Evening star., 1926-12-04
SETTLEMENT ASKS
| BUDGET OF $4,000
Nelghborhood House Has
$1,000 of Quota Needed
III to Carry on Work.

a move to increase the budget OF
the Neighborhood House settlement
headquarters 40 N street southwest
- $25.000 to pay current expenses
durfng the coming year win begin
Monday at 8 am. and last the re.
mainder Of next week, it was an.
nounced by Mrs. J. p. s. Neigh, head
resident. yesterday. During that time
standardized subscriptions and special
contributions from persons interested
will be sought
With this objective in view, the
settlement finance committee, Mrs.
John J. O'Connor chairman, will open
Q headquarters on the ground floor of
the Transportation Building, S29 Sew
enteenth street. Monday morning.
where q program illustrating the work
OF Neighborhood House will be pre-.
sented In q show window each day for
the beneft Of the public. Various
articles, representing the handicraft
taught and done at the settlement
will be for sale. The headquarters
VIII be open from 9 o'clock in the
morning until 7 o'clock in the eve.
ming throughout the week.
approximately $1,000 is needed, II
70 stated. to bring the budget up to
the SIS. 900. about $4,000 having been
received through contributions since
october /. Part Of the latter amount
was given the house at the time of
its twenty-f1fth anniversary, Novem.
Der s.
Plan Sale of Toys.
The show window program during
the week will include many novel fea.
lures. with special attractions to ad.
vertise the articles on sale. On Mon.
day "live toys" will be on exhibit,
with little Milton Lee and Katherine
Raymond. Neighborhood House chill.
dren. dressed as a bear and doll, re-
spectively. Toys will be on sale. Mrs.
Wilbur J. Carr. president Of the board
OF trustees, will be in charge.
Mondays program will be repeated
Wednesday and Friday with Mrs.
Frank Simonds in charge Wednesday
and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Stoddard Friday.
Christmas carols. sung by the house
children, will be an addition to Fri
days program.
Tuesday a demonstration in Swed.
ish weaving will be given by Miss
Helen Danielson, who will weave on
q standard Swedish loom, and various
woven articles will be for sale. Mrs.
Keith Merrill will be in charge. Also
q history Of Neighborhood House since
its founding. rs years ago. will be
given in an address by Mrs. Neigh
at II o'clock in the morning.
Thursday will be art day, with ex-
hibits by Miss Elizabeth Merry. Va
rious articles will be on sale, including
scarfs and other things dyed by the
'knotted-and-tied" method. Mrs. c.
j. Bell and Mrs. Alice P. Barney will
be in charge
Saturday has been designated as
grand roundup" day. with woven
articles to be featured for sale In the
show window.
To Class Subscriptions.
In connection with subscriptions, It
was stated by Mrs. Neigh yesterday
that it had been decided to class the
givers as follows: Those giving 81, 900,
as patrons; $500, sustaining members,
and 500, associate members of
Neighborhood House. Smaller con.
tributions also will be gladly received,
1t Is stated.
Mrs. Charles DENLY is assistant
chairman OF the finance committee.
while other members include Mrs. J.
Walter Drake. Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph
and Mrs. Joseph M Stoddard. All of
them are also members Of the board
of trustees.
Neighborhood House, which for a
quarter of a century has furnished
educational, amusement and various
other facilities Of a practical nature
for the people Of Southwest Washing