Jane Addams wrote the lyrics to a song on the occasion of the opening of the Hull-House Woman's Club Building. A chorus sung the song at the festivities.
Addams discusses the many programs at Hull-House that appeal to its immigrant neighbors and the additional value that their neighbors bring to the programs.
At the National Conference of Charities and Correction, held in Cleveland from June 12-19, Addams discusses how the difficulties of children can rouse society's greatest sentiments for charity, but that children also have for their own intrinsic value. The speech was published in the Proceedings.