Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-12

sunnyslds, In Hastlnss, Nebraska.
Seems to Prove That There 10 .
Psychological Moment for the
Starting Of a NeIshbor.
hood House
BY SARAH ID. IOWRIE


ny SARAH ID. lOWHE
T Asst winter in New York City I was
- delegate from my State at q national
conference of women whose activities were
chiefly what might be called philanthropic.
The organization was not a new one and Is
often mentioned IN the papers for ite i'm
portance and for the weight Of its opinions
on things civic and sociological. The
women who were foremost in its councils
ore what might be called the .'key women
of their communities. even Of their States.
Whatever is found 10 be practical and
well worthwhile in one State is reported ct
this conference with view 10 its being
tried out in other States. somewhat mOdi-
tied perhaps. but tried out. And whatever
has been attempted and has failed is also
reported. SO that the other states can take
warning and avoid like useless expendi-
ture of time and of money.
The organization is supposed to work along
democratic lines: that is, it is supposed to
work with capital and with labor for the
betterment of the community. But 1t struck
the States. that It was working with capital
for labor, which is very different PROPOSE
ton.
One of the States. New England one
reported for instance, that its State ''kcy
women had tried out an experiment in
running-a small town neighborhood house
for two years with the hope that its useful.
ness In the life OF the town would BY that
time be so well proved that the town corpo-
ration. or at all events the general popula.
ton, would take it over and support and
run it. But the experiment was reported
failure. because. though the house was well
used, and the statistics Of the head worker
we're all to the good. neither the town cor
poration nor the citizens in general felt any
enthusiasm about supporting it. SO the
conclusion for that state seemed to be that
a house that was everybody's house was no.
body's house.
vIy1Tu TINT ouaer fa+e that m,L.. an. cu.
w foila,. a,H,h.r nno. ~. r,ins d" ~, tho
o,or+ ";tI, onas,iom IN M, ,' ra,nrn 10 W frnn,
W.. w lu.''J vi mS $500 ioai
newsnonsr T fo,i I'M ;nto @ my hands an% 1 an articls
i, Is I 81 ti o, o haii ;.L aI 81. .i. h.aJ
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,,.. ,,Me.eu my atlentiC". ior happenea "
s.h ShoT tnr woman msn.aGnea N H. MIS-, VIZ.
states Senator ~ that state. And I had
also heard of "Sunnyside." which was its
theme.
This is what the Yonkers paper spe.
caL writer had found It worth while to
publish about the Nebraska town experiment
or shall l say success-for Sunnyside AS
Il town neighborhood house has been n COM
plete success from every ones point of view
Tor some ten wears
supnysidog
T.!a .ss s'Ie n. ~, u.,., ~. u...,
,ha host 1n' mru'. ., as,hs ..as1s; -o; .; :. a..
We. 1He oGS. ;, WHY 10 uest.Ge ;.II' ~ nnu ~ was
,i Tio i'tia,Gm Has,in, wn% . vaed , .Ie 1d ,,r Ca.
sovore, n"a on.oa o'an ~ sro, LUZ hnu, % ' -,
ITs,;s seaIs, wnm.cu ;u ~ JPN hclne ~, ~
ias!hes. ,e NOT uSpeciaiy u nome ier oln
Peop'c put y refuge "nish wouIu serve
oo1m ola ana Young IN time or need.
,.,, !nree hunared p,eclous Goilats wers
sathered toward tne project, Dut IL seemed
Impossible to GET further' SO the money
was put IN thr pahk ana the plan tenn
porarily tapled; .
Right there: however, fate took n nand.
GRANDMA bnil. whom al Hastings kne"
ana respected, fell and broke her hip. For
little while Grandpa Ball served as
preadwlnncr ana nurse, Dut the double
hciais took charge.
Inc oncinis devised whal seemed TO
,Is.i .ns.r lL'ssu''ne nhs nia""s eehs'o'e anu