The evening world., 1894-10-10
ITS FIRST YEAR OF LIFE.
Seven Notable Deeds for n YenrIing
to Perform.


to Perform.
No. 1.-For thirty years the people
had been deprived of the use of Stuy-
vesant Park. that oasis of green amid
the towering tenements of the east side
of town. The park legally belonged to
the people, but they were kept out of
it by red tapeism. The Evening World"
took up the cause of the poor people
who lived near the park. who were de-
prived of a spot they could repair
to on Summer evenings and enjoy
respite from the heated and over
crowded tenements. The old deed be-
queathing the park to the people was
unearthed; the matter was exploited
public opinion brought to bear on the
matter. and in a short time the gates
were thrown open and have since re-
manned so. To further clinch the mat
ter few weeks later THE Evening
Worlds" demand that the park should
be properly lighted by electricity was
acceeded 10.
No. Zone OF the greatest battles on
behalf of the people was the fight to
secure toilers half-holiday on Satur-
day 1t was a fight against great odds,
more important. The majority of those
who opposed the measure were en-
ployers whose means were ample enough
to let them enjoy whole holidays when
ever the inclination seized them. When
The Evening Worlds" bill was pre-
scented TO the Legislature, they fought
hard to Kill 1t, but failed signaliy. Even
tualy they succeeded in getting a bill
passed, which repealed the half-holiday
measure, but Gov. Hill promptly vetoed
No: 3-Free lectures in various parts
Of the city are now established edu-
cational institutions. 1t was THE Even
ing World which secured this pleasant
and women through the medium of the
Legislature. stated sum is appro-
priated annually for the Board of Edu-
cation to keep up the work SO happily
structiye subjects in various parts OF
the city. and In some cases they are
i!.ustrated with stereopticon views,
tionai feature in one.
No. 4..Eyery mothers heart went out
to poor Josie SHEPPARD the seven-year-
uncle's care and sent by a Children's So
ciety to the far West. His friends and
relatives appealed to 1.-THE Evening
World, 70 rescue him. A short but hard
legal battle was fought, and within few
weeks the boy was restored to the care
of those who were willing and able to
care for him.
No 5.-That noble charity, the Sick
Babies Fund, had its inception in this
year: Dr. Charles n. Cox, a physician
of we'll known ability, was engaged to
go around among the crowded tene-
ments and care for such little sufferers
as he should find. He worked hard ard
faithfully. but at the end of the season
reported that his efforts compared to
the actual need, were as unavailing as
marble cast against the rock of Gibral,;
tar. The following Summer a corps OF
physicians was sent out and the public
was invited to help in the work by
defraying expenses of the doctors.
Each year since then has seen an IN;
this Summer the fund closed with
total sum of nearly $4,000 received; To
give a better idea of the magnitude OF
the work look at the figures. The first
year DR.. Cox visited JG2 families and
! prescribed for 2s3 tiny patients. This
year the corps visited several hundred
thousand families, and II is estimated
that fully 10000 babies were saved from
an untimely grave or rescued from a
! lingering illness, which. II neglected