▁personnel ▁participated ▁in ▁govern ance ▁of ▁Kings ley ▁House , ▁and ▁their ▁fac ulty ▁and ▁students ▁worked ▁there . ▁Also ▁that ▁year , ▁she ▁helped ▁prepare ▁the ▁char ter ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Central ▁Council ▁of ▁Social ▁A gen cies , ▁the ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁Community ▁Ch est ▁and ▁later ▁United ▁Way , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁Exp ansion ▁of ▁Kings ley ▁House ▁necess itated ▁fund - ra ising ▁efforts . ▁Mc Main ▁organized ▁fund - ra ising ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁Kings ley ▁House , ▁and ▁she ▁gar ner ed ▁funds ▁from ▁benef act ors , ▁most ▁not ably ▁New ▁Orleans ▁benef actor ▁Frank ▁Williams ▁who ▁don ated ▁$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁settlement ▁house . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁States ▁newspaper ▁ran ▁a ▁special ▁edition ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁to ▁benefit ▁Kings ley ▁House . ▁ ▁Mc Main ▁had ▁presence ▁nation ally ▁and ▁intern ation ally . ▁She ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Federation ▁of ▁S ett lement ▁and ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁Cent ers , ▁serving ▁on ▁its ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁for ▁six ▁years . ▁Mc Main ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Social ▁Science . ▁Through ▁these ▁connections , ▁she ▁re located ▁to ▁Paris , ▁France , ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁to ▁help ▁establish ▁the ▁L ' Acc ueil ▁Franco - Amer ic ain , ▁a ▁Paris ian ▁settlement ▁house , ▁founded ▁by