New-York tribune., 1902-12-15
PLEA FOR JEWISH SETTLEMENT.
DR.. Harrison Points Out Necessity for One
at Emanuel Sisterhood Meeting.

Men and women who go into the slums
otics to visit call upon those who live tnere'
neighbors of the poor. But Jane Adams
and others like her. who down and live among
their less fortunate brothers and ssters-they ara
the neighbors of the poor said the Rev Dr. Har-
rison, of St. Louis. yesterday. in address given
the annual meeting of the EMANUEL sister
hood of Personal Service, the Oldest and best known
of the seventeen Jewish sisterhoods of the city.
This the first annual meeting of the sister
hood held in the home at No. 5lS East Eighty
second-st. and white robed toddlers playing kinder
garten games little maids in snowy caps and
aprons cooking appetzing things around gas
ranges; little girls the sewing room. dis
play of exquisite needIework from the Industrial
classes helped 10 make the meeting interesting.
It was in the course of remarks on the desirapihty
of Jewish settlement in New-York that Dr. Haf-
rison paid the tribute to Miss Addams He told
how a sisterhood of seven hundred Jewish women
had been organized in st. Louis on the plan. ana
following the example of the Emanu- Ell Sisterhood
out of that sisterhood had grown the Social
Settlement League, which has residence III lhe
poorest quarter of which he is the head worker
"Of course" said he. Il know am only coun-
try parson. and New4York IS the biggest and most
important city in the country. but think New
York might follow with benefit the example OF
Chicago and even of little ST. Louis. and estab-
lish Jewish settlement. with Jewish residents,
among Jewish people.
Robert Hunter. head worker of the University
Settlement dwelt also on the benefit of residence in
said he. that philanthropy has meant any
thing than orphan asvlums. hospitals and
homes for the aged. To a great many people that
is all ii Not till Arnold Toynbee went
down into the East End of London and lived there,
twenty did men and women who had had
all the advantages that environment give, real
iZe that they owed something more than charlty
the people who had not had those advantages
The men and women who go to live with the
workingmen, do 1t that they may help the working
men to get the better conditions which the city
them.
The tenement problem is a to America
We do not know yet how going to handle
it. We did realize that the growth of the tene-
ment region in NeW-YOrk was going to make the
question Of parks and breathing space the imper-
transportation facilities, more parks. libraries and
public baths these things which were not SO
necessary when New-York lived in small, detached
houses but which are imperative now.
recognition the city of these very needs and de-
mands Fine roof gardens with music every night
had been opened during the last summer on school
houses the lower East Side and three fine new
took the city four years build bath before,
said he. but under the present administration IL
has taken it only six months to get three
Reports showed fine results for the last year AT
the Emanuel home; III pupils In the Industrial
classes. 900 in three religious schools 627 placed
through the employment bureau. a fine. new roof
ga blished and exceedingly well patroniZed
. applications for relief. representing 1908 IN
dividuals, investigated and relieved: choral train
ing entertainments for mothers and children. per-
sonal friendly visiting All the reports paid tribute
TO Miss Bethlehem. resident superintendent, who
was declared be "a necessity to the work
Mrs William Epstein, the president presided
and reports were given by Miss Dollie Stiner. Mrs
Mrs. NJ. H. Oppenheim and Mrs. Benjamin Guggen-
helm.