izing ▁pride ▁in ▁their ▁trad itions , ▁spons oring ▁lect ures ▁and ▁page ants , ▁and ▁political ▁aw aren ess . ▁ ▁Other ▁He ▁founded ▁the ▁Compar ative ▁Liter ature ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Eth ical ▁- ▁Social ▁League ▁to ▁promote ▁church ▁and ▁civ ic ▁interests ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁organ izing ▁and ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁Fif teen . ▁He ▁wrote ▁Working ▁with ▁People ▁and ▁Barb izon ▁Days . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁married ▁Isabel le ▁D w ight ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁in ▁Cl inton , ▁New ▁York . ▁She ▁was ▁an ▁artist , ▁teacher , ▁and ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁the ▁principal ▁of ▁V elt in ▁School ▁for ▁Girls . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁People ’ s ▁Institute . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁daughter , ▁H ilda . ▁They ▁lived ▁at ▁ 3 1 8 ▁W . ▁ 1 5 th ▁Street ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁seriously ▁ill ▁with ▁p neum onia ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 9 ▁or ▁ 3 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁C ensor ship ▁of ▁Pl ays , ▁by ▁Francis ▁O ppen heimer ▁ ▁Online ▁books , ▁by ▁Charles ▁Sp rag ue ▁Smith ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 0 ▁death s