Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-04


hren To Lake Geneva. for Il fresh air
vacation. That it has taken manage
ment of the highest order TO accom-
plish such results goes without say
ing. From its beginning Hull house
has been fortunate in its friends
Many of these teach at the evening
classes and its summer schools.
others are directors of clubs. assist
ut receptions, and ut other entertain
ments, lectures, or take part in CON
ccrts.s
The financial part of the work is
contributed by friends, some of
whom give stated sums at regular
intervals, others when special needs
arise. The rent of the original house
and grounds is donated by Miss Gull
ver,. manager of the Hull estate, and
is paid to 1920. The teaching and
other work is without charge, and
the residents. of whom there are -.
pay their own living expenses just
as they would if living anywhere.
No public appeal in any form for
funds has ever been made. The re-
storatiOn of the old house and its
furnishing was done by Miss Adams,
at her own expense, when she took
charge.
The coffee house is self supporting
and returns good rental to the
general fuId. 1t is worth inquiry,
what i'm addition to the activities
mentioned has the establishment of
Hull house movement accomplished.
Such activities reach farther than
the doors of the institution where
they have their origin and being.
At no time and no where did the
workers attack any ones method of
thinking or doing. Theirs has al
ways been the gospel of example,
progressively exemplary doubtless
in such cases as the circumstances
seemed to Justify, to the end that
homes and lives of individuals have
been blessed and frightened; that
the community has been shown |
how much better for all concerned |
il was to have clean streets. pure
milk, pure food, and good cooking:
that soap and water swere cheaper
and pleasanter than doctors stuff |
lover 100000 baths were given at
Hull house last year,. Hull house
is also Il delivery station of the |
Chicago public library, over 1000
books per month being drawn. Hull |
house methods are in no scnse-of |
the word. charity, hardly a philan |
1hropy. although it doubtless has
strong philanthropic tendencies. 1t
is specially organizoG to help those |
who will help themselves if they |
only know how. Working people |
Il.
i'm need of charity, but they them |
selves require and want none of it. |
They require only that their aspir- |
ations aud possibilities be recog- |
nized and stimulated, and the means |
of attaining them put within their |
reach. Hull house makes con-
slant effort tn secure these means,
but To call that effort philanthropy |
is 10 use the word unfairly ana to
underestimate the duties of good |
Blunders cut the heart
pf more than the victim, and Il sin
IF omission is none the less sin,
and punishment is certain.
Some time when you are in Chica-
go arrange To spend. Al half day there.
1t will be time well spent. You will
be made welcome, the average of
visitors being over 1000 per week.
1t may be your coed fortune to
meet Miss Adams. You will find
her charming in her every person
atty.
''Seest thou n man diligent i'm his
business, hc shall stand before
lings"-So said Solomon centuries
lgo.
Last year Miss Adams was the
guest of the sovereign of England.
~ special request explaining the
peculiar workings of Hull house
Methods to him and his guest, the
Ear of Russia. She is a woman of
arge wealth, modest. plain and un-
assuming, but of tireless energy,
rifted with unboundctl enthusiasm,
# wonderful tact, and of high lit
.rary attainments. She is loved by
III with whom she comes in con- {
act. and that is Il great reward.
by no means is Hull house the
,nly social settlement in Chicago.
Working along much the same lines
nd to the same ends is the North {
Western university settlement, Chi
ago Commons, the University of
settlement, the Forward
iovement, and others of lesser note
all doing excellent work. !
STANLEY DUBOIS. {
Rock Island.