Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-16
SPLENDID RESULTS
BY THE SETTLEMENT
An Interesting Review of the
Years Work Given at the
Annual Meeting.

Much was accomplished by the Peoples
Settlement during the past year, accord
ING To the annual report submitted by
headworker Sara W. Pyle ut the yearly
meeting Yesterday afternoon.
beginning with the summer work ot
1917. which was the first consideration on
our program after the annual meeting Of
last April, we had two definite aims in
,ie,y. the organization of n summer camp
and the reorganization of our playground
schedule" Miss Pyle reported "Early
in the spring of 1917 we had been offered
the use for the summer of q large house on
the Mcndinhall estate, near Delaware
CITY. and Miss Sarah Ncndinh4ll had
pruffcred her services as house mother
to the children sent down from the city
for week at time during July and
August The charge for weeks outing
was 10 bc figured nj cost, but each person
was to go Independently AT n price from
- to So per week, according to age. Dur
ing the summer over 200 persons enjoyed
this camp for varying periods from one
dav TO two weeks, and several college
friends of Miss Nendinhall assisted ut the
camp, with the recreation hours. Two
motor truck parties of senior house mem
bers went down from the city and party
of older guests at camp enjoyed corn
roast on the closing night at the farm.
Prom June until late October the play
ground was conducted as usual, and the
attendance for the season. carefully
counted Mt each of the three daily sessions,
was 1900 for the season.
with the return to indoor activities IN
November. the chief interest Of the girls
seemed TO centre on the Girl Scout troop,
of the bows on basketball. and the rivalry
of the Wilmington Junior Basketball
league games At the present time 80
girls are registered At National head
quarters, Girl Scouts, from tins house. =
well equipped and enthusiastic group
These girls are ANXIOUS 70 assist IN any
way with the Liberty Loan and will he
used as messengers. The boys ot the house,
after numerous basketball contests, TIM
alv came out second in the league games.
During the Liberty Loan campaign OF
last October the women included IN our
Nornans' Club demonstrated their pa
triotism by subscribing to $1,000 worth Ct
bonds. At present They are organized
into a War Savings Society. hut Sflll ready
10 do their bit for the Liberty Loan.
.Thlrtv-seven of the Young mon 81 the
settlement showed their patriotism by
joining the army or navy service and are
scattered at various cantonmentS. navy
wards. and on the high seas. Others
are soon to follow and We expect to have
over fifty representatives IN uniform this
wear. The stars on our service flag are
constantly increasing. The women and
girls left behind promptly asked tor Wool
and needles and started to assist with
Red Cross work. Sweaters. mu1ierS.
towels, squares for afhganS, and surgical
dressings are being turned IN each week,
and at present this part of the work Is we'll
hn aSfTr ,lf
little girls is making an afhgan of bright
colors all their own. and seventy squares
"A large patriotic rally was held here
on March l3, with an attendance oi over
$50 girls. As a result q service training
class was organized and meets regularly
every Monday evening under direction of
Iieutenants McLaine and Clark for
caiisthenics and drilling.
1T is not necessary 10 speak st length
of the activities which are regular ana we'll
known features OF our winter schedule,
cooking classes and war cooking demon
strations. sewing Froebel groups. Brownie
Scouts, soon to be regular Scouts, and the
kindergarten, which meets every morning.
bows gymnasium classes aS wel as girls,
and MANY other groups. We have been
able to be OF service to the High School
Athletic Association IN allowing the use
OF our gymnasium for basketball games
and practice during the winter months.
Box soclals and TumInage sales continue
TO lower the mortgage on this property,
conducted under auspices OF the fennE-l-
DaY Society and the " oman : Club. he
hovs and girls clubs are 10 unite II a con
test for the best conducted business meet
ing early in May, and parliamentary law
Is the issue OF the day.
The next item on our program i the
organization Of a garden class 10 till the
soil and plant seeds Tor the summer
garden Last year we produced lima
beans. tomatoes. onions ana bects. all OF
which were canned or dried for winter use.
We wish more and more 10 be real com
nunitv centre and 70 have an indepen-
dent membership, All members pay an
nual house fees as follows: Over Is wears
OF age. 81; from a to IS. 81. under Il,
30 cents The house revenue tins wear has
been nearly twice the usual amount
The yearly report Of the work done
through the medical department AZ this
house Is always interesting, and this wear
shows splendid work.
Following Is the report of the dispensary
and follow up work done from November
y, 1917, TO March 70, 1918. by Elizabeth
Il Grimes, K. y, the settlement nurse:
Number Of children examined in schools
1.U035 F4SlJS 10 homes u Cf4IQTbI, tDtr4
cases treated II dispeasary, adults. 81:
children, 47q; operations advised 1or ton
sis and adenolds. i89, Operations per
formed, 1876. eye cases examined. IIO.
classes ordered Il pairs; ear cases, 10:
other eases treated 24 cases Of unpetigo
and scales reported from schools, visited
treated and followed up at home. not re-
porting al dispensary, 30: eases, very bad
of pedlculosis, where head needed treat
uent-neTvous cases, 3 mental cases )
prescriptions given, Is: two children had
teeth extracted hours spent in dispensarv
u J. 1t would have been impossible 10
nave treated all the eye cases if DR. X j.
Etlego0d, after preliminary examinations,
had not asked the children to report to his
office for further examination. Bayuard
Banks d BRYAN furnished glasses to school.
children al very small cost Operations