Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-24
HOUSE OF HAPPINESS
CARRIES ON LARGE WORK
Baptist Settlement Reports on Its
Activities at Garden
Fete.
SCHOOL CLOSES FOR SESSION
Library Is Used by Both Children
and Their Parents - Playground
VIII Be Center OF Effort During
Summer Months.

Baptist settlement work in Richmond
centers around the House of Happ
ness" AT 7l5 Mosby Street. A garden
fete on the spacious Fairgrounds Tues
day marked the close of the work in
the winter classes taught by the set
Element workers. About $50 people
were present. and Il s,icasinE program
was rendered There was flag drill
by the members of the sewing class OF
the sunshine Club. These small girls
OF seven and eight years were dressed
in MILDLY suits OF their own making.
The May-pole drill was given by the
Blue Birds" very charmingly. One tiny
girl recited the III Psalm in it's en-
tirety. and the Camp Fire Girls pre-
scented pantomime illustrating the
crafts in which they won honors-home
craft showing the girls engaged in
washing. sweeping. and other house.
hold tasks: health craft beginning
with a beautiful folk dance and clos
ing with physical exercises. and camp
craft. fre-making, cooking and other
camp activities. Wartime tablcaux
we're shown in closing. Ice cream and
lemonade were served at the close of
the exercises TO all the guests. as
we'll as to the children present
WAS MOVED TO NEW
LOCATION LAST APRIL
The House of Happiness" moved TO
present year. Here the settlement
workers come in touch with many lives
the average monthly attendance for
the year just closed being 1906. This
number means the regular attendance
at the meetings. There are, in ad-
dition, many others who are visited in
their homes or in institutions. The
House of Happiness" is open every
day and four nights in the week. Sew
ing. cooking. basketry. paper-foldinE
and cutting. sanitation, hygiene. food
values and many other things are
held every Sunday afternoon. the at
tendance averaging sixty-seven last
year. and devotional exercises are held
in each club. The planting OF flowers
and vegetables is encouraged in the
clubs. and seeds are distributed through
the settlement. Several of the women
and girls have their own gardens.
Simple festivities mark the holiday
seasons The Westhampton College
girls gave the "Blue Birds" Thanks.
giving party. and they filled nearly 100
stockings Christmas for the children.
Each club had. in addition. Il Christ
mas tree party made possible by the
gift Of friends. The younger boys
club was given an egg hunt Easter
by the Westhampton girls. and 4
the children Of the settlement by the
Girls Auxiliary Of Tabernacle Baptist
Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles winston
gave the Camp Fire Girls a party. and
the Sunbeams of Westhampton Church
have done their bit" for the children
Of the House of Happiness"
LIBRARY IS USED DAILY
BY MANY PATENTS
The library of 500 volumes is open
daily and used by many parents as
we'll as children. There are throe vol
untcer music teachers. with four pupils
each, one lesson week for each pupil.
The Homenaakers' Club of mothers has
loan and emergency fund from which.
in case OF illness, medicines are pur-
chased. and in extreme cases food or
| needed supplies. Clothes are given, or
sold for small sum. The playground
Is continual source of delight TO the
children and young girls Of the COM
Inunity. the average daily attendance
last summer being thirty-fve. and the
total attendance for the summer s,7SS
The present grounds are larger than
| those at the old location and. besides
using swings, seesaws. sliding board,
sandpile and volley ball. the younger
boys play baseball.
Twenty-Five girls last summer en-
toyed tho summer camp on the farm
OF Clyde ". Saunders. There the fresh
air. wholesome. plentiful food and reg
ular exercise brought new life to fraii.
| overworked bodies. The class in
Ensnsh Tor foreign women was dis
continued in the fall. and instead MFR.
| horowski the State missionary to fo,
eiEners in this section OF Virginia, held
services in their own languages once a
| week. There are fifty volunteer work
| ers. number of whom come once
ers. number Of whom come once a.
week to assist in conducting tho
work. On them the success of the set
Element Is largely dependent The
totai attendance for the year was H.
SIC.