5v3 (firate ^^arisif) Cticago 19034913 :u. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Alternates https://archive.org/details/graceparishchicaOOgrac GRACE CHURCH #race ^aris^f) Ciftcago 19034913 Published by GRACE EPISCOPAIi CHURCH CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 1913 Ter Pbbss of W. H. WILTON. PRINTER 621 Plymouth Place, Chicaso 4 OiTitt u4 BxiJaayuHjyf Contentii ■f List of Illustrations 9 Introductory Statement 11 Historical Data Rectors of Grace Parish 19 Wardens of Grace Parish 20 Vestrymen of Grace Parish 21 Treasurers of Grace Parish 24 Clerks of Vestry 24 Historical Notes 25 Rectorship of C. E. Swope, D. D 25 Rectorship of Louis L. Noble 26 Rectorship of J. W. Clark 27 Rectorship of Clinton Locke, D. D 28 Rectorship of Ernest M. Stires, D. D 32 Rectorship of Wm. O. Waters, D. D 33 Organization Corporation 37 Staff 39 Organizations in the Parish 40 . i Statistics , Parish Records 49 Receipts 52 Disbursements 53 For Parochial Objects 53 5 For Diocesan Objects 55 For Extra Diocesan Objects 68 Summary of Disbursements 75 I'he Endowment History of the Endowment 79 The Funds 83 Form of Bequest 90 The Property Property of Grace Parish 93 Grace Church 94 Memorials in Grace Church 95 Memorial Tablets in Grace Church 105 Grace Memorial Chapel 106 Grace Church Parish House 109 The Services Hours of Service 113 All Angels’ Mission 113 Lenten Services 114 Office Hours 115 Parish House Activities 116 Stated Offerings 118 The Choir 119 The Choir Camp 122 The Altar Guild 125 Educational Work The Sunday School 129 Grace Church Bible Institute 134 6 The Kindergarten 136 Grace Church Summer Kindergarten 139 The Industrial School 143 The Library 146 Missionary Work Brotherhood of St. Andrew 151 Grace Church Men’s Council 154 Daughters of the King 157 Grace Church Visitor 160 Woman’s Auxiliary 161 Junior Auxiliary 163 The Sisters of Bethany 165 Linen Committee of St. Luke’s Hospital 168 Helpful Hands^ Guild 169 Church Periodical Club 171 Philanthropic Work Work Among the Down-and-Out 175 Guild of Mercy 180 The Wardrobe 182 Social Work The Men’s Club 185 Girls’ Friendly Society 187 The Young Women’s Club 191 Our Neighborhood 193 Neighborhood Women’s Club 198 The Neighborhood Girls’ Club 200 Junior Daughters of the King 202 Ruth Girls’ Club 204 • 7 The Little Workers’ Guild 205 The Story Hour. 206 The Boys’ Clubs 207 Grace Church Athletic Club 210 Spalding-Browns Indoor Baseball Club 212 Shortall Athletic Club 212 Wabash Athletic Club 213 Haven-Juniors Boys’ Club 213 Wabash- Juniors Boys’ Club 214 Roof Garden 215 Grace Church Summer Home 216 Index 219 8 of Sllusitrationsf ■¥ Opposite Page Grace Church 3 Grace Memorial Chapel 106 Grace Memorial Chapel — The Chancel 108 The Sunday School — Christmas Festival 131 The Kindergarten 137 The Industrial School 144 The Library — A Friday Afternoon 147 Girls’ Friendly Society — Holiday House 189 A ‘Tittle Mother” 195 Neighborhood Women’s Club 199 Neighborhood Girls’ Club 200 Sewing School 202 Girls’ Club — Outing at Brookfield 202 Girls’ Club — Outing at Salt Creek 205 The Story Hour 206 The Story Hour for Hospital Tots 207 Billiard Room 209 “Paper”- Weight Basket Ball Team 211 Some Members of the Boys’ Clubs 213 Grace Church Summer Home 218 9 “ Where There is No Vision the People Perish. ” — Prov. 29:18. 10 3ntrobuttori> g>tatement The Rectors of Grace Parish have not deemed it necessary to issue year books annually. Dr. Locke prepared in 1876 a Directory of the Parish, containing a short history of the Church and a list of the pew-holders. Dr. Stires issued the First Annual Year Book of the Parish in 1896, containing more detailed data of the history of the Parish and a review of the activities then going on in Grace Church. It is as yet not the intention of the Rector and Vestry to issue annual year books, but on February 15, 1913, ten years of the present rectorship have been completed. It has been thought expedient, therefore, to review the work accomplished during that priod, and to consider our achievements as well as our shortcomings, in order that a survey may be taken of present conditions, and plans laid out for intelligent, pro- gressive work, along the lines already begun, or in new chan- nels as opportunities and need may demand from time to time. The Year Book, I hope, will give a fair resume of the work performed during the past ten years. It will also bring out the aspirations which have been in the mind of the Rector and his workers in the Parish and which we have striven to materialize. Something has been accomplished during these ten years. The campaign for the endowment of the Parish, which was 11 started shortly after the beginning of the present rectorship, has met with gratifying success. It is as yet far from what we need or expect to accomplish, but it is large enough to insure the permanency of Grace Church as a down-town insti- tution, and as an important factor in the city’s religious, civic and moral life. Without this endowment, and with the numerous removals, by death or otherwise, of our church families, Grace Parish would be struggling for its very existence. The sur- roundings of the church have become such as to exclude any hope of financial support from this new population — it places, on the contrary, new and manifold burdens on the Parish, but, for all this, unequaled opportunities to do the Master’s work in the center of this great cosmopolitan city. With the endowment we are able, if not to meet all the demands crying for assistance, at least to keep our church open, continue its ministrations, proclaim the everlasting message of God’s fath- erhood and man’s brotherhood, and tell the stranger at our door that he is our brother whom we earnestly desire to help. The fact that the vestry is enabled to meet the expenses of the Parish promptly and the clergy able to open up new ave- nues of work, compels our sincere gratitude. This accomplish- ment, I am sure, is a source of great satisfaction to parish- ioners and friends of Grace Church. Grace Memorial Chapel is another source of satisfaction. The location of Grace Church makes it imperative that her doors should always be open and the Church’s message ex- tended from early to late to all sorts and conditions of men. The generous gift of the chapel, and the readiness to provide for its daily ministrations has provided the Parish with the equipment to discharge one of its most sacred duties, required by God and humanity alike. 12 The fitting up of the Parish House and the opening of the Gymnasium and the Reading Room, has enabled the Par- ish to provide refuge, in some measure at least, for the children and the youths on the streets of the neighborhood. Already the good results of this work are abundantly evident and no one versed in the conditions of modern city life can doubt the wisdom of this undertaking or the blessing that surely must follow. That Grace Parish is able to continue and even to have increased its usefulness in missionary work both in the diocese and in the Church at large, prompts our gratitude and ought to stir every man, woman and child to greater endeavors and larger results. The Year Book is sent out to give as accurate a view as possible of the work done during the past decade and the con- ditions of our work at the present. I am sure I am not asking too much when I request every parishioner to study its con- tents carefully. Such a study cannot but stimulate interest and call forth renewed activities. We intend, by no means, to rest on the laurels of past achievements. Grace Church has but begun its greater work. We must go forward. Grace Church is rapidly passing from a parochial to an institutional church. We are no longer accountable only to the Parish ; we must also reckon with the people of the city at large and give an account of our stew- ardship in its behalf. But that means also that business men of the city should come to the assistance of Grace Church parishioners for the extension of our Church activities. And this will be done, must be done, if the Parish keeps abreast of its greater opportunities and entailed duties and is able to tell plainly its needs and place them intelligently before the enlight- ened and philanthropic men of our community. 13 What do we need? Scrutinize the reports given in the divers departments of our activities; assume that we have provided and are providing for the continuance of our beau- tiful services and feel satisfied with our choir, justly a pride to parish and city, thanks to our efficient choir-master. Thank God for that, and pass on to the other departments. In our work of religious education we need, we must have, an uplift. Our Sunday School must be equipped to meet modern demands. Other religious bodies engage trained Sun- day School teachers and pay for their services. They know that then only will they secure satisfactory work. This winter we have inaugurated a Bible Institute for the instruction of elder people. It is as yet in its infancy. It has so far met a hearty response. It has shown that there is a profound need of such work among all classes of people, and that they are willing and ready to listen and learn if the oppor- tunity is properly presented. Grace Church Bible Institute must be developed. The home no longer cares for the religious instruction of the children ; our public schools neglect it sadly. Men and women are greatly in need of an opportunity for an intelligent study of the Word of God and the history and tenets of Christianity. If the Church does not provide proper and solid instruction it will lose its hold on men, and darkness will envelop the people. There is no end to the good work Grace Church can do. She should have her industrial center on the great West Side, with its kindergarten, sewing school, domestic science classes, all carried on in the name of Christ. She should have her summer home in the country or across the lake for fresh air recruits from the congested, hot and noisy districts of the city. She should have a new fireproof parish house, well equipped and better adapted for her future work, with quarters for one 14 or more assistants who can be easily reached by anyone in need night or day. She should double her stafif of workers, sending _ them out into the highways and byways, in all directions. All this of course means increased expense and increased endowments to provide for such expense. But a work that is worth doing at all is worth doing with all one’s might. Let no member of this congregation ever feel that his or her work is ended, that he has done enough. We know that all these needs will be met some day, in some way. They ought to be met today, promptly and effi- ciently. Study these questions which now confront Grace Parish ; study them prayerfully and intelligently ; consult yourself, consult God in behalf of his redeemed but unfor- tunate children, and then consult your Rector about what you are able and ready to do for the progress of Grace Parish. The figures given in the section on Statistics cover the ten-year period ending May 1, 1912. Unsatisfactory as num- bers are in giving faithful pictures of life and activity, they will convey a fairly correct impression of the work performed during the decade just passed. They tell graphically, among other interesting data, the story that Grace Parish has given during this period more than $194,000.00 for the cause of Missions, while it has expended less than $190,000.00 for its own current expenses, including salaries, music, repairs, sun- dries, etc. That is as it ought to be, and we hope that Grace Church will live up to its honorable record and continue the leader in good works. The amounts given for Missions through the Parish treasurer and the various societies will be found to exceed twenty-six per cent of the contributions given by the Diocese of Chicago during this decade, and our Woman’s Auxiliary and kindred organizations have even ex- ceeded this by contributing more than thirty-eight per cent 15 of the offerings for Missions as reported through the Diocesan Branch of the Auxiliary. The figures accompanying most of the other reports com- prise only last year or the last two years as the case may be. In these instances the purpose has been to present the present condition of each activity. In bringing this Introductory Statement to a close, may I extend my sincere thanks to all the faithful parishioners and friends of Grace Parish and to its vestry, for their noble assistance and co-operation during these ten years. May God grant that we achieve still larger results during the coming decade. William Otis Waters. Chicago, the fifteenth day of February, 1913. 16 ^tsitorical Bata 17 ■ .« ’rf 18 3^ectors{ of (grace ^arisJfj Cornelius E. Swope, D. D., 1851-54. Louis L. Noble, 1854-55. John W. Clark, 1856-59. Clinton Locke, D.D., 1859-95. Ernest M. Stires, D.D., 1895-1901. William Otis Waters, D.D., 1903-. 19 l^arliensi of (State ^artisi) Senior OTarbeng Dr. Henry Ritchie 1851-1853 J. W. Chickering 1854-1856 Jos. Taber 1857 H. W. Hinsdale 1861-1868 Hibbard Porter 1869-1872 Henry Keep 1873 Moses Gunn 1874-1876 A. Tracy Lay 1877-1884 Abram Williams 1885-1896 Edwin Walker 1897-1901 Edward P. Bailey 1902- Jfuitior OTarbeng Jeremiah Duncan 1851-1853 H. W. Zimmerman 1854-1856 Robert L. Fabian 1859 William Gold Hibbard 1861-1872 Henry C. Ranney 1873 A. Tracy Lay 1875-1876 L. B. Otis 1877-1878 A. H. Bigelow 1879-1883 Abram Williams 1884 Edwin Walker 1885-1896 Edward P. Bailey 1897-1901 John H. S. Quick 1902- * The records of the Parish during the period of 1851 to 1866 are incomplete; otherwise the data contained in this section we believe to be accurate. 20 ^estrpmen of (grate ^aritrt) J. W. Chickening 1851-1853 David S. Lee * 1851-1856 Caleb Morgan 1851 L. H. Osburn. 1851 H. W. Zimmerman 1851-1853 Tolman Wheeler 1851-1853 Thomas B. Fenton 1851-1853 F. S. Fitch 1853-1854 L. S. Warner 1853-1854 Dr. John Brinkerhoff 1854-1856 Lounsbury 1854 Dr. Henry Ritchie 1854-1856 George A. Meech 1854-1856 A. E. Neely 1855 H. Park 1855 W. W. Sallonstale 1856 J. M. Loomis 1859 Robert Gilmore 1859 Jerry Nottingham 1859 Henry W. Hinsdale.... 1859 William G. Hibbard 1859 August Taber 1859 J. S. Taber 1859 21 E. T. Lawrence W. J. Kay B. F. Haddock W. T. Hancock W. F. Collbaugh.... L. B. Sidney George S. Bowen... Hibbard Porter ... H. C. Ranney A. A. Bigelow J. B. Mayo Martin Andrews ... Henry Keep A. Tracy Lay Janies Morgan Moses Gunn, M. D. . Samuel Powell John L. Peck William G. Hibbard L. B. Otis M. S. Kingsland . . . Thos. D. Snyder . . . , Alfred Ray G. Henry Wheeler. N. K. Fairbank. . . . . A. G. Van Schaick. A. H. Bigelow E. B. Myers Edwin Walker . . . . D. H. Denton Abram Williams . . . Chas. W. Drew . . . . John H. S. Quick.. 1867 - 1871 ; 1875 1867-1870 1867-1871 1867-1869 1867-1869 1867-1869 1867-1869 1867-1868 1867 ; 1872 1868 - 1870 ; 1874-1876 1869 - 1872 ; 1885-1895 1870-1874 1870-1872 1870-1873 1871 1871-1872 1872 - 1874 ; 1877-1888 1872 - 1875 ; 1877-1879 1873-1874 1873-1876 1873 - 1874 ; 1877 1873 1874-1876 1875-1877 1875 1875 - 1876 ; 1882-1885 1876 1876-1878 1876 - 1879 ; 1881-1884 1876 - 1878 ; 1884-1889 1877-1883 1878 - 1879 ; 1890-1891 1878 - 1880 ; 1886-1901 22 George Buck, M. D. . V. Watkins J. A. Markley F. C. Smith A. J. Leilte X. L. Otis E. Pendleton A. Hayden Robert B. Gregory, . . J. W. Preston J. J. McDermid P. C. Hanford P. K. Hamilton F. B. Tuttle Wm. R. Stirling Edward P. Bailey. . . C. W. Brega J. A. Cassidy F. F. Ainsworth .... William P. Wright. . , J. K. Robinson R. Floyd Clinch Jesse Spalding Chas. H. ReQua James W. D. Kelley. Albert Sprague, 2nd Stanley Field W. D. Oliver Edward L. Pollock.. Geo. H. Ingalls Harold C. Smith 1879-1880 1879 1879 1880-1884 1880-1881 1880-1883 1880-1885 1880-1882 1881; 1888- 1882 1883-1887 1883-1885 1884-1887 1885-1904 1886-1887 1886-1896 1888-1891 1888-1899 1892- 1892-1898; 1901- 1896-1900 1897-1905 1899-1903 1900-1907; 1911- 1903- 1904-1908 1906-1909 1907-1910 1908- 1909- 1910- 23 Ccea^urersi of ^race ^arisifi J. W. Chickering 1851-1853 F. S. Fitch 1854 Samuel Powell 1867-1873 E. F, Lawrence 1873-1874 A. G. Van Schaick 1875-1878 Abram Williams 1879-1884 D. H. Denton 1885; 1889 F. B. Tuttle 1886-1888 J. A. Cassidy 1890-1899 Chas. H. ReQua 1900-1903 James W. D. Kelley ....1904- Cletfe0 of I?e0trp of (Sitace pariofi Thomas B. Penton L. S. Warner W. T. Hancock . . . W. S. Keith Chas. D. Folsom.. O. K. Johnson. . . . F. C. Smith R. W. Springer . . . F. B. Tuttle William P. Wright 1851-1853 1854 1867-1869 1871-1873 1874-1878 1879; 1881-1885 1880 1886-1887 1888-1904 1905- 24 ^isitortcal Notes Hectot0|)ip of Corneltu0 OB* ^toope, D« D* 1851-1854 Grace Parish was organized on the nineteenth day of May, 1851. The primary motive for this organization was a keen dissatisfaction on the part of some members of Trinity Church, who insisted upon a more orderly service. Finding that their demands were not to be heeded, they and the rector of Trinity Church withdrew and organized Grace Parish. The first officers of the Parish were Dr. Henry Ritchie, Senior Warden; Jeremiah Duncan, Junior Warden; J. W. Chickering, David S. Lee, Caleb Morgan, L. H. Osburn, H. W. Zimmerman, Tolman Wheeler, and Thomas B. Preston, Vestrymen. The Rev. Cornelius E. Swope was invited to become the first rector of the Parish. He accepted the call and took charge of the Parish in 1851. A lot on the northwest corner of Dearborn and Madison streets was leased and a frame church was built, holding about two hundred people. The next year the debt for the building was paid and the church was consecrated by Bishop White- house on the seventeenth day of November, 1852, 25 f i^ectorsifjip of Houisi H. J^oble 1854-1855 Dr. Swope resigned his rectorship in May, 1854, and the Rev. Louis L. Noble became Rector of the Parish on the twenty- fifth day of June, 1854. This rectorship was very short, last- ing only for one year, and the Rev. John McNamara was called to take temporary charge of the Parish during the va- cancy which lasted for a whole year. 26 Kectorsfjip of 3fol)n m* Clark 1856-1859 The Rev. John W. Clark was called to the rectorship of Grace Parish on the ninth day of June, 1856. His first en- deavor was to find a more suitable location for the church and in the month of August of that year a lot on the north- west corner of Peck Court and Wabash Avenue was secured at the cost of $18,000. The old church building was moved to this site and enlarged so as to give space for forty addi- tional pews. This location was considered very far south in those days and the wisdom of the vestry in removing the church so far south from the center of the city was questioned frequently and severely criticized. This criticism was silenced, however, by the rapid growth of the city and the increased attendance at the church, and two years later, in 1858, it became necessary to build a little chapel, 20x40, on the rear of the lot for the accommodation of the congregation. Less than a year after this event, on the twelfth day of June, 1859, Rev. Mr. Clark resigned his rector- ship. 27 Hectot0|)ip of Clinton Locke, D. 1859-1895. The Rev. Clinton Locke accepted a call to the rectorship of Grace Parish on the first day of August, 1859. The com- municants numbered at that time about eighty. The finances of the Parish were greatly entangled, but Dr. Locke managed to pay the most pressing bills and soon a steady progress on several lines of church work rewarded his zeal and endeavors. In the summer of 1863 a handsome parsonage was erected on the rear of the church in place of the chapel, and in the following year, July, 1864, the church was enlarged so as to accommodate about seven hundred people. In the meantime the communicants had increased to about two hundred and fifty and the Sunday School was reported to be in a flourishing condition. By the year 1867 the city had grown so far toward the south that the church was no longer located in the outskirts. On the contrary the rector was confronted by the problem of the formation of a new parish only a few blocks further south. Though meeting with strong opposition the ultimatum of the rector, ‘‘a new church or a new rector,’’ forced the vestry to act, and in the month of July, 1867, a lot, 85x172, the present site, was secured on Wabash Avenue between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. 