New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-25
ASTOR HOME OPEN
TO RICH AND POOR
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mittees that will look we'll on paper
and do no work We don't want 20 be
organized: we want to be individual
friends and do our share as ourselves,
and not as committees.
Want All to Aid
I'VE want every one in the neigh
borhood TO contribute something TO
the work-in interest and time. money
and service, because she or he has a
direct personal interest in the neigh
borhood We are less concerned with
being efficient and more concerned
with reaching each others interests.
sympathies and traditions in the sim
plest way. The property owner has
one interest, the storekeeper has an
other. the shopper has another, the
resident has another. but we can all
be working together for a common
American ideal.
eve don't intend to raise a large
fund or start a big institution. We
want membership dues as low as 10
cents and not higher than $780, in the
proportion that each can give. All dues
Of whatever amount entitle members 10
precisely the same privileges. We hope
that instead Of making large subscrip-
tions to our association members who
can will help with individual needs as
they arise, making them our personal
task.
Eve think it a good idea to get to-
gether in each others homes and in
the public schools and on the play
grounds. We would rather have friend
~ visiting and community meetings
and do what we can "a friends and
make use of every existing centre in
the neighborhood than start institu-
lions.
az know that Americanization is a
big national task and that national
policies for il must be framed by gov
eminent and business. But | am sure
that part of the work Of Amercanizs
ton must also be done in the home.
And this is a task for US individually
as neighbors and friends.
AT our luncheon to-day We had
those present who are already working
in this neighborhood together with
those who are interested in neighbor
hood work. and we discussed how we
may best go about this practically, all
working together.
WIN ntip IoptItN oNhtis
Il hope soon TO have some of the
real estate owners, of whom there IL
an excellent association in this neigh
borhood. to dinner with some other
eighborhood residents 70 see what we
can do for the neighborhood as property
owners. | hope this will be followed
by other conferences at homes OF other
members of our neighborhood associa-
ton. and that it will be further
means Of our getting acquainted with
each other.
Other speakers we're: DR.. Richard
Kowack. Miss VI. de G.. Trenholm, head
worker. East Side House; Miss Rose
Summerfeld, of the Clara de Hirsch
Home: Mrs. Florence Kelley. Of National
Consumers League. and Miss Frances
A. Kellor, of the National Amerlcani-
zation committee.
Among the guests were:
Miss Mary Alexander, (. L. Bsylles,
Miss A. r. Birdsall Mr.. and Mrs. !: l.
Bloomingdale, Miss Leila Burden. Mrs
Irving Bush, the Rev. Mr.. Churchman,
Bethany Church; the Rev. Mr.. Crowder,
ST James Church; Raymond L. Cole,
Mrs. Walter Damrosch. Miss NJ. l..
Daniels. New York Diet Kitchen; DR..
John W. Davis, Mrs. Stuart Duncan,
Mrs. Elliot, Miss Emery, Miss Fulton.
POS East Seventy-frst Street; Mr.
Ciardina. John Hall Memorial Church.
Miss A. B. Grow, Catholic Society. and
Mrs. Geer. 80,
George A. Hall, National Child
Labor Committee; John 5. Hamil-
ton. Mrs. Edward s. Hardness, Mrs.
Francis B. Hoffman, Mr.. Hammel, Mrs.
Hand, Miss Hefin. Mrs. Hughes. Mrs.
Arthur Iselin, Mrs. oliver Gould Jen-
nings. Miss Kellor, Mrs. Kelly. Finch
school Neighborhood Association; Mrs.
Kelley, National Consumers League;
Miss Anna Kempshall, DR.. Kowack, Miss
Esther Z. Lape, the Rev. Mr.. Lock
wood. Mrs. Lamont, Miss Lawrence. DR.
Leipziger. Mrs. Stafford Mclean, Miss
r. Manning, head worker, Lenox Hi
House: the Rev. Kenneth Miller. Miss
Miller. Miss Nasssuer. superintendent
BETHEL Sisterhood. and Mr.. O'Connor-
MIS-. Johanna W. PiatmikEA& MI.