New-York tribune., 1902-12-04
AT GREENWICH HOUSE.
THE NEW COOPERATIVE SETTLEMENT
AND ITS WORK ON HOME LINES.

Here lady, here's yer penniesr' breathlessly
exclaimed the biggest Of group Of boys yesterday
as they gathered the steps Of Greenwich House.
the new cooperative social settlement at No
IS Jones-st I'VE caught him and We dri1bbed
him and made him give EN- up We Just told him
Yer needed EN- ter keep the kid school running
here and II he didn't give 'em back we'd see 10
it his sister didn't get in any more
This outburst of loyalty was occasioned by the
fact that when the big children during tfreir
recess to take their small brothers and sisters
horue from the Greenwich House kindergarten one
hold youngster conhscated little pile Of pennies
on the mantel and took to his heels Each kinder
garten tot brings penny toward the support OF
the school and this tempting little heap proved too
much for this big brother escort The occurrence
was regretted at the moment, but was forgotten
by the teacher in charge, Until haf hour or
more later when the self-consututed committee
Of rescue returned the amount intact
1T amt fair added another of the group
when yer come down here and spend some Of yer
OWL money to give US folks a good time for
feller TO 90 yer up"
If ever anything happens to yer again spoke
I'd another, '.just let know Eou can count Oh
our help any tire yer want US
OBJECT TO BEING REFORMED.
The proprietor Of a little hardware shop in the
reighborhood offered his services when the house
was first rented more than q month ago just
Won call on me-" he urged cheerily, wnen you
want anything done you don't just feel Ike putting
out gooo money for I'm glad youF come uo"il
here TO live with us. and 1 like the way you re
going about it, too; setting yourselves up ror
knowing it ALL but ready 10 take a bit OF aovice
once in q while from some Of as VINO We HNeo i
the best end OF a hundred years now.
The kindergarten though opened only q snoF-
.ie is taxed 10 its limits and distracted mothers
invade it daily to If Mamie or Rosie or ArDells
or savario has happened 10 stray in They're al
ways found there these tiny f7 siS5 hogn
and climbed the nigh brown steps o. % lhs bi+ 1S
a1Thiugs that they hear the kindergarten chlioreh
'a4k r s1og as SO much to be done to the house in
the way Of renovation, papering and paln{ng @ ane
all the rooms are aoS yerraneTs ySt "a almost drown
ne sound of the hammer and the uarnplns lnfousn
aT is devoted TO the kindergarten. and the CHEEKY
Colonial colors Of the wall ana Eooa%orH @ I'd
elightfully with the green of the little cnaiIs & ano
tables The large back ROOM on the same Ell no6a or
occupying the major part OF o te for the occUpants
s fbe e house and is in buff and white The halls
oF M ~ a and Mrs simkhovitch and the six women
residents have fresh dainty PapeT1fg The
front basement is particularly well adapted +;Io TO
kchen @ 2 gaIpfn I be open to neighborhood
such needs make themselves felt
SOCIAL WORK IN HOMES
It's tre express desire Of the handful OF earnest
people who have taken their residence al GTeei
wich House that everything be zone II ane spii-t
OF courtesy. democracy, and even mummy In
sense They feel that the benefits accruing are
reciprocal and they have no IDEA OF preaching 60 70
or reforming anybody. Greenwich house mas oeeh
onsned ss a home The intention is TO oullo up
e1enT7rses and add 10 the family life of the neigh,
borhood rather than draw from II IN the way ~, oa
clhs and societies centring in the settlement ne
locslity is varied in population principally itaai
Jewish and Irish Large factories and sInaIi shoPs
shoulder each other and many OF the latter are
now beins torn down TO make way for great tene-
ment buildings - <.,1- ,,o,,s1
fy the spirit of Christmas abroad In the Iano 70
pisv santa Claus in the direction of Greenwich
House he NAV be his thoughuulness VIII De
most sincerely appreciated after the miooie 20 oL
The month when chairs and tables are IN tnelr
rIsces and carpenters and painters dismissed, any
ona 51.e-ee-e1 in the home will find warm wei
come II he calls at No 26 Jones-st