The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-22
GIRLS WHO VISIT THE SICK.
Y Gould's Daughter Brings Sunshine
to Crippled Little Ones.

ona that was recently set on fire by little
Mamie Wilion-it used to be a common
subt to see a group of lame and misshapen
children hanging about young lady who
came to bring them goodies and to tell
. .aa,ro stories The children were as affec.
t;orate as they were democ ratio, and they
Used closely about the young girls chair
EroITinp her arm in that loving way chill
Jron know by instinct, playing with the
sngs ON her fingers and punctuating her
~ here and there with a kiss and a
Tho children were mostly the children of
tho moor The young lady was Miss Helen
mot Nellie Gould, the Oldest daughter of
Law Gould. When she went to Europe last
SaiI the little inmates lost one of their best
friands and no one in all this town will
yaIcome her return this month more affec-
tionatelv than they. She has been a regu-
lar visitor at the hospital for some time,
ond always seemed to enjoy it. She usually
came with her maid, walking downing to
the institution from her home, half dozen
blocks away. Sometimes she would ring
her little friends books and pictures; some
times box or two of sweets, and again she
would run in just to brighten the young
lives for an hour or two with story of in
+aresting adventure in fairyland.
neople are so charitable as the residents OF
HE cities, and no big city displays. or rather
bides such open-handed liberality as New
Work The wives and daughters of men
VINO are known only for the millions they
own. not only give literally to institutions
lint personally look after the comfort OF
many destitute case.
At this same hospital in Forty second
street Miss Alice Hearn, daughter of the
big Fourteenth street merchant, is also
welcomed with open arms While Miss
Gould paid more attention to the boys, Miss
Hearn devotes her time chiefly to the girls,
and many battle royal the little ones wage
in championing the causes of their respec-
five leaders Since Miss Gould went away
two or three other young girls have tried to
fll her place in the boys ward, but the little
Fellows are hard to manage, and the visitors
tell some funny stories of their trials.
1t isn't all fun, this going about the hos
ptals like good angel, for one is bound to
observe all the rules AID regulations-cal
only at such and such a time, stay only so
long. and so on. Many of the institutions.
like St Vincent Hospital do not want mis-
n celaneous visitors The fact is, many
u thoughtless women imagine that that they
are complimenting a hospital by their
presence and insist on visiting pet patients
at any time that suits their own will. OF
course doctors and nurses will not allow
this.
On the east side is a small hospital under
the care of the Commissioners of Charities
and Correction, called the Gouveneur Slip
Hospital, on account of its location. There
ae , regular visitors here-one is Mr..
Young, who is an Episcopal minister and
also city missionary. Mr.. Young talks
to the patients and in many cases reads to
them The other visitor is Miss Clark, of
1.-THE State Aid Association. She inspects
the hospital, and sometimes brings oranges
land jellies to the sick. AT Christmas She
#brought evergreens, banners, cards and
fruit on behalf of the New York Bible,
Flower ana Fruit mission. She dresses
livery plainly and usually walks when
bound on her charitable missions.
Bellevue Hospital rejoices in the patron
age Of Mrs. Aston, whose thoughtful kind
heSS and discriminating charity has done
much to relieve the misery in this home of
disease. One old lady in Ward l. cherishes
ian embroidered pink silk calendar, the gift
Of Mrs. j. j. Aston To some such a thing
may seem absurd, but, as a matter of fact,
observers saw that the poor are usually true
overs of the beautiful. Mrs. William
Aston is at present. the guardian angel of
Bellevue, and both nurses aud physicians
are loud in her praises Mrs. Astor is
particularly interested in Wards % and %.
The handsome young physician, Dr. Loreaz,
who has charge of these wards, could tell
many a tale of the kind deeds done by the
phianthropic lady, but her own modesty
prevents one from hearing of all her acts of
charity and benevolence
Mrs. John Archbold, wife of "Little
Johnny" one of the wealthy Standard Oil
men, is deeply interested in hospital work.
She was visitor at the Hannemann
HOcyNito1 hut in 1f%
BIN this institution, she will confine her at
tention in future to the new free homno-
lathic hospital, about to be built.
Many society women become interested
ln hospital visiting through joining the New
York Flower Mission. Amonga vast num-
Der may be mentioned Miss Hecksher.
Miss Townsend and Miss Florence Guern-
bey.
During the late spring days and those of
early autumn these so-called society girls
may be seen sacrificing pride and comfort
Tor the sake of Frightening the lives of the
sick poor.
1t requires a certain amount of moral
courage to enable a girl to walk through
the crowded streets of New York with a
basket on each arm; There is always the
Hanger OF meeting some gilded youth whom
one last saw when in fine feathers. 1t is
impossible to wear decent garments when
working for the Flower Mission ,as the mois-
ture from the freshly sprinkled flowers oozes
through willow basket or paper box and
oiscolors or dampens ones gowns. AS for
gloves, the strongest and best of them will
De worn to rag after three or four morn
lngS OF the mission work
Mrs. Frank White, the beautiful widow,
Is Is regular visitor at Bellevue Hospital.
ne majority of institutions not controlled
ny the Department of Public Charities and
Correction are visited by ladies of the re-
spectlye Executive Boards
III all cases the visiting ladies dress plain
~ AS a rule the patients are glad to see
them, though at one hospital the young
doctor said; 'All the women in town whose
VOICES are not allowed hearing in rarlors
come and sing to the helpless patients here
VINO can't get away from them. But they
40 good all the same. For as soon as they
cave the wards the patients have hearty
auSh at them. Ungrateful you says | as
eqIe you that large majority of these peo-
Pc VINO sing and recite in hopitals do so for
Ile credit of the thing. They don't care
muether the patients like it or not. 1t
peases them to sing, and sing they will At
eSt they call it singing Occasionally
!ine one with a really good voice comes in
ana the performance is indeed a kindly
MARTY Well, 'beggars should not be
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