28 Ground was broken and the erection of the present church was begun in the month of April, 1868. The old church was sold for the sum of $37,500, and with this money, augmented by subscriptions and a large loan, the church building was finished and our stately temple was opened for divine service on Easter Day, 1869, Bishop Beckwith of Georgia being the preacher. On the following day pews were sold to the amount of $64,000 and the remaining pews were rented for almost $15,000, which constituted then the largest income of any church in the city of Chicago. During the year 1874 some $15,000 were paid on the debt, leaving a bonded debt of $25,000 and a floating debt of about $5,000. The following year became one of great distress in the financial world and the Parish lagged behind even in pay- ing the interest. During the next year, 1876, a severe tornado swept over the city, blowing down the steeple and crushing one side of the church, which was saved from utter ruin only through its strong trusses. Still, the Parish lost^not courage, nor any time in repairing the damage, and in the month of June, the same year, the church was again opened for divine service. In the year 1879 the crusade to pay off the debt was taken up in earnest and this effort culminated in victory on Easter day, 1884, when the entire debt was paid off. This effort had also accomplished another result, for in the year 1882 twenty-two feet of ground were secured along the north line of the church lot that the light might not be shut off from the church by new buildings which were then to be erected close to it. During the summer of 1884 the church was re- decorated and on the nineteenth day of October of that year it was solemnly set aside for its sacred ministration by Bishop McLaren. At the evening service of that day the vested choir sang in the church for the first time. It was as yet only 29 an evening affair, but on the first Sunday of January, 1886, it was permitted to appear at the morning services as well. From the year 1883 onward the members of the Parish began to remember the church with gifts and costly ornaments. The altar cross was given in the year 1883 in memory of George Plant Locke, and the choir rail in memory of Willard Earl Walker. At Christmas, 1889, the present Senior Warden, Mr. Edward P. Bailey, donated the eagle lecturn. In the following year a rectory, still occupied by Mrs. Locke, was purchased at 2825 Indiana Avenue for the sum of $17,500. During the year 1891 our beautiful marble altar was erected by Mrs. Julia Denton in memory of her husband and the floor of the sanctuary was paved with exquisite mosaic by the vestry and Mr. A. Tracy Lay. The building of the Parish House was begun during the same year and finished in the month of November, extending 105 feet along the north line of the church lot at a width of 25 to 50 feet. Mrs. Sylvester Thayer erected the marble Credence Table, Mr. Chauncey Bowen gave the font, and the stained windows were gifts from the Porter family, William G. Hibbard, Mrs. Brinkerhoff and Mrs. Sher- man. The family of John Carter gave the Bishop^s chair and Mrs. Fairbank presented the altar vases and lights. It was Dr. Locke, assisted by the parishioners of Grace Church, who founded St. Luke’s Hospital, now the pride of the whole city, a blessing to the past generation and a monu- ment of mercy, love, and help for ages to come. And Grace Church not only founded this hospital but nursed its growth and has always been ready to contribute the larger share for its maintenance and development until it, through gifts and bequests, has become amply able to care for its own needs. 30 In the month of November, 1893, Dr. Locke was granted a year's leave of absence for the purpose of seeking relief from a severe affection of his throat. The Rev. Ernest M. Stires was called to take charge of the Parish in the mean- time. The Rector's hope for recovery was frustrated, however, and in the month of February, 1895, he sent his resignation to the vestry to take effect at Easter of that year. The vestry accepted his resignation with great reluctance at the annual meeting on Easter Monday. Thus terminated a successful and blessed rectorship of more than thirty-five years. 31 Eectot0t)ip of (ZBtne 0 t ^Hre0, 1895-1901 On Tuesday in Easter week, 1895, the Rev. Ernest M. Stires was elected to the rectorship of Grace Parish, which election was accepted on the following twenty-first day of April. During this rectorship the Parish work kept on develop- ing in a prosperous manner. The indebtedness for the Parish House, amounting to $15,000, was paid at Easter, 1896, and many new gifts and memorials were added to the adornment of the church. Mr. F. B. Tuttle presented the offertory plates and one of the prayer desks was given in memory of Lilian Buckingham. The sanctuary tablet representing the Lord’s Supper was given in memory of Desdemona Walker and Alma Louise Kimball, and the altar rail in memory of Susan D. Lay and Margaret A. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Spalding presented our magnificent organ, valued at $15,000, in memory of their sons, John Spalding and Robert L. Spalding, and Mr. R. Floyd Clinch gave the chimes in the tower in memory of Margaret Lay. On February 24, 1900, the Rt. Rev. Charles P. Anderson, D. D., was consecrated Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Chicago in Grace Church. In the summer of 1901 Dr. Stires received a call to St. Thomas’s Parish, New York City. This call he accepted and left Grace Church early in the fall of that year. In the in- terim between this and the following rectorships both the organ and the chimes were installed for their sacred uses. 32 iaectot!8if)tp of (DQilUam iSDtio Olateto, D. D. 1903- The present rector was called to Grace Church early in the year 1903 and entered upon his duties on the following fifteenth day of February. During the vacancy, the services had been maintained in their former order, but pew rents and offerings were no longer sufficient to cover the expenses of the Parish. To meet this condition the rector evolved a plan for the endowment of the Parish, which was presented from the pulpit on the first Sunday of November, 1903. His plan met a ready response and on Easter Day, 1904, the endowment of the Parish was begun, which has resulted up to date in the investment of an Endowment Fund of approximately $200,000 and the income from the Elizabeth Ann Straut bequest. During the year 1906 Mrs. Lydia B. Hibbard erected the chapel on the north side of the church in memory of her hus- band, William Gold Hibbard. This beautiful memorial has made it possible for Grace Parish to maintain daily services and an open church, inviting parishioners and passers-by to rest and prayer in the House of God. The organ of the chapel was presented in memory of Grace Elizabeth Gregory. Another prayer desk, an exact replica of the former one, was given in memory of William Gold Hibbard. In the sum- mer of 1906 the aisles of the church and the choir were paved with tiling. The Sisters of Bethany endowed in 1907-1908 a bed in St. Luke’s Hospital and Grace Parish has continued her un- abated interest in the welfare of this worthy institution. Through the kindness of parishioners and friends the 33 Parish House has been equipped for institutional work, includ- ing a gymnasium, library, billiard and reading rooms. Kinder- garten work has been organized on the third floor of the Parish House and large classes of children meet there daily and reg- ularly. The floating indebtedness, a part of which was inherited by the present rectorship, has been paid off and though our current expenses both for parochial and diocesan purposes are larger than ever the parish has become able to meet them promptly and inaugurate new activities for the benefit of the Parish and the neighborhood from year to year. On December 27, 1911, the Rt. Rev. W. E. Toll, D. D., was consecrated Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of Chicago in Grace Church, 34 (I^rsan^atton 35 36 Corporation Kectot William Otis Waters, D. D. Edward P. Bailey John H. S. Quick Robert B. Gregory l^e0ttpmen F. F. Ainsworth James W. D. Kelley William P. Wright Geo. H. Ingalls Edward L. Pollock Charles H. ReQua Harold C. Smith Ctea0utet James W. D. Kelley Room 900, 167 West Washington Street Cletb of tfte William P. Wright 128 East Thirty-First Street 37 Committees! ot t{)e l^eotep finance: Edward P. Bailey John H. S. Quick James W. D. Kelley MUSIC Robert B. Gregory William P. Wright Edward L. Pollock ushe:rin6 Edward P. Bailey John H. S. Quick kndowme:nt investment Edward P. Bailey Charles H. ReQua William G. Hibbard, Jr. Geo. H. Ingalls Harold C. Smith HOUSE COMMITTEE F. F. Ainsworth 38 ^taff ►I-* Kectot The Rev. William Otis Waters, D. D. 2001 Prairie Avenue as$fs!tant Ptie0t The Rev. Edmund J. M. Nutter, B. D. 4453 Lake Avenue d^rganisit anb Cfjoirmasiter Harrison M. Wild ^ectetatp to tfte laectot Frances Haven JLap cajotbet Anna Novak l^inbergattner V. Oma Grace Heston Mackenzie Roane 3809 Wabash Avenue a00i0tant Sexton Jules Narcisse 39 C^tSAni^tiottiC in tije $an?i) ■i- estate CIbutef) Ct)oit Organist and Choirmaster Harrison M. Wild Rehearsals — Boys, Tuesdays, 4:30 p. m.; full choir, Fri- days, 7 :30 p. M. Cfioit I^e0tment Committee Nannette K. Beeman Mrs. Wm. E. Johnson Cfte aitat d5uU0 Secretary and Treasurer ZuLA Campbell Meets first Thursday at 10:00 a. m. in the Parish House. C0e ^unDap ^c0ool Superintendent The Rev. Edmund J. M. Nutter^ B. D. Meets every Sunday in the Parish House at 9 :30 a. m. Hectot’0 IBilile anO Cfturcf) ^i0torp Cla$0 Meets every Friday at 8:00 p. m. (October to May). 40 (25tace Cljutcl) ^ible 3n$titute Lecturer The Rev. Olaf A. Toffteen, Ph. D. Meets every Sunday (October to April) at 7:00 P. M. in the Parish House. Cf)e l^ittDetgarten Kindergartner V. Oma Grace Meets in the Parish House Monday to Friday, 9 to 12 A. M. Ciie JlnDu 0 trtal Directress Anna Novak Meets every Saturday at 9 :45 a. m. in the Parish House. C!)e Jlititarp Librarians V. Oma Grace George H. Nelson Open Fridays, 3:15 to 5:00 p. m. ; Sundays, 9:30 A. M. and 7 :00 p. m. 15rot|)cr!)ooD of anDteto Director Arthur D. O’Neil Meets Sunday evenings, 6:30 p. m., in the Chapel. ©race CImtcl) Council President Dr. David H. R. Patton Meets every Thursday evening at 8:00 p. m. in the Parish House. 41 Dau 0 i)tet 0 oC tht Directress Belva L. Guthrie Meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 8 :00 p. m. OToman’iB! ^uxiliar? President Mrs. C O. Meacham Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a. m. in the Parish House. Sfunior ^uxiliarp Directress Anna Novak Meets every Monday at 7:30 p. m. in the Parish House. Clje ^i0tet0 of IBetftanp President Mrs. Edward P. Bailey Meets every Tuesday at 10:30 a. m. in the Parish House. C{)e helpful ^anti0 e>uilD Directress Fannie Griswold Lane Meets in the Parish House every Friday at 1 :30 p. M. Hmen Committee of ^t. Hufee’0 ||o0pital Associate Mrs. Katherine Bellows 42 Ci)uccl) PettoDtcal Cluti Librarian Mrs. Wm. P. Wright 634 Woodland Park. <£)UUD Of ^ercp Chairman The Rev. Edmund J. M. Nutter Meets in the Office on the first Monday in the month at 11 :(X) A. M. Cfte ^cn ’0 Cluti President David Evans Meets upon call. Ciie jTdenDIp ^ocietp Secretary Mrs. Robert B. Gregory Meets in the Parish House every Tuesday at 6:00 p. m. 3funiot Daug|)tet0 of tfte Directress Anna Novak Meets every Thursday at 3 :30 p. m. in the Parish House. Clje goung 5iaomett’0 Club President Edna Foley Meets the third Thursday of the month at 8 rOO p. m. in the Parish House. 43 Jl3ei0|)lioti)ooli iajomen’0 Cluti President Mrs. Brayne Meets second and fourth Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. in the Parish House. Cluti Directress Anna Novak Meets every Tuesday at 3 :30 p. m. in the Parish House. C!)c ^totp l^out In charge of V. Oma Grace Meets every Monday at 3:15 p. m. in the Parish House. uuti) aiti0’ dull Directress Laura Julio Meets every Wednesday at 7 :30 p. m. in the Parish House. Little 223orber0’ 0utID Directress Anna Novak Meets every Saturday at 1 :30 p. m. in the Parish House. 44 / (2^tace Ci)utct) Stiiletic Club TEAM I Captain Devereux Haigh Meets Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 :30 p. m. in the Par- ish House. TEAM II Captain Charles Burling Meets Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30 p. m. in the Parish House. TEAM III Captain Harold Smith Meets Tuesdays and Saturdays at 3:30 p. m. in the Parish House. TEAM IV Captain Sidney Richards Meets Tuesdays and Saturdays at 3 :30 p. m. in the Parish House. ^ftortall 1Bop0’ Clu6 Director The Rev. Edmund J. M. Nutter Meets every Monday at 7 :30 p. m. and every Wednesday at 3 :30 p. m. in the Parish House. 45 ^at)en«3[untot0 'Bops’ Cluli Director The Rev. Edmund J. M. Nutter Meets every Wednesday at 3:30 p. m. in the Parish House. ^palDtn$«Bcolon0 HttDoot Baseball Club Director The Rev. Edmund J. M. Nutter Meets every Thursday at 7 :30 p. m. in the Parish House. COabasb athletic Bops’ Club Directors George H. E. Quick Haven A. ReQua Meets every Tuesday at 7 :30 p. m. in the Parish House. 22labasb*31unlots Bops’ Club Directress V. Oma Grace Meets every Tuesday at 7 :00 p. m. in the Kindergarten Room. 46 ^tattsiticiS 47 4S ^artsii) Becortisf May 1, 1912. Families 387 Souls 2,820 Communicants 995 Communions Easter Day 580 INFANTS ADULTS TOTAL 1903 12 6 18 1904 15 15 30 1905 20 12 32 1906 28 13 41 1907 38 12 50 1908 33 8 41 1909 30 15 45 1910 14 20 34. 1911 27 7 34 1912 ; 29 3 32 T otal 246 111 357 49 Confirmation£i, JWarriageg anb Purial£{ CONFIRMATIONS MARRIAGES BURIALS 1903 35 19 4 1904 62 29 18 1905 75 29 18 1906 43 24 18 1907 54 45 25 1908 42 45 14 1909 65 38 24 1910 41 41 24 1911 30 62 24 1912 31 44 18 Total .... 478 376 187 Celebrations! of tbe Jlolp Communion SUNDAYS OTHER DAYS PRIVATE TOTAL 1903 67 38 , , 105 1904 72 35 , 3 110 1905 75 86 4 165 1906 82 81 9 172 1907 82 86 16 184 1908 82 100 8 190 1909 82 86 6 174 1910 84 86 5 175 1911 86 86 8 180 1912 88 135 5 228 Total 800 819 64 1,683 50 Cfjoir ^erUicesf OTHER SUNDAYS DAYS TOTAL 1903 87 40 127 1904 98 103 201 1905 92 354 446 1906 92 384 476 1907 92 429 521 1908 92 373 465 1909 92 301 393 1910 90 301 291 1911 92 369 461 1912 93 335 428 Total 920 2,989 3,829 Canbttiatesi for tlje iWmisitrp •i* Julian Hamlin Hugh M. McWhorter Of tiuisosi L/-par?Y fJN'-V£ftS/Ty OF ,£i,„o,g j&eceiptsi ■i* 1903 $35,837.13 1904 42,578.10 1905 94.841.24 1906 94.809.20 1907 53,895.00 1908 73,859.16 1909 48,857.80 1910 58,207.56 1911 69,651.52 1912 90,798.12 T otal $663,334.83 Two Pledges 12,000.00 Straut Fund (estimated) 150,000.00 Total $825,334.83 52 Bisfbursfementfi jfor ^aroclbial ©hjtttfi Year Salaries Music Current Expenses Repairs and Improvements 1903 $ 2,000.00 $ 4,716.18 $ 5,153.91 $ 1,243.77 1904 7,500.00 3,520.10 4,832.36 1,565.30 1905 8,760.67 4,328.50 1,369.45 1,071.07 1906 8,888.75 3,885.78 2,119.42 949.80 1907 8,767.34 3,909.02 2,695.18 3,934.41 1908 9,642.51 4,591.20 2,104.89 5,657.91 1909 10,185.00 4,426.47 3,942.12 1,168.04 1910 10,334.99 4,795.98 3,290.49 1,077.50 1911 11,143.46 5,362.51 1,380.99 1,069.63 1912 8,353.34 5,161.58 2,491.58 1,016.53 Total $85,576.06 $44,697.32 $29,380.39 $18,753.96 Year Taxes and Assessments Choir Encampment Interest Sundries 1903 $ 132.96 $ 446.18 $ 75.74 1904 435.98 79.16 1905 163.72 393.38 437.38 1906 190.39 829.99 426.48 1907 314.01 486.25 305.77 1908 38.09 484.10 456.71 $ 653.07 1909 30.49 497.08 473.64 820.94 1910 460.13 391.27 1911 504.34 73.53 480.30 1912 482.39 43.49 630.96 Total $869.66 $5,019.82 $2,763.17 $2,585.27 53 OBnliotoment jFuttO 1904-1912— Invested Funds $198,450.00 Cash in Bank 1,690.18 1910 — Elizabeth Ann Straut Fund 150,000.00 Total $350,140.18 Ctiapel 1906 — Building and Equipment $40,000.00 Local Not Local Total 1903 $ 326.43 $ 400.00 $ 726.43 1904 804.79 804.79 1905 695.62 695.62 1906 333.00 950.69 1,283.69 1907 1,244.00 1,599.87 2,843.87 1908 1,464.35 1,464.35 1909 1,162.75 190.35 1,353.10 1910 1,000.16 62.56 1,062.72 1911 1,216.15 232.01 1,448.16 1912 814.26 372.45 1,186.71 Total . . . .$9,061.51 $3,807.93 $12,869.44 54 Jfor l^tocesfan (^lii'ects! •i* Dioce0an a00e00mettt$ 1903 By Parish Treas $ 944.04 1904 “ “ 700.00 1905 “ “ 950.22 1906 “ “ 528.10 1907 “ " 1,215.42 1908 “ “ 441.30 1909 “ “ 1,881.35 1910 “ “ 1,128.00 1911 “ “ 1,108.63 1912 " “ 1,112.00 Total $10,009.06 (IBnDotoment of Dioce0e 1909 By Parish Treas $ 259.07 Individual Subscriptions 4,628.37 Total $4,887.44 Jfuntr 1903 By Parish Treas 1904 1906 1907 1909 1911 $ 39.26 45.68 82.89 177.87 79.24 69.93 Total $494.87 55 Dio(e$an 'IBoatD of ^i^oiono 1903 By Parish Treas Worn. Aux $ 458.28 75.00 533.28 1904 Parish Treas Worn. Aux 750.00 275.00 1,025.00 1905 Parish Treas Worn. Aux 1,095.47 300.00 1,395.47 1906 Parish Treas Worn. Aux 1,633.37 300.00 1,933.37 1907 Parish Treas Worn. Aux 1,204.97 300.00 1,504.97 1908 Parish Treas Worn. Aux 268.44 300.00 568.44 1909 Parish Treas Worn. Aux 1,272.60 250.00 1,522.60 1910 Parish Treas Worn. Aux 1,307.31 125.00 1,432.31 1911 Parish Treas 1,724.86 1,724.86 1912 Parish Treas 1,128.64 1,128.64 Total $12,768.94 ^i0$ion0 in tfte Diocese 1903 By Worn. Aux $1,496.00 Worn. Aux., boxes 649.50 St. Luke’s Aid, box 185.00 1904 Worn. Aux 1,598.72 Worn. Aux., boxes 218.65 Sisters of Beth., box 10.00 1905 Worn. Aux 1,094.37 Worn. Aux., boxes 114.25 Sisters of Beth 46.00 Helpful Hands, box 1.50 Girls’ Friendly, box 23.70 Jun. Aux 7.00 1906 Worn. Aux 2,076.15 Worn. Aux., box 65.98 Sisters of Beth., box 29.36 Jun. Aux 6.50 Jun. Aux., box 6.25 1907 Worn. Aux 2,274.22 Sisters of Beth., box 18.00 Bazaar boxes 63.00 1908 Worn. Aux 1,958.04 Worn. Aux., boxes 169.80 Sisters of Beth 15.00 Sisters of Beth., box 10.00 2,330.50 1,827.37 1,286.82 2,184.24 2,355.22 2,152.84 57 1909 Parish Treas 450.00 Worn. Aux 1,650.00 Bazaar boxes 28.00 Sisters of Beth t 6.30 1910 Parish Treas 300.00 Worn. Aux 1,994.00 Worn. Aux., box 8.00 Bazaar box 21.30 Sisters of Beth 25.00 1911 Parish Treas 905.00 Worn. Aux 1,493.00 Worn. Aux., boxes 146.00 Bazaar box 20.00 1912 Parish Treas 50.00 Worn. Aux 1,824.00 Worn. Aux., box 40.00 Bazaar boxes 122.46 Total CattieDtal Motk (n) CITY MISSIONS 1903 By Woman’s Auxiliary $ 800.00 1904 “ “ 950.00 1905 “ “ 900.00 1906 “ “ 875.00 Girls’ Friendly 5.00 2,134.30 2,348.30 2,564.00 2,036.46 $21,220.05 58 1907 Woman’s Auxiliary 900.00 Girls’ Friendly 5.00 1908 Woman’s Auxiliary 875.00 1909 “ “ 1,450.00 1910 “ “ 585.00 1911 “ “ 430.00 1912 “ “ 300.00 Totd $8,075.00 (b) CATHEDRAL EXPENSES 1903 By Woman’s Auxiliary $ 120.00 1904 “ “ 110.00 1905 “ “ 230.00 1906 “ “ 435.00 1907 “ “ 761.00 1908 “ “ 890.00 1909 “ “ 490.00 1910 “ “ 475.00 1911 “ “ 435.00 1912 " “ 685.00 Total $4,631.00 (c) ST. MARY’S MISSION, CHICAGO 1903 By Worn. Aux $ 701.38 1904 “ “ 1,747.39 “ “ bed 200.00 1906 “ “ 678.38 1907 “ “ 433.07 “ “ box 15.00 1908 “ “ 497.40 “ “ box 4.00 Helpful Hands, box.... 1.40 59 1909 Worn. Aux 463.00 Worn. Aux., box 46.20 Sisters of Bethany 10.00 Girls’ Friendly 10.00 1910 Worn. Aux 552.00 Bazaar box 10.00 Sisters of Bethany 100.00 1911 Worn. Aux 655.00 Babies’ Branch 3.00 Helpful Hands, box .... 2.70 1912 Worn. Aux 956.00 Total $7,085.92 Total for Cathedral Work $19,791.92 ageD ait0 Snfitm Clergp jFunD 1904 By Parish Treas $ 393.89 Worn. Aux 25.00 1905 Parish Treas 129.80 1906 “ “ 85.45 1907 “ “ 217.08 1908 “ “ 66.19 1909. “ “ 112.07 1910 “ “ 170.71 1911 “ “ 108.55 1912 “ “ 206.83 Total $1,515.57 60 OTfilotos; anb (!^rp!jan£i of Clerfipmen 1903 By 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 Parish Treas. and Subscrip’ns (( ii <( (S (( <( tt i( (i (S t* (( (( (( (( it U ({ (( (( (< <( (( (( .$2,441.47 . 8,078.93 . 3,102.85 . 2,540.50 . 81.85 . 60.00 88.48 Total $16,394.08 CiSesitetn Cfteological ^eminatp 1906 By Parish Treas $ 250.00 Worn. Aux 975.00 Bishop McLaren Fund: By Parish Treas 1,000.00 Worn. Aux 31.00 2,256.00 1907 Worn. Aux .... 850.00 850.00 1908 Worn. Aux . ... 1,010.00 1,010.00 1909 Worn. Aux Sisters of Bethany .... 1,300.00 6.00 1,306.00 1910 Worn. Aux . . . . 480.00 480.00 1911 Worn. Aux . . . . 125.00 125.00 1912 Worn. Aux . . . . 295.00 295.00 Total $6,322.00 61 1903 By Parish Treas $1,142.56 Sisters of Beth., bed 300.00 Sisters of Beth., boxes 54.65 Helpful Hands, boxes 109.43 St. Luke’ Aid, bed 150.00 Jun. Aux., box 3.37 1904 Parish Treas 892.69 Sisters of Beth., bed 300.00 Sisters of Beth., boxes 374.35 Helpful Hands, boxes 97.04 St. Luke’s 'Aid, bed 450.00 Jun. Aux., box 6.60 1905 Parish Treas 760.67 Worn. Aux 12.92 St. Luke’s Aid 300.00 St. Luke’s Aid, box 3.00 Sisters of Beth., bed 300.00 Sisters of Beth., boxes 126.50 Helpful Hands, boxes 93.63 Daughters of the King, box... 6.50 Jun. Aux., box 15.00 1906 Parish Treas 867.31 Worn. Aux 77.85 Sisters of Beth., bed 300.00 Sisters of Beth., boxes 156.00 Girls’ Friendly, box 6.35 Helpful Hands, boxes 101.90 St. Luke’s Aid, bed 300.00 Monday Club, box 9.60 Daughters of the King 3.00 Jun. Aux., box 19.10 $1,760.01 2 , 120.68 1,618.22 1,841.11 62 1907 Parish Treas 692.47 Worn. Aux 111.43 Sisters of Beth., bed 300.00 Sisters of Beth., boxes 109.02 Helpful Hands, boxes 106.50 Girls’ Friendly, box 6.00 1908 Parish Treas 329.16 Sisters of Beth., boxes 175.08 Sisters of Beth., endowment of bed 5,000.00 St. Luke’s Aid, box 2.00 Helpful Hands, boxes 118.00 1909 Parish Treas 356.90 Sisters of Beth., boxes 125.30 Helpful Hands, boxes 100.25 Girls’ Friendly, box 5.00 St. Luke’s Aid, box 11.00 1910 Parish Treas 99.00 Sisters of Beth., boxes 150.77 Helpful Hands, boxes 88.20 1911 Parish Treas 102.36 Sisters of Beth., boxes 117.55 Helpful Hands, boxes 74.13 1912 Parish Treas 77.00 Sisters of Beth., boxes 93.96 Helpful Hands, boxes 103.00 Total 1,325.42 5,624.24 598.45 337.97 294.04 273.96 $15,794.10 63 Cftutcl) !