New-York tribune., 1902-04-22
RETREAT IN SUMNER.
ATTRACTIVE SETTLEMENT GROUNDS.
WITH AN ORCHESTRA AS A FEATURE
ANOTHER BLOCK BEAUTIFUL'

Fouowing the example OF the block beautiful
q, Rrooklvn five houses in One-hundred and-fourth-
6. of this borough to be decorated with window
boxes across the entire second stories. The houses
cornnrise tho home Of the Union Settlement, No,
z 10 2s3 East One ndfourth-st-. and the
.roiecr is made possible by the gift of generous
friend OF the society
The ninth annual meeting Of the Settlement As
soc,ation was held the Hotel Savoy last evening.
Homer Folks Commissioner of Charities. and Gay
1ord s White head worker Of the Settlement.
rera the speakers. Back Of the Settlement the five
wards are thrown together and the generous sized
Mot is cultivated. with lawn in the centre.
flowers in beds and borders and vines in the sea-
snn which abundantly cover the fence. II is en-
ioved during the summer grateful retreat from
heat and confusion by the adult population of the
neighborhood. The orchestra. a new feature Of the
work this year Will play In the yard one evening a
week during the summer a playground at one
hundred and first-st and Second-ave is supported
n, the association a friend of the society has
Gently contributed and attractive decorations
and furnishings for the parlor. Other friends have
added 2 steam heating plant since the last annual
meeting.
r:sr<7ctfve features Of the Union Settlement
the school and service conducted every Sunday
afternoon by the Rev. H. e. Adriance. Two or
three students OF the Union Theological Seminary
are always among the resident workers. The work
is unsectarian and attracts all nationaliues and
sects It's clubs classes. library and entertain
ments. Among its numerous enterprises are a
penny provident bank, which has opened 96s7 ac-
counts started in 1885, and has received
deposits amounting 81. i74 &c; a sewing school
meets every Saturday morning and has an enrol
men: OF rs children: the library has average
monthly circulation of 1856 books: the kindergar-
has enrolment Of ffty-siN youngsters. and
large numbers refused admission for want of
room; there are mothers meetings wcmcn's club.
athletic club. for which loft is rented at No.
a6 East ne-hundred-and-first-st a workingmens
club. which meets weekly. and which has nightly
Of fltted with games papers and maga-
zines. club literary clubs for young
and women. animal protective league cooking
and physical culture classes. a kitchen garden
class.
The members OF the Helping Club. which is COM
posed Of ninety boys and girls who have been grad
uated from the kindergarten. doing excellent
work in learning to chairs. make rugs. weave
baskets.
Charles Cuthbert Hall Is president of the a=socia-
tlon. Cleveland H. Dodge vice-president Thomas
C. Hall secretary and Robert C Ogden treasurer.
Miss Emily O. Butler is president Of the woman's
auxiliary, Mrs J. Frederick Talcott vice-presdent.
Mrs. Charles Cuthbert Hall secretary and Mrs.
Charles 3. Foote treasurer The honorary vice
presidents
Mrs, William z. Dodge. Mrs. II. O. Armour.
Mrs. Morris X. Jesup. Mrs. Cleveland II. Dodge.
Mrs. John Crosby Brown. Mrs. Cornelius r. Agnew.
Mrs. \. Willis James. Mrs. Lanman Bull.
Mrs. c. Il. LlIdington Mrs. Ezra Parmalee
Mrs. John 8. Kennedy Prentice
Mrs. Edmund Coffin.