The evening world., 1894-06-21
Jennie O'NeilI Potter Recites for
the Babies Fund.


FNS WIN 'N' "oe'e
and cost them a very large sum
Of money. The excursion they gave the
Sick Babies Fund has made the dry
goods merchants name n household
world in $500 families.
Preparations had been made for 1900:
there were bergs Of Ice cream, noun
tains of cake and bread and butter and
a grove OF cans filled with fresh
milk. Camp chairs were stacked
on deck by the Committee on
Comfort, and nursery supplies-and there
were sad reasons why they were not
all in requision. Notice of Messrs.
Bloomingdale Bros generous invitation
only allowed two days preparation. and
hundreds who wished to accept could
not get ready. Many were utterly with
out resources. and being too proud to
expose their needs remained away. Ill
ness kept scores at home. and death de-
tained n few. However. nearly 800 were
on the East Twenty-flrst street pier
when the Chancellor threw out her
welcoming g%ang-plank. and 1t would
have done the hearts of the Blooming
dale Bros. good II they could nave heard
the observations of their unknown ad-
mirers. The little boys-such chips Of
manhood as they were-cheered and
yelled n waved their caps.
Here she comes!'
Bully for Bloomingdale Bros"
That's her! A'course. Can't you read
Chancellor on the bow and Blooming
And when they yelled "Hurrah, hur-
rah!' the little girls squaked with them.
The babies who, were not sick or
It: Pretty ship In half a dozen differ
ent languages. Little Mothers" gath.
cred their broods about them and
parents and old people said hundreds of
blessed words, which must come to some
good If prayers on earth are answered on
earth earth, The benef factors Of Of these IonS grateful thst
Is what their hospitality illustrated yes
terday.
Some Of those unfortunate people were
Ing. One woman came from Thompson
street with n baby and two children:
While they were resting a gust of wind
It down the river. and for nearly four
hours the mother fretted over her loss.
Her baby was a yellow little creature.
too weak to open its eyes or move a
complication of bronchial and throat
troubles all Spring, and II It hadn't
been for THE Evening. World" doctor
told the freight hand who tried to res
cue the ticket. One woman. with n
baby about the size Of a milk pitcher.
Sad n,n neo pet }I smss in ei toyw;- ana % " and
n%eighbors. There were white and col
ored, people from Russia. Italy and
Persia. and nearly every cSSuntry be,
with brand-new heirs to their misfor-
tune In arms. who had left invalid
wives at home.
1.-The. Evening World doctor made me
| cOma' ono nf fhaga Fa1lrtnnt nnrppa
said. IT was n case or funeral or fresh
air, and here we are"
Two babies came in willow carriages,
and created quite a futter at the dock.
There were old women carrying grand
babies. with grand children Of eight and
ten 70 lead them, and all were bare 4;
children in the ,broiling, wood-splitting
sun. A lamentable type was the bow
legged child. There must have been thlr-
y odd in the groups that hurried down
faces. sore heads, sore eyes and little
bodies of dead weight In the arms Of Ill,
starred parents, II was a Sick Babies
Fund" excursion-and no mistake about
Tickets were ignored at the gangplank.
Not one presented himself or was
presented who did not deserve the treat
Fund doctors were at the rail on the
lookout for a possible contagious case.
Messrs, Earl and shaughnessy,. repre-
senting the dry-goods merchants, re.
| CelVel the pbESenkeTS, III tlS SiNN 10,
willing hands and got everybody on poarc
in less han no time.
The Chancellor was at the pier at ex'
actly 12.45 o'clock, and In twenty min.
utes time her flags were 1utter1ns anc
she was off towards the sea ~,
The first on board was a little motner
in a pink dress and a brown hat, with o
blue ribbon on her hair and bigger arm
full of baby than she could manage grace
fully. The moment she stepped on deer
she remembered Mamie and Tom anc
went back in the crowd to get them.
A boy with one and three-quarter ear
and an orphaned suspender appeared OF
deck about 1850 o'clock with a plate OF
ice cream in one hand. a spoon In ms
other and a cup cake in his mouth
HIS appearance nearly caused n STAN
pede. When the journey began the sa
loon deck was crowded with imitatoTs
The same caterer who supplies Bloom,
ingdale Bros customers with iuhcl
served the sick babies n their friend:
with the very same dainties.
The trip was down the bay, wher'
half the guests toppled over and wen
10 sleep. II was a great day Tor tn
babies. and II all the blessings come tru
Bloomingdale Bros. Will live TO be IN
greatest men on earth.
The Evening World' extends I'm
measurable thanks to the MessrT
B~loomingdale, and beSs 10 state that IN
, sick babies are a hundred per cent; bet
I ter for their kindness. All the harr
the Fund wishes them Is that not a shiT
waist or a straw hat viii be carrie
E over. NELL NELSON.