^ome for ageo, CtJicago 1903 By Parish Treas $ 110.35 Worn. Aux 135.00 Sisters of Beth., box 3.10 Helpful Plands. box 7.45 255.90 1904 Parish Treas 51.59 Worn. Aux 215.00 Sisters of Beth., box 2.40 268.99 1905 St. Luke’s Aid, box 1.50 Sisters of Beth 10.00 Worn. Aux 275.00 286.50 1906 Parish Treas 46.44 Worn. Aux 335.00 Sisters of Beth 10.00 391.44 1907 Parish Treas 119.36 Worn. Aux 300.00 Sisters of Beth 10.00 429.36 1908 Parish Treas 74.00 Worn. Aux 775.00 Worn. Aux., box 3.00 Sisters of Beth 16.00 St. Luke’s Aid, box 12.00 880.00 1909 Parish Treas 57.04 Worn. Aux 275.00 Sisters of Beth., box 5.04 St. Luke’s Aid, box 9.00 346.08 64 1910 Parish Treas 65.00 Worn. Aux 225.00 Sisters of Beth 423.83 713.83 1911 Worn. Aux 250.00 Sisters of Beth 5.75 255.75 1912 Parish Treas 241.54 Worn. Aux 310.00 Sisters of Beth 10.00 561.54 Totai $4,389.39 CIn'cago I^ome0 Cor 'lBop0 1903 By Worn. Aux $ 120.00 120.00 1904 Worn. Aux 110.00 St. Luke’s Aid, box 5.00 Sisters of Beth., box 10.60 Helpful Hands, box 2.16 127.76 1905 Worn. Aux 125.00 Worn. Aux., box 24.00 St. Luke’s Aid, box 1.50 Sisters of Beth 626.00 Helpful Hands, box 1.90 Jun. Aux., box 5.00 783.40 1906 Worn. Aux 150.00 Worn. Aux., box 18.00 Sisters of Beth 12.00 Helpful Hands, box 3.00 183.00 65 1907 Worn. Aux . . 808.60 Worn. Aux., box 23.00 Sisters of Beth 10.00 841.60 1908 Worn. Aux . . 456.57 Worn. Aux., box 4.50 461.07 1909 Worn. Aux . . 303.05 Worn. Aux., box 11.67 Sisters of Beth 10.00 Sisters of Beth., box 2.94 327.66 1910 Worn. Aux . . 336.86 Sisters of Beth., box 14.70 351.56 1911 Worn. Aux . . 350.00 Sisters of Beth 4.67 354.67 1912 Worn. Aux . . 300.00 Sisters of Beth., box 2.75 302.75 Total $3,853.47 ^ome for (J5irl0, ClJfcago 1903 By Sisters of Beth o 8 Helpful Hands, box 5.72 Jun. Aux., box 4.75 Girls’ Friendly, box 11.20 Girls’ Friendly 5.00 $ 36.67 1904 Jun. Aux., box 1.50 1.50 1905 Worn. Aux ,. 2,024.21 Sisters of Beth 10.00 Girls’ Friendly 5.00 Daughters of the King, box. . . 20.00 2,059.21 66 1906 Worn. Aux 1,002.38 Girls’ Friendly 5.00 Daughters of the King 30.00 Monday Club, box 3.00 1907 Worn. Aux 1,434.85 Sisters of Beth 12.00 Girls’ Friendly 5.00 Girls’ Friendly, box 2.00 1908 Worn. Aux 1,409.23 Worn. Aux., box 40.00 1909 Worn. Aux 1,897.83 Worn. Aux., box 2.25 Sisters of Beth 10.00 Girls’ Friendly 10.00 Girls’ Friendly, box 3.00 1910 Worn. Aux 1,737.37 Worn. Aux., box 8.00 Helpful Hands, box 3.00 1911 Worn. Aux 1,599.00 Sisters of Beth., box 11.25 Helpful Hands, box 3.25 1912 Worn. Aux 2,181.54 Total 1,040.38 1,453.85 1,449.23 1,923.08 1,748.37 1,613.50 2,181.54 $13,507.33 67 Jfor €xtra Blocesian Domestic attD jForeign ^i00ionatp ^ocietp 1903 By Worn. Aux $ 50.00 $ 50.00 1904 Parish Treas 403.47 Worn. Aux 50.00 453.47 1905 Parish Treas 261.57 Worn. Aux 50.00 311.57 1906 Parish Treas 948.07 Worn. Aux 194.71 Sisters of Beth 10.00 1,152.78 1907 Parish Treas 232.91 Worn. Aux 200.00 432.91 1908 Parish Treas 531.82 Worn. Aux 200.00 731.82 1909 Parish Treas 69.35 Worn. Aux 200.00 269.35 1910 Parish Treas 1,329.72 Worn. Aux 200.00 1,529.72 1911 Parish Treas 933.35 Worn. Aux 225.00 1,158.35 1912 Parish Treas 1,018.81 Worn. Aux 270.00 1,288.81 Total $7,378.78 68 Dome0tic ^i0$ion0 1903 By Worn. Aux $2,946.00 Worn. Aux., boxes 649.50 Helpful Hands, box 5.00 Jun. Aux., box 34.68 1904 Parish Treas 187.57 Worn. Aux 2,628.95 Worn. Aux., boxes 255.05 Sisters of Beth 2.00 Helpful Hands, box 4.50 Jun. Aux., box 32.50 1905 Parish Treas 103.00 Worn. Aux 3,720.13 Worn. Aux., boxes 581.91 Fair boxes 43.00 Jun. Aux 20.00 Jun. Aux., box 11.50 Babies’ Branch 5.00 1906 Parish Treas 85.04 Worn. Aux 4,678.16 Worn. Aux., boxes 791.02 Sisters of Beth 50.50 Jun. Aux., box 20.30 Babies’ Branch 5.00 1907 Parish Treas 308.59 Worn. Aux 5,672.00 Worn. Aux., boxes 497.80 Fair boxes 101.30 Sisters of Beth 27.00 Babies’ Branch 3.00 3,635.18 3,110.57 4,484.54 5,630.02 6,609.69 69 1908 Parish Treas 281.64 Worn. Aux 3,714.28 Worn. Aux., boxes 289.00 Sisters of Beth 76.00 Babies’ Branch 1.64 1909 Worn. Aux 2,778.00 Worn. Aux., boxes 186.00 Bazaar boxes 83.53 Sisters of Beth., box 20.00 Babies’ Branch 1.15 1910 Worn. Aux 2,534.00 Worn. Aux., boxes 282.50 Bazaar boxes 88.00 Sisters of Beth 20.00 Babies’ Branch 2.90 1911 Parish Treas 350.00 Worn. Aux 3,121.62 Worn. Aux., boxes 283.48 Bazaar boxes 123.50 Sisters of Beth 7.00 Babies’ Branch 4.56 1912 Parish Treas 50.00 Worn. Aux 2,419.90 Worn. Aux., boxes 109.25 Bazaar boxes 50.00 Sisters of Beth 25.00 Girls’ Friendly, box 8.00 Total 4,362.56 3,068.68 2,927.40 3,890.16 2,662.15 $40,380.95 70 jFotejgn ^iiS0ion0 1903 By Worn. Aux . . . .$1,140.00 Jun. Aux 10.00 1,150.00 1904 Parish Treas 71.40 Worn. Aux . ... 1,233.39 Jun. Aux 15.00 Sisters of Beth 40.00 1,359.79 1905 Parish Treas 81.72 Worn. Aux . . . . 780.00 Jun. Aux 20.00 Altar Guild 10.00 891.72 1906 Parish Treas 76.00 Worn. Aux . . . . 715.00 Sisters of Beth 10.00 Daughters of the King 6.00 Jun. Aux 43.00 850.00 1907 Worn. Aux . . . . 790.00 Jun. Aux 58.00 848.00 1908 Worn. Aux . . . . 868.58 868.58 1909 Parish Treas . . . . 338.89 Worn. Aux . ... 1,370.41 1,709.30 1910 Worn. Aux . . . . 875.75 Jun. Aux 6.00 881.75 71 1911 Parish Treas 50.00 Worn. Aux 1,038.25 Babies’ Branch 1.56 1912 Worn. Aux 626.43 Total Deaf ^ute$ 1903 By Parish Treas $ 23.17 Worn. Aux 10.00 1904 Parish Treas 42.86 Worn. Aux 75.00 1905 Parish Treas 43.27 Worn. Aux 300.00 1906 Worn. Aux 300.00 1907 Worn. Aux 275.00 1908 Worn. Aux 60.00 1909 Parish Treas 18.50 Worn. Aux 10.00 1910 Worn. Aux 10.00 1911 Parish Treas 75.96 Worn. Aux 30.00 1912 Parish Treas 200.00 Worn. Aux 200.00 Total 1,089.81 626.43 $10,275.38 $1,673.76 72 Comfott Cluli 1903 By Woman’s Auxiliary $ 49.00 1904 “ “ 25.75 1905 “ “ 32.25 1906 “ “ 25.75 1907 “ “ 24.00 1908 “ “ 22.25 1909 “ “ 20.00 1910 “ “ 27.00 1911 “ “ 50.00 1912 “ “ 22.00 Total $ 298.00 Clet0pmen’0 Retiring iFunD and Cletgp KeUeJ iFund 1903 By Parish Treas $ 45.30 Worn. Aux 25.30 1904 Parish Treas 42.04 Donation 250.00 1905 Parish Treas 85.42 Worn. Aux 50.00 1906 Parish Treas 90.00 Worn. Aux 25.00 1907 Parish Treas 123.87 Worn. Aux 10.00 1908 Parish Treas 51.56 Worn. Aux 25.00 1909 Parish Treas 94.63 1910 Parish Treas 87.03 Worn. Aux 25.00 1911 Worn. Aux 25.00 Total $1,055.15 78 Clet 0 p ILife 3tt0utance anD Cletsp 3n$utance Hea0ue 1903 By Woman’s Auxiliary $ 214.07 1904 “ “ 361.15 1905 “ “ 326.64 1906 “ “ 131.39 1907 “ “ 537.20 1908 “ " 690.55 1910 “ “ 140.00 1911 " “ 158.00 1912 “ “ 158.00 Total $2,717.00 74 ^ummarf of Sisifiur^tementiS JPor ^arocJjial (!^tiject£f Salaries $85,576.06 Music 44,697.32 Current Expenses 29,380.39 Repairs and Improvements 18.753.96 Taxes and Assessments 869.66 Choir Encampments 5,019.82 Interest 2,763.17 Sundries 2,585.27 Total for Parish Expenses *$189,645.65 Endowment Fund 350.140.18 Building of Chapel 40,000.00 Charity 12,869.44 * The expenses of the Sunday School as well as of the clubs and societies are not included in this amount. Likewise are the contri- butions by the Sunday School, the clubs, and various individual sub- scriptions for Diocesan and Extra-Diocesan objects not included in the amounts given on next page. 75 Jfor ©iocegan Diocesan Assessments $10,009.06 Endowment of Diocese 4,887.44 Bishop’s Fund 494.87 Diocesan Board of Missions 12,768.94 Missions in the Diocese 21,220.05 Cathedral Work 19,791.92 Aged and Infirm Clergy Fund 1,515.57 Widows and Orphans of Clergy 16,394.08 Western Theol. Seminary 6,322.00 St. Luke’s Hospital 15,794.10 Church Home for Aged 4,389.39 Chicago Homes for Boys 3,853.47 St. Mary’s Home for Girls 13,507.33 jFor extra Jitocegan (j^fajcctg Board of Missions, New York 7,378.78 Domestic Missions 40,380.95 Foreign Missions 10,275.38 Deaf Mutes 1,673.76 Comfort Club 298.00 Clergymen’s Retiring Fund, etc 1,055.15 Clergy Life Insurance, etc 2,717.00 Total for Missions. $130,948.22 $ 63,779.02 $194,727.24 76 Wt)e Cnitotoment 77 78 ^i6tov^ of tlje Cnfiotoment* ‘‘Grace Church, Chicago, has ever been a parish of vision. Its laymen and former rectors were men of vision. They built largely and wisely and well. Not with an eye to the present merely, but looking into the future as well. Under such inspired leadership no wonder Grace Church rose to her greatness as a parish, no wonder her influence and repu- tation were extended throughout the city, state and nation. The great church building with its splendid appointments is a standing witness to the religious fervor and devotion through its sixty years and more of life, and St. Luke’s Hospital, one of the best equipped hospitals in this country, which this church founded and fostered, speaks eloquently of a Chris- tianity which is eminently practical and finds expression in works as well as worship. “Coming to this parish ten years ago we found that the vision of the first fifty years of its life had been practically fulfilled. Once standing on a beautiful residence avenue, sur- rounded by the comfortable homes of prosperous families, its neighborhood had completely changed to a district of cheap boarding houses, lodgings and tenements, with all their ac- companying misery, squalor, vice and wretchedness. Its par- ishioners had fled to the north, west and south. Its losses by death or removal of those who had been its pillars and chief supporters were heavy. Business was rapidly forcing its way in; it was being left as ‘a sparrow which sitteth alone upon the housetop its expenses were as great as ever, while its income had fallen oflf and was diminishing with no prom- * These data are excerpted from a sermon preached on Sunday February 20, 1910, and published in the March issue of Qrace Church Visitor, to which a few notes are added, bringing this history up to date* 79 ise of restoration to anything like its former prosperous con- dition by any incoming congregation. ^‘But notwithstanding the seriousness of the situation a new vision had arisen before the faithful ones who still re- mained and to whom the old church was dear. It was the glorious vision of Grace Church, standing in the midst of the city’s strenuous commercial life, holding aloft the cross as the symbol of greatest power, of immortality and eternity; her chimes in the tower ringing out the message of comfort to the sick and dying in hospital room and ward, the message of cheer and encouragement to those trying to do right in business, shop and office, of warning to those tempted to do wrong; her powerful, soul-stirring services moving the hearts and uplifting the lives of congregations drawn from all sec- tions of Chicago, as well as from the large transient population thronging the hotels and clubs and lodging houses in the down town district. Grace Church, not merely a parish of the neighborhood, but of the city at large, opening her gates in welcome to all the people, using her great prestige and hon- orable sixty years’ record to influence and mould the city’s life and lead the municipality forward to higher standards and a greater destiny. ‘‘This was the vision, a vision greater and more glorious €ven than that which fired and inspired those of the noble past. With such a vision risen up before the leading spirits of the congregation, removal from the present site could not be thought of. Grace Church should remain, come what might, a fortress of the Kingdom of God, a center of the Father’s business in the very midst of the city’s thrilling life. To the realization of this splendid vision the incoming rector was glad to commit himself and without delay began to for- mulate his plans. SO ^The first step was to provide the sinews of war, to strengthen the parish financially. The absolute necessity of a large endowment was apparent to all. Where should it come from? How could it be secured? We found that the time had already arrived when the annual Easter offering did not meet the annual deficit. We then saw that to avoid a con- stantly increasing debt we must in some way increase the im come sufficiently to meet the expenses, or at least to bring the annual deficit down to a point where the Easter offering would meet it. The follovv^ing November the rector preached a sermon on the text ^Speak to the children of Israel that they go forward/ in which he asked that the parish give on the next Easter day the sum of $100,000 as the beginning of an endowment fund. The congregation responded with enthusi- asm. Gifts large and small were promised; all worked to- gether to the one end, and on Easter, 1904, the magnificent sum of $60,000 in cash and pledges was placed upon the altar, This was a wonderful beginning. Puring the next two years other substantial sums were added until the amount of $90,000 was reached, and on Easter day, 1907, there came another large gift which completed the first $100,000 and made a good beginning on the second hundred thousand. ''God helps those who try to help themselves. The truth of this proverb was now proven when information came to the rector and vestry from the executors of the estate of Mrs, Elizabeth Ann Straut that Grace Church had been generously remembei-ed in her will. Mrs. Straut had been a member of Grace Church for many years. Much of her time was spent away from Chicago and only at long intervals did she occupy her pew on the north aisle. She was a woman of modest and retiring disposition and was known to very few persons in the congregation. She died in New York City in February, Bl 1907, and when her will was read it was found that she had left Grace Church a large share of her estate, the income of which was to be used for the charitable and missionary work of the parish. ‘^Since 1907 other large gifts and bequests have been re- ceived, bringing the total up to the sum of approximately $350,000. ‘'We feel it is a remarkable achievement on the part of Grace Church parish. As we look back over those years of constant, anxious effort we wonder how it all has been ac- complished, especially when we consider that every department of our work has not only not diminished its activities but has rather increased them. We have increased our staff of work- ers, we have greatly enlarged our parish house work, for several years daily services have been maintained and the church has remained open throughout the day. Contributions for Foreign, Domestic, and Diocesan Missions and other work outside the parish have been larger than during any similar period in our history. “How has it all been done? We believe, my dear friends, it is the result of that vision of which we have spoken, that glorious vision of Grace Church strengthened, intrenched, pro- vided with the sinews of war to do its noble work among the poor and wretched in tenement and slum, in lifting up the fallen, in influencing this great municipality for good, in hold- ing up the banner of the cross, the sign by v/hich we conquer, in the very center of the city^s busy life. It is this vision constantly flashing before our eyes and impelling us forward that has done it all.^' 82 ®f)c Jfunljs 4 - The following is a list of the endowment funds given to Grace Parish and now held in security by the Chicago Savings Bank and Trust Company and the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND $ 34 , 700.75 WILLIAM GOLD HIBBARD MEMORIAL $ 35 , 000.00 LUCIUS B. OTIS MEMORIAL $ 11 , 000.00 83 ABRAM WILLIAMS MEMORIAL $ 1 , 000.00 4 ^ MARY KEEP OTIS MEMORIAL $1,000.00 OTTO YOUNG MEMORIAL $ 33 , 510.00 LIZZIE S. HARTWELL MEMORIAL $ 1 , 000.00 84 ALBERT KEEP, II, MEMORIAL $10,280.00 GEORGE AND ELIZABETH ANN STRAUT BEQUEST $10,500.00 •h JOHN MASON LOOMIS AND MARY HUNT LOOMIS MEMORIAL FUND .$50,000.00 •i* CLINTON LOCKE MEMORIAL PEW NO. 103 $6,026.80 85 •i* WILLIAM GOLD HIBBARD MEMORIAL PEW NO. 102 $ 6 , 000.00 •i* JOHN HENRY HAMLINE MEMORIAL PEW NO. 116 $ 3 , 000.00 JESSE SPALDING MEMORIAL PEW NO. 101 $ 6 , 000.00 JULIA SMITH WHEELER MEMORIAL PEW NO. 166 $ 3 , 000.00 86 OTTO YOUNG MEMORIAL PEW NO. 97 $ 6 , 000.00 ❖ ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL PEW NO. 75 $ 3 , 000.00 ST. LUKE’S AID SOCIETY PEW NO. 81 $ 3 , 704.16 GIRLS’ FRIENDLY PEWS NO. 19 AND NO. 20 $ 3 , 000.00 87 EX-CHOIR BOYS’ PEW NO. 52 $1,8T8.4T EX-CHOIR BOYS’ PEW NO. 54 $3,000.00 EX-CHOIR BOYS’ PEW NO. 56 $1,513.39 DAUGHTERS OF THE KING PEW $30.69 88 JUNIOR AUXILIARY PEW $36.00 GEORGE AND ELIZABETH ANN STRAUT MEMORIAL FUND $150,000.00 (Estimated) jForm of Pequest Special attention is called to the following forms of be- quest. Grace Parish stands firmer today because of some parishioners having remembered it in their wills when pre- paring to give account of their stewardships. Such bene- ficial and sacred use of money or property should commend itself to every parishioner who has worked for the welfare of the Parish and received the blessings of its ministrations. I give and bequeath to Grace Episcopal Church of Chi- cago, Illinois, for its corporate purposes, the sum of Dollars, I give and devise to Grace Episcopal Church of Chicago, Illinois, for its corporate purposes, all that (here describe property). The above forms may be changed to apply to any special object desired. 90 Cije ^ropertp .91 92 ^ropettp of #race Cartel) GRACE CHURCH Wabash Avenue and Fifteenth Street GRACE MEMORIAL CHAPEL Open Daily. GRACE CHURCH PARISH HOUSE Open Daily. THE RECTORY 2825 Indiana Avenue. aB0timated lvalue of Ptopertp Land (100x172) $135,000.00 Church Building (stone) 80,000.00 Equipment (including organ) 40,000.00 Parish House 20,000.00 Chapel (stone) 40,000.00 Rectory (brick) 10,000.00 Total $325,000.00 93 (drate Cljurri) •h 1867 — July, present church site bought. 1868— April, ground broken for the present church. 1869 — March 28, the church opened for divine service. 1876 — Church damaged by tornado. 1876 — June, church re-opened. 1884 — Debt paid, and church re-decorated. 1884 — October 19, church consecrated by Bishop McLaren. 1891 — The sanctuary floor paved with mosaic. 1907 — Floor of vestibules and aisles of nave and choir paved with tiling. The auditorium of the church is 130 feet long by 66 feet 4 inches, wide. The center aisle is 6 feet wide, the side aisles are 4 feet wide. The style of architecture is Thirteenth Century French Gothic. The material for the front and tower is of Athens marble in broken Ashlar, and the porch and carved work are of Iowa marble. The plans were furnished by Messrs. W. L. Jenny and Sanford E. Loring. The great chancel window, painted by LeBlond, repre- sents the crucifixion. 94 iHemorialfii m (grace Cfmrct) ALTAR AND RRRRDOS in memory of Darius Hall Denton January 18th, 1890 MISSAL. STAND in memory of Sarah J. James January 22, 1896 MISSAL in memory of Frances Pemelia Irwin Born November 8, 1809 — Died January 11, 1880 Given by William E. Furber Easter, April 5, 1896 PRAYER BOOK in memory of Robert Howell Page Wainwright 95 HVMNAl< in memory of Helen Wainwright Rogers altar cross in memory of George Plant Locke Easter, 1883 EUCHARISTIC CANDUESTICKS in memory of James De Koven, D. D. A. D. 1881 TWO VASES in memory of Lieut. Walter Graham March 6, 1876 VASE in memory of Mary G. and Thomas S. Dobi^ins 1896-1899 90 VASE in memory of Mae Dobbins Trif 1901 VASE in memory of Martha Hartin Hibbard CREDENCE TABLE m memory of Sylvester Thayer TWO CRUETS in memory of Annie E. Nichols February 1, 1897 WAFER BOX AND UAVABO in memory of Leroy Fred Yarlott Born March 30, 1881 — Died October 25, 1907 97 ALMS BASIN in memory of Charles H. Hill 1879 SIX ALMS BASINS in memory of Mary M. Tuttle 1894 SANCTUARY TABLET in memory of Desdemona Walker AND Alma Louise Kimball CANDELABRA in memory of Charles A. Van Schaick Died September 4th, 1879 BISHOP’S CHAIR in memory of John F. Carter and Sallie J. Carter 98 ALTAR RAIL in memory of Susan D. Lay AND Margaret A. Smith ►I" PRAYER DESK in memory of Lilian Buckingham 1887-1895 HE" PRAYER BOOK AND THREE HYMNALS in memory of Lilian Buckingham 1895 HE" PRAYER DESK in memory of William Gold Hibbard PRAYER BOOK AND THREE HYMNALS in memory of William Gold Hibbard 1903 By His Fourteen Grandchildren 99 ORGAN in memory of John Spalding Born 1861 — Died 1886 AND Robert L. Spalding Born 1872 — Died 1895 By Jesse and Adelphia Spalding 1901 PROCRSSIONAD CROSS in memory of Hibbard Porter Died 1879 and Olivia F. Porter Died 1892 UBRARY in memory of Henry Brierly A Faithful Chorister for Twenty Years 1890-1910 100 CHANCEL RAIL in memory of WiLMAR Earl Walker Born January 16, 1863 Entered into Rest January 12, 1884 PULPIT in memory of William Franklin Enders Born October 24, 1816 — Died January 19, 1864 PRAYER BOOK in memory of Hibbard Porter Easter, 1880 PRAYER BOOK in memory of James De Koven, D. D. March 18, 1879 EAGLE LECTURN in memory of Kate Baxter Bailey Died December 21, 1885 I/ECTVRN BIBLE: in memory of Hibbard Porter 1880 Easter, 1908 FONT in memory of Frederic Chauncey Bowen WINDOW in memory of Septimus Brinckerhoff Died May 19, 1900 AND John Brinckerhoff Died April 3, 1867 >b WINDOW in memory of Hibbard Porter 1807-1879 AND Olivia Franklin Porter 1824-1893 102 WINDOW in memory of Henry Junior Hibbard 1858 AND Jesse Oakley Hibbard 1868 WINDOW in memory of Lucius Sherman Died March 2, 1863 PEW NO. 97 in memory of Otto Young PEW NO. lai in memory of Jesse Spalding 103 PEW NO. 102 in memory of William Gold Hibbard PEW NO. 103 in memory of Clinton Locke, D. D. PEW NO. 116 in memory of John Henry Hamline PEW NO. 166 in memory of Julia Smith Wheeler THE CHIMES in memory of Margaret Lay 104 Memorial CatJlet0 in 0tace Cljutcli MKMORIAL TABLETS ERECTED in memory of: Martin Andrews Communicant and Vestryman Born December 6, 1828 — Died July 12, 1881 Alice Ives Stirling 1862-1910 John Blake Rice Born May 28, 1809 — Died December 7, 1879 Erected 1879 Mary Ann Warren Wife of John Blake Rice Born December 13, 1819 — Died March 29, 1833 Erected 1895 MEMORIAL TABLETS TO BE ERECTED in memory of: George and Elizabeth Ann Straut John Mason Loomis and Mary Hunt Loomis 105 ®ratc iMcmortal Cijapel In 1904 a long-felt need was met by the munificent offer, on the part of Mrs. Lydia B. Hibbard, to build a chapel in memory of her husband on the vacant space north of the church. The well-known firm of church architects, Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, of Boston and New York, were engaged to prepare the plans. The narrowness of the lot and the fact that by previous agreement the light could not be shut off from the mercantile building on the north, presented difficulties which required much skill in overcoming. The architects were successful in submitting a design which solved all problems involved and harmonized architec- turally with the church. This design was accepted, and in the fall of the same year plans and specifications for the new building were ready. The contract was signed December 30, 1904, Hermann V. von Holst being engaged to superintend the construction. Ground for the new building was broken on January 3, 1905, and on April 7, 1905, the cornerstone was laid, with appropriate ceremonies The work proceeded without interruption throughout that year, and was completed early the following year. On the seventeenth day of February, 1906, Grace Memorial Chapel was solemnly consecrated for its sacred uses by the Bishop of the Diocese. Since the consecration the doors of the chapel have remained open and daily services have been maintained regularly. 