The only settlement in the city
For many years the only one in the state
Its Council, including members of the neighborhoed have appear ed
before the Mayor, the Street and Water Cemmissioners with regard
to sanitary conditions and general betterment
The Organized Charities, the S. P. C. C., the Municipal Nurse's
Association, the State Consumers' League and many other social bet-
terment sgencies, b th in the state and in the city, had their or-
igin at Whittier House
The Bradford Club (young men, limited to 100 members) meets nightly.
It has in connection with it a Citizens' Club for dis cussion and
promotion of civic betterment
The one newsboys' association in the city meets at the House.
Its yard was the first playground in Ward 1.
From a te dcllar bill and three articles of furniture the
House has grown to its pres ent proportions.
STATISTICS
men, 4
Number cf residents
)women, 7
Number 0f clubs and classes, 35
Estimated number of pecple reached by the settlement, 4,000
Estimated percentage of each cf the nationalities represented,
50%
German 20% Polish 20% Italian, Scotch, English, 10%
Irish
