New-York tribune., 1904-08-08
4 NEGLECTED SECTION.
Social W0rkers Waking Up to the
Needs of Upper East Side.

Social workers are beginning TO wake up 70 the
fact that the lower East Side OF the island OF
Manhattan Is the only section that has claims
on their attention. Much has been said during the
last year about The needs OF the West Side and
attention is now being directed toward the upper
East Side which has problems as serious those
OF the lower East Side but which has been almost
entirely neglected by phianthropic workers.
Few besides those specially interested in this
section have marked its progress and taken note
Of its needs" says Gaylord S White. head worker
of the Union Settlement n East One-hundred-and-
ninth-st- "Aa ole New-Yorker would probably tell
YOU that this region was Inhabited only By the
lonely squatter and his faithful goat Yet II you
look out from the windows OF the elevated train
after leaving Ninety-eighth-st. you viii see row
after row block after block. OF renements. Two
great breTeries The towering chimney Of the cleo
tr1c power house. the extensive repair shops ot
the elevated railway, The great round gas tanks
and here and there q factory building break up n
spots these solid rows. with now and again
cant lot, an6 occasionally oldtine shanty. per
haps caught in the angle between two lofty tene-
nlent houses, lonely reminder OF The good old
days OF squa1te- sovereignty and a silent remon-
siFance against the progress OF events
GREAT POPULATION INCREASE.
The growth q population within even the last
i've years has been eJraordluary and stiI the tide
hoEs IN with lndralnished force IN the school dis
trct between Oue-huldred-4nd-hrst-st and One
hundred -and-egh1h-s,- u. 40S pupils were enrolled
IN October 1902 and there We're seats for all and 10
spare single year changed this condition. r.
October, 1895. The enrolment was Isl2s and J. -
children were lu part time classes In 1860 only
mans we're the most numerous. next 10 them com
toned.
The four years that have elapsed since The cen
s-s nave seen thousand of jews moving gp from
numoer the Irish. II zoc the Germans. Little
ltaiy has - souls. crowded into great oar
RACKS - The region bounded by Cre-huudred-aua-
--i- me ttisl lt4ker. one oiock ~ this quarter
nss population y 2og ard density of 622 20 the
Tie overcrowdlng downtown but pad enough
- rs deFe-ol11eHr has produced dangers and
troublesome one from the Do1iren1sr's stsp4n5ft
There Is always something 5oing T5e Setrscr is
young tough and ms Esng-ir-iaeG the yer-v yor5I,
rareer la ten months. twelve murders have oc-
cinct % 'ls "eii'S -f'Ith Ffs-
DANCE Halls AND SALOONS.
numerous dance halls. saloons and poolrooms
minister 10 the social and r-creat!va wants of the
s%opie They nave also one or the largest theatres
N NeN-A9 9rk. IN has seating capacitv nearly,
ia ia 10 1hsl OF iae Metropolitan opera House and
~-c's , q tne season u Is crowded seven nights ana
vbicL = - .-yo--s = Ne.A- y yurveys class q plays
-y nlelocrsnatic. = ~ ms
roure. l.5 sseloa q the city was reported by the
..-sieetea by socsl workers and the stsre-7tnf Is
10 tlratI
,s ~ ii-si there II a single social SettIe-
- mere are also the Young Mems rFebrew
...talt-N aha NE Young Womer's TFabrAv- A g
al a--'ll ih ~" narrower limits of tie Xxx Kid
~. no. Instruct where the Settlement ett5 liza
@-'-t ~ eiien Hebrew Association are 49, Fe
s~l- mere are also day nursery ara 2 srb,ol
- american FEMALE Guardian : S5-lety rtfI
,t-.-f te only kindergarten tn this district ~
,--,Sa.ilsa Sailsa ,y the Settlement and The onl,, go
sltbo,.i A9fely Is stlll that of IT, SarrISv,arf
So een N,5rk has been begun on = h-srcL - -
bsre IS A.. F.ole Library in East N.nety-sixtl-st
f7r1rs,.- Stelt small PARK plavgro41rG
.-5,~ - ne summer when tha PosSd 20 ~.
. go me Settlement have v,a5-'.-ts I-lI-
.s IN vacant lots. some Sis+----- - su,.ii
= -L-- Assembly District hlTT =, = ~ "i llt
raela ia where II is greatly needed :, nT,lI r. or
iN''l EsIANr CHURCHES WEAK
d. lfitual needs cf the Roman ,..t.,.-
lon oI ''r population are cared for t - - '''i-
-'la a'it" churches. and there are se,.an, -
eang1eeatlons. Put the Protestants ave =. - "ish
on IN the whole Assembly district r.. = "a
Tour English speaking Protestant cb,rcr.s % 'u1
~ them strong. and one OF them bur ,r,, -.
zee mere is one mission chapel One oe -. -
'A.ff fter - expressly FOR Colorsi peonla Aoer
l-llieran church, whore German is snolra- - rs
' 'afk-aFe, trDul Ninety-fifth-st 10 o. - LIST
.io--l%is-en inst, barring the church fo- ra su
uitIr Aar untl iasi Jan lary only one F5oitsSs
-5e.ihing Protestant church since tbo. I-'.sllsh
9f rafl0 l0u church has been ort.ar,izaS - - j.
peolne ot ne neighbOrh0od Ia less thar bsif ,ii
are, and east % 1hird-sve a caDT-sv. - .lila
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