New-York tribune., 1906-05-12
ITS HCUSEW WARMING.
FBoScer Shoe and Reception at Nor
NAL College AIumne House.

IN ore sense Il was housewarTning and then
again ft wasn't, that reception and flower show
and exhibition OF class work yesterday at Nor
mai College Alumne House, No 446 East 72d
street To be sure the Associate Alumnae Of
the Normal College have occupied the property
at no. 446 for eleven years as Settlement
house, but them on the other hand, It has just
purchased It, at a cost OF $4,000. Hence the
double celebration which viii continue to-day
and tomorrow, from 3 until O'Clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie gave $1,000
toward the fund. Three thousand dollars was
contributed by the alumnse. in sums from $515
down. An anonymous friend gave, through
Mrs. John L Northrup. $780, The alumn@ are
greatly pleased with their success. as the pro-
ject OF purchasing No. 446 has been on foot
only few months.
And now" said Mrs. II. A. Day, chairman
of the Settlement committee, I'VE shall soon
have 20 buy the property at No. 444. If we don't
want TO be OvershadOwed by some big tenement
house. As &c Is. our workers are obliged to
overflow into Il. as there isn't room in our own
house 20 lodge them ALL"
Alumn9 House. with its pleasant green win
dow draperies and good photographs in black
frames, its plants and its general air Of taste
and comfort, IS set down In the centre Of a
colony OF about $4,000 Bohemians. Yesterday
the lower rooms Overhowed with pots and vases
OF nodding tr1lliums and VlOletS OF cherry and
apple blossoms, jacks in the pulpit, ferns how-
eTing shrubs from the Park Commission, Solo
mons seal. saxifrage. and about one hundred
more OF fresh, growing spring things IN adj
diriOn Mrs. A. A. Anderson, OF Greenwich, Conn.
and Miss Colgate. Of Yonkers, sent IN hampers
Of superb hothouse flowers, while class A. Ca
OF the Normal College, contributed a magnifl-
cent bunch OF long stemmed American Beauties.
1--WE expect the people and children OF the
neighborhood will see the flowers thoroughly on
Saturday and Sunday. said Miss Emile o.
Long, chairman Of the natural science commit
tee OF the Associate AlumnR, which had the
show in charge. "Afterward they will be dis
trfbuted."
Just now the clubs Of Alumne House are
greatly interested in a movement among the
settlements TO raise money for the San Fran
cisco sufferers. The NeighbOrhOod Civic
Club. organization Of forty-five mothers has
given S5; Friendship Club OF young girls 80;
the Lincoln Literary Society Of boys, SO. and
two members OF Ivy Club. so cents. The Neigh
borhoOd Civic Club Is an exceedingly active or
ganszation, its members. although some OF them
cannot speak English, interesting themselves
1n the welfare OF the quarter with fine public
spirit. They have been looking into the local
bakeries for instance. and having found one in
which hot ashes and cinders presented menace
70 children had the mischief righted. When the
ashes are not collected from the streets on time
by the Street Cleaning Department, the depart
Tnent hears about II. Just now the club is cir
cUlatfng petitions for a girls recreation centre
in the neighborhood Of 72d street. On May 10
Il viii give an all day May party in Central
Park, with folk dances in fancy costumes etc.