106 GRACE MEMORIAL CHAPEL The outside dimensions of the chapel are 100x20.4 feet, leaving a walk of three feet between the chapel and the mer- cantile building on the north. The nave of the chapel is 56x18; the choir is 11x12.10 feet; the recess for the organ is 10x3.8 feet; the sanctuary is 6x11; the sacristy is 10x7.6 feet; and the vestibule is 7x11. The total height from the sidewalk to the ridge of the roof is 36 feet, and the height inside, from the floor of the nave to the ceiling, is 33 feet. Three marble steps lead from the nave to the chancel, and the height from the floor of the chancel to the ceiling is 26.6 feet. Over the entrance is a window, of exquisite beauty and workmanship, measuring 15.3 feet in height by 10.3 feet in width, exclusive of the frame. The style of architecture is the Perpendicular English Gothic of the Thirteenth Century, with traces of English Gothic. The altar presents a tendency to Byzantine and the reredos is in late Perpendicular. The organ case harmonizes entirely with the reredos; and the windows also follow in general this style. Some of the carving, of extraordinary workmanship, is in conventionalized Nationalistic style. The exterior of the front is of Joliet limestone, in Rock Face Ashlar, with trimmings of sawed Blue Bedford. The large west window has stone tracery, and the side windows terra cotta. A beautiful wrought-iron gate closes the passage between the chapel and the mercantile building on the north. The interior is finished in grey brick and terra cotta to match the stone. The floor of the nave is of Welsh Quarry tile and the floor of the chancel is a highly decorated pattern of Moravian tile. Below the marble steps leading to the chancel is a marble font standing opposite to the entrance to the church. 107 Over the chancel steps is the rood beam of carved oak, 16 feet from the floor, and supporting a cross with the figure of our Lord ''reigning from the tree,’’ with hands extended in blessing. Under the figure is the inscription, "I Am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No Man Cometh to the Father but by Me.” A figure of St. Mary stands in a niche on one side, and a figure of St John on the other. An angel figure in terra cotta supports the rood beam at each end. The organ is a memorial to Grace Elizabeth Gregory. The altar is built of Iowa marble, with inlay of Grey Knox- ville, Connemara, Dark Siena, Numidian, and Red Breccia. The reredos is treated in color, the vertical upright in high gilt, and the tracery in dull gilt. The large panels are of stained oak, while the background of the tracery is picked in dull red, green and blue. The back of the cross is of deep red and gold cloth. The special hardware for the chapel was made in France. The ceiling over the nave is open wood, and the chancel ceiling is handsomely vaulted and decorated. The chapel is seated with Cathedral chairs and accommo- dates about one hundred persons. The chapel is complete in every way, having its own piscina, sacristy, linen closets, and lavatory, and is an entirely separate building, except for an entrance into the church open- ing on the south side near the chancel steps and a passageway from the porch into the vestibule of the church. Grace Parish is happy in possessing one of the most beau- tiful chapels in the country, a gem of American architecture, and of inestimable value in ministering to the religious life of the community. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam. 108 GRACE MEMORIAL CHAPEL THE CHANCEL “Sr • I #race Cijurcib $ari£(i) ^ousie * The present Parish House was built in 1891. It was equipped and opened for institutional work April 30, 1908. On the first floor are the Billiard Room, with lockers for the Choir, the Club Room and Library, and the Gymnasium. On the second floor are the Rest Room, the large Guild Room, and the Kitchen. From the Guild Room is the entrance to the Office, located over the Sacristry of the church. The large room on the third floor has been adapted for the use of the Kindergarten. Plans for a Roof Garden over the Parish House have been drawn. 109 Visit, O Lord, we pray Thee, Grace Parish with Thy love and favor. Endow those who are laboring in it with the spirit of power, of love and of a sound mind. Visit and relieve the sick, turn and soften the wicked, arouse the careless, recover the fallen, restore the penitent, and bring all to be of one heart and mind within the fold of Thy Holy Church, Who with the Father and the Holy Spirit art one God, world without end. no Wt)t ^erliiccg 111 112 ^oms of S>ertitte 4 - HOLY COMMUNION Every Sunday at 8 a. m. First Sunday in month with sermon at 11 A. M. Third Sunday in month in the Chapel at 9 :30 A. M. MORNING PRAYER With Sermon excepting First Sunday at 11 A. m. EVENING PRAYER With Sermon every Sunday at 8 p. m. ^olp Daps: HOLY COMMUNION (In the Chapel) At 9 A. M. Week Dap0 HOLY COMMUNION Tuesdays at 7 :30 p. m. Thursdays at 9 a. m. MORNING PRAYER Every day at 9 a. m. Fridays at 8 p. m. an att0ei0’ ^i00ion (For deaf mutes) HOLY COMMUNION First Sunday in month at 11 a. m. ^ EVENING PRAYER Other Sundays at 3 p. m. 113 JLenten ^etiJice0 SUNDAYS Holy Communion every Sunday 8 a.m. WEEK DAYS Morning Prayer 9 A. M. Noon Day Service 12:10 to 12:30 p. M. Holy Communion Thursdays 9 A. m. Evensong with Address 4:30 p.m. Litany and Confirmation Instruction Fridays 8 P. M. Confirmation Instruction Wednesdays 3:30 p.m. HOLY WEEK (In addition to other week day services.) Holy Communion (except Friday) 9 a.m. Baptism (Saturday, Easter Even.) 4:30 p.m. GOOD FRIDAY Litany and Penitential Office 9 a.m. Morning Prayer and Sermon 10:30 a.m. Three Hour Service 12 to 3 p. M. Gauhs Passion Service rendered by full vested choir. . 8 p. M. EASTER DAY Holy Communion 7, 8 and 9 a. m. Morning Prayer and Holy Communion 11 a.m. Sunday School Festival 4 p.m. Evensong and Sermon 8 p. m. 114 (I^ffite ?|ours The Clergy of this Parish may be seen for consultation and advice at the church after any of the services or by ap- pointment. They greatly desire to be personally acquainted with all attendants upon the services and new parishioners are requested to make themselves known to them as soon as possible. The Clergy are at the Parish House daily from 9 until 12 A. M. Paptisftn The first Sunday of the month has been set aside in the Sunday School as a time at which infants or older children may be presented for baptism. The administration of this rite may be arranged for at other times by consultation with the Clergy. Confirmation Persons desiring instruction in the doctrines of the Church may be enrolled in one of the classes for that pur- pose at any time by consulting with the Clergy. I5t0itation of tpe The Clergy are prepared at any time to give the Holy Communion or other ministrations. The Ministrations of the Clergy are at the command of all, whether Church people or not, and they will esteem it a privilege to minister wherever their services are needed or desired. The Chapel is open daily from 8:30 a. m. to 5 p. m. for prayer and meditation. 115 $ari£ii) ^oust SctitittiefC 9 :00 A. M. 9 :30 A. M. 6 :30 p. M. 7 :00 p. M. 7 :00 p. M. SUNDAYS Library open. Sunday School. Brotherhood of St. Andrew. Library open. Grace Church Bible Institute. 9-12 A. M. 1 1 :00 A. M. 3:15 p. M. 7 :30 p. M. 7 :30 p. M. 9-12 A. M. 10:30 A. M. 10:30 a. m. 3 :30 p. M. 3 :30 p. M. 4:30 p. M. 6 :00 p. M. 7 :00 p. M. 7 :30 p. M. 8 :00 p. M. MONDAYS Kindergarten. Guild of Mercy (first Monday). Story Hour. Junior Auxiliary. Shortall Boys’ Club. TUESDAYS Kindergarten. Sisters of Bethany. Woman’s Auxiliary (second Tuesday). Girls’ Club. Grace Church Athletic Club, Teams III and IV. Choir Boys’ Rehearsal. Girls’ Friendly Society. Wabash-Juniors Boys’ Club. Wabash Athletic Boys’ Club. Daughters of the King (first Tuesday). 116 9-12 A. M. 3 :30 p. M. 7 :30 p. M. 7 :30 p. M. 7 :30 p. M. 9-12 A. M. 3 ;30 p. M. 7 :30 p. M. 8:00 p. M. 8 :00 p. M. 9-12 A. M. 1 :30 p. M. 3 :30 p. M. 6:30 p. M. 7 :30 p. M. 7 :30 p. M. 9 :45 A. M. 1 :30 p. M. 3 :30 p. M. WEDNESDAYS Kindergarten. Haven Juniors Boys’ Club. Grace Church Athletic Club, Teams I and II. , Ruth Girls’ Club. Neighborhood Women’s Club. THURSDAYS Kindergarten. Junior Daughters of the King. Spalding-Browns Indoor Baseball Club. Men’s Club (as announced). Young Women’s Club (third Thursday). FRIDAYS Kindergarten. Helpful Hands’ Guild. Library open. Library open. Choir Rehearsal. Grace Church Athletic Club, Teams I and II. SATURDAYS Industrial School. Little Workers’ Guild. Grace Church Athletic Club, Teams HI and IV. 117 S>tat£& Offerings •I- For the Diocesan Fund (E xpenses of the Diocese) Quarterly. For the Aged and Infirm Clergy Fund Thanksgiving Day or on the Sunday before that day. For St. Luke^s Hospital Last Sunday in November. For Domestic and Foreign Missions Third Sunday in Advent. For General Clergy Relief Fund Second Sunday in February. For Church Home for Aged Persons Third Sunday in February. For Diocesan Missions and Special Objects As Announced. The alms contributed at the celebrations of the Holy Com- munion are devoted to the charitable work of the Parish. 118 Cfjoir (Officers! Organist and Choirmaster Harrison M. Wild Warden Wm. E. Johnson Sacristan K. E. Morck Secretary and Chief Librarian Armour Armstrong Assistant Librarians John R. King C. J. Ohlson Master Stuart McCombs Crucifer Devereux Haigh In Charge of Hymn Tablets Master George Austin Rehearsals: Boys, Tuesdays, 4:00 p. m.; full choir, Fri- days, 7 :30 p. M. Applications for membership are received by the Rector, Music Committee, or the Choirmaster. 119 Cf)oris;ters! SOPRANOS Harry Armstrong Wm. Horne Alfred Barboro Herbert Schultz Chas. Barlow John Hughes Sterns Barrows John Johansen Jack Baxter Harold Lloyd Ervin Beranek Stuart McCombs Wm. Breckinridge Jack McCrae Irving Busse Jas. Milliard Chas. Clarke Henry Mount Harry Clarke Russell Newell Geo. Burling Clarence Parker Paul Burling Walter Pruter Chesley Evans Walter Richards Raymond Flynn Edwin Schultz Joseph George Eugene Scofield Harry Greenock Gordon Smith Wm. Harrison Robert Swain Stephen Harvath Edwin Turner Marshall Wilcox ALTOS George Austin Sidney Richards Devereux Haigh Harold Smith Chas. Ohlson Harold White TENORS Armour Armstrong E. C. Huehner E. E. Gaskill Wm. E. Johnson Lewis Spousler BASSRS R. S. Lund R. W. Hunter John R. King F. C. Atwill K. E. Morck 120 The music of Grace Church has always been given care- ful attention and has done much in making the services im- pressive and effective. The Vested Choir was organized some twenty-eight years ago, and from its inception to the present has never failed in its artistic and reverent rendering of church music of the highest class. Harrison M. Wild has been in charge of the department for nearly sixteen years. His service as organist and choirmaster has been conscientious, brilliant and highly effective. His influence over the men and boys is such as to win their loyalty and affection, and to awaken in them a desire to do their best. When the present Rector came to the parish a prominent man in the congregation remarked that during the long months of waiting without a rector one de- partment had never failed in its efficiency and that was the Choir. And this well merited appreciation only modestly ex- presses the comfort and inspiration which the Choir has been to the Rector and congregation throughout the past ten years. Several of the men at present with us entered the Choir in their boyhood and have been members almost continuously for more than twenty years. The beneficent effect, morally and spiritually, upon the hundreds of boys who have had this Choir training is inestimable. A large proportion have been brought into active church membership, and all have been helped toward living clean and successful lives. The great benefit to all of the musical training is clearly apparent. Many have made enviable reputations as tenors and baritones and basses in choir, opera, and concert. One is now leading tenor of the opera in Munich, and another is leading bass 121 in the Chicago Opera Company, while others have won and enjoy fame in their profession at home and abroad. The Choir sings ten and one-half months in the year and besides a two weeks’ outing in camp is given the month of August free, during which time a carefully chosen quartette leads the singing in Church. To insure the permanence and efficiency of this important and worthy choir organization, a special endowment fund of at least $100,000 ought to be provided and we commend it to the earnest consideration of all the parishioners and friends of Grace Church. Perhaps some one even now stands ready to give this fund; if not, who will make the start? Clioir "^eiStment Committee Nannette K. Beeman Mrs. Wm. E. Johnson tlTJje Cfioir Camp Through the kindness of friends the annual encampment of the Choir has been put upon a permanent basis at the Highlands, Delavan Lake, Wisconsin. The camp consists of six large and roomy tents of handsome striped material, with double roofs, each tent being divided by hangings into three 122 parts. Eight boys can sleep comfortably in a tent, four to a side, the middle compartment affording space in which to move around and dress. The camp can therefore accommodate forty-eight visitors without crowding. The other furniture of the camp consists of cots, chairs, mirrors, wash bowls, blankets, comfortables and pillows. Every boy has his cot, with blanket and comfortable, but brings his own sheet and pillow case from home. Unless there is reason to the contrary, camp is pitched the first Monday in July, and lasts two weeks, the Choir thus being absent from church for one Sunday. The tents are erected under the trees of a grove behind the Highland Hotel, some hundred yards from the hotel porch and two hundred from the shores of the lake. The situation is unusually good. Lake Delavan being one of the most beautiful of all the Wis- consin lakes. There is excellent boating and fishing to be had, and the hotel places four rowboats at the disposal of the camp. The water is the great attraction to the boys, who are never so happy as when they are either in it or on it. The curtailing of the pleasure of swimming is the one form of discipline that has ever to be used, and one dose is generally sufficient. The day’s routine is as follows : Camp is roused about 7 :00. Breakfast is served at 7 :30, in the hotel. (All meals are eaten in the hotel dining room as in this way the trouble of a camp kitchen is avoided). After breakfast the boys have the time to themselves until 10 :30, when the first swimming period be- gins. Dinner is at 12:30, the afternoon swim at 4:30, supper 123 at 6 :00. The boys are expected to be in camp by 9 :30 in the evening, and lights are mostly out by shortly after 10 o’clock. In the intervals of this program there are games of baseball, fishing, boating, riding, and other ways of passing time agree- ably to American youth. Track, swimming, and boat races are always arranged on certain days, and in addition hay- rack rides, marshmallow roasts, ice cream suppers and other events serve to make the annual camp the bright star that gleams ahead of the Grace Church choirboy throughout his year’s work. 124 tCfje altar (gutlli Secretary-T reasurer ZuLA G. Campbell Meets first Thursday of the month at 10:00 a. m. in the Parish House. The Altar Guild is organized, as its name implies, for the purpose of taking care of the Altar. The Guild consists of five or six young women, two of whom usually serve together for a month at a time. They prepare the Altar for the serv- ices, arrange the flowers, and care for the Altar linen and the vestments of the Clergy. The annual budget of the Altar Guild usually amounts to about one hundred and fifty dollars, the chief item of ex- pense being the flowers for the Altar. This money is raised among some twenty-five subscribers, who give from five to ten dollars each. Z. G. Campbell. iFinancial Uepott CHURCH FUND; RECEIPTS May 1, 1911, to May 1, 1912. Balance on hand May 1, 1911 $ 16.12 Total receipts 169.00 Total $185.12 125 DISBURSEMENTS. Flowers $128.60 Laundry 29.88 Wafers 8.15 Candles 3.00 Total $169.63 Balance on hand May 1, 1912. . . .$ 15.49 CHAPEL FUND: RECEIPTS Balance on hand May 1, 1911 $ 22.95 Total receipts 20.00 Total $ 42.95 DISBURSEMENTS. Laundry $ 16.62 Wafers 1.65 Candles 2.00 Total $ 20.27 Balance on hand May 1, 1912 $ 22.68 Respectfully submitted, Z. G. Campbell, Secretary and Treasurer. 