Evening journal., 1917-04-25
SETTLEMENT WORK
Of YEAR Renewed
F. E. Stone is Elected Presi-
dent OF Society for
Ensuing Year
MISS PYLE AGAIN
/ HEAD WORKER

head Of Greenwich Settlement House
OF New York and president OF the
American Federation OF Settlements,
addressed the annual meeting Of the
Peoples Settlement Association, which
was held yesterday afternoon at the
Settlement. Mrs. Florence Bayard
H.lles presided. Invocation was sad
by the Rev. Herbert F. Randolph.
The following officers were elected:
F. f. Stone. president; Horace Will
son, vice-president; Mrs. Ellen DUPONT
Needs, second vlce-president; Irving
Warner. recording secretary; Charles
B. Palmer. treasurer; Miss Margaretta
Miller. assistant treasurer: Mrs. Will
liam S. Hil.es, corresponding secre-
tary.
Miss Sarah P. Mendinhall was APP
nointed clerk and Miss Sarah W. Pyle
head worker The following invest
ment trustees were appointed: George
g. Lobell, Jr., John II. Dandy, Edgar
L. Haynes.
Mrs. Frank j. Lackey and William
Newell Barnard, Jr., were elected to
the board.
The report of the treasurer showed
receipts and disbursements from April
10, 1916, to April II, 1917, $793726; ex-
penditures. $7939. &c Subscriptions
received to April 10. 1916, s10.532; ad-
dtional subscriptions received. $500
total. s10.S32.
Previous 10 the business meeting
Mrs Simkovitch spoke. She told OF
the relation OF settlement and social
centre work to the present world
crisis, adding that the community work
done by settlements and social cen
ters should in no way he lessened or
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creased and he ghtened in every way
The work Of the community. she said
should cooperate with the city and
State in the best way possible. Mrs
Simkovitch said some complimentary
things about the local settlement and
added that she was always glad to get
to Wilmington
Announcement is made that the
work OF the gymnasium classes or the
Settlement will be formally closed
with exhibitions on Thursday and Fri.
day evenings. Thursday evening Will
be girls night and Friday evening Will
be boys night
The report Of Miss Sarah Pyle, heaC
worker. follows:
Miss sarah Pyle. head worker OF tbs
Peoples Settlement. reported as FOL
lows;
Work of Peoples Settlement haI
been conducted much as usual during
tho past year with a house member
shin Of 700 and a total attendance fol
the year of 51,619.
Hundreds Of people not registere'
as house members make use OF tn
settlement in various ways. The fac
that the playground was opened dur
ing the summer and early fall to tn
entire community. regardless OF nous
membership. has brought up the tots
with the large playground attendanc
of 2O,6O5 for the season. includin
morning. afternoon and evening ses
sions
Hundreds OF children are ais
reached through our medical inspeC
tion in the public schools. We hav
co-operated more closely than eve
before with the Visiting Nurses As
sOcation during the past year b
financing one-third OF the time OF
trained nurse. who gives two Who'll
days each week to the work Of tn
dispensary at this house. In report
for the past few years we have Out
lined the present need OF examina
ton OF school children in the publ
schools for adenods. bad tonsils. do
fective eyesight and hearing. and fo
thai reason I will limit this repOl
10 an actual statement of facts. Dul
ing last summer the nurse was o
the playground two mornings a Yeel
during which children were CAREFUL
examined for symptoms OF infanti
paralysis because OF the acutet stu;
ton in this city. However. no cas-
developed among our children.
class was held by the nurse once
~, tfFrhn DrOnpr Carr Of IA hipg
and also much work done along del
tai lines. Beginning in Sep'emb'
with the opening OF the schools, OF
nurse began the usual medical exam
ination of children. visiting them
their rooms at the schoolhouse
Seven hundred sixty-four children
three public schools andSone parocbi
school have been examined this wint
with the significant result that 81
needed medical attention. I call yol
careful attention 10 this high percen
age among our school children. TT
nurse carefully followed up the scho
examination with visits to the home
and reports 654 calls to talk ov
case with mothers OF these childre
AS a result of these home visits. 6
cases were treated at the dispensai
In 123 intances opratiOns were a
vised by the doctors, in twenty-eig
cases operations were performed
dispensary doctors. Twenty-six pal
OF glasses were procured for childr
with defective eyesight. and thirte
children were referred to the tuberC
losis dspensary for further treatme
OF lungs. We feel that through o
dispensary we have performed a r.
service 20 the community at large
AS ! have emphasized before. the
ganizatiOn of our work must be tleXI
in order that at any given period
may adjust ourselves to some spec
need or new development At this ii
I'VE have asked ourselves a questiC
"How can we adjust our work to
present need of our country?' and
one answer seems clear: We can be
by organized work in gardening. G
dens for the children and gardens
the grown-ups of our house and nei
borhood. Along this line new pl
have been dug and planted on our pl
ground. and beets, tomato plants. oni
and lima beans set out. The co-ope
tion of the women's clubs has b
asked and secured and we feel that
opening Of a summer camp on the bal
of the Delaware river will add to
opportunity of giving the childreI
garden spirit and knowledge. All of
summer work will be broadened by