IT would be impossible to give adequate presen-
tation of those forces termed social which have
hold upon our neighborhood.

People with an ephemeral interest in the social
order and some who are only seeking new
thrills are prone to look upon the East Side as
presenting a picturesque and alluring field for
experimentation, and they are, at times, re-
sponsible for the confused conception of the
neighborhood in the public mind.

The poor and the unemployed, the sick, the
helpless, and the bewildered, unable to articu-
late their woes, are with us in great numbers.
These, however, comprise only a part of our
diverse, cosmopolitan population. There are
many men and women living on the East Side
who give keen scrutiny to measures for social
amelioration. They are likely to appreciate the
sincerity of messages whether these relate to
living conditions, to the drama, or to music.
Not only the East Side "intellectuals," but the
alert proletariat, may furnish propagandists of
important social reforms.

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