New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-22
THE n. n. II. CLUB.

HOW THE WOMEN LOOK AT THE AIMS HOUSE.
The II. II. H., Head. Heart and Hand Club, is %
band of young girls which was formed in the Girls
Night school about two years ago. II had two strong
objects 10 keep 1t vigorously alive. The first was for
study and sc!fmprovement after they left night
and the second was to do helpful work among the
poor and sick Of the city. They are all busy girls
working I'm offices. shops and stores and Of them
have long, tiresome hours of toll; yet they make time
to care for the needs Of frcndess folk and glad
to carry little sunshine into hopeless lives. The
second sunday in each month they go to tho hos
pltal on Blackwells Island. Miss Mary j. PieTSOn.
teacher I'm the Ffhst. school, and principal Of the
Girls Night school Is their leader adviser and friend.
Her ready sympathy. tact and direction keep keenly
alive their interest I'm this work. and her encourage
mcnt gives unhagging zeal 10 their labors. John
T. Faurc. busy merchant a school trustee Of the
Ninth Ward and an active practical phIlanthropist,
gives the II. II. II. Club certain sum Of money
monthly to be expended for the benefit If the sick at
the hospital lie. the boys from the Knights Of
Temperance. and Of late young men from the Society
Of St Andrew, accompany the band over to the hos,
pital The boys carry the blue bags stuffed with good
food for the sufferers and lend a hand when needed.
and their voices play 10 unimporant part in the sing
ing
After singing In each ward Of the hospital and ten
derby putting their gift packages containing tea and
fruit into the eager hands Of the Sick the party upon
their last journey to the Island went up to sing word
of 10 the inmates OF the Almshouse and 10 give
what they had left of their gift, to the uufortunates
there 1t was chdren's day at the Island too. which
Is always interesting Every year certain date
at the beginning Of summer children from a number
II the New York sunday schools 60 over 10 the Island
with flower, and fan, for the sick AZ the hos
pital. one hardly master feeling Of utter hope
Ic,,ncss when the motley crowd of weak and helpless
old women come mo view. and the outlook is no more
promising 1t the Workhousc. The only consolation
for the American he looks upon these hundreds and
hundreds Of wicked and weak. poor and sick and
frendcss men and women, IS that 80 per cent of
them foreigners.
Their ptable condition was brought ont more
strongly when contrastcd with the grocp If young
people. they gathered near the poor, miserable crowd
to sing. The Of life in certain phase met
ON one side young men and women stood in the fun.
fearless ycor Of hellthful youth, and sang in clear
Voices ringing with the strength OF hope. tender Oh
hymns Of comforting sentiment To the crowd Of dccrcpt
women on the other side, who had lost youth. homes
and friends and many Of whonT were simply waiting
for death 10 give them rest. some shook with palsy,
Others, toothlc,, and childish. lifted their wrnkled
hands watch trcmbcd they tried to clasp them. TO
show the gratitude they could not tell In words, other
womeu-prlsoncr,. who had come over from the Work
house to help at the Am,housclooked on With bitter
half reluctant interest and others covered Their faces
with their old shabby shaws and cried but few sat mp
and smiled chccrfGlly on everybody and "od-bcsNed
everybody generously. one quaint old body was gwen
a package Of tea The glad surprise transformed Her Tor
a moment and she simply eowcd with gratitude her
face lighted up ~ If there were sunrise III her heart
God kane We, from want" she fervently said a she
,nugs.d her package OF tea dnectloiateN under hel
arm Inclined Ia grnlnbe but other. chlded
them and said We get plenty Ia ate N"'h a. II l. ana
we have good enough beds tor IL, . -
Among th. men Is a poor old fellow who Is harm
lc~sly insane. lie a>tcn, himself 70 ntlic WAGON
and p,uc, and cauels and kicks firmly believing that
he i, "A spirited horse man with al interesting iacS
and rcnllrmany bearing. whose long whltc beaM ana
white hair ,urnountcd by cap. made nm picture ior
nm artist 10 ldcarc. proved 70 have sadly ncrc'tiht
history lie confessed that was hls owl iah,, tia
he VA. there lie had gone on Ittle tronc ne h1n
Nv norcy and nj, wife had left him. lie had been
,,rrfu merchant a long time ago, but IN his old age
a., uo-iuc "A, "A model for living. lie has Nv" cl!li
d., ono = married daughter. who lives I'm BrooNN ;
nr, ~ ne committed himself he has t. STAY hu
keen realization of the folly "t havns hn, - Linr
thai hi, comments on his conduct ana ms n4p ~ '' =.
able keep straight ana gct WIrS as e n", That
IN, nnse we'll # he drinks, his nerves NIL be IN
s,raiv lie ha, had enough Of the alnNh"u'c' II "'S
'Aif' j., '' distressing that great many OF me
women committed Tor Ef,,"S u,"" said She had
mo- home no friends. work. and she got drnnh ior
when she /, let free and comes bach TO HeW nmr',
Imother pleasant faced woman 'ald N,c hau ircnu, =,
Int that She ashamed To go 10 te'n WILL he ' IN
ot ont a, this the iirs tune .ie9 Eyer OSH II"
nrinm She confessed that she " got niue tlght,
chapel the gcncrou, gin OF Gcorgc ", b,,s. aa ,s
. tho nlctureSullc beauty of place where even ING
!" .c p and miserable recruits of the amShouse and
wnrihon,c look less unfortunate in the midSt oil ao
LYNN ~ flowers Three hundred giftpackaees brought
mo H. IL H. club near TO 300 dcSolae men ana women;
hmt there are hundreds whom they could only cheer VIII
INC and who seem beyond help, "a they are 100 oit
70 york or have been disabled by rheumatism or. II
,Tcw are strong enough 10 work; are incompoteh,1
,nrH h icnnr,ucc Int they might have worse arid
Inc place than RlcIwelIS island WHICH, nrspl 80 n'