Evening journal., 1916-04-11
PEOPLES SETTLEMENT
ELECTS OFFICERS
Miss Pyle Makes a Report
Telling Of Good Work
Done in 1915
TOTAL. ATTENDANCE
ATPLAYGROUNDS $4,000

At the annual meeting Of the direc-
tors Of the Peoples Settlement held
at the Settlement Building yesterday
afternoon, the following officers were
elected:
President, Frederick Z. Stone; vice
president, Charles W. Bush; second
president, Miss Ellen dupont;
secretary, Irving Warner; treasurer,
Henry S. Townsend assistant treas
urer. Mrs. c. b. Holladay; correspond
ing secretary. Mrs. William S. Hines;
clerk Miss Blanche dc C. Keayeny.
Mrs. Willard c. Jackson and Miss
Margaretta Miller were elected MEM
bers Of the board of directors.
Thomas St Claire Evans, of Prince
ton University. a sociological worker,
formerly connected with the Uniyer-
stay Of Pennsylvania, gave short adj
dress, in which he enumerated the
different kinds OF work that could be
accomplished by the settlement
worker.
The report OF Miss Sarah Pyle,
head worker, was feature OF the
meeting. She pointed out the valu-
able work that has been done by the
Settlement the past year. In refer
ring to the playground work and
keeping the grounds open in the even
ings. Miss Pyle said
The yOung people showed their apprc
citation from the beginning. NOT oul,
was the playground thonged with httl'
folks during the day, but througcd Will
older brothers and sisters, as w,ll a
parents and noighbors at night During
the past year the attendance by careful
count has been over 2iOOO.
Miss Pyle gave "a long review of thl
work that is being carried ON for girl
in encouraging their taste for outdoor
life. This has been done 10y the or
ganization of groups of Girl Scouts
Camp Fire Girls and "Bluebirdsn
Another interesting illustration of th
need of adapting the settlements pro
gram TO present conditions. said Mis-
Pyle, has been the employment Ques
tion. Last year IT, was difficult to fin,
work for the boys aud girls forced ou
into the bt mess world 10y ecouomi
pressure. This year because of uuusua
conditions In Wilmington as a result %
the war, AN era of prosperity has COIN
10 us Children, who naturally wouh
have gone TO work, have continued II
school, and the settlement has had a
unusually large number of calls fo
workers with excellent opportunitio
which IL has been impossible 10 iill. Ih
demand has far exceeded the supply,
very unreal and unusual condition q
things compared with other years. am
difficult to those who desire employees.
DiSpensary Work.
Our dispensary has developed it
sphere Of activity by securing the co
operatian Of the Physicians and Sur
geons Hospital this year. Througl
an arrangement made recently. IL ha
been made possible for our childrel
TO go there with the dispensary doc
tors for operations on the eyes, ear
and throat.
Another interesting experiment
which has worked out successfully
is a series OF cooking demonstration
given twice a month during the pas
winter to the Mothers Club Ou
domestic science room has been file
with members OF the club listening
with eager interest TO demonstra
tions of practical value given b.
Mrs. c. S. Hammitt We arc also for
tunate enough to secure the interes
of an expert from the Agriculture
Department, and several lecture
have been given by her on scientiii
preserving Of fruits and vegetables
These lessons will continue mex
year, we feel sure. with the same in
terest manifest by those who hav
attended i'm the past
In speaking OF the Mothers Clul
am reminded of the Penny-a-da
Society OF which they are the main
stay. This society, through sales
suppers and the penny-a-day envol
ope system, has raised $50 towar
paying off the mortgage on thi
house during the past year.
other details Of the work are tol
of in the report.