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down over them. Following these, many of the tenements in the 

 immediate neighborhood became filled with them. One day I was 

 asked if I allowed colored children in my gardens. I said certainly 

 if they were willing to work and behaved well. I now have about 

 twenty colored children on my list. 



Flower Days 

 Following the custom of previous years, two Flower Days were 

 held this year. The first Thursday, June nth, was for the benefit 

 of the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, roses were just blooming 

 and we were sent large quantities of them as well as iris and peonies. 

 The flowers were very beautiful, and we had* three tubs full. We 



Children with their bouquets ready for the children's hospital 



directed a number of girls to make these into bouquets. Before 

 sending these to the hospital we had some pictures taken of them. 

 On Monday, August i6th, we had one for the sick and shut-in of 

 Duquesne. So many flowers were sent us that our short list of 

 sick townspeople was soon exhausted, and four market-baskets as 

 full as we could pack them were sent to the McKeesport Hospital. 

 Bouquets were also sent to the Duquesne sick in the Pittsburgh 

 hospitals. I think the last flower day brought the most liberal 

 response to our efforts that we have had in several years. 



Vegetable Exhibits 

 These are held each season, there being an exhibit for each kind 

 of vegetable fast as it matures. The Steel Co. gives on the aver- 

 age about sixty-five dollars a year as prize money, eight prizes of 



