Evening star., 1925-11-04
$4,000 SOUGHT
FOR SOCIAL WORK
Neighborhood House Board
Announces Needs on Eve
of Fund Campaign.

A campaign to seek personal dona-
tions amounting to SIS 900 to help pay
expenses, during the coming year, for
hood House. 470 y street southwest
will begin tomorrow--on the twenty
fourth anniversary of the founding of
the house-it was announced today.
following a visit to the establishment
by Mrs. Wilbur ]. Carr. wife OF the
First Assistant Secretary Of State,
who is president of the board OF trus-
tees of the institution. Mrs. Carr. the
president was accompanied on her
visit today by Mrs. Charles J. Bell.
vice president of the board and by
Mrs. Edward T. Sanford. wife of the
associate justice of the United States
Supreme Court and chairman of the
day nursery committee.
Mrs. John j. OConnor is chairman
of the finance committee, which will
be in charge of soliciting for the
$4,000 Also on the committee are
Mrs. Carr. Mrs. James Crawford,
Mrs. Charles DENLY. Mrs. =. Lee
Phillips. Mrs. Henry Schott and Mrs.
Frank n. Simonds.
$4,000 Available.
1t was pointed out at the house
today by Mrs. j. p. s. Neigh, head
resident. that $4,000 is required an
nually to pay the current expenses
OF the Neighborhood House. Ten
thousand dollars of this amount. Mrs.
Neigh said. is forthcoming from reg
ular annual contributors. but addi-
tional solicitations will have to be
made for the remainder.
The Neighborhood House. founded
"a years ago tomorrow, with at first
only an eight-room house. has grown
until today 1t has four houses facing
on y street southwest and four al
ley houses which are used for num-
erous purposes in carrying on neigh
borhood work in Southwest Wash
ington.
The houses fronting on \ street are
at 40, 466, 1861 and 46S y street
southwest. respectively, while the al.
ley houses are just behind the build
ingS mentioned.
Among the things included in the
eight houses are four-room nursery.
open-air porch and an assembly hall
for kindergarten work. which is said
to be the largest assembly hall in the
vicinity. In addition, there are numer-
Gus clubrooms, craft shops of various
kinds and other facilities which make
most complete of its kind
Has Library Branch.
There is a branch of the Public
Library in the house, which contains
about 500 volumes. which are ex-
changed about every three months.
while 600 neighbors have readers
cards. permitting them the use of this
bra nch library.
hn fIIr iSh for
high school students desiring TO do
research work in connection with
their high school studies. Facilities
for such work are amply provided in
the house.
Members of the board of trustees
are as follows: Mrs. Carr, president;
Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. Alice p.
Barney. Mrs. Charles j. Bell Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs Arthur Bull
lard. Mrs. William Butler, Mrs. James
Crawford, Mrs. Charles DENLY, Mrs.
J. Walter Drake. Nine. W. J. Eken-
gren. Mrs. Charles NJ. Ffoulke, Mr..
George f. Fleming. Mrs. William
Freeman. Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor,
Mrs. Herbert G. Hoover. Mrs. James
Edmund Ives. Mrs. Hennen Jennings,
Mrs. Claude Is. Mayo, Mrs. Keith Mer-
rill, Mrs. George Mesta. Mr.. J. P. S.
Neigh, Mrs. John Jay O'Connor, Mrs.
Robert Olds, Mrs. F. Lee Phillips, Mrs.
Howland Quinby, Mr.. Cuno H. Ru-
dolph. Mrs. Edward T. Sanford. Mrs.
Henry Schott, Miss Sophie Siebert,
Mrs. Frank H. Simonds. Miss Clara j.
Sproul. Mrs. Mary Stewart, Mrs. 10
seph Stoddard. Mrs. Walter r. Tuck
erman. Miss Ellen A. Vinton, Mrs.
Carl Noegtlin, Mrs. George Wads-
worth, jr.; Mrs. Curtis D. Wilbur and
Mrs. Irving Zirpel.