New-York tribune., 1906-04-17
ITS TWO NEW HOUSES.
Union Settlement Aanounces Gifts
at Annual Meeting.

Great satisfaction felt by the friends Of
Union Settlement yesterday when, at the annual
meeting the announcement was made OF the
gift of two houses one from Cleveland H Dodge
and Edward Coffin, the other from Edward S.
Hardness. These houses are in 105th street and
adjoins a third, which the Settlement owns and
uses as the home OF Gaylord S. White. the head
worker, and all three back on to the property
at Nos 237-245 East 104th street, which con-
stitutes the home Of Union Settlement and its
manifold activities
No one who has not seen the settlement
yard and realized what # would mean TO us to
have a many-decker tenement house cut us
off on the rear" said Mr.. White, in announcing
the gift. can know what relief il is TO US to
have that fear laid. Not that the danger is
entirely past. If any one is seized by an incon-
trolable impulse TO invest IN real estate in this
locality there still two houses in i'm
mediate rear which could be torn down and
converted into tenement houses. We are still
in a receptive mood so far as real estate goes"
During the year 1904 plans for III new tene-
ment houses were approved by the Tenement
House Department for erection between 96th
and 10Sth Streets east Of Fifth avenue. That is
TO say, about one-hfth OF the tenement building
Of 1905 was done in a district comprising about
one twenty-ffth Of the island of Manhattan.
This building has all been done on unimproved
property. and almost all such has been taken
up. the speculative tenement house builders are
trying, Il is said. TO buy the few remaining
small dwelling houses in the neighborhood to
replace thsln NTH tenements- Hence the men
ace TO Union Settlement. Mr.. White said 1t was
planned to remodel the new houses and let them
out in small apartments TO those interested in
Settlement work, retaining, perhaps. the parlor
floor in each Tor the club and social gatherings
Of the Settlement. This is the second house
which Mr. Dodge and Mr.. Coffin have given
While not meddling with American politics. -
said Mr.. White. I'VE have policy of ex-
pansion. We began life in four-roOm fiat in
Path street, expanded into a house across the
way, expanded from that into No. 237. kept on
expanding Till we took in five houses and then
burned down, into new one Now we are all
ready TO expand into church. Eight years
sgo Informal worship begun at the Settle
ment 10 which the neighbors were invited
Two years ago they organized themselves into
the Church OF the Son Of Man. Last year they
raised $500 for Its support and laid away SlS5
IN building fund. 1 wish that building fund
were bigger. ! fear it would not procure much
real estate for US the way prices are going up in
bett is 10 become the churchs pastor and S25-
too is needed for a church hoIne.'
All the officers and the following seven direc-
tors were reelected William Adams Delano
Thomas c. Hall, Richard NJ Hodge, Robert Jaf-
fray, Rohsrt c. Ogden, Cummings H. Tucker and
gaylord :. White. In connection with the meet
ing reception was given by the women's aux
inary and the house was thrown open for the
inspection OF the various departments. Commits
was detained at Ellis Island by the arrival of
Immigrants