Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-13
SOCIAL SERVICE
BUILDING OPENS
DOORS TONIGHT
H~Onse-warming at New Home Of
City's Nine Charitable
Organizations.

Tonight, with the general housewarm-
ing and reception of the nine charitable
organizations housed within the walls
of 10 Central avenue the new Social
greater part of the charitable machin-
cry of the city will begin to grind with
renewed vigor and greater ease. The
house and grounds. which were pur-
chased by the Bureau of Associated
Charities, are valued at $37, 500, and were
secured through the generosity of the
board of directors and thei public. The
chief purpose of housing all the main
charitable organizations of the city un-
der the one roof is to eliminate time
lost otherwise in INSTRUMENTATION,
and to secure the advantagesof working
together.
The new home of the, charitable
workers is a reconstructed brownstone
mansion and contains nineteen rooms.
The organizations working in the So
cial Service building are the Associ-
ated Bureau of Charities, the New Jer-
sey Catholic Children's Aid Association,
the Friendly Visitors Conference, the
New Jersey Legal Aid Society, the New
Jersey State Commission on he Blind,
the State Charities Aid Association, the
Visiting Nurses Association, the Work.
room for Women and the Joint Com
mittee for the Better Care and Feed
ing of Infants.
A joint committee, representing all
of the major organizations with suites
in the building, will receive the guests
tonight in the common directors room.
which will serve as a reception hall.
The paid employees of the various
associations, headed by Miss Persis
Snodgrass, assistant superintendent or
the Associated Charities Bureau, will
show the visitors through the building.
Among those to serve on the joint re-
ception committee will be DR.. l..
Dennis, Mrs. A. Van Wrinkle, the Rev.
Louis s. Osborne, Mrs. Thomas S.
Henry, Mrs. Stewart Hartshorn, the
Rev, Francis A. Foy, john A. Cullen
and u. B. Brewster.
There are two ran totthe build
ing, one leading to the first! floor, and
one to the basement. Entering the
later one steps into one of the offices
of the Bureau of Associated Charities.
Besides this office, the Joint Committee
on the Better Care and Feeding of In
fants have rooms on this floor. On the
first floor the main rooms of ~thercharity
bureau are located, consisting of Miss
Snodgrass's room, the general admins
tration rooms, and the office of the su-
perintendent, A.. w. MacDougall. On
the second floor are located the Catholic
Childrens' Aid, the State Commission
on the Blind, and the Visiting Nurses
Association. The Work Room for
Women and the New Jersey Lega Aid
Society occupy the third floor.
The entire building has been redeco-
rated, and in several instances parti-
tions have been put in rooms, making
two from one. An inter-communicating
telephone system has been installed,
connecting all of the offices.
One of the finest rooms in the house
is the directors room, located on the
first floor, and devoted to the use of
all the organizations in the building.
In this room are located also the files
for general information; also for COM
mon use.
''One of the best advantages of our
new building, besides those of better
housing, better light and ventilation
ard more room than in the old building
in Academy street." aid MI. Mac
pougall today, will be the quickness
with which we can ook up n case
connected with any Of the other organ-
izations in this building. We have CEN
tralized the charitable work, and with
in a short time will be working
smoothly and quicker than ever before"
The general committee which has
made arrangements for tonight's recep-
ton Is as follows:
James s. Higbie. chairman; DR.. Will
lam S. Disbrow, DIR. L. Dennis. Benja-
min Atha, Lathrop Anderson, Joseph M.
Sayre, Mrs. Laban Dennis, Mrs. Theo-
dore Gray, Mrs. Alexander Grant, Mrs.
A Van Wrinkle and A. w. MacDouRall. |