126 CiJucattoMl HSHorfe 127 128 Ct)e ^unbap ^ciiool •j- Superintendent and Treasurer The Assistant Secretary Frank Hesik Assistant Secretary Arthur Oehme The Sunday School meets every Sunday at 9:30 a. m. in the Parish House. For forty years and more the Sunday School of Grace Church has drawn the most of her children from the foreign population of the great West Side of Chicago. Hundreds and thousands of Polish and Bohemian boys and girls of Roman Catholic parentage have been taught, brought to Confirmation and the Holy Communion, and trained in Ameri- can citizenship through the ministrations of the clergy and members of Grace Church during the last four or five decades of her life. Scores and hundreds have been helped to posi- tions, have prospered, and today constitute a strong and in- fluential part of the composite body politic of Chicago. At first these immigrant peoples settled just west of Wabash Avenue. Then came the railroads into this district, buying up the property, extending their yards, and pushing the foreign population farther and farther west until almost a mile of trackage intervened between their homes and Grace Church. Still they continued to send their children to the 129 Sunday School, notwithstanding the long distance and the dangerous crossings. As transportation facilities have ex- tended and these peoples have prospered, they have scattered in all directions to the extreme limits of the city and beyond and out of reach of Grace Church. But whenever found, they retain a real love and affection for her and a lasting gratitude for her sympathy and help in their early immigrant days. When the present rectorship began, ten years ago, a goodly number of the children of former scholars as well as many just from the ''Old Country’’ made up eighty per cent of the Sunday School. Finding them unfamiliar with the Church services, the Rector placed prayer books and hymnals in their hands that they might use the prayers and hymns of the Church to open and close the school. He also inaugurated a Children’s Eucharist in the Church on the third Sunday of the month, into which all were gathered, from the Infant Class up, that they might learn to know and love that great service which our Lord instituted. A trained Kindergartner was employed for the Infant Department and out from this school, about two years later, grew the Free Day-Kindergarten of the Parish. The constant encroachment of business and the consequent removal of the people from the vicinity of Grace Church has diminished our numbers to about two hundred children on our Sunday School rolls. While the West Side is still our chief source of supply, many children walking or riding miles to attend, yet there is a gradually increasing percentage from the tenements immediately surrounding or within a radius of several blocks of the Church. This population is a rapidly shifting one, many remaining only a few weeks or months 130 THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL before they are off again to new localities, and consequently the school enrollment is being constantly depleted by the with- drawals, while at the same time the vacancies made are being filled up by others coming into the neighborhood. This incessant shifting means that, while our enrollment remains practically the same, about two hundred, yet in the course of a year or two we may have had under instruction in our Sunday School three or four hundred children. The rapid and constantly changing conditions, of course, make a perfect graded system of instruction impracticable. We must teach that which will impress the children most while we have them. Church and Bible instruction in its simplest form is, therefore, given, with the Church Catechism as the basis. It is surprising how the children learn to love the Church, however short their stay with us may have been. They are eager to be baptized and confirmed, and after con- firmation they fulfill their duties far more faithfully than many of the older and better circumstanced members of our congregation. A recent review of the confirmation classes of last year and several years before shows scarcely a lapse of one of these children. The annual excursion takes place in June, when specially chartered cars carry the children, their families and friends into the country, where they wander through the fields or in the woods and enjoy the day carefree. This is the only day wholly given to pleasure, which many of them can afford to have throughout the year. For three years past a well-attended Summer school has been held during the months of July and August. The offerings in the appended reports, while not large, are remarkable when the very slender means of the families 131 whose children give is considered. They are indeed like the ‘Widow’s mite/^ whose offering was commended by the great Master because ^^she of her penury had cast into the treasury of God all the living that she had.’' Our greatest need in the Sunday School is an added force of able teachers with whose aid the number of children at- tending might be greatly increased. We believe this need can only be met satisfactorily by offering some financial remunera- tion. ^financial l^eports: Special ^unbap ^c|iool unb 1911. Received from subscriptions $320.00 DISBURSEMENTS Subscriptions for The Young Churchman. . . .$ 75.00 Christmas presents 74.54 Christmas tree 58.55 Sunday School Institute 4.00 Incidentals 3.90 Total $215.99 Balance on hand $104.01 tKreasurer’si S^eport March 1, 1911, to May 1, 1912. RECEIPTS Total General Offerings, Mar. 1, 1911, to May 1, 1912. .$ 68.49 Special Advent Offering, 1910 5.75 Special Lenten Offering, 1911 14.06 Special Lenten Offering, 1912 18.63 Total Offerings for Missions (Envelope System) . . . 25.22 Total $132.15 132 DISBURSEMENTS. 1911 May 7. Frank Hesik, Secy., Reward Pins $ 6.79 June 3. Frank Hesik, Secy., Reward Pins 6.29 June 25. W. Cathrae, Teachers’ Badges for Picnic. . .36 June 30. Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, New York, Lenten Offering, 1911 14.06 Aug. 30. Dr. F. E. J. Lloyd, Picnic, Jackson Park.. 5.00 Sept. 26. Frank Hesik, Secy., Reward Pins 9.10 Dec. 11. Frank Hesik, Secy., Reward Pins 9.10 Dec. 18. Dr. F. E. J. Lloyd, Printing 4.25 1912 Feb. 11. Frank Hesik, Secy., Attendance Records.. .36 Feb. 20. E. S. Gorham, New York, Reward Pins 5.42 Feb. 20. Samuelson, Chicago, Flowers 3.00 April 30. Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, New York, Lenten Offering, 1912 18.63 Total $82.36 Balance on hand $49.79 Balance on Hand comprises the following : Amount remaining from General Offerings $18.82 Offerings for Missions (Envelope System) 25.22 Special Advent Offering, 1910 5.75 Total $49.79 Geo. H. Nelson, Treasurer. 133 #rat£ CJiurtf) Snstitutc Lecturer Olaf a. Toffteen, Ph. D. Meets every Sunday at 7:00 p. m. in the Parish House. In Lent, 1910, the present writer was invited by the Rec- tor of Grace Parish to give a series of lectures on the Old Testament in the light of modern research. The attendance at those lectures exceeded expectations and the undertaking proved a means to awaken a keen interest in the study of the Old Testament on the part of many parishioners. Frequent inquiries in regard to a resumption of these or similar lectures and the Rector's desire to open up permanent work in this line of religious education led him to make plans for inaugurating a Grace Church Bible Institute and invite the undersigned to give a course of lectures and discussions on ‘'Bible Problems and Modern Science" during the present season. This course opened on the first Sunday of November, 1912, and has been planned to continue until the end of April, this year. The hour was chosen at 7 :00 p. m. in order to induce those attending the lecture to remain at the evening service. In spite of the unseasonable hour the attendance has been good, varying from thirty to fifty-five, with good prospects for an increase during Lent. 134 The following topics have been discussed or will be treated in this course: ''Sun, stand thou still’’ and modern Astronomy — The Creation Story and Geology — The Creation Story and Archae- ology — The Paradise Story and Anthropology — The Paradise Story and Comparative Religion — The Cain Story and Ancient Mythology — Sons of Adam and Ancient History — The Deluge Story and Geology — The Deluge Story and Ancient Astrology — Sons of Noah and Modern Ethnology — Abraham and Babylonian Archaeology — Joseph and Egyptian Archaeology — Moses and Ancient Jurisprudence — Fall of Jericho and An- cient Strategy — The Suffering Servant and Ancient History. Respectfully submitted, Olaf a. Toffteen. 135 tifje Einbergarten Kindergartner V. Oma Grace Assistants (From the National Kindergarten College) Irene Heinsen Elizabeth Ransley Amelia Morse Alice Grant Mabel Richardson Ruth Sweeney Edith Harbaugh The Kindergarten is open every week-day from 9:00 a. m. to 12 :00 M. and meets on the third floor of the Parish House. The Kindergarten was opened in the Parish House on the first day of October, 1907, under the direction of Miss Irene Easier. The hopes and ideals as to what the Kinder- garten might do not only for the Church but for the people at large have been realized and it has opened new fields and broader avenues of work each year. In the five years and a half there have been enrolled four hundred children coming from two hundred and eighty-two families. These children have been of twelve nationalities — American, French, German, Irish, English, Jewish, Italian, Polish, Swedish, Hungarian, Assyrian, and Greek. In learn- 136 THE KINDERGARTEN ing the flags of all nations each child finds proudly ‘^father's flag” and then with equal pride his own. The Kindergarten has long ago proven itself as a factor in the education of the child and it is proving itself as a help, if not a necessity, for the work of the Church. One must only recall that the impressions at this age have a lasting effect upon the soul, and the coming, day by day, into direct contact with the Church does have an influence that can never be entirely effaced. From afar the child hears the sweet music of the organ, the calling of the chimes, and several times during the year the children are taken for a quiet walk through the church to look silently and reverently at the win- dows, the vaulted ceiling, and the beautiful altar. This in- fluence has worked like a leaven, for many little children have been brought to baptism and several will soon be con- firmed. There is no quicker way to gain the confidence of a man or a woman than through kindness to his or her child. Thus the kindergartner soon becomes the friend of each in the neighborhood and in this way the Church is brought to the home and the members of the family to the Church. The aim of the Kindergarten is not primarily to teach but to love and care for the child. The dirty little face must be clean, and often before the child is ready to take its place with the others it must be bathed and dressed in clean clothing. Sometimes the old clothing is sewed on layer after layer. One Italian woman said, ‘'O yes, some times we bathe in summer time but never in winter.” There are hurts to be bandaged — ^'Miss G. . . ., please, mother said you would wrap my arm for me; she had no medicine.” Toothache and ear- ache all must be attended to before the little ones are happy 137 enough to take their share of the joy. A little washing and care will soon bring back a smile and the self-respect of the child, and all the children enjoy a face which is beaming over a new dress or blouse. Perhaps at Christmas time Santa Claus had left a new dress for the baby and pet of the Kin- dergarten, and each child was as happy as though Santa had left a gift for all. With the little bodies comfortable, with plenty of fresh air and sunshine, with breakfast of hot milk and bread on cold days, or bread and butter, sometimes with jelly (the first which many of them have ever tasted), then they are ready for their simple lessons and to enjoy their play and the stories told to fill their souls with ideals. The duty of the kindergartner is to find how she can be of service to the community as she goes in and out among the people. Many a time she has come at the moment when most needed — 'T am so homesick’’; ‘T am so discouraged”; ^T am so lonely.” These are the cries of the city. Being a friendly visitor she often helps with suggestions, or more often rocks the sick baby and shows the young Italian mother how to dress the baby and how to care for the baby’s eyes. Then, in severe cases, she calls the City Physician and a Visiting Nurse or makes arrangements for the sick one to go to St. Luke’s Hospital. The kindergartner would find her work almost impossible if it were not for the always willing and ready assistance of these institutions. Very often em- ployment has to be found and frequently clothing supplied. There are many interesting stories that might be told of these friendly visits, of the joy awakened, and of the warm greet- ings. Throughout the year each festival is celebrated — a few 138 cookies and little candles, with laughter, makes a happy party. In the spring, summer, and autumn many trips are taken to the parks. One of the happiest mornings of the year was spent in the Rose-Garden at Washington Park last June. To the many friends who have sent money, flowers, candy, fruit, jelly, clothing, toys, picture books, and pictures we are most grateful. V. Oma Grace, Kindergartner. (^race Cfjurcfj Summer ^inbergarten The need of organized work and recreation during the summer, as well as in the winter months, is evident to all who are familiar with the social needs of the neighborhood of Grace Church. Early in the summer of 1912, therefore, a kindergarten was opened in Grace Church Parish House, the teachers supplied by the National Kindergarten College. From the first it was apparent that the work must include children older as well as younger than the kindergarten age. So shortly after the opening of the Kindergarten on June 18, 1912, a little Mothers’ Class was added. A trained nurse gave her time daily to instructing the ''little mothers” of from ten to fourteen, in the physical care of the younger members of the family, and a kindergartner taught them games, stories, and handwork for use in the home. This class, as well as the regular kindergarten department, continued until the 9th of August. A constant growth in inter- est was apparent during the period, with a marked improve- ment in cleanliness, health, and general character development 139 of the children. The workers were convinced of the need of this activity in the district surrounding the church, as the pub- lic schools are closed during the summer months and the rec- reation centers are inaccessible to the younger children except on rare occasions. Frances Wetmore. 140 ^financial l^eport May 1, 1911, to January 1, 1913. RECEIPTS. Dr. Waters $ 9.35 Mrs. Meacham 25.00 Miss Stirling 35.00 Miss Wetmore 12.00 Mr. Bailey 5.00 Miss Parker 4.00 Mr. and Mrs. Evans 16.00 Dr. Norcross 15.00 Mrs. Hibbard 6.40 Mrs. North 2.00 Mrs. Ingalls 15.00 Anon 28.00 Mrs. Castleberry 24.50 Rev. Mr. Nutter 10.52 Daughters of the King 1.75 Mrs. Slyder 1.00 Miss Haven 2.00 Miss Ellingham 19.80 Miss Bartley 7.00 Miss Stookey 1.00 Mrs. Sanders 5.00 Total $245.32 DISBURSEMENTS. Shoes $ *65 Pictures 17.75 141 Board in Country 33.00 Picnic for Mothers and Children 17.00 Balls 50 Dolls 3.10 Dishes 3.86 Drugs 2.31 Incidentals 2.66 Excursion of the Kindergarten 10.96 Sick Child . 1.70 Laundry 67 Mrs. Campbell (go-cart) 2.00 Mrs. Proctor (sick help) 1.50 Mrs. Jost (sick help) 1.00 Flowers 3.00 Hallowe’en Party 50 Easter Party 2.75 Thanksgiving Party 70 Closing Party 3.55 Expressage 85 Food 87.64 Boys’ Club 13.05 Christmas 9.73 Christmas Greens 3.00 Christmas Apples and Oranges 2.70 Tree Trimmings 3.30 Dress for Little Child 68 Total $230.11 Balance on hand $ 15.21 142 tKf)t Snlmstrial ^cfjool ■!< Directress Anna Novak TEACHERS Mrs. W. O. Waters Miss Lettie Hickey Miss Louise Beidler Miss Jessie Payme Miss Dorothy Stirling Mrs. C. P. Anderson Mrs. W. E. Johnson Miss Julia Dawson Miss Harmon Bailey Miss Frances Haven Directress 1 Teachers 10 Pupils 80 Total 91 The Industrial School meets every Saturday at 9 :30 a. m. in the Parish House. 143 l^eport ijp tfje liirectresis! Each Saturday morning from September till June the Sewing School meets in the Parish House at 9:30 o’clock. The children who come are babies, boys and girls. The babies are brought by the ‘'little mothers” and there is a nursery department for them in the Kindergarten Room. The school is divided into small groups or classes, each with a competent teacher. A grading system is followed. The children pass from the Beginners’ Classes, where they are taught to hold and thread a needle, wear a thimble, and do straight sewing, into the “Model Class,” where more thorough sewing is taught. Lastly, they enter the Garment Class, where each child is given garments to make and these become their own when finished. Thus they have an incentive to learn to sew and sew well and carefully. Twice a year prizes are awarded to the best sewers; also twice a year parties are given in their behalf. It is interesting to note the difference in appearance of the children from time to time as they learn habits of neatness and cleanliness and repay in love and effort the faithful kind- » ness of their teachers. Anna Novak. 144 THE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL Jfmancial 3l^eport RECEIPTS. Pennies brought by the children $ 2.02 Mrs. C. O. Meacham 20.00 Mrs. W. G. Hibbard 15.60 Mrs. C. P. Anderson 2.00 Total $39.62 DISBVRSE9IENTS. Picnic at Lincoln Park $11.55 Christmas Party 6.50 Material 17.65 Total $35.70 Balance $ 3.92 145 ®f)e ILitirarp ■h Librarian V. Oma Grace Assistant Librarian George H. Nelson The Library is open Fridays at 3:15 to 5:00 p. m., Sun^ days at 9:30 a. m.; also at 6:30 p. m. Sundays, for the use of the choir boys. The main library and reading room is located on the first floor of the Parish House. librarian’s! I^eport On October 1, 1910, after years of idleness and as a result of the ''Story Hour,” the library was opened for the use of any who might care to come. All children over ten years are allowed to take books to return by the end of two weeks. The honor system has worked remarkably well, for of the thou- sands of books that have been taken away not over seventy have been lost and some of that number have been paid for. The library is opened three times a week with often from seventy- five to a hundred children standing in line, and it is only nat- ural that with such hard usage the books soon become very much worn and soiled, so that the library needs constant replenishing. When new books arrive, the children can scarcely wait to get them and promise them to each other many weeks ahead. 146 r ' '' • # ^ . ....... ] .y THE LIBRARY A FRIDAY AFTERNOON Some of the children come from long distances to take advantage of the library, one little boy walking from Twenty- Second Street and Wentworth Avenue, one mile and a half away, and three little girls from Twenty-First Street and South Park Avenue, a distance of two and a half miles. It has been interesting to note the progress a child makes in his reading — how he gradually learns to read the best books and how he comes to realize that by good reading he learns to talk well. A few weeks ago girls from the upper grades asked for books which a certain group of boys were reading, "Tor,” they said, ''they are so smart and they just get up and recite all about it and they read it all in the books.’^ Another interesting fact is the difference in style of the reading between the American, Italian and Bohemian children. The Italian never tires of fairy tales, it would seem there will never be an end to their demand. The Bohemian seldom reads the fairy tale but likes the fact story and will read and re-read Miss Alcott, which an Italian child cannot finish. The American child reads the fairy tale for a short time and grows to love Miss Alcott and Mrs. Burnett. Some children take books for the whole family, and if they are capable they are allowed to take several at a time so that the family can enjoy the fairy tales, and often the neighbors, too, come in to listen. When the library closed for the summer, a few were allowed to take home books to last over the vacation which they "read over and over.’’ By the books we put into these children’s hands, we are filling up the hours which might be otherwise spent on the streets, filling their minds with useful knowledge, their souls with ideals and aspirations. 147 Number of children taking books 501 Number of loans 4,741 Number of books lost 69 When the library was opened there were 313 books in the Office, 412 books of fiction, 349 juvenile books ; at present there are 336 books in the Office, 373 books of fiction, 144 girls' books, 155 boys’ books, and 35 books in the Girls’ Club Room. V. Oma Grace. 148 iMisistonarp ®(iorfe 149 ISO Proti)ert)oo!) of ^nbreto “For the spread of Christ’s Kingdom among Men.” #race Chapter 2 Director Arthur D. O’Neil Secretary-T reasurer G. Louis Martin Meets every Sunday at 6 :30 p. m. Chapter number two of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew was organized in Grace Church in 1883. It grew out of a Bible Class which was under the care of Robert Springer, then a candidate for Holy Orders from Grace Church. This was shortly after, if not almost contemporaneously with, the formation of Chapter No. 1 of St. James’s Church, which also grew out of a Bible Class conducted by the late James L. Houghteling. The Charter Members of Grace Chapter were R. W. Springer, W. R. Stirling, N. B. Clinch, R. F. Clinch, T. S. Carpenter, and Harry D. Williams. 