The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
ANNUAL MEETING HELD
oFTHE LOWELL HOUSE ASSOCI-
 ATI0N OFTHIs CITY.

Interesting Reports of the Work Here by Several of the workers-Able Ad-
 dress by Robert Hunter of New York
 The Election of Officers for tho Year. The annual meeting of the Lowell House association of this city was held in the United Church chapel at eight o'clock last evening. The meeting was presided over by the chairman of the
 association, Proi Henry w. Farnam. The annual election of officers of the association was held, resulting as fol- lows:
 Chairman-Henry w. Farnam.
 Vice chairman-Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers.
 Secretary -Dr. Julia E. Teele. Treasurer-Amos F. Barnes.
 Members of the council Gin addition to the officers)-Mrs. James Kingsley Blake, Mrs. John s. Ely, Irving Fisher, John c. Gallaher, Herbert E. Gregory, Robert Hunter, H.. c. Emery, Charles Kleiner, James T. Moran, Mrs. Frank c: Porter, John c. Schwab. Anson Phelps Stokes, jr., Miss Sarah Scoville Whittlesey, Miss Edith Woolsey.. Reports were made regarding the work of the home by Dr. Julia E. Teele, Miss Ellen Duncan and Miss Mary E.. Smith. Dr. Teele in her report told of the good work accomplished, giving many examples of the interest shown by the mothers and children and of the desire of the children of parents of for eign birth to become English scholars. She told how low surroundings led to the dance and cheap shows speaking especially of the influences that go to make better wives and mothers as the work of the Lowell house. She thank ed President Hadley and Professor Jep- son for the great treat at Woolsey hall, when. over 1000 mothers throughout the city were entertained at a concert, also for lectures on tuberculosis, the Christi mas treats, etc.
 Miss Ellen Duncan reported progress in her work, feeling that she was gain ing the confidence of her pupils, and spoke of their interest in their clubs, and of the sewing and cooking classes. She spoke of the love of finery which costs the life blood of the poor shop girl. She also told of the pleasant hour spent with the children on Sunday. Miss Mary F. Smith, librarian and banker, told of PIP depositors, of the love of books exhibited by her pupils; of their benevolences, and how much better the dues were paid by the boys. She asked for books for the use of boys and of the need of cheerful quarters. Professor Farnam then spoke of the pleasure it gave him to introduce Rob- ert Hunter, formerly head worker of the University settlement in Eldridge street, New York. MT. Hunter said: T feel very difffdent after hearing the deeply impressive reports given this ev- ening by the local workers. The condi- tions they mention are true of nearly all the large cities of the north. MT. Hunter gave very finished and inter esting address, going in to the heart of the Lowell house movement, it's aims and it's needs, and proceeding, spoke as follows:
 The distinction which I wish to make in these few words tonight is that the spirit, which brought the settle ment movement into existence, is infiin- itely greater and better and nobler than the settlement itself. It is better to have this spirit grow in the community than to have settlements grow. The clubs and classes are good things. No one could realize that more than I do They help to make conditions some what more equal; they satisfy a yearn- ing of the working classes for certain social and intellectual pleasures which could otherwise find no satisfaction ir our tenement districts if the settlement did not exist. It is good, therefore that during the last twenty years the settlement, as an institution, has grown and has become more and more popu- lar and that there are now in all the large cities of England and America
 settlements with fine buildings and
 shalls and, generally speaking, adequate
 equipment to carry on the ordinary ac-
 tivities. But if it stop merely with
 clubs and classes and after it his em-
 ployed an efficient head worker, ther
 the settlement is a little thing; a mere
 straw in the mighty current of of socia
 affairs.
 Friends of the settlement, however
 much we may do in these ways, some.
 thing nobler and far more importana1
 must be back of the doing. A settle.