Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-28
"HOUSE OF HAPPINESS"
CARRIES ON LARGE WORK
Rerorts TO &c Considered mt Meeting
of baptist Womnn's Missionary
Circle on Tuesday.

One OF the places right here in town
that few Richmondcrs know about lis
the House OF Happiness" at "240-
c242 Ncnab!c street. yet it is OF su-
prcme Importance TO scores Of women
and children, and even TO some men.
Hear the testimony borne to the value
OF this settlement work by some OF
those who come under its influence. \
ninc-year-old boy came in one day and
as he Srcctcd the diroctrcss said. Miss
--------, this hcrc place sure has got
tho right name: DO YOU think so.
Thomas She replied. "Yasm l Ger
tainiy do" answered. "Yas'm cause
everybody always looks happy round
hcvc.' Then this is from a mother
with many cares and burdens. Il Ger
'ain!y docs love 10 come 10 the Moth
CTS Club, il makes me feel like living
better"
The settlement has a crcditable
library and clubs and classes for all
aScs are conducted during tho week
Gardening and other patriotic ac,ivi-
ties are encouraged and thrift stamps
arc on sale all the time. The play
ground Is one OF the mos; popular de-
nartmcnts OF the settlement work il
Is open every day and is always
thronEcd with children. Not only is
the moral tone of tina, section helped
10y the House OF Happiness" but the
spiriis OF ;hc people arc uhccrcd
when they feel that everything is go
inG against them. One family had had
many troubles the dircctrcss had
given them much help and sympathy
and ono day the care won NONE: in
expressing hcr gratitude said. Miss
.n,l 10. L d..
have done without YOU. Sometimes life
S 80 hard feel like | just can't stand
II. You know ! Amt got no kp-fo:ks
that cares whether I'm sick Or we'll
and then think about YOU ANA know
you care and are praying fo- ne and
jus; thank God FOR you
That many girls arc reading trash"
because they 10 not know just where
- find worthwhile reading matter Is
shown by tho following inc!den:: :hc
di-catrtss one evening saw member
OF one o. the girls clur; with a :lcap
novel. and when she asked tho cl;i why
she occupied hcr time with such read
ing tho girl replied, 'f love T. read and
| Amt got nothing At hons to read
50 ! buy one Of these lo-Ccnt books
every week" When told that She could
get IS many books as she wantc. from
the settlement library she was delight
ed to think ihsi She could Aavc some
thing 20 read and save her dimes, zoo
The frs; book she took from thc
library was "Pollvanns." \: the end
az Two weeks she asked 10 keep it
a31 started tho story all wanted TO
i--:sh il.
a Garden planted from seeds given
~ the House OF Happiness" wrought
= transformation N Il man who :orm-
ar.y spent most q his tmc on stree;
o-"ers and who hli been arrested
scTeral times for vas:sncy. Ills wife
ana said: IL would do you 5000 10 sec
m! old man worn,a. tina. garden. lie
can, set from work quick enough to
VOL: them ycsctabi~l,.
This settlement; is uado:- tn. dire.
ZION % the Baptist Wcnan's Mission
ary circle OF Richmond. and tho report
Of It's worh for the past year will be
presented :, tho annual meeting OF the
-c.c r; tho First Baptist Church on
matters OF interest arc also to be con
iercI ~ th. time as Nil! he seen
from the following program:
Patriotic musical strvicc, under tn.
direction OF shepherd Webb
BibIc rc'.Jd. VIA, the west Has
. Give 70 the East" Rev. 7. Clagctt
Se!Incr, y H.
h4S mess Election from the focr OF
nominating committee. roll all of the
"rg-cI05. -.sjaE response and STATE
n-nt Q: points maze in tourfold quar-
tc-.y elm.
Red cross WORK
i-oce! food conservation
Thc nome garden.
selected music.
Report on motion picture censorship
missionary rc3orts-YounE Peoples
Council House Of Happiness
Offering
Patriotic demonstration
supper win be snrved At $50. Music