151 Its membership has never been large, and there have been I>eriods of greater and of less activity, as in all chapters of the Brotherhood. But throughout its thirty years of existence it has always, in some measure, discharged its responsibilities. During the present rectorship the Brotherhood has taken entire charge of the ushering at the Sunday evening service, and has never failed, winter or summer, to do this important work most acceptably. It has contributed valuable aid to the Sunday School, and labored hard in hotels and boarding houses, as well as along the usual lines of Brotherhood activity. In the spring of 1909 Dr. F. E. J. Lloyd became an active member of the Brotherhood, and began a new and unique work Sunday nights among the passers-by on the street in front of the church. Such work requires tact, skill, cour- tesy, and power of persuasion. Remarkably endowed with these gifts in winning men. Dr. Lloyd successfully approached, interested, and invited to the services thousands of persons of all sorts and descriptions during the three and one-half years he was able to continue with us. During this period hundreds promptly entered the church upon receiving the invitation, other hundreds hesitated but finally yielded to persuasion, while other hundreds, if not thousands, who for one reason or another did not enter, went their way grateful for the invitation and experience and prom- ising to come another time. In all the long list there were few, if any, rebuffs. Such work thrills the worship and charges the atmosphere of a church with enthusiasm. The ushers are expectant, the devotions of the people quickened, the choir enlivened in their singing, and the preacher in- 152 spired to give his message. In this work the Brotherhood men were trained, and joined in heartily. At present the Brotherhood has been reduced, by with- drawals for various reasons, to a few members, but these are earnest, and with several prospective members in view another era of good and effective work is opening before old Chapter Number Two. 153 #rate Cfiurtf) i#len’£! Council **To Increase the Attendance at the Services and to Assist the Rector in Promoting the Usefulness of the ChurchP SDffi'cer0 President Dr. David H. R. Patton ecretary- T re usurer Dr. Edward P. Norcross, 3976 Lake Avenue. Cxemtitic Committee Dr. David H. R. Patton Chairman Rev. William O. Waters Mr. Edward P. Bailey Mr. John H. Cathrae Mr. William M. Cathrae Mr. David Evans Meets every Thursday House. Mr. Edward Haupt Mr. J. W. D. Kelley Mr. William Rothermel Dr. Daniel W. Rogers Dr. Edward P. Norcross ing at 8 :CX) p. m. in the Parish 154 prc0jDent’0 Statement On the evening of November 1st, 1911, in compliance with a request from the Rector, several of the men of the Parish met at the rectory, for the purpose of discussing the opportunities for missionary work in this district, and for devising ways and means for informing the non-church-going residents therein of the privileges of the church, and for awakening an increased interest in the various activities thereof. There were present at this meeting: Rev. William O. Waters, Mr. Edward P. Bailey, Mr. J. H. Cathrae, Mr. W. M. Cathrae, Mr. David Evans, Mr. Edward Haupt, Mr. J. W. D. Kelley, Dr. Edward P. Norcross, Dr. David H. R. Patton. On the evening of November 9th, 1911, (one week later) a second meeting was held at the Parish House, at which a permanent organization was effected, by-laws, including the name, ‘'Grace Church Men’s Council,” were adopted, and offi- cers were elected. As then stated, “the objects of this Council shall be: Social Intercourse, Mutual Helpfulness, Christian Fellowship, and to Increase the Attendance at the Services of, and to Assist the Rector in Promoting the Usefulness of the Church.” “Any man interested in the purposes of this Council, may become a member upon the payment of Two Dollars initiation fee, which shall include his dues for the current year.” During the season weekly meetings were held, and the following names were added to the membership of the Council : Mr. W. H. Rothermel, Dr. Daniel W. Rogers, Mr. F. G. Hoyne, Mr. F. F. Ainsworth, Mr. Harold C. Smith, Mr. W. R. Stirling. ISS A mailing list of several hundred names of persons having no church home, has been compiled, and specially prepared invitations, in the form of printed post-card announcements of the various services of the church, have been sent out at fre- quent intervals. Funds for the expense of this work, in addition to the amount received for annual dues, have come through voluntary contributions, chiefly from members of the Executive Com- mittee, and ranging in amounts of from two to twenty-five dollars each, a record of which has been kept in detail by the Secretary-T reasurer. Individual work by the members of the Council, in the way of personal invitation extended to non-church-going friends, acquaintances, and to strangers in the city, also has, at least to some extent, increased the attendance at the ser- vices, and we trust has been in some instances of lasting benefit to those availing themselves of the privilege of church attendance. D. H. R. Patton. 156 ®augt)teriE of tfjc ifing **For the. Spread of Christ’s Kingdom among IVomen” (grace CfiajJter 645 President Belva L. Guthrie Vice-President Clara F. Hoover Secretary and Treasurer Ada M. Calvin Membership, 9. Meets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 8:00 P. M. in the Parish House. $rec(tt(enrs: i^eport On May 9, 1899, in the Chapel, Grace Chapter, No. 645, of the Daughters of the King, was organized, “For His Sake,” — “for the spread of Christ’s kingdom among women.” Six women were admitted — Jeannette George, Clara F. Hoover, Madeline Tschiffely, Adelaide Peel, Sarah Arnold, Madeline Lauder. 157 The first year, through the kindness of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, we were admitted to the Bible Class held every Friday evening. On Saturday, April 28th, 1900, in Grace Chapel, the first chapter of the Junior Branch of the Daughters of the King in the Diocese of Chicago was instituted, eight young girls being admitted. While the purpose of the Order is spiritual, asking of its members an individual service of prayer and of making an earnest effort each week to bring at least one woman within the hearing of the Gospel, Grace Chapter has also striven to help in more material ways. Since its organization members of the Order have been working in the Sunday school; for several years the Chapter has supported a bed in St. Mary’s Home for Girls; during Lent each year sewing is done for St. Luke’s Hospital; before the holiday season dolls have been dressed for St. Mary’s Home. During 1912 the work has been on aprons for the Industrial School of Grace Church. In the Fall of 1911, at the suggestion of our Chaplain, the members took turns in attending Sunday evening services to welcome strangers. At our meetings a collection was taken for relieving immediate causes of distress. The members themselves assited poor families by providing food, clothing, and securing positions. A total number of 32 have been enrolled since organiza- tion, but on account of removals and transfers our active list has never been very large. At present we have nine active members. Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tues- days of the month. Belva L. Guthrie, President. 158 Crea0utet’0 Beport From January 1st, 1905, to January 1st, 1913. RECEIPTS. Jan. 1, 1905. Cash on hand $ 3.93 Receipts for dues, per capita, donations, etc 199.53 Total $203.46 DISBURSEMENTS. Per capita tax; handbooks; stationery; St. Mary's Home for Children for maintenance of bed ; towels for St. Luke's Hospital ; for children’s confirmation outfits, etc $195.01 Total ..$195.01 Balance on hand January 1, 1913 • • $ 8.45 Respectfully submitted, Ada M. Calvin^ Secretai'y and Treasurer. 159 ®rate Cijurdb ^Tisitor Editors The Clergy By mail fifty cents per year in advance. Published Monthly by Grace Episcopal Church Fifteenth Street and Wabash Avenue, Chicago. Grace Church Visitor, the parish paper, is fifteen years old, and it has done good service in the work and develop- ment of the Parish. It has a circulation of one thousand copies per month, and is sent to every member of the Parish through the mail. It thus becomes a medium of constant communication between the Rector and his people, enabling them to have full knowledge of the work of the Parish and giving to him an opportunity of imparting information in an effective way. A further distribution is made of the Visitor at the doors of the church and its value is put to a good test every month thereby. The financial end of the Visitor is taken care of through its advertising. A fairly complete file of the Visitor exists, which furnishes a valuable detailed record of the life and work of the Parish. 160 ISHoman’si Suxiliarp ■I* President Mrs. C. O. Meacham Vice-President Mrs. Edward P. Bailey T reasurer Mrs. J. J. McDermid Secretary Leonora T. Hoyne Committee on Boxes for Fairs Mrs. Frances MacD. Burlingham Mrs. C. H. ReQua The Auxiliary meets the second Tuesday of the month at 10:30 A. M. in the Sunday School Room. This Association of women in Grace Church is one branch of many established and working in the Church all over this country and wherever we have missionary work being done. It claims as members all women who have been baptized, and is auxiliary to the General Board of Missions, also to the Dio- cesan Board. The work done has assumed fair proportions in our Par- ish branch; we stand high in the annual reports of the dio- cese. 161 Our work and gifts have included those needing the help in our own diocese, the diocesan institutions, the city mission- ary work, as well as substantial assistance to domestic mis- sions, Indian, colored and foreign work, while the special work of the United Offering, used for the training, sending and support of women workers in the mission field, appeals to the heart of every Christian woman. To be a member in active service of Woman’s Auxiliary is a valuable and blessed experience to those who give a faithful and devoted interest. There is always the hope that many in our Parish who have not this knowledge and interest may be brought to accept the privilege which belongs to them. The Chicago Diocesan Branch was organized in Grace Church more than twenty years ago, and two of its presi- dents, Mrs. Clinton Locke and Mrs. O. V. S. Ward, as well as other officers were chosen from the Grace Church Branch. 162 STunior 2luxiliarj> >{■ President Anna Novak Vice-President Clarice Rollans Secretary Lillian Henderson Treasurer Stella Klimcke This Guild meets on Monday nights throughout the year. A carefully prepared program is carried out — some evenings given up to sewing, others to a Bible class and, again, others to cooking classes, gymnastics, dancing, etc. During Lent the Auxiliary has always done sewing for the Indians of Alaska, St. Mary's Home for Girls, or St. Luke’s Hospital. This society is endowing a pew in the Church for the use of its members and their friends. During the year sev- eral parties, entertainments and plays are given. These are always happy events for the young women. Most of the members of this Guild are employed during the day, some are in High School, and a few are married. Their interest in the weekly meetings and the work of the society continues unabated. 163 Jfmantial l^eport January 1 to December 31, 1912 RECEIPTS. Balance on hand $ 5.61 Dues 6.50 From Hallowe’en Party 10.78 From Farmers’ Party 12.50 From Valentine Party 2.39 Mrs. Hibbard 5.00 Total $42.78 DISBURSEMENTS. Current Expenses $10.62 Endowment of Pew 25.00 Total $35.62 Balance on hand $ 7.16 164 tCfje listers! of Petfianp 4 President Mrs. Edward P. Bailey Vice-President Mrs. Wm. E. Casselberry Secretary Louise E. Kimball Treasurer Mrs. F. F. Ainsworth Meets every Tuesday at 10:30 a. m. in the Parish House. The Sisters of Bethany Guild was organized in the year 1882, as a society for the younger women of the parish. The St. Luke's Aid, which had been long established, was com- posed of those of riper years, and it seemed advisable to form a separate guild for those who were just beginning to take up active church work. At that time St. Luke's Hos- pital was the only charitable institution of the church in the diocese, and it was natural that the new society should work exclusively for it, making such garments as were needed for the wards. As the charities increased in number the scope of the work was extended to include them all, but St. Luke's still receives the major share. From the beginning the guild has been a part of the Woman's Auxiliary, and has contrib- uted regularly to the work of missions, giving money, mis- sionary boxes and suits for clergymen. 165 Soon after its organization, the society began the support of a free bed in St. Luke’s Hospital by the yearly payment of $300.00. This amount was made up by the voluntary gifts of the members, the annual dues being used for a mis- sionary fund. The materials used in making the garments have always been contributed by the members. Only on two occasions has the guild undertaken, by means of a sale, to raise money for its work. In December, 1904, the Sisters of Bethany had a table at the bazaar held for the Chicago Homes for Boys and made $625.00 as the result of its efforts. In November, 1906, a sale was held to procure funds for the support of a deaconess in the Parish. The result was the sum of $1,128.25. The greatest effort of the guild, and the most successful one, was the endowing of the Sisters of Bethany Bed in St. Luke’s Hospital during the winters of 1907 and 1908. The time had arrived when it seemed best to secure the perpetual support of the bed by the establishment of a permanent en- dowment fund. This could be done by the payment of $5,000.00. It seemed a tremendous undertaking, but each member agreed to give what she could herself and to ask contributions from her friends, in the hope that the amount might be collected by Easter. The enthusiasm of the mem- bers was very great; it spread to those outside; and gifts, both large and small, came pouring in until even the most sanguine were surprised to find the entire amount raised in three months, and paid to the trustees of St. Luke’s Hospital two months before Easter. While the Sisters of Bethany began as a guild for younger women it is such no longer. No member was ever retired on account of age, and the motto of the guild has always been, ‘'Once a Sister, Always a Sister.” Louise E. Kimball. 166 Meetings are held every Tuesday morning in the Parish House during the winter months. The purpose of the society is the same as in years past, the making of garments for diocesan institutions, and assisting in the work of missions. ^ectetatg’0 Uepott 1911-1912. To St. Luke's Hospital 84 night gowns To Grace Parish House 12 napkins 18 towels Value $89.15 SUMMARY FOR 1903-1913 Total number of articles 1,986 Total value $1,229.39 Louise E. Kimball, Secretary. 167 €^rea£furer’g jl^eport 1903-1913. Missionary Fund and Boxes $ 379.56 Church Institutions 806.05 Rector’s Fund for Deaconess, etc 1,137.43 Endowed bed in St. Luke’s Hospital 6,592.11 Total $ 8 , 916.65 Carrie G. Ainsworth, Treasurer. linen Committee of ^t. lufee’s! Hospital Associate Mrs. Katherine Bellows Delegate Fannie Griswold Lane 168 I^elpful ^ant£(’ #uitti Directress Fannie Griswold Lane Meets in the Parish House every Friday at 1 :30 p. m. This Guild meets every Friday, from November to the Friday before Good Friday. Our membership is not large, but the faithful few women come regularly, some years not missing one Friday. This means giving up half a day’s work, or getting up very early in the morning to arrange the house- hold work so the afternoon can be given to the Guild. Our friends contribute money for material, and in ten years we have made 5,724 garments and articles, St. Luke’s Hospital receiving 5,464, the rest going to other church institutions, the material costing about $700.00. We have also given $26.80 to the Endowment Fund, $50.80 to the Easter Offer- ing and $12.00 for the United Offering. The women enjoy coming to the Guild, giving their time for others. This, with their four o’clock tea and refreshment, means a happy afternoon to which they look forward each week. 169 3^eport o( ©irectresfsi November 11, 1911, to March 29, 1912. Sent to St. Luke’s Hospital 505 gar- ments, valued at $103.13 St. Mary’s Mission House, 22 towels 3.00 Total $107.13 United Offering 1.00 Total $107.13 Fannie Griswold Lane, Directress. 170 Ci)urcii ^enotiical Club ■i- ^race Cfjurcf) Pranct Librarian Mrs. William P. Wright The object of the Club is to furnish periodicals, books, cards, calendars, etc., to those of the clergy and laity who are unable to procure them in any other way. During the past ten years the annual contributors have averaged thirty, who have sent out monthly four hundred and fifteen papers and magazines, and weekly, sixty-nine. These, with about fifteen occasional contributors, have also donated literature, etc., which has been sent out in boxes and packages, by the librarian, consisting of the following : Magazines 10,062 Papers 7,312 S. S. Papers 17,680 Books 1,090 Pamphlets 732 Prayer Books 100 Hymnals 39 Bibles and Testaments 10 Booklets 65 Pictures 2,943 Calendars 283 Music Books 11 171 Sheets of Music 408 Carols 50 Leaflets and Tracts 231 Lesson Books 50 Catechisms 11 Valentines 413 Easter Cards 1,003 Christmas Cards 1,385 Miscellaneous Cards 473 Candy Boxes 50 Game 1 For defraying the expenses of carrying on the work* such as express and freight charges on boxes, subscriptions to periodicals, purchase of books, stamps, stationery, etc., $570 has been received. About a hundred letters and postals have been written every year and an equal number received. I. S, Wright Librarian No. 5 . 634 Woodland Park. January 10th, 1913. 172 |^})tlaintt)toptc ISIork 173 174 lilorik amons tfie Bottm=anii=(!^ut Director Dr. F. E. J. Lloyd This is another of the good works administered and de- veloped by Dr. Lloyd during his almost four years' connec- tion with our staff. Cheerfulness and tact, but, above all, Christ-like sympathy are the necessary qualifications for suc- cess in such a work. The efficiency of this department is, perhaps, best attested by the fact that not only cheap hotels and lodging houses where homeless men resort, but also churches of the neighborhood would direct their down-and-out applicants for help to the Employment Agency of Grace Church, where they would secure the assistance they wanted. The following report contains some observations from the Director himself. trije director's! B^eport “He lifteth up those that are down." This was the supreme motive of the Incarnation of the ever-blessed Son of God. This is the one raison d'etre for the existence of the Christian Church. To her it belongs to clothe the naked, feed the hungry, and enhearten the dispirited and despairing. It has been my privilege to have a share in such work as this for practically the past four years in Grace Parish. Judg- ing carefully I am safe in stating that about five or six hun- 17S dred of all sorts of persons (chiefly men) have come to us seeking help during that time, and that, of that number, I have had the privilege of dealing with ninety per cent. What a picturesque lot they are as I look upon them now. I see the stranded Irish peer and hear the plaint of the Irish peas- ant. Many Englishmen, sons of clergymen, business men, a few Scotch, and a scattering of Welshmen and others from every part of the world. I recall most of them, individually, with their individual needs, appearance, voice, look, appi^l, deceit and untruthfulness. But, thank God, of them all there is not one who was not, in some way, helped, because he came to us. The cause of this distress, you enquire? The answer is, of course, sin. It expresses its operations in physical distress and failure. At other times it brings other evils in its train. But sin, sin, sin, is the beginning of it all, in every case. Some sinful men grow rich, others become poor. Some have enormous holdings as the price of sin, others hold nothing at all for the same reason. Property is as often the result of sin as is poverty. I say these things to remove from the minds of men the last shred of the thought that sin is a variable quantity. It is just the same wherever it is found and it works the selfsame havoc, only that havoc is not always of the same appearance. In kind it is ever the same. Reference has been made to the nationality of those who have sought relief. It is, however, notable that by far the greatest number of them were English. Many of these sons of England have been young, vigorous men, gifted with 176 charms of person as of mind. Of singularly winning address^ of excellent birth, members of one or other of the great uni- versities of England, yet, withal, common tramps, one of the serious elements in their cases being their utter resource- lessness. ‘‘I don’t know where to turn,” ‘'I have no place to sleep tonight,” ''I have not had a thing to eat for a day” (or two, as the case might be), we have heard them scores of times, and they spoke the truth. The Irish earl above alluded to sent a woman (his wife) to appeal to us for help. On going to the place in which he lay as helpless as a child, suffering from rheumatism or some similar trouble, he was found in an uncouth and cheerless basement, without a crust or a crumb, and utterly self-abandoned. Relief was given which extended over weeks, and even months. The trouble in his case was, probably, drink. But he was, indeed, down. Thanks to the help given to him when he first came to our notice, he is now quite on his feet, is living in Chicago, occupies a good position, is making a fair living, and, let us hope, has learned his lesson. An unfortunate son of another Irish member of the BritisH nobility was for a long time dependent on what we were able to do for him. Much was done. He profited but little by it, but the work of relief was prompt, regular and steady. The poor fellow developed tuberculosis, and is now suffering while in New York waiting a chance to cross the Atlantic eastward ‘'to die at home,” as he pathetically declares. Drink seems to have been the cause of most of the troubles and sorrows of these dear fellows. To excite them to some honest effort to overcome it has been one of the chief of the duties we have tried to perform toward them. In some in- 177 stances we have succeeded beyond our hopes, in others we have been sadly disappointed. In looking over our cases there is much real satisfaction derivable from the fact that every one of them has been dealt with, dealt with sympathetically and honestly. Moreover, they have not been left to themselves whenever it became obvious that their chief weakness was their helplessness. The effect on these seekers after help has been the most important thing, after all. Forsaken by the world, without one friend in it, cold, lonely, despairing, they have come to the Church of the Master, who has lifted them up by her ministrations. The experience of one, the writer, in dealing with those that are down has made him specially careful not to be over zealous in asking them questions about themselves at first. The sympathetic, not the analytic attitude wins their confidence and bye and bye they will tell as much as is necessary they should. But, in general, it has been sufficient to see that they are the children of our Father in Heaven, in need. To repel them would be to incur His displeasure; to help them. His satis- iaction and our own reward. By a word of kindness and patience, let us believe that the feeble faith of many of these. His children, has been quickened and strengthened. I believe it has. Patience, sympathy, willingness, energy, perseverance, and faith in God and man are the elements which make relief ever successful, whether it concerns him who seeks it or him who imparts it. One of our many cases — a man from the far East — was so successfully helped that he is now bringing Christ to the attention and the love of men by preaching to the people of 178 various parts of the state of Illinois. His letters, which come regularly, reflect his character, his work and his love. Had he been repelled by impatience (as, indeed, he might have been — he was, at times, very troublesome), in all probability, he would have been lost to himself and to his God. Finally, the impelling motive, supreme and invincible, in our dealings with our cases, has been for the love of God. The Master comes to us more often than any of us realizes, in the guise of the outcast, the hungry, the sick, the naked, aye, even the drunkard. To be hard, unsympathetic, unkind, unwilling to help them, is to run the awful risk of refusing Him of Whom St. John wrote, to their everlasting shame, ‘‘He came unto His own and His own received Him not.’