[4] It has thus been the means of organizing a Training School for Nurses, at present in successful operation in connection with the Massachusetts General Hospital.
It bas helped to establish Diet Kitchens for supplying suitable food to the sick poor, and they are now a valuable part of the benevolent work of the city.
By its parlor meetings it has stimulated the interest long felt in the introduction of sewing into the girls' schools, which is now taught with marked success.
[4] The aid of the Association was also given to the formation of a class of women for the study of advanced chemistry at the laboratory of the Girls' High School.
These originated in a desire to raise the standard of education in the schools for girls, and are held under the personal supervision of members of the Association.