New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-13
4 NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE.
Grace Church's NesC Enterprise in
Operation Soon.

aulnoIllIes OF a new PARISH House. 10 be DuNC on
Fourth avenue. adjoining the Grace Church Day
Nursery, those having the parish work in charge
began 10 discuss to what the house should be
put. And out Of that discussion has evolved the
present plan OF Neighborhood House. with all the
well known features OF a neighborhood house. but
one new one-a luncheon room for young women
who are employed in the vicinity
The success Of the luncheon room for business
women lately established at ST. Pauls Chapel
downtown has perhaps given impetus TO this
part of the Grace Church undertaking. but the
workers up there had long before seen the need OF
a quiet place where women might come and eat.
1T is to be nothing formal as a luncheon
club said one of the workers. ut is simply this;
The dining room and perhaps one or two other
rooms are practically at liberty during the middle
OF the day. In the morning there will be a kinder
garten in the Neghborhood House where the
children who have outgrown the Day Nursery and
others too will gather In the afternoon the house
VIII be at the disposal Of boys and girls who come
IN from the public schools, ana IN the evenings
there will be clubs and classes and entertainments
nut at the noon hour there is nothing going on to
fill the rooms and in this crowded part Of the city
an empty room is like pin stuck into you; you
cannot bear the thought OF It. Talks with some of
our own girls who employed near here de-
veloped the fact that not a few Of them would be
glad OF n quiet. homelike place. where they could
como and get a simple luncheon, daintily served
Ihat Is the way we mean to begin, with a few OF
our own girls. Perhaps they with bring in others
anu 80 inc tHluE VIII grow. II II does Will
10 enlarge tho accommodations TO suit the needs.
You see there are other rooms which can be used
In addition to the dining room for this purpose"
The dining room in this new Neighborhood House
which is well on It's way to completion and will
be opened IN May. Will seat about sixteen peopls
comfortably. The details OF the project are not
settled yet but probably luncheon Will be served
from II until .. That will give time for several
relays OF lunchers and when other rooms are
thrown open. doubt they viii need to be in
time. there will be space for a good many girls
though OF course, no such number IS accom-
modatod at St Pauls, How much such n place IS
needed In the region shown by the remark OF
ono Of party OF business girls to whom the IL
hraTian Of the parish library gave little luncheon
the other day.
ooh" she said she was going away. how
wish could come every day 10 quiet. pleasant
place like this TO eat my luncheon"
Quiet and pleasantness-these are the qualities
which those who working out the plan Of this
Neghborhood House under the rector. Dr. Hunt
tnEton mean 10 have above everything. And II
buildings ever express qualities the parish house.
even In its present unc0mpleted state. spells the
ones just named. II Is admirably planned, making
the most OF its nineteen feet Of width. Down in tho
basement are the gymnasums and the baths, which
are 10 be for neighborhood use, IS everything
else IN the place. on the first floor there will he
a reception room In the and music room IN
front. These two rooms Of which the rear one has
n delightfully."- bis bow window with diamond panes.
and a fireplace, can be thrown into one by means OF
the sliding doors whenever little play OF lecture
or some Informal dancing or anything OF tho sort
Is on the boards. The rear room on the second
floor VIII be the dining room, with kitchen ad-
Joining The front room, which IS delightfully."-
airy and fresh with as white painted panels, is TO
be a sleeping room FOR babies from the nursery.
The Neighborho2d House opens directly into the
nursery by means Of connecting doors on the diff
cerent floors The third floor VIII contain two club
rooms and the fourth floor the library and bed
room for one OF the deacouesses. on the NTH
D. Hth Taf her
an Improvement IN the matters OF light and pleas
autness upon the average servants rooms H. the
average house. And up on top Of the building Is
almost the most important part Of 1t ala big,
sunny roof which will be devoted to the use OF all
%r9 cone tic 20 Sg TO 4 roof is little Jog at
walled with glass ana heated by steam IaalaI29rl
which is just large enough 70 hold three invalid
chairs ana here il Is planned TO invite yar ss
themselves ia their conNalescencs -
Heretofore as one OF the Grace CHURCH deacon
aGI,Ity ~ 40 ~, bt,rrh sands Tho babies IN the
4,on %!Sr9 mo co1, nalnIy from the East Side
With the opening OF this new parish house. activ-
of the work IL any needs which have not appeared
FAR develop later there VII DO an enaeSyos 70
1,at perhaps no girls who lunch at II O'Clock aH
ver. earl in the morning, would Ike 10 drop in
for cup OF tea before starting homo az nlg4t
one OF the attractions Of Grace Church Neighbor-
Above ali. II IS TO be a true homo FOR all who
come there. TIE piano IN the music rooms ana
the ono IN the club will be- free 10 tho girls
who come luncheon. ana IF tney want to have
a. Utils dancing they may. But nothing VIII DO
allowed 70 disturb the quiet, for quiet said one
of the deaCUuesses is what women need most OF
all think, and get SO little Of II IN New York
As for the luncheOus. they win DO simple but
nourish!ng and dalutlly served. one or the work
ers remarked that prObaly some girls would pre-
fer % restaurant where neaTtleT meals
are to be had But still she added, there must
he many who viii Tor the dainty serving and
the stiffness and absence Of CrOWdiu8- y reason
able price viii bs charged for tho food. not only
because no business girl would want a luncheon
given her for nothing. but because the giving OF
NIucheons would not be fair 70 the small restaurant
keepers Of tho neigubOThOod Apropos when the
project OF q luncheon room was preached one Of the
Grace Church workers went To two or three OF
these restaurant keepers 20 how they felt about
e. so anxious was Grace Church not TO inJure any
reputable I'm the region But the restaurant
keepers said they heartily glad TO see the
NcghborhoOd House going up.
Anything that gives better tone 10 this part
Of the city makes it better and peasanter and
what business the luncheon project takes from us
won't hurt us. our trade comes mostly from the
Tho yong boys who work IN the vicinity are not
. going to be left out Grace Church Neighbour
hood House. Such have free hour IN the al
] ternoon viii be welcome to come in on stormy
Z days when It s not pleasant to be out Of doors,
I gymnasium and the clubroOms.
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.
Such dainty little frock as this one cannot fail