New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
WORTH WHILE FOLK: LILLIAN D. WALD
BY F. L. NELSON

both by the city and by other welfare organizations In
fact, it would be no undue praise to- say that majority
OF the modern expcdicnts for alternating wrong living
conditions in city sums had their origin In the brain Of
Lillian d. Wald She was pioneer IN the movement
for public Fairgrounds effectively Established
in New York One Of the earliest playground IN the
city was that in the back yard OF the Henry street Set
Element. She led the movement for Systc'. % nursing
in the schools, the settlement lending the services OF q
nurse for the experiment. New York no" has an OF
gained corps Of school nurses, and other cities are
rapidly taking up the movement. She shove thence
Of public baths by establishing in the cttemel''
Now several East Side schools have baths; city haS@
public bath system that, while still lacking IN cquacyh
excellent and recently it went through the process OF re-
claiming the first section OF its SeaShore at Concy Island
In the ccasclcSS upon tuberculosis IN The eStao
lishmcnt Of pure milk dcpotS, vastly important "o'"
in New York which has contributed to reduce the rate
of infant mortality TO a proportionatcly lower hsaTe
than any other city, the Henry Street Settlement has
been in the lead The settlement maintains opposite
its IIenry-st. headquarters, thoroughly appon"ed
milk station, TO which one of Its patrons contributes VIC
entire milk production OF his great estate. Miss "H S
also been leader in the establishment, of Housekeeping
centers, Of boys and girls clubs in fresh r work. '.
babies, mothers and convacsccnts.
TT is hopeless to attempt to express in figures " by
Lillian d. Valid 1t is impressive TO say that the e'!
Street Settlement ministers daily 70 the ncts OF ''e
thousand persons that the number OF ITS visiting nurses
has grown from Miss Valid and her devoted conn mon
to ninctv-two; that from the squald lckroom o.. 'H
woman the work OF nursing has spread over inc SANE
of Manhattan divided into eleven districts, el'A W.T."
its headquarters and corps of nurses 1t IS ntei','s
TO know that the settlement maintains well apI"Ieu
convalescent home, six summer homes, a boys camp
and two homes for girls. 1t is inspiring to visit the seq
Element to inspect its individual activities, It's NrS"
borhood Dances its gymnasium, It's kindergarten l'
classrooms for boys, girls, mothers, and men,
But neither in these things nor IN the sum OF then'
to be found the true influence Of Miss Wald. That may
be found only in the hearts Of the thousands OF men ana
women who have grown into American citizens under
the touch of the Henry Street Settlement, who nave
gone out among their fellows with the love OF MISS
Wald and the desire TO extend her work the SpiI-
ton of their lives. -
This is the true secret OF the success of Lillian H.
Wald-to inspire Others with the desire to help II Is
a fine commentary on the self effacement with which She
does this that though you will find the walls OF ihe
Henry Street Settlement the portraits OF great Socioo-
gists from Tostoy to Jane Adams, inscribed
with loving testimony OF the influence OF Miss Nald'
YOU will look in vain for the likeness Of the founder