New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
THE MANN THE GUTTER
R;sbop Potter Tells Whose Business
II Is TO Pick Him Up.

-,..,,o, Potter told story OF his father az the
-,rsf meeting Of the East Side House. 18TH street
- -he East River. yesterday afternoon, and lest
= .-se-,s should be placed upon the late Bishops
,o-,- thereby he thought Il necessary state
- his father was total ahstainer.
~ father who then Bishop of Pennsyiva-
-. I,,:7c N Philadelphia, going home one
=. -,-la- late said the Bishop. when he slipped
= rers and lay helpless in the gutter having in
- himself 50 severely that he could rise
- ~ his clergy were coming behind him on their
- from the same gathering. and when they
- fbe place where he lay he said: Gentlemen
- -. belo me up They did not recognize his
-. ard answered with large contempt. oh. no
: 4-ss,5 tic Waterman will take care of you.
.,-q,s- * 7ust what people in New York are say
go. la continued the Bishop Ito the people
= <a- They think il is the Tvatchman's business
!, look after them. but II is not the watchman's $
-,st,ess L is your business and my business and
=. srs making Il your business here in this centre
- 7icrt and leading
~ rsisbop stated that far he knew the first
,vs-,sr7t for getting the working girl into the
,-----,- n sumner had been started by his daUgh-
she established = holiday house at St Johns
- ard once when she had taken party Of
-. or there. they watched the sun together.
~, The orb OF day had disappeared one little girl
said:
WEI Il eFer come UP again. Miss Potter
.~7b. phenomenon was absolutely unique her
,--r,snped The Bishop. "She had never seen it be
fere~
Fosseh H Choate. who said that his resemblance
70 fhe Bishop sometimes led 10 his getting a seat
n the trolley explained the real object Of the
meeting
NJ Wheeler he said, aIiuding tn the president.
Everett = Wheeler. wants your money or your
1iee-fhat is he wants your money or your service
<,- these PEOPLE. upon whom such social convul-
sfo7s a. those have Just been passing through
hear most heavily. This Settlement brings 20 these
reorle some OF the convenences and pleasures Of
ci-flized life. II IS like extra room added 10
ssCh tenement home
President John II Finley was expected 10 say a
fsw words as the representative OF the City Col
lsge. which has recently formed alliance with
he Settlement but he did not appear
Miss Mary De G. Trenholm the head worker
said that the Settlement ministered 10 the social
snd intellectual needs of hundred thousand
psople.
This Is the only place where the young people
n This district come 10 meet one another Il
has the only decent dance hall in the neighborhood
I IS ne place where the people come for advice Of
81 kinds They ask so the courts for them.
70 surercede with unde-takers, 70 hglnt their
lost children We have one block, bounded by sd
aad 18th streets. Avenue = and First avenue. in
which i've fve thousand people. who are bearing
Ire b--r- O. The work Of New York City. Most OF
t7s-l 7 an sor-v TO say. are women. and this is
TIE only place they have 10 look 10 for any Of the
-efnenenJs OF life"
Mrs Grover Cleveland among those present
she came with Mrs. Daniel S Lamont. one Of the
Managers and left Immediately after the meeting.
TIE rest of the audience went upstairs where tea
was served from beautiful rosewood table made
hy the boys from an old piano.