The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-30
HARTLEY HOUSE WARMING
AM ITS SCHOOLS .AND BUREAUS 10
Ri OPEN By .iPRIL 10.

It's Objects Explained ON Reception nay e
NISitora-it VIII Nurse the Sick. Enpioy and
Train tho women and Girls, ana Teach the
children OF the surrounding Tcnernents.
The nrst OF n series OF receptions TO I've, given
Mt Hartley House, an Industrial settlement for
women and girls opened two months ago ~
Ala West Forty-sixth street by tho Assocla-
tion for Improving the Condition of the Poor
was held yesterday afternoon from 4 untfl Q
o'clock. Three hundred men and women were
SHOWN through the institution. Mr.. II. FELTON,
Cutting. President OF the Association for Inn
proving the Condition OF the Foor, made .
short address, telling Of the eau 'es which led
TO the founding of Hartley House, which was
named after Mr.. Marcellus Hartley, tho FIRST
genera agent of the association. IL had been
decided, he said, to establish q "settlementw
in The heart OF the west side tenement dis
trict. which. It was hoped, would have q very
beneficial effect upon the mothers. working
girls, and schoolgirls OF thLt district.
IT, was Intended that the poor should be az
sisted without loss OF time. and that active.
skilled aud trained nurscs should be IN readL
ness to visit the sick and show those In charge
OF the patients tie modern and sanitary
methods oil caring, for them. 49,.
Church. spoke OF the werH from the uhilo-
-ophicslan reilgicus.side Among other.tbings.
he SAID there Mas great ,a!gei VI tue tonr, the
hANSAE .bS'Ns ~ Ath A,b'A'N WI " b0N oAN
actually becoming one. ihis as. he thupRhs,
one or the things tc BIO watched closely and
avoided.
himself to medical studies and hosnital work
that ne might III hinselt for tue work OF the
association. and who has Ia,.n grsHtiy.inter-
estcd in Hartley House, told of the various
depar tments.that VIII br anu in many INSTANCES
are Already established. First. u tree labor but
roau. operated MS "a branch OF The association in
Cooper Union. AS nI adjunct to that. there
plOyers and employed. Men. as we'll uS women
will participate In the benefits OF these two
bureaus. Each week mothers Will lie iuvitest
to attend short talks ov physicians on health
and OIL kindred topics of interest To mothers.
Afterward tea viii be served. In the rear
building there IS TO be II woman's worSroon n.
where any woman. no matter how crude her
labor may be. can tipd . day's smplOyment-
Tickets Tor the room will be given out 10 sub
scribers, For tne women a not iun Ii and
warm baths will ho provnled. n, d in the O ien-
Ing they will lie paid either in clothing, made
or renovated IN the room by women VINO can
sew. or in groceries. j..
A kindergarten. under the management Of
the Free Kindergarten Society, Will be uDer-
leave their. children in the kindergarten while
.hty work during the day. Hot and cold Sstsr
baths will be provided Tor WON en- AID girls at
i've cents each.
ana other home industries will be taught 10
young women and girls. There Will be a read
Ing ind music room. where performances aud
lating library. and drill in calisthenics. ::
Misc Helen French Green. n graduate OF
Smith COLLEGE, will be the resident head OF the
house. Mrs. Hall will have charge OF the
cooking and housekee ping classes.
The departments Will be In full operation BY
Not less tina $4,000 is required to carry on
should DO sent to Warner Van Nordon, Treas
urer, % Nassau street.