The Washington herald., 1909-05-14
SETTLEMENT WORK
RECEIVES IMPETUS
Prominent Men Take Part in
DedicatOry Event.
H.B. F. MACFARLAND PRESIDES
Commissioned Asserts Entire Com
munity should Take nm Interest in
the People of the CnpItaI-Sub-
script1Ons Amount 10 500.

The District government, the Pre- sident' S
I Cabinet. Washington society, the philan-
| throplsts OF the city, and Howard Uni
versity were represented at the dedicatOry
exercises Of the new settlement Home for
negroes. at L and South Capitol streets,
yesterday afternoon.
Commissioner Henry 3. F. Macfarland
acted as presiding officer In his address,
the Commissioner said the whole com
munity ought to take an interest in the
settlement house, because it affected the
entire Capital
What has been done here" he said.
chiefly through the personal labors Of a
few colored men and women. has brought
about a remarkable home. the first Of its
kind in the District II VIII be house Of
bread and a house Of light TO the entire
( neighborhood."
Congratulated by BaIIiREer.
Secretary Richard A BaIIinger. who. as
head OF the Department OF the Interior.
has supervision over the Freedmen's Hos
pital. Howard University. and other negro
institutions. congratulated the men and
women who had created the building. and
said he always took special interest in
the welfare OF the negro race. because his
father commanded a negro regiment dug
ing the civil war. He assured those pres
ent that anything he could do IN the De-
partment Of the Inferior for the improve
ment or encouragement Of the negro
would be done He said ne was glad 70
see the new settlement home AID heartily
indoTscd the !dea Of social settlement
work among the negroes.
Coming all the way from PitJsburg TO
take part In the exercises. Charles r.
/ Weller. wei known in Washington as a
settlement worker. now general secretary
OF the Associated Charities Of PittsOUrg.
srOke on the history OF the institution. He
said the settlement house in Southwest
Washington was seven years old he re-
counted its growth I'D 10 the completion
OF its new home, which has just been
built AT q remarkably low cost out 0f
fragments Of the old Pennsylvania sta
ton. he said the building. land. and
equipment had cost about $3.50
Dr. Wiiber p. Thirkleld. president CT
Howard University, made an address in
which he pointed out that the students
and faculty Of the institution had done
everything possible 70 aid the social set
tlCment IN Washington. and would con
tiRue 10 lend ii every assistance. Prof.
Kelly Miller. Of the faculty. spoke along
similar lines.
Mrs. Albert Clifford Barney and Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins were present Mrs
Hopkins made an impromptu address. in
which she said that as q matter % pride
the negroes should endeavor 10 raise all
the money necessary 10 pay for the home
She expressed an active interest IN the
work, and congratulated Miss Eloise Bibb
head OF the settlement. and others re-
sponsible for the work.
To encourage the growth of the settle
mcnt work. Mrs. Barney subscribed 800
and announced thH next Saturday even
ing she would hold a meeting in the in
teres- OF the settlement at her Studio
House in Sheridan circle. She explained
that the meeting would be TO arouse in
tereSt IN the work among the people OF
Washington. but that no collection would
be taken
MacfarIaBd's Subscription.
Commissioner Macfarland subscribed
so fer the Church Of the Covenant. say
ing IL the church did not pay II he would.
Or. Thirkield gave sla9 for Howard Uni
versity. John Joy Edison gave 81 and
numerous other subscriptions were re-
ceived. making total Of more than Ss08
About l0j persons attended the meeting.
which was held in the large hall on the
ground floor Of the Jwo-story brick build
ing- The invocation was pronounced by
DR.. L. G. B. Pierce and the benediction
by Dr.. T. J. Grimke. Between the ad-
dresses selections were given by the How
ard University Glee GLIB.