▁by ▁the ▁Orleans ▁Par ish ▁School ▁Board . ▁She ▁also ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁public ▁play ground ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁▁ ▁Self - help ▁and ▁co operation ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁gu iding ▁principles ▁instit uted ▁by ▁Mc Main ▁at ▁Kings ley ▁House . ▁She ▁gave ▁the ▁residents ▁s log ans ▁to ▁live ▁by : ▁ ▁Everything ▁to ▁help ▁and ▁nothing ▁to ▁h inder ▁ ▁Each ▁for ▁all ▁and ▁all ▁for ▁each ▁ ▁I ▁must ▁do ▁my ▁part ▁ ▁Jane ▁Add ams ▁occasionally ▁visited ▁Kings ley ▁House , ▁as ▁did ▁other ▁represent atives ▁from ▁H ull ▁House . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Mc Main ▁took ▁a ▁leave ▁of ▁absence ▁from ▁Kings ley ▁House ▁to ▁visit ▁Chicago ▁while ▁recover ing ▁from ▁mal aria , ▁and ▁renew ing ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Add ams . ▁At ▁times , ▁Add ams ▁referred ▁to ▁Kings ley ▁House ▁as ▁" L ittle ▁H ull ▁House ". ▁Kate ▁M . ▁Gordon ▁and ▁Jean ▁Margaret ▁Gordon ▁who ▁were ▁leading ▁suff ra get tes ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁had ▁key ▁roll s ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Club ▁at ▁Kings ley ▁House . ▁ ▁Mc Main ▁contributed ▁to ▁other ▁causes ▁for ▁civ ic ▁reform ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁she ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁Ten ement ▁House ▁Association , ▁and ▁in ▁this ▁role ▁she ▁public ized ▁the ▁find ings ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁housing ▁survey , ▁resulting ▁in ▁public ▁attention ▁to ▁sub standard ▁urban ▁living