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Excerpt from Hull-House Year Book, Vol. 40 Purpose of hull-house, one of the first American settlements, was established in September 1889. The original two residents, as they then stated, believed that the mere foothold of a house easily accessible, ample in space, hospitable and tolerant in spirit, situated in the midst of the large foreign colonies which so easily isolate themselves in American cities, would be in itself a serviceable thing for Chicago. There was no legal organization for the first five years, but at the end of that time hull-house was incorporated with a board of seven trustees. The object of hull-house, as stated in its charter, is as follows: To provide a center for a higher civic and social life, to institute and maintain educational and philanthropic enterprises, and to investigate and improve the conditions in the industrial districts of Chicago. Hull-house The trustees are a self-perpetuating body of seven members. Each Trustees of whom is elected for a period of seven years. Quarterly meet ings are held at hull-house at which the monthly accounts are presented and interests of the House discussed. The following are the trustees: Miss Mary Rozet Smith, Mr. Julius Rosenwald, Mr. Sewell L. Avery, Mr. Charles Hull Ewing, Mrs. J. T. Bowen, Treasurer; Mr. Allen B. Pond, Secretary; Miss Jane Addams, President. V An executive committee passes upon the hull-house bills each month and prepares a budget. 'public accountants, Arthur Young Company, certify the annual accounts, a quarterly report is made to the trustees, and an annual report to the Subscriptions Investigating Committee of the Chicago Association of Commerce. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.