* Frederic E. J. Lloyd. 179 ©utlb of ilWertp -!< Secreiary-T reasurer Fannie Griswold Lane The Guild of Mercy receives money from the Alms Box in the vestibule, which ranges from five cents to a dollar and a half a week from Fall until Spring, and contributions from kind friends. From this source help is given to many peo- ple, providing food, coal, groceries, paying rent and assisting in times of sickness. At Thanksgiving special contributions are asked for the baskets, so that each year about one hun- dred persons are given a Thanksgiving dinner, who except for the kindness of Grace Church, would go without. The baskets are packed on Wednesday afternoon before Thanks- giving, when they are called for and enjoyed the next day. Please remember the Alms Box in the vestibule, so this good work may continue. 180 Jfmamial leieport Easter, 1911, to May, 1912. RECEIPTS. Balance Easter $ 24.14 Alms Boxes 47.42 Other sources, including Thanks- giving 75.80 Total $146.56 Disbursements 140.35 Balance, May 1, 1912 $ 6.21 Fannie Griswold Lane, Secretary-T reasurer. 181 W^t liBlacliroiie 4 - In Charge of Anna Novak In the Parish House there is a small wardrobe which serves a big purpose. Families who are struggling bravely to *^get ahead^^ are greatly helped and many a thrifty woman is glad to '‘make over” or change garments, which are clean, fur- nished from the "wardrobe.” Also many a man who has come in scantily clothed and shivering with the cold goes on his way warmed in body as well as cheered in spirit. We appeal to our people to replenish constantly this Ward- robe with outer garments, underclothing, shoes, rubbers, etc., for which we always have need. "I was naked and ye clothed me.” 182 Social ISIorfe 183 184 mt itlen’S Cluft President David Evans Vice-President John R. King Secretary-Treasurer Armour Armstrong Soon after Easter, 1903, the men of Grace Parish were invited by the Rector to a dinner at the Lexington Hotel with a view to organize a Men’s Club. About fifty men assem- bled and upon hearing the Rector’s plans, appointed a com- mittee on organization. In the fall following the Club was organized and has held its meetings regularly every month from October to May each year until the present season, when it was decided to meet once in two months, beginning in November. The object of the Club is to promote sociability among the men of the congregation with an especial view to welcoming newcomers who find the life in a great city without friends, lonely and depressing. 185 To give many of the men a change from boarding house fare and for the convenience of all the members and their friends, the Club provides on each meeting night in the Par- ish House a wholesome home cooked dinner at a nominal cost to each one, prepared by a committee of ladies of the Parish, to which the men may come direct from business. This din- ner has been greatly enjoyed by all and has been most valu- able in promoting a spirit of good fellowship. A social hour follows the dinner, during which some of the men play bil- liards and various games, while others group themselves about the piano and sing, while still others indulge in conversation. At 8 o’clock, after a short business meeting, an address on civic questions or some other live subject is given by a spe- cially invited speaker, or an entertaining stereopticon lecture. Shortly after 9 o’clock the meeting usually adjourns, some living long distances away departing for their homes, others lingering for further enjoyment. The Club has justified its existence over and over again and has well fulfilled its pur- pose. Hundreds of men, young and old, who have come and gone during the Club’s few years’ life, have enjoyed its gen- uine good fellowship and have been cheered and encouraged on their way. The average number in attendance upon the monthly meetings has been between sixty and seventy-five. The Rector is grateful to the officers and committees, as well as to the many individual members, for their continued inter- est and good work on behalf of this splendid organization. We hope that many of the men of the congregation who have not hitherto been active will give us the pleasure of their presence at the meetings and their cordial support during the time to come. 186 (§irlsi’ JfrienWi* ^ocietp 4> (i^fficerg Secretary Mrs. Robert B. Gregory Librarian Winona Davis ISIorktns Mrs. H. T. Buie Mrs. F. F. Ainsworth Mrs. R. Floyd Clinch ^onorarj) llsigociatesi Mrs. C. O. Meacham Mrs. E. L. Thayer Mrs. W. G. Hibbard Mrs. Samuel Powell Mrs. O. V. S. Ward Mrs. W. E. Casselberry iHemberfiiljijp Members 48 Probationers 7 Married Branch Helpers ... 17 Total 72 Meets every Tuesday at 6:00 p. m. in the Parish House. 187 ^ectetatp'0 Bepott My Dear Dr. Waters: — This Branch of the Girls’ Friendly Society in America was started in October, 1899, and is, therefore, one of the oldest of the now existing societies in the Parish. We have had only five secretaries during that time: Mrs. Franklin Coleman, Mrs. Clinton Locke, Mrs. O. V. S. Ward, Miss Mary C. May, and Mrs. Robert B. Gregory. The upper room in the Parish House was thoughtfully planned for us by the Vestry, but after using it for many happy Tuesdays we were glad to have the Kindergarten take it for every day, and we meet now on the second floor, where the newly furnished sitting room is justly enjoyed. It is close to our excellent library and to the dining room, around which gather from twelve to eighteen members every Tuesday even- ing for supper. As the members in turn cook and serve the supper the charge is only ten cents a plate. The aims of the Society are to promote “purity of life, dutifulness to parents, faithfulness in work, and thrift,” and toward that end classes of all kinds are held that will tend to the fuller development of the individual, both physically, mentally, and spiritually. The Society is largely self-governing — it has voted that the dues shall be 60 instead of 36 cents a year, that the en- trance age shall be sixteen years or over, and each fall it votes what classes shall be upon its calendar. This year we have had a class in embroidery and are now having a course of three lectures on “Food Values” by Miss Therese Clew. Lec- tures on various topics will fill the time until our Spring 188 GIRLS FRIENDLY SOCIETY HOLIDAY HOUSE, GLEN, MICH. Entertainment. Of course, social evenings are not forgotten, and we have filled a box of toys and goodies for the Provi- dence Nursery and entertained Miss Grace’s little boys’ Club for a Christmas party. We have been so fortunate this year as not to need to use the Girls’ Friendly Endowed Bed at St. Luke’s Hospital. Many members enjoyed the pleasures of our Holiday House at Glenn, Michigan, last summer, and this coming year sev- eral are planning to ''exchange” with the members of the Detroit Branch and go to their Summer Home at Pine Lake. A further sign of this fine feeling of unity with the general Society, which in the United States now numbers over 42,000, was shown in the attendance at the Central Council at De- troit of five members who were entertained by that Branch. We were very proud that a member of Grace Church, Miss Lydia Thieme, wrote one of the three papers at the Members’ Conference, and it was heartfully read b}^ another member. Miss Emma Dittmar. The Senior Members’ Club of this Diocese invited any members who would like to visit Chicago from Saturday to Monday morning following the Conference to be their guests and they entertained four girls most delightfully. This shows the friendly feeling for which this Society especially stands, and which, reaching out,, brightens and safe- guards many young lives. We should be glad to welcome any young woman on Tuesday evenings whether she decides to be a member or not. Respectfully submitted, Addie Hibbard Gregory, Secretary. 189 ^financial ISleport RECEIPTS. Balance, May 1, 1911... $130.91 Dues, entertainments, etc 124.25 Total $255.16 DISBURSEMENTS. Branch Expenses $ 61.24 Endowment G. F. S. Pew 10.00 Endowment Holiday House 25.00 St. Mary’s Mission 6.00 City Missionaries 6.00 Sent to the Philippines 5.00 Savings Bank Withdrawals 18.07 Total $131.31 Balance, May 1, 1912 123.85 Total $255.16 190 Cfie l^ouns Women’si Club 4 < President Edna Foley Secretary- T reasurer V. Oma Grace Meets the third Thursday of the month with dinner at 6 :30 p. M. in the Parish House. ^ecretarp’si l^eport Upon the invitation of the Rector to dinner on the third Thursday night of March, 1911, about thirty young women gathered in the Parish House and organized the Young Wom- en’s Club. The Rector told of his plans for the Club, that it was not only to be a helpful organization to him in his work, but to be a help to the young women of the congregation as well, there being many who were living alone in the city. The membership was made up of young women from almost every profession and vocation. There were teachers from grade schools and colleges and special teachers, nurses, trained social workers, an editor, students, one doing research work at the Psychopathic Institute, and still others from shops and offices. Miss Edna Foley, then the superintendent of the Munici- pal Tuberculosis Institute, and now superintendent of the Visiting Nurses’ Association, was chosen president, which office she still holds. 191 The second meeting was addressed by Miss Breckinridge on the ‘'Child Welfare Exhibit/^ to be held in a few weeks. In the fall, when the Club began its meetings after the vacations, an interesting program was arranged with a speaker for each meeting — Miss Wells of the Lucy Flower High School; Miss Collins, in charge of the school conducted by the Marshall Field Company, and Miss Davis of the Voca- tional Schools — were some of the interesting speakers. The meeting in May was held at the Rectory upon the invitation of Dr. and Mrs. Waters, and Miss Crosby of the Loring School gave a splendid talk on nature, with specimens gath- ered from “A walk in the woods.” The opening meeting of October, 1912, was held at the Rectory and plans were made for the year. There were talks upon the work of Grace Church and many offered their services. The Club has grown in interest and enthusiasm. During the present winter the dinners and social evenings have con- tinued, while instruction has been given in raffia and basket making by one of the members. Occasionally speakers have been secured from the outside to address the meetings. V. Oma Grace, Secretary, 192 ©ur Neisfjliorjjooii An old church record calls Wabash Avenue ‘‘the spacious and beautiful'’ and Fifteenth Street “a suburb.” How quickly all has changed ! To those who did not see it then it seems most impossible. Yet as one goes in and out from one tenement to another he sees everywhere traces of former beauty. The once beautiful walnut stair casings are now worn, sunken, broken and dirty; the white marble fire-places are black, the walls cracked and broken. The owners or eveif the agents do not know their tenants, for the buildings ar^ sub-leased many times and because of this the rents are very high. The rent for one room above ground is about ten or twelve dollars a month and two rooms about fifteen. One woman paid $3.50 a week for two foul, damp rooms half way below surface. She is now on the third floor of an “Italian House,” paying $2.50 a week for a room 8x20, with one small window for air and light for four people. Two rooms, with perhaps a large closet used as a room, are the average number for a family numbering from four to eight or ten. Many times there was originally only one room, which has been partitioned into two, leaving one room with- out windows. One family living in this number of rooms and having six children have three roomers, one who does tailoring in the kitchen. In the fall the walls are covered with festoons of peppers, drying for winter use. Always there are great lines of wet clothes hanging near the ceiling 193 to dry. With all the moisture from the clothes, the lack of means and knowledge how to ventilate, with the whole family in one room, and as happened last winter the water frozen most of the time; with owners and agents uninterested it is only natural that the sanitary conditions are most appalling. As dreadful as is the effect of such conditions upon the health of this generation, even more dreadful will be the effect upon the future, because of the weaker bodies of the children. The babies are bound in the tight swaddling clothes. Often the young mother has been persuaded not to bind the new baby, but the mother ''from the old country,’’ or the crosser mother-in-law insists "they do not want any bow- legged babies,” and so the poor baby is wrapped up for al- most a year. The food of the Italians has not been changed and adapted to the difference in climate and does not provide sufficient nourishment for the children. Their stale rolls and weak coffee are the principal articles of food. This causes rickets, which is very common. In one family of four chil- dren the little girl of seven has been walking a year and the next two cannot walk, while the baby is too young as yet. Another custom of the old world that is impossible at present to dislodge is the belief that illness is the result of a "spirit” and for which they consult a medium in place of a physician. Then and there the whole neighborhood is ex- cited over "Lucy’s spirit,” which is plainly a case of "St. Vitus Dance” and nothing can be done for the poor child, as the parents are firm in their belief and take her regularly to the "old woman.” The children on Wabash Avenue have a very hard time to find any place to play; the childhood and play-time of 194 these children is very short, for soon they must help provide for the family. We wish there might be some means to meet the need of out-of-doors play, if not a park, which does seem out of the question here, at least a street closed for traffic for a few hours each day. As is always the case where there is hardship and large families the oldest girl, often a child, tak.es almost the entire care of the younger children. If she goes out to play she has one to carry and one toddling by her side. The face of the ‘‘Little Mother’’ is old and weary, for she has been robbed of her childhood right. But amid all this squalor there are bright spots. There is a friendliness and helpfulness among those who live in the tenements rarely found in apartments. A meal, no matter how small, can always be shared. There is always room for the new arrival from Italy ; always some one who will care for the sick, no matter how large the family is; one mother will always watch the neighbors’ children while the other goes to the “west side to buy.” The kitchen is large enough to hold all who will come to hear the story-teller, one of their own number, tell in Italian the old myths and legends of that far away homeland. There for hours they will sit, children and grown-ups, listen- ing to tales of fairies, gods, and heroes. Late one winter’s afternoon the kindergartner was visiting in such a building. From a distance came sounds of strange, weird music and in the dusk she followed along the dark hall till she found a small room, where many were gathered around a man who had just arrived from Italy, playing with an accordion the 195 strange, sweet music of the Italian dance, sometimes slow, then very fast, then as though the dancers had gone and re- turned again joyfully. There in the twilight they sat, some in dreams of the past and of that sunny land so far away, others in dreams as to what the future held in store for them. On State Street the problem assumes a very different aspect. To Eighteenth Street the population is almost entirely colored. The children get books from our library and are very well mannered, but to do more than this there have not been facilities. There has just moved into this neighborhood a colony of Assyrians to whom we hope to be of service. South of Eighteenth Street is largely Jewish. These children come faithfully to our clubs, are very loyal and, as most Jewish children are, seem to be well cared for. ‘'The Patch,'’ the district from Eighteenth Street north- ward on Indiana Avenue, has also changed. A few years ago it was completely Irish, but is now mostly Hungarian. The conditions are bad as to housing, but the moral condition has been improved wonderfully and dangerous places have been cleaned out. South on Indiana Avenue, Sixteenth Street, and Michi- gan Avenue are the rooming houses, filled mostly with new arrivals in the city. Families come in and locate near the center of the city and their work and do "light housekeeping," which here means a family of three, four or five living in one room. Of course these people are here only temporarily, but many form attachments for Grace Church which are never broken. During all these years of change Grace Church has stood ready to help and to meet all conditions not only with spir- itual but physical and moral assistance. 196 Such are now our surroundings, such is ‘‘Our Neighbor- hood,’’ which Grace Church is charged by God and humanity to minister to. Still, our task is not hopeless. The neighbor- hood needs Grace Church, and Grace Church welcomes these little ones in the name of Him who said ‘'What ye have done unto one of these little ones ye have done unto me.” V. Oma Grace. 197 ^eisi)t)ori)oob l^omen’si Clnli President Mrs. Brayne Vice-President Mrs. Stucker Secretary-T reasurer Mrs. Maxwell Directress V. Oma Grace Meets the second and fourth Wednesdays at 7 :30 p. m. in the Parish House. One of the direct outgrowths of the kindergarten was the mothers’ meeting. After these meetings had been carried on for several years it was decided at the meeting in October, 1910, to broaden out to make the club inclusive and to invite 198 NEIGHBORHOOD WOMEN’s CLUB all the women of the neighborhood to join, so the name was changed to the Neighborhood Women’s Club. To add a lit- tle fun and spirit two teams were formed for the purpose of getting members and when the contest ended there were some seventy members. There have been two meetings a month, at one a talk or reading and at the other a party. These meetings have been very successful in awakening a spirit of friendliness and neighborliness. There are committees to call on new arrivals in the community, one to visit the sick and take flowers, and without it being a duty many have done for their neighbors they had scarcely thought of before. In June, 1911, a big picnic was held in Jackson Park, all going by chartered car, about a hundred in all. This club has felt the changes which affect all clubs and social work in the city, many having moved to the less crowded communities where they may have a yard and a garden for their children. 199 Ef)e Netgjbbor^ooti (6irte’ Clnii ■!