Evening journal., 1913-04-12
FOR NEGRO
SETTLEMENT
Wilmington Women Aided by
Mrs. Booker 7. Washing
ton, Work for Home Here

About three years ago, a represen-
tative of the National Association of
Colored Women. OF which Mrs Book
er T. Washington is now president
visited Wilmington and organized
branch called "The Federation OF
Christian Workers of Wilmington"
The Wilmington women under this or
ganization are devoting their ener-
gies to developing settlement work
amongst their own people. In Oc-
tober, 1911, they rented a house at the
corner OF Eighth and Buttonwood
streets, which, while quite unsuitable
for the work, was the best that could
be procured, and even for this, the
rent was out of proportion to the ac-
commodations given. Here the work
was started, and was financed and
conducted by the Federation OF Chris
| tian workers. and In the eighteen
months since II was started, has
reached many of the colored boys and
girls, and has done good work
amongst them.
The Thomas Garrett kindergarten,
which has carried on a free kinder
garten for colored children for the
past nineteen years. removed its
school to this house In October, 1911,
so that the Settlement House might
have the benefit of the rent, which
had been previously paid in other
quarters. During this last year, the
women's organization decided to call
the Settlement House "The Thomas
Garrett Settlement House." as
Thomas Garrett, during his lifetime,
which ended in 1871, did so much TO
promote the welfare Of the colored
people. He was called by them Our
Noses"
For the better furtherance of this
work, the Federation of Christian
/ Workers has arranged 10 purchase a
/ building at the northeast corner OF
Seventh and Walnut streets, which
/ they hope, i'm time, can be made into
a very suitable building. Il is now
necessary that the funds should be
/ collected TO complete this purchase
They are now arranging for incorpor.
alton. Their present officers are
Mrs. J. Bacon Stubbs. president
s27 Tatnall street; Mrs. Tobia!
Whitten. vice-president. 52S Eas
Twelfth street: Mrs Carrie NJ. S
Pipes, secretary. 926 French street
Mrs. Mamie Jones. treasurer, 92l
Walnut street; and they have invited
the following advisory board 10 ac
with them Miss Helen s. Garrett
chairman. 1904 Broome street. Mrs
William r Bancroft. Rockford. Mrs
Walter -. Bush. 24O6 willard street
George 3. Miller. 800 Park Place
Rev. r. l.. Jackson. 1904 West street
To pay for this building and 10 hav
an additional sum 10 put it I'm IN
proper order for the work, n rs ne
{ cessary 10 raise 5000 by June p
An appeal is therefore made 10 IN
b public for this amount Donation
: can be sent 70 the following. Tn
! officers of the association; the advil
- ory board ar named above; Mrs. Ber
jamin Nioidg. treasurer Of the build
e ing fund. 500 Brooue street. or 10 an
e member Of the following committee
. Mrs Helen W. Anderson 2007 Lancal
ter avenue. Miss Alice Gerirud
Baldwin. 206 East Tenth street. Mr.
;. Joseph Bancroft. Rockford. Freder
l. Brlnghurst 1901 Market street
Henry ~ Candy. l101 Delaware avl
q nue.; Rev. Charles =. Candee. 10i
!, North Broome street; Mrs Edwi
j Carral 1899 Walnut street. MI
% Ruby Davis, 30f West street. Mr.
Alice a. Dunbar. 916 French stree
. Miss Amy r. DUPONT pclleport Ho
ace O. Eastburn. 400 West Nineteeni
street; Or. S. G Ebert. 1914 KiI
= street: Mrs John Evans. 1920 We
street; william p. Grinnaee. g
v French street. Mrs William r. Ha
kins, s1e Delaware avenue; T. ALI
y Hilles. Seventh and Clayton street
= Rev. Thomas p. Holloway. 500 Ro
j. ney street; Mayor Harrison W. Ho'
ell, s24 Washington street; John
Hubert. 1908 Lombard street; Nj
Elizabeth r. Jackson. 11O1 Washin
s ton street: Mrs Oscar r. Jacksc
Il 1901 Market street. A. p. McPhersc
q 8 Glen avenue; Mrs. Elmer p. nj
e chell. Pennsylvania avenue al
3 Broome street; Mrs II j. Martin, 4
n West Ninth street. Mrs. Charles
q Miller. Red Oak Road. Miss 10
3 Murphin. 1922 West Eighth stree
n Dr. W. Henri Pipes 926 Fren.
IS street; Rev, George Edward Rec
b Ninth and Washington street
George A Rhoades, P. o. drawer %