwise reap a livelihood from a generous community" erringon the side of mercy." Tramps and migrating and professional paupers would reap a rich harvest in our tourist thronged town of "magnificent distances" but for our thorough system for relief of the needy, and it is ever urged teachers, who consented to teach at a half-rate salary rather than see the schools suspended. heron plumes. The fashion is being fortified by false statements which seem to find more ready credence than the ghastly truth.

The facts will be furnished in tract form by the society to any who will use them. Annual membership, one dollar. Office No. 2 Legal Building, Asheville, N.C. In the autumn 01 1894 only two schools were in session, but in response to an appeal from the President to Charles McJNamee, a Kindergarten for colored.