New-York tribune., 1900-04-02
WORK FOR conscience" TO DO.
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE MAN WHO WANTS sox..
THING TO OCCUPY HIS TINE

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Soon after reading the honest letter =,
Conscience and your reply 20 II. I received .
circular from the Friendly Aid House No. 2E Ess,
Thirty -fourth-st telling OF it's needs OF per-
sonaI service. This field. it seems TO me. should
commend itself Conscience especially hecausa
the labor would not cause him TO lose the regard
and respect OF his friends and family. and would
indeed heighten both. Besides. this Occupation
would probably be more interesting and cougeass
than that which he contemplates entering. I mav
add that the College and University Settlemena
Hartley House and dozen others require JUS,
such help the Friendly Aid House
The circular thus sets forth how one may be q
assistance:
First-What you can DO at the Settlement:
a. The Boys Club meets On Friday afternoons
You can at O'Clock. get out the games ar
range the tables and be ready when the boys cons
in at $50 O'Clock. You can then teach the boys
how to play the different kinds Of games, pick ou
group into another room and tell stories. or read
books 70 them We need about ten helpers for
b. We need director for the Sunshine Club
meeting on 3 ~ 9an rT boas @ gsco M oea s
Just gone to Europe for an eight months stay.
c. We need piano players for the Saturday alter
d. We need two dancing teachers for Saturday
We need some one to take charge of club x
little girls on MeGneseaS as1 teachers m
boys and girls for every afternoon IN the week a;
e. We would like to have people come and taxa
small groups OF children on little outings and sx-
cursions 10 Central Park. the Aquarium. the Art
h. We need helpers for our library, 70 cover
dren and 10 help generally in the library on Tues
day afternoons.
j. We need helpers for bank every week day rom
$50 to o'clock. except Saturday Saturday z TO
SecondNWhat you can do in the neighborhood
a You can help in local Consumers Leagee
work e. the Investigation OF condltons IN the
b. You can help the residents in their neighhor.
| hood visiting by drumming up absent club men-
bers spreading the news CT our new Music Scaoel
etc Call on the headwCrker any Thursday after
| noon for further information on this point
| G You can make study on the ci1erent types
| of dwellings in district
a. You can make study OF any set OF local
social Conditions such as public anlusements, op-
portunities for manual training social clubs. etc
| The headworker will be glad 10 help map out any
| such work - - 80
| = Won can ioin the Neighborhood Club st the
| Settlement where 1t Is hoped our neighoors west
| and east of us will meet TO plan for further local
| improvements. Meetings on first and third Inur-
| day Evenings of each month at o'clock
| + You can meet at the Settlement some poor
| family in whom you can take a helpful and per-
| manent interest
| Third-What you can do at home 20 help:
| a. You can get up entertainments. nuscas
| PLAYS. etc for the benefit of any particular de
| partment of our work such as the summer HOUSE
| . You can furnish costumes ror our drams-i
| G You can dress dolls for next Christmas
d. You can collect children's books for the 1oray
G. You can help by copying lnvtlallons 81
notices. - ~, .