< Directress Anna Novak Assistant Frances Haven Secretary Mary Genestro Treasurer Margaret Flynn Meet every Tuesday at 3:30 p. m. in the Parish House. Ten little girls met Tuesday afternoon, January 18, 1909, and formed the first club of girls of the neighborhood. The interest grew so that the membership increased to forty-four by the end of the first year, June, 1909, and the next year the club was divided, the older girls forming the Junior Daughters of the King. Since the opening there have been one hundred and fifty- nine members. The enrollment this year is thirty-five, with an average attendance of twenty-five. These are: 12 Ital- ians, 6 Jews, 3 Greeks, 10 Americans, 2 Irish, 2 Germans. The members elect officers each year and the opening of the club is conducted according to rule. Dues of three cents a month are collected. A story or talk by the directress forms a part of the opening ceremony. The girls do sewing 200 NEIGHBORHOOD GIRLS’ CLUB % and other forms of hand work. Before Christmas each girl makes a gift for her mother. There is always a happy Christ- mas party. The other festivals of the year are celebrated and these furnish happy times to many whose lives would otherwise be most sad and dreary. For the spring and summer there are excursions to the parks and one all-day picnic into the country and woods. To many this is the only trip out of the city during the year. One little sad-faced Italian, Daisy, had never seen a wild flower grow or seen birds flying, and her joy was unbounded. She could scarcely be still long enough to eat her lunch. When it was time to return to the city, although they had stayed very late because of her entreaties, she begged, “Oh, please. Miss Novak, bring us out to stay a week.’' To the many kind friends who have assisted in the work of the club the joy of the girls must be their reward. When we think of the dangers that surround the girls of this neigh- borhood we feel that each hour spent under such loving, helpful, happy care will surely be a safeguard to them when temptations may come. Anna Novak. • 201 STunior Bausittctsi of tlie iling Directress Anna Novak Secretary Grace Thomas T reasurer Eva Dubbin Meets every Thursday at 3 :30 p. m. in the Parish House. On October 6, 1910, it was found necessary to form a new club with the older members of the Neighborhood Girls’ Club, the girls ranging in age from twelve to fourteen years. These girls attend classes in dressmaking, crocheting and embroidery and the work is excellently done. This society joins the Neighborhood Girls’ Club at all festivals, parties and enter- tainments. A very successful play was given January 8, 1913, for which the girls made their own costumes. Since the opening of the Society there have been enrolled fifty members from several nationalities — American, Jewish, Italian and Greek. This year there are fifteen members, all of whom are proud of an almost perfect record in attendance. The dues are five cents a month and are kept in the fund of the Neighborhood Girls’ Club. Many of these girls have been coming to Grace Church for years, several were in the kinder- garten when it was first opened in 1907. The loyalty, faith- fulness and love of these girls not only for the Club but the Church is most gratifying to the directress. Anna Novak. 202 SEWING SCHOOL girls’ club — OUTING AT BROOKFIELD, RIVERSIDE ^financial 3l^eport ®fje i5eisl)l)orf)ooii #irl£S' Club anb STuntor IBaugbtttiS of tbe iUng May, 1912, to January, 1913. RECEIPTS. Dues $ 1.68 Mrs. W. G. Hibbard 17.00 Miss Hanford 4.00 Rev. E. J. M. Nutter 1.00 Mrs. E. P. Bailey 3.00 Miss Busby 25 Miss Grace \ 1.45 Miss Frances Haven 1.00 Entertainment 13.70 Total $43.08 DISBURSEMENTS. Picture $13.35 Hallowe’en Party 1.65 Thanksgiving Party 1.60 Costumes 2.93 Christmas Party 12.17 Total $31.70 Balance on hand, January 1, 1913 $11.38 203 (Sirls!’ Cluli President Christina Pacella Secretary- T reasurer Martha Jost Teacher in Sewing Laura Julio Meets every Wednesday at 7:30 p. m. in the Parish House. The Ruth Club was organized October 1, 1912, with five members, one German and four Italian girls. These girls have been members of other girls’ clubs at Grace Church for several years and have just gone to work. Positions were found for two of these girls in the fancy work rooms of one of our large stores. Miss Laura Julio has taught the girls to sew, how to use a pattern and adapt it to their need. The girls furnish their own materials for the garments. The dues of the club are 5 cents a week. Received in dues $1.70 204 girls' CLUli OUTING AT SALT CREEK, RIVERSIDE ®f)t ILittle liHorfetrsi’ #uilti «!• Directress Anna Novak Meets every Saturday at 1 :30 p. m. in the Parish House, This Guild is made up entirely of Bohemian girls, many of whom are members of the Sunday School. These girls were unable to attend the Saturday morning Industrial School as it was necessary for them to help their mothers at home, so a society called ‘‘The Little Workers’ Guild” was formed for them, which meets every Saturday afternoon at 1 :30 o’clock in the Parish House, Since this Guild was started there have been one hundred and seven girls as members at different times, coming from long distances, and many of them walking both ways. They seem to have a natural instinct for sewing and during the year make several beautiful and useful gar ments. They are always most faithful and because of the experk ence gained in this class many of them have been able to secure good positions in tailor and dressmaking shops. At the Festivals they join with the larger Industrial School Anna Novak. RECEIPTS. September, 1911, to May 27, 1912. Pennies collected $1.65 Donation by Mrs. W. G. Hibbard... 2.00 Total $3.65 DISBURSEMENTS. Paid for material 2.60 Balance on hand $1.05 205 Wte ^torp llour Leader V. Oma Grace Meets every Monday at 3 :15 p. m. in the Parish House. Observing that after the closing each day of the public school opposite Grace Church many children spent their time aimlessly wandering about the streets, the Kindergartner conceived the idea of gathering these children into the Parish House and entertaining them for an hour with stories. She hoped in this way to stir their imaginations and inspire them to read good books. During the first half of the year there were often over a hundred boys and girls ranging from the “small top’ up to the age of sixteen years. Stories told of the “Knights of King Arthur,” the Greek myths, a fairy tale, a modern story, and a Bible story brought forth exclamations of joy or sorrow, looks of surprise or happiness, showing how keenly the children lived them and took them to themselves. Then came the urgent demand for books that they might read things for themselves. So the Library was provided. The “Story Hour” had, therefore, done its work, having brought a new interest into the life of the boy and girl on the street. This good work still goes on, bringing joy to the lives of little children and adding new recruits to the goodly number who apply for books at the library each week. For a year a “Story Hour” was held with the children in the ward at St. Luke’s Hospital and it was a great pleasure for the story-teller to devote this time to the shut-ins. V. Oma Grace. 206 THE STORY HOUR THE STORY HOUR FOR HOSPITAL TOTS ®lje Pops’ Clubs The proper place for a boy to grow up in is a good home. If all homes were good, there would be little necessity for boys' clubs. In the overcrowded tenement region surrounding Grace Church really good homes are not too plentiful. In our examination of the district we find parents on the one hand who are just as careful about the well-being of their children as are any in more favored parts of the city; while on the other hand we find many boys who are growing up to manhood without the least interest in their welfare being shown by those who have brought them into the world. In the best of cases the home often consists of one or two rooms shared by five or more people, in a house occupied by a dozen families, without quiet or privacy or chance for recreation. It is no wonder therefore that the boy, with his ceaseless craving for physical activity, is driven away from the place which should be his natural haven and shelter into the stairs and hallways and streets, where he can always find the excite- ment for which he is looking, even if it takes questionable forms. Grace Church has been able, in the last few years, to do something to meet this situation which has grown up at her doors ; and a large part of her work has to do with the neigh- borhood boys. On five nights and four afternoons in the week the Parish House is open to the various clubs and organiza- tions that have gradually taken shape out of our first efforts 207 to get the boys off the streets. The population is largely a floating one, and many of our members disappear after a stay of one or two seasons, owing to removals; but we have still with us a good number who have taken advantage of what we have to offer them for all the five winters during which the work has been going on. The boys are of all ages from nine to twenty-one. They naturally gravitate into various ''gangs” on the street; and it is comparatively easy to assign a night to a "gang,” give it a name, and make it elect officers. Thus the gang becomes a club. The real work is then to begin: the influencing of the young mind in the direction of honesty and self-control with- out becoming too didactic and so scaring the birds away. What the boy is seeking most of all is, it need hardly be said, some kind of physical exercise; and therefore athletics are at present the main attraction that brings the boys to the Parish House. Basketball is the favorite game, though some are partial to indoor baseball. Two of the clubs have regu- larly organized basketball teams, and one runs a baseball nine; and on the night of a big game the crowd of supporters of the two contesting teams sometimes mounts up to as many as sixty or seventy, though all of these, of course, are not ours. Some time it will be necessary to supplement our athletic work with something a little more constructive; but at present we have neither the funds nor the facilities for any advance in this direction. Let us hope that they will soon be provided. In addition to the athletic members of each club, the lucky or skillful boys who are selected to play on the teams, there are many who are not so fortunate, boys who are quite willing to cheer but are not able to play. For these there are the pool 208 ROOM and billiard tables, and other games, such as checkers; and many quiet hours are spent in these pursuits. Then, too, we are indebted to our friends for many periodicals dear to boys, such as The Youth’s Companion, The American Boy, Life, Judge, Punch, Popular Mechanics, Popular Electricity, and others; so that in quiet and reasonable amusement Grace Church is able to be of immense service to the neighborhood lad just at the formative age of his life. The total membership of the clubs, inclusive of the Grace Church Athletic Club, is over 200, which is as many as we can accommodate. Too large numbers are a mistake, as the per- sonal influence of the directors upon their charges naturally decreases as the membership grows. A smaller club ordi- narily shows much better results of a winter’s work than a larger one. If space only permitted us to organize our boys into smaller clubs, we would accomplish much more than is possible under present circumstances. An account of each organized athletic club using the Parish House follows. E. J. M. Nutter. 209 (fltoce Cliurd) ^tiiletic Cluii ■}- President, The Rev. E. J. M. Nutter. Grace Church Athletic Club is to be distinguished from the other recreation clubs that have the use of the Parish House, as it is an organization of young men and boys who are in direct touch with the religious work of Grace Church. Most of the members are communicants of the church; and all are connected in some way with the Parish, either through the choir or by attending services. The Club is therefore a church club, and not merely a social organization ; nor is its membership drawn from the neighborhood. It was formed in the winter of 1909 by five choir boys who wished to play basketball. Each year its membership has in- creased, though only one team was ever put into the field until this season. This winter there are four teams in con- nection with the Club, playing regularly. WEMEK- WEIGHT TEAM Captain: Devereux S. Haigh. Manager: David S. Mackie^ Jr. Meetings: Grace Parish House, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 :30 p. m. Wendell Phillips High School Gymnasium, Saturdays at 8 p. m. 210 TPIR ^^rAPER' ’-WEIGHT J3ASKET PALL TEAM LIGHT-WEIGHT TEAM Captain: Charles Dueling. Manager: Frederick F. Yule. Meetings: Grace Parish House, Wednesdays and Fri- days at 7 :30 p. m. BANTAM-WEIGHT TEAM Director: The Rev. E. J. M. Nutter. Vice-Director: Devereux S. Haigh. Captain: Harold Smith. Manager: John W. McCrae. Meetings: Grace Parish House, Tuesdays and Satur- days at 3 :30 p. M. “PAPER”.WEIGHT TEAM ( 80 Pounds ) Director: The Rev. E. J. M. Nutter. Vice-Director: Fredrerick Rose. Captain: Sidney Richards. Manager: Charles Barlow. Meetings: Grace Parish House, Tuesdays and Satur- days at 3 :30 p. m. 211 ^palbms#toUms( Snboor Pasieball Club Directors Brotherhood of St. Andrew Grace Chapter No. 2. Captain: John McHugh. Meetings : Grace Parish House, Thursdays at 7 ;30 p. m. Membership: 21. Average Age: 19. ^bortall !^tbletic Club Director The Rev. E. J. M. Nutter. Vice-Director David S. Mackie, Jr. Captain: Julian Prentiss. Manager: Harry Nathanson. Meetings : Mondays at 7 :30 and Thursdays at 3 :30 p. m. Membership: 21. Average Age: 15. 212 SOME OF OUR BOYS ?B29atiasif) !Htf)lettc Club Directors Geo. a. Quick and Haven A. ReQua. Captain: Carlo Stan. Meetings : Tuesdays at 7 :30 p. m. Membership : 29. Average Age; 13. i|aben=3lunior2i Club Director The Rev. E. J. M. Nutter. Captain: Frank English. Manager: Norman Michaud. Meetings: Wednesdays at 3:30 p. m. Membership ; 14. Average Age; 12. 213 ?B29ai)asi})=5umoir£( Pops:’ Club >¥ Directress V. Oma Grace Membership: 15. Average Age: 10. Meets every Tuesday at 7 :00 p. m. in the Parish House. This is a club of little boys who meet in the kindergarten room on Tuesday nights at 7 :00, but are always waiting to start at 6:00. They are all under twelve years of age and ought really to be home and in bed but they are always on the streets, so they were gathered into a club. They are doing some kind of handwork, basketry, clay modeling, raffia, etc. There are also games and usually a story about King Arthur, for he is their hero. V. Oma Grace. 214 3^of (@artien Plans have been drawn for a Roof Garden to be built over the spacious roof of the Parish House where an open air school can be conducted for tuberculous children. This would meet a great need in this part of the city, and would also prove a great boon to the Kindergarten, as well as to the various clubs and societies during the summer months. The cost of erecting the Roof Garden will be about $1,500. A fund has already been started for this worthy object and we hope all who are interested will add their contributions as generously and rapidly as possible. 215 #race Ciwrci) Summer Home Just as this book was going to press the Rector received the following communication from a member of the Parish ; February 17 , 1913 Rev. W. 0. Waters, Grace Church Parish House, Chicago. Dear Doctor Waters : Some time ago you mentioned to me the fact that you had for some years entertained an idea of securing a summer home somewhere in Michigan. I recently ran across a friend of mine who has a beautiful home situated on White Lake, Michigan, photo en- closed herewith. This property can be bought to-day for about $7,500 with a frontage of 250 feet on White Lake, sixteen acres of land, with an option of an adjoining 240 feet, if required. The house is two story with some eight or ten rooms and can be occupied all year around, but would make a beautiful head- quarters for the choir boys' outings, as the 216 grounds are close to the lake with good shade trees . Property can be reached by the Pere Marquette and during the summer months by the Goodrich boats, fare being less than railroad fare to Delavan Lake. I am simply giving you this information and in case you feel at all interested will be pleased to go into the matter more fully with you at your convenience. Very truly yours , A. L. McCRAE. ALM-D P. S. House could not be built today for price of house and grounds. Upon receiving this letter we asked Mr. McCrae to obtain an option on the property mentioned, which he did forth- with. We can now buy this beautiful Summer Home at the very reasonable price of $7,000 and can make satisfactory arrangements for payments. The possession of this property will not only provide a most satisfactory place for the Annual Choir Outing but will also enable Grace Church to carry on an extensive “fresh air” work during the entire summer at reasonable cost. 217 A subscription of $175.00 has already been promised and we are confident that all the parishioners and friends of Grace Church will join enthusiastically in furnishing the balance of $6,825. 218 GRACE CHURCH SUMMER HOME (On which an option has been secured) inbex A Page All Angels* Mission 113 Aged and Infirm Clergy Fund 60 Altar Guild 125 B Baptism, administration of 115 Baptisms, record of 49 Bequest, form of 90 Bible Institute 134 Bishop*s Fund 55 Boys* Clubs 207 Brotherhood of St. Andrew 151 Burials, record of 50 c Candidates for the Ministry 51 Cathedral Work 58 Celebrations of the Holy Communion 50 Chapel, cost of 54 See Grace Memorial Chapel. Charity 54 Chicago Homes for Boys 65 Choir 119 Choir Camp 122 Choir Encampments 53 Choir Services 51 Choir Vestment Committee 122 Choristers 120 219 Church Home for Aged 64 Church Periodical Club 171 City Missions 58 Clark, John W., Rectorship of 27 Clergy Insurance League 74 Clergy Life Insurance 74 Clergymen’s Retiring Fund 73 Clergy Relief Fund 73’ Clerks of Vestry 24 Collect for Grace Parish 110 Comfort Club 73 Committees of the Vestry 38 Confirmation 115 Record of 50 Corporation 37 Current Expenses 53 D Daughters of the King 157 Deaf Mutes, contributions for 72 All Angels’ Mission 113 Diocesan Assessments 55 Diocesan Board of Missions 56 Diocesan Objects, contributions for 55, 76 Disbursements 53 Summary of 75 Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society 68 Domestic Missions 69 E Educational Work 127 Endowment, the 77 Endowment Fund 54, 83 Endowment of Diocese. 55 Extra Diocesan Objects, contributions for 68, 76 220 F Finances Financial Reports 126 , 132 , 141 , 144 , 159 , 164 , 168 , 170 , 181 , 190 , 203 , 204 , Foreign Missions • Form of Bequest Funds of the Endowment G Girls’ Friendly Society Grace Church Grace Church Athletic Club Grace Church Bible Institute Grace Church Men’s Council Grace Church Parish House Activities in Grace Church Summer Home Grace Church Summer Kindergarten Grace Church Visitor Grace Memorial Chapel Guild of Mercy H Haven-Juniors Boys’ Club Helpful Hands’ Guild Historical Data Historical Notes History of the Endowment Holy Communion, celebrations of Hours of Service I Industrial School Interest Introductory Statement J Junior Auxiliary Junior Daughters of the King Junior Wardens 221 52 205 71 90 83 187 94 210 134 154 109 116 216 139 160 106 180 213 169 17 25 79 50 113 143 53 11 163 202 20 K Kindergarten 136 L Lenten Services 114 Library 146 Linen Committee of St. Luke's Hospital 168 Little Workers’ Guild 205 Locke, D. D., Clinton, Rectorship of 28 M Marriages, Record of 50 Memorials in Grace Church 95 Memorial Tablets in Grace Church 105 Men’s Club 185 Men’s Council 154 Missionary Work 149 Missions, contributions for 76 Missions in the Diocese 57 Morning and Evening Prayer 51 Music, expenses for 53 N Neighborhood Girls’ Club 200 Neighborhood Women’s Club 198 Noble, Louis, Rectorship of 26 o Offerings, stated 118 Office Hours 115 Organization 35 Organizations in the Parish 40 Our Neighborhood 193 P Parish House 109 Activities in 116 Parish Records 49 222 Philanthropic Work 173 Property of Grace Church 93 R Receipts 52 Records, Parish 49 Rectors of Grace Parish 19 Repairs and Improvements 53 Roof Garden 215 Ruth Girls' Club 204 s Salaries 53 Senior Wardens 20 Services Ill Shortall Athletic Club 212 Sick, Visitation of 115 Sisters of Bethany 165 Social Work 183 Spalding-Browns Indoor Baseball Club 212 St. Luke's Hospital, contributions for 62 Linen Committee of 168 St. Mary’s Home for Girls 66 St. Mary's Mission 59 Staff 39 Stated Offerings 118 Statistics 47 Stires, D. D., Ernest M., Rectorship of 32 Story Hour 206 Summary of Disbursements 75 Summer Home 216 Summer Kindergarten 139 Sunday School 129 Sundry Expenses 53 Swope, D. D., C. E., Rectorship of 25 223 T Taxes and Assessments 53 Teams of Grace Church Athletic Club 210 Treasurers of Grace Parish 24 V Value of Property 93 Vestry, members of 37 Committees of 38 Vestrymen of Grace Parish 21 Visitor, Grace Church 160 w Wabash Athletic Club 213 Wabash-Juniors Boys' Club 214 Wardens of Grace Parish 20 Wardrobe, the 182 Waters, D. D., William Otis : Introductory Statement by 11 Rectorship of 33 Western Theological Seminary 61 Widows and Orphans of Clergymen 61 Woman's Auxiliary 161 Work Among the Down-and-Out 175 Y Young Women's Club 191 224 I*!.- "r- ' i;v / UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOI9-URBANA 3 0112 045129787