New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-22
WOXEN YORK FOR CHARITY.

THEIR AUXILIARY OF THE SATURDAY AND SUN
DAY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION.
"Thrty-f -four hospitals, which treated $1,000 bed
patients and $4,000 dispensary patients at an ex
penss of about 81 for the year ending sepsm
Der. 80. 1891. How much will you help In this great
work?' is the way the notice reatis on the little col
lection boxes gotten out by the Womans Auxiliary OF
the Saturday and Sunday Hospital Association to catch
stray pennies during the holidays. The boxes-5OoC
Of them-have been distributed among the friends OF
the members OF the organization and in shops, and
to be returned. on or about January A. to Mrs
John A. L0wery the treasurer.
One box takes up little space, but 5000 boxes fill
a good-szed express wagon and it will be something
like a procession which will file into Mrs. Lowery's
house on the day the boxes are called H. As
those tiny threeconered receptacles are attracting
no little attention ii will be immense undertaking
to count the money and no doubt the treasurer VIII
be obliged to press into service several assistants for
this work.
The secular collections for the hospitals are begun
in November and end in January, while. as everybody
knows, the regular Saturday and Sunday collections
are made In the synagogues and churches the last
saturday and Sunday In the year.
1t was in 1856 that the woman's Auxiliary was
formed Each year for several years before Sloo had
been received from Mrs. Anna Woerishoner' anu
several other women had made contributions. so that
In the report for 1856 an aggregate sum Vi @fo' was
credited to "The Ladies' Fund.-
The idea Of securing the cooperation OF women was
suggested to the association by the fact that the
Hospital Fund OF London known TO enlist inc
services of hundreds of English women, who ad
largely in the OF the organization. 10 mahe
beginning in the direction Of securing the coopera-
ton OF New York women, the Saturday ana SUNDAY
Hosptal Association issued special CIRCULAR ASKING
for the sympathetic help OF women. The result Oh
this appeal was the founding Of the womans Auxars
in 1882 when the organic law of the association was
changed in such manner as 10 MAKE "oihon '"Hi'i'
TO membership
Mrs. Richard Irwin accepted the charge OF staruns
the movement for an auxiliary. and called meeting
OF women interested in charitable work at her NOME
More than fifty women responded In person anu o'ei
wrote asking that their names be enrolled ainohK 'e
members The object OF the society is to obtain eVer
year liberal provision for the care OF inc sioA oil"
suffering poor I'm the hospitals OF the CITY, ,..,
In return the women have direct claim lor iosp'"'
sorc and any case OF sickness recommended by them
receives prompt attention. 49,,
Last year the members canvassed the uptown fc','i
shops. and by this means obtained large Increase W
the contributions This year. the auHnarS h"''"e
become established and known. printed let'er wac
cent ont to last seasons contributors asking for SIM
liar pft without the stimulus OF personal solicitation
this out of consideration to tho ladies'. As result Of
womens work and bencfcenoe about 5000 was added
to the fund OF 1890.
Among the contributions received are many which
come with blackedged cards as memorials 10 beloved
relatives and friends Mrs. WOerishoifer IS ihost
faithful contributor, and sends her check from abroad
II she happens not to be in this country There are
others who remember the association even on their
travels. Last year Mrs. f. f. Shepard sent $500 and
two years ago a New-York woman who spends her
winters in Washington contributed 81 900. The total
amount collected by tho entire Hospital Association
last year was $5S,342 %.
Among the members Of the Womans Auxiliary are
Mrs. J. W. Minturn. Mrs Elliott Roosevelt, Mrs VIII
lam Oothout, Mrs. Robert Hoe, r., Mrs F. p. Knni-
cutt Mrs. J. F. Kernochan, Miss Adele Kneeand, Mrs
Charles Laner, Mrs. W. s. Gurnee Mrs. William B.
Dinsmore Mrs. John Jay, Mrs Morris K. Jesup, Mrs.
j. II. Lazarus Miss Nina Onativa, Mrs. II. Hermann
Mrs. William A. Duer, Mrs. Henry G. De Forest, Mrs
j. E. Alexandra, Mrs. Fordyce Barker, Mrs. c. r.
Agnew. Mrs John W. Auchncloss, Mrs. C. II. Berry
man, Mrs. Frederick F. Cook, Mrs. III. W. Winthrop,
Mrs. ii. Walter Webb and Mrs William d. Sloane