Evening journal., 1922-05-23

WORK REVIEWED
10th Year of Institution One
of Most Beneficial in
History
AID
OF MANY FRIENDS

e pies settlement held yesterday the
following officers were elected: Pres
Y ident. Frederick r. Stone: first vice
: president, Lammot dupont; second
y vice-president, Mrs. Hollyday s.
5 Needs; secretary. Frederick j.
y Blatz; treasurer. Charles b. Palmer:
assistant treasurer Frank " du-
Pont; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
William S. Hnles; investment COM
mittee, George C. Lobdell, Edgar l..
Haynes and George \. Rhoads.
The annual report OF Miss Sarah
Pyle, head worker showed progress
by the various clubs during the year
and splendid cooperation by the
workers and those persons who visit
the Settlement
The report follows:
In 1922 the Peoples Settlement
passed its twentieth milestone. The
road has been well builded by the
men and women who from the first
have interested themselves in this
House. We still have with us Fred
erick Stone, who interest and ready
support has been ours every step of
! the way. At our recent mortgage
reunion
Of friends who hsve been interested
in the Settlement from the early
days, among them Mrs A. ID. War |
ner' for many years a loyal friend |
and one of the early members of !
the Executive Committee: also Mrs |
Hollyday s. Needs. who for over 12 |
years has helped make possible the
very life of the Settlement, and
never failed It in time of need.
There are workers both volun-
teer and resident who have come
and gone. or who are with us vet. /
conscientious. faithful TO their
trust, without whom little could have
been done. Then the men, women
and children who have belonged"
in every sense of the word to the
Settlement, and the Settlement has
belonged to them.
"One of the most successful ,
classes ever held at this house was
class for young women,
which met every Wednesday even I
ing. under direction of Mrs. Greta NJ. I
Taylor
An exhibition of hats made by this {
group at our May Festival. aroused S
much interest. and undoubtedly the '
class next Fan viii be '
larger than it was in 1921. y
I'VE have come to the time after (
20 years service when we miss !
familiar faces. and during the last I
year we have had four empty chairs 7
in our Women's Club, for four mem
bers of 20 years standing have pass
ed on, almost their last words be
ing of the Settlements welfare.
MANY pictures crowd my mind as ,
/ look back at those who have pass
ed out of our neighborhood into !
fuller community life, those who
are still near but have no present
need of US, and then there comes
the picture of our present member
ship as It stands today; the Mems
Clubs and Women's Club; members
who are so ready TO give of their T
means that the benefit of this House n
nay be handed TO another genera {
ion, and children who turn W
agerly to us during the sum- a
ner for their playground, whose a
ttendance of 6 200 to 5000 a month
every summer testifies to II
heir appreciation Of the opportun- HI
~ given Thorough the Settlement of n
irected play. We believe with Joseph W
zee, The boy without a playground in
father 10 the man without a job" st
hefact that the same names, by the tn
undred. appear on our House mem p'
ership lists year after ,year is
roof that the club and GLASS activ-
les of winter bring satisfaction.
Our summer on the Playground Sc
as more systematized IN 1921 than CT
yer before. and we'll organized SO
.ack meets and tennis tournament 10
eld the attention of the young peO- in
e. In September we entered a So
ack team at the State Fair and in fu
ovember a member of this team
on the long distance run for which mi
cup was offered by the Young w
ems Christian Association of this p
ty Some of these young men are in,
acticing now for a cross country
n on Memorial Day, and there is a VI
neral spirit Of healthful competi-
IN aroused in all kinds Of outdoor y.
orts. an
THE girls and young women eel
owed such an interest in gymna- ini
week were assigned them instead
one as formerly, and both classes wo
,pt a fine record of attendance
roughout the year. The class was the
lder the leadership of Miss Alice in
ontgomery.. NJ.
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The registration in the children's MIA
apartment was no larger than usual, on,
Ut the attendance Was much ,,,,,.,t =.
egular this last winter than ever the
efore. Under the efficient leader
nip Of Mrs. Macleod this depart tur
lent was conducted most success Civ
ully, and the Settlement was the fui
iecca of the children as soon as pa
chool "let out" in the afternoon. ha
The Mems Club added to the Nav it's
festival a two-nights' minstrel show.
nd the boys OF II and Is. not to tic
e outdone by the men, gave a mock te'
rial in which nineteen of them took ce
n active part. ca
There has been splendid 90.
Dirit OF cooperation on the part of 70
iouse members and a genuine in 80
crest in the advancement and well o.,
are Of the work Some years this vo
more marked than others, and On
ANY comments from visitors and IN,
1ests have been made to House
sidents throughout the year on po
e genuine friendliness and spirit a.,
helpfulness that is felt by those de
ho come here. col
I'VE hope the year to come will ou
ing us together in still stronger