The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-10
FOUR YEARS PROGRESS.
Whittier House to Celebrate
It's Anniversary To-
morrow Evening.
MISS CoRHELIA BRADFORD'S WORK
Department. for the Newsboys
a Brilliant Success---Who
Are Interested in
the Plan.
MISS CORNELIA BRADFORD'S WORK

Tomorrow evening the Whittier House
will hold its fourth anniversary. Several
of the head workers of the various New
York Settlements will give addresses,
and Rev. Cornelius Brett, d. D., will
give a short talk on Whittier House and
Jersey City,
Miss Cornelia Bradford, Head Worker
of that Settlement, has limited herself to
ten minutes in which to give an account
of the years work. Not that there Is so
little to be said on the subject, but Miss
Bradford recognizes economy in time.
Whittier House was started by Miss
Bradford about five years ago, though in
those days of its early history 1t was not
recognized as a Settlement, as Miss Brad
ford then occupied a room in the Peoples
Palace. About two years later the pres
ent building on Grand street. was pro-
cured, and thus Whittier House became
a Settlement. Miss Bradford has worked
hard, and from year to year the insti-
tuition has grown until it is now recog-
nized as one of the most successful insti-
tutions in the State.
This year for the first time, Miss Brad
ford has an assistant, Miss Wood, and
both ladies are kept busy. The house is
run on a purely cooperative plan. The
teachers give their services while the pu-
pills pay a nominal sum for their tuition,
thus helping to support the finances. It
Is also undenominatlonal and everything IS
done for the comfort of the pupils.
This year the residence next door, NO.
1I6 Grand street, has been procured LOT
the Newsboys' Club. There are about one
hundred boys in the club. They nave
their own reading room, library, games,
eysry month Mr.; Fred Bennett q
ment. assisted by Miss Katharine Jones
and Mrs. Jackson of Englewood. Mr.. A.
H. Bessell. Mr.. Herbert Smith of Mont
Bradford's niece, Miss Cornelia Bradford
Of Montclair. Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Mitchell are also interested in this de-
partment.
Another interesting feature is the Penny
Provident Savings Bank. Here pennies,
nickeis and dimes may be saved, the de
positors receiving stamps as receipts. The
money is saved for various things, such
as wheels and clothes and many of the
newsboyS are keeping a bank account.
The Penny Provident Bank pays no in
terest, SO when the boys have saved from
s. to $40 the draw it out and deposit it
in an Understanding bank, usually in
New York.
Another interesting feature is the Whit
tier House Library. This, besides owning
over two hundred books of its own, is a
regular branch of the Free Public Library,
and it has been remarked by some OF the
employees OF that institution that the best
books go to Whittier House. A new club
this year is the Heroes Club, a club of
bows under the direction of Miss Wood.
1t studies the lives of great and brave
men. particularly, at present the lives of
heroes of war.
There is the Sunday Afternoon Club,
who have had addresses from prominent
ministers. doctors, lawyers and practical
talks by Miss Bradford: the Musical De-
partment, under the direction of Mr.
Piaget; the Lincoln Club of young men
who are studying legal subjects; the
Cornelia Club of young women. under the
direction of Dr.. Florence DeHart: the
Kindergarten. under the direction of Miss
Elizabe1hh NJ. Barbour, of Albany, Miss
emma Stohr. of Jersey City, Miss Edna
Reading. of Montclair. Besides these
there are many more departments which
would take too much time and space to
mention and all report progress.