New-York tribune., 1894-02-06
FOOD FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN
A DISTRIBUTION AT THE HOME INDUS
TRIAL SCHOOL.
PATRIOTIC SINGING EY THE YOUNGsTERs-GRO
cERIEs GIVEN TO THEM AND THEIR
MOTHERS BY THE TRIBUNE FUND
SOME STRIKING INCIDENTS IN
TIE WORK.

TIE WORK
There was pretty sight at Home Industrial
School Nc @ at Sixtieth-st. and the Eastern Boule
ward Yesterday lust before the distribution OF gro
cerles from The Tribune Goa! and Food Fund be-
gan The food for 12i poor families had been put
up in bags which piled high in the front part
OF the large hall or assembly of the school.
Above them was drape1 an American flag.
The flag always hangs there and is sauted each
morning by the children as a part Of the opening
exercises The mothers Of the little ones who were
TO receive the food gathered I'm tie hal.ra' p.
The workers who were To give out the parcels were
ready to begin work when the doors opened and the
children filed in from the half dozen school-rooms
and took positions Il they do each morning. Nearly
all were less than ten years old. and many were
only five. with their right hands pointing 10 the
flag they said in chorus. 1--WE give our heads
touching them with left hands,. and our hearts
Oayinc their .iny hands upon tGelr hearts,, to our
country. one country. one language. one flag
Then they burst into song. The words were as fol-
lows
I am 50 glad that live in n land.
WIN uea,.. ,nl liberty cy"ry hial
Wonderful THINGS in the world can sce
This tn" ;rand"s our country Is iTee
A FATHERS COMMENT.
The patriotic words sung by the quiverng childish
voices created an atmosphere of sentiment wnich
touched the hearts those present and tears stood
IL
beard 'thc lads slag wcll. and the countrys free
But those ar no times for free land. The beet
freedom TO- us poor folks is so be free TO work ana
earn a livelihood for wives and children.
There were not many such comments aloud
Those present were men Of action rather than
words but il was evident that the sentiment OK
pressed by one found echo in many breasts
The school occupied an Old wooden frame build
irr which faces the East River 1t has daily at
tendance Of about - children all of whom come from
the homes Of the poor. There are many HonemiahS
Germans and Irish. with few Hebrews ana
Italians Their fathers are laborers. their motherS
vashcrwonon scrubwomcn and the Ike. The
lleht north-of Europe type predomnai'd ana i"ost
Of the children appen nred to be bright and interest
ing The seat near the teachers desks for the mis-
chief makers IS seldom unoccupiod.
The fathers and mothers are not Of the ignorant
class to be found N many districts on the E's'
Side Nearly an spoke English. They were UNI
forIny neat ami ci.en. ard everything apou' "''"
indicated care and prl. in their personal appear
ance Their clothes were thin ana poor pu' III
er.l,e of their povcrty they had not onurc$ 'psI
that feeling of pride ard inicpend'u 'uc' which p pr
Zo.SS Z b H., ali , v,r7or 10 receive charity three
months AK, / cou.l not come now II FEY mat "ir
own carel.ssncs- or d.cness or imprud'n'r l,i
, brought this distress upon us. l.1' .ll h,
sav iha, We in 20 ifuit Ny Nu,"li,t. -,
III ,,nnf0ycr merely sail. I cannot keep 10" sn'p
/ omen We h,l some money fa."i NJ. ava W,
Ut
y, hot know what has brought th"'r naIl WV. .
upon ~ Al ! know Is that We are suffering ann
cannot refus" ald
f COMING To SCHOOL. WITHOUT hNY Iii.AhFAS'
I, has been n common thing for children to come
70 school hungry. \ luncheon u bread l' gwen -
them each day at the school The food thus gN'A
has kept some from starvation this winter. i'''n-
cr noticed ono day that one - me pupils. iriNn,
little girl. appeared to l." III. s'hr ''''" '"' N''
L. h'r side and said
''Ffn'uA. what g. thc matter
Il a,n So huuc.v." aneH H'red the child
"ilad You no breakfast"
! "No
"Nor supper last night $500 ,
| "No ! have hal nothing - eat sine" You SlNe
I M the bread here Yesterday ,-,..-
\ lisc,nsoiafe mother WAS found by TIE Nsl''
who wen; tn thr iufn.. ~ all IN" recipients -
frl olt their n..- sf.fpun led hy ne: tni"' sol
efrnr, Young hJs- ffIrtc"n 90 seventeen }''rt "'.
Il ,..i'I NOT ,..-.f'f hlVr lv,i since october.
b sh. aid N hal no, received hcip som. '.it-
h.rrf.i r.Dp- who earn. % mo ~ hr-t t'H ''l "'
r..-l h.rtus,. mn fhrr, boys v'r" y .l nnI i,'
llDy spend all ify 'y'ir ''} .olhli- '.r we n:
lsi fh.v only once ln - whii" ct iii, l'' 70 N'
rriur fraoylng weather lik" yesterday a"'' y
,r.,,i. in .r.a sas 'h. 4trrrns among she poor "ll
So. NOT ,h. ~. cons - f.riiV the'necIV's agar ,
I, either hy food fu.l Tho Sr'c"ti"s an con-
ey,n ON: on such DAYS are a'wl's d"nliI "t.''W'
Zach family at on" distribution rr'' t'l> ''c t''
,h.. following gro rie- th" cost oi "hlch was -
one package of flour .iN -
Oua plckfe" u pnrk.....-.. ~ 4,
Gne Ilchlr" - r'".....-... l,..
ono ba~ of beans ' 49,.