Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19
F. {. STONE HEADS
SETTLEMENT BOARD
Report Of Headworker Sara W..
Pyle Shows a Great Deal
Accomplished.

Frederick +. Stone was elected pres
idenJ Of the Peoples Settlement at the
annual business meeting. held last night.
other officers and directors were elected
as follows: Vice President, Lam
mot du Pont Secretary. Frederick
Elatz Treasurer. Charles r. Palmer:
corresponding Secretary, Mrs. William
; IIIles: Clerk Edith Russell: directors.
Mrs. Frank d. Lackey. Margaretta
Miller, Frank du Pont, Henry J. Krebs,
I.ammott du Pont and Sarah Webb Pyle
Prior 70 the meeting the executives
were luncheon guests Of the settlement
Following the meeting there was an
Interesting demonstration Of settlement
work III which all departments took
part.
The annual report Of the headworker
Miss Sara W Pyle for 192O-1s21 Is
10 - very short this year. because /,
has been decided to ask the house mem
hers 10 give their own reports tonight.
il the gymnasium al O'Clock. one
delegate from each group and class will
tell Vhat its group has been doing dur
.u- the fall and winter months
A. our first membership meeting in
March. twenty-four groups were repre-
Sentcd These meetings having proved
successful and inspiring are TO be held
monthly. henceforth. from October TO
May. and are 10 be family gatherings
d, which the house activities are dis
cUssed by delegates elected from the
club and class membership.
Our meeting tonight viii be the last
until the fan, because the three-day
festival for which We are all preparing.
May Il, i and I3, Will take its place
next month.
In d short review of the summer
work OF 920 / am glad 10 say that no
accident Of serious nature beyond minor
bumps. and bruises. occurred on The
playground. nor was there any serious
question of discipline. with an average
OF nearly 1000 in attendance every
month.
Tennis proved popular beyond all
expectations, and two senior tennis
tournaments and one junior meet were
greatly enjoyed by young and old.
the summer. both for our seniors and
juniors. including the running broad
jump, running and standing high.
pole vault. shot put and races Of various
kinds Two week ends in the country
were enjoyed by the Girl Scouts, be
sides various hikes Of the Junior groups.
This coming summer, through ouI
newly formed Athletic Association, we
hope 70 make a good showing ia the
NeighhOrhood League, formed by the
C0mmuI ity Service, for baseball vollcy
bail, quo IS. etc. The managers ana
captains OF >ur various teams have been
elected and | 9 schedule Of games plan
ned At prese, :. checkers. billiards and
shuffie-board con ests are engaging the
attention Of our o. Ter boys
"A ten-weeks' COZ rse Of training OF
volunteer workers was held each Mon
day afternoon at the Settlement under
the auspices Of the leaders Of the Round
Table from January 10 to February IS.
with an average attendance of twenty
tive such questions as: The Needs
of tht Local Community and How 10
Meet Them I" The Resources Of
Local Community and How to Use
Them. club organization and pro
grams were discussed. ana the course as
4 whole proved most satisfactory.
The Spanish club, under the direc-
ton Of the field department. Service
Citizens. held very enjoyable parties
here in May, September and December
The new feature of the work is the
development of the Music Association
which was organized in March of this
year, and members of this organization
will play al the Membership Meeting
tonight
tTs1c Penny va Day Society raised
during the year $340 which being
doubled by . friend Of the society paid
OF the mortgage on this building, and
W are looking forward to a mortgage
burning in the fail The Society has
set for its goal this year, $500 and al