during the progressive era and he had many friends that were progressive reformers, including lillard wald who was the head of the nurse's settlement, known as the henry street settlement in the lower east side and he became a particular patron of the another settlement house, the king's daughter settlement and we have in this section about his legacy a -- something that he saved from -- but actually his wife -- second wife mary saved. from the jacob riis papers. and he was a patron of the kings daughters group which is a group of episcopal women following health inspectors in the lower east side and they eventually had purchased this property and he helped them do that by giving lantern side lectures and donating the money he gave and he was a major fund-raiser for the creation of the settlement and continued to raise funds for its operation and they had a kindergarten, social services, nursing services. a playground in the backyard for the kids and it was a church based settlement house which he was as a very pious protestant, he was very comfortable with the church-based charity. some o