New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-22
GREENWICH VILLAGE
HAS TEA AND DANCES
Residents and Visitors Take
Cups Together in Neighborly
Spirit and Children France.
OPEN HOUSE ORDER OF DAY
Settlements and Homes Centres
of Entertainment on the
Fourth Day Of "Old Home
Week" Celebration.

In the homes. many Settlement houses
and other social centres Of old Greenwich
Village visitors aud neiChbors were enter
tained Yesterday with afternoon tea from
to o'clock as part Of the programme
for Old Home Week. II was social ser
vice day" Tea and village gossip pre-
vailed among the "oldtimers. while the
children improved the opportunity by
playing and dancing
The Greenwich District House OF the
Charity Organization Society. at No. 50
Morton street. popularized the day by
serving punch as well as tea-but only 10
the grown-ups. A cup OF real coffee could
he had al the famous little coffee house
In the backyard Of the Greenwich House.
al No. &c Jones street where authors and
artists. philosophers and philanthropists
are wont 10 gather Miss Marion l.. Por
ter was the chief cup bearer.
At several OF the social centres well
known women acted as hostesses. At
Greenwich House the hostesscs were Miss
Cornel.a Gallatin. Mrs +. K. l.. Gould,
Mrs. A. Gordon Norrie. Mrs. Amos Pin
chot. Miss Ida Tarbell and Mrs. ;. 4.
Weldon. play. The Frog Fairy. was
given at Greenwich House by the chill
dren. and party" was held in the yard
under the direction OF Miss Elizabeth +.
Thorne The folk dances Of the children
in Dutch costumes were arranged with
pretty effect
Candy end Dancing.
The annual exhibition of embroidery,
sewing. carpentry. cooking and pottery
done by the children. in connection with
"A sale OF candy flowers. cake and pies.
was held in the house. a baseball game
between the residents and members OF
the bows clubs was started at $50 o'clock.
but was called of on account Of rain. \
moving picture show was provided for the
children In the evening. There was dane
ing here as well as at many OF the other
Settlement houses
Invitations were sent from Waverly
House. at No. IS West 10th street. to its
friends and patrons. and 10 many OF the
young women who had lived there The
house is under the direction Of the New
York Probation and Protective Associa-
ton. of which Supreme Court Justice Al
fred r. Page Is president. District Attor-
nev Whitman was formerly president OF
the association.
At the house of the Doe Ne NcNte
Thynge Society. at 80. IS Leroy street
Miss NJ. r. Blair. the head worker. and
her assistant Mrs. Z. a. Cory. poured tea
for the residents OF the neighborhood IN
the afternoon. and the children held a
dance in the house in the evening. Even
the policeman on that post dropped IN lot
a cup Of tea The house IS one Of tn
oldest In Greenwich Village. and Miss
Rlair said that no one had ever disputed
her contention that IL was once the nome
Of Aaron Burr.
Open House at Trowmart Inn.
Trowmart Inn. at Abingdon square and
18th street which was built FOR the ac-
cornmodation Of working girls at moder-
ate nrices by the late William X. II Mar
tin uas open 10 visitors" The inn accom-
modates go girls. and all Of the rooms are
occupied at the present time. MIS-. Cham-
hers. manager OF the inn. said YESTERDAY
that most Of her patrons were stenogra-
nhers VINO worked I'm the financial or
doun,own business districts. The priv
Iege OF inspecting some Of the trim little
single rooms and larger double rooms was
extended to mere man Yesterday IN the
absence Of their occupants.
Among the other organizations recel'-
ing visitors we're the Jewell Day nursery
al 40. % Macdougal street; the Margaret
and Sarah Switzer Home. AZ 80. . 'hrs-
topher street: the Richmond nm House
al 40 y Macdougal street the Spring
street Neighborhood House. at no. "a
Spring street and St Agnes's Day NuT-
serv Al 80. Charles street
The Old Home Week celebration VIII De
continued with church day to-day ana
school day tomorrow. ON Saturday ar
ternoon the cAdren's pageant VIII De
presented by the Greenwich House ia
tudson Park and the old Home Week
dinner will take place in the playground
NJ publjc School g. in the evening