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

hnu COST tnefn very lhrBe sum
OF money. The excursion they gave the
Sick Babies Fund has made the dry
goods merchants name a household
world In $500 families.
Preparations had been made for 200:
there were bergs OF Ice cream, noun
tains of cake and bread and butter and
n grove OF cans filled with fresh
milk. Camp chairs were stacked
on deck by the Committee on
Comfort. and nursery supples-and there
were sad reasons why they were not
all In requision. Notice OF Messrs
I'loomingdnle 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. III
ness kept scores at home. and death de-
tained n few. However. nearly 800 were
on the East Twenty-first street pier
when the Chancellor threw out her
welcoming gang plank. and 1t would
have done the hearts of the Blooming
dale Bros good II they could have heard
the observations OF their unknown ad-
mirers. The little boys-such chips Of
manhood as they were-cheered and
yelled and waved their caps.
Here she ComeS!'
"Bully for Bloom!ngdale Bros"
That's her! 4 course. Cant you Eead
Chancellor on the bow and Blooming
dale Bros on the flag, .,, 49,,
And when they yelled "Hurrah, hur-
rnh!" the little girls squaked with them.
The babies who were pot sick :, or
asleep clapped their, hands and called
ent languages. Little Mothers" gath
cred their broods about them and
beamed with cxpectant Joy, and the
blessed words, which must come to some
good If prayers on earth are answered on
earth. The benefact tors of these grateful
people certainly believe in good. for that
terday.
Some OF those unfortunate people were
on the pier at o'clock in the morn
street t, with a baby and two children.
| While they were resting a gust of wind
caught up the red ticket and carried
It down the river. and for nearly four
hours the mother frGtted oyer her loss
! Her baby was yellow little creature.
too weak to open Its eyes or move II
muscle. It had had the measles and a
troubles all Spring, and II It HADN'T
been for THE Evening World" doctor
"Well, we wouldn't all be here she
told the freight hand who tried to res
baby about the size of milk pitcher
came from Jersey city. ana another
had nine pet lambs in tow,her own and
neighbors There were white and col
ored, people from Russia. Italy and
Persia. and nearly every country be
| tween: there were half dozen mcr
| with brand new heirs to their misfor.
tune In arms. who had left invalid
| wives at home.
1.-The Evening World doctor made mi
come" one OF these reluctant nurses
anil nf fNIYN nT frn
air, and here we are"
Two babies came In willow carriages
and created quite a flutter at the dock
There were old women carrying grand
babies, with grand children OF eight ant
ten to lead them. and all We're bare
headed. SO were dozens and dozens o
children in the broiling. wood-splittinl
sun. A lamentable type was the bow
legged child. There must have been thir
" odd in the groups that hurried dow
Twenty-frst street. There were , scr
bodies OF dead weight in the arms OF III
, starred parents. II was n sick Babies
Fund excursion-and no mistake abou
Tickets were ignored at the gangplanh
, Not one presented himself or wa
:. presented who did not deserve the trea
Fund doctors were at the rail- on IN
. look tout for a possible contagious case.
r Messrs. Earl and Shaughnessy. repre-
senting the dry-goods merchants, re
ceived the passengers, and the crew len
WllllnK nanlS ana kOt tNtlSpou ph poA'
: in less than no time.
q The Chancellor was at the pier AT es
> actly 1915 o'clock. and In twenty mir
; utes time her flags were futtering an
y she was of towards the sea
The first on board was little mother
in n pink dress and n brown hat, with
blue ribbon on her hair and bigger arm
fui Of baby than she could manage grace
fully The momcnt she stepped on dec
n | ahr remembered Mamie and Tom, an
went back In the crowd to get them
n a hoy with one and three-quarter eai
d and an orphaned suspender appeared G
deck about ll00 o'clock with plate
ice cream in one hand. spoon IN u
= other and cup cake in MS fnout
( His appearanCe nearly caused stan
q pede, When the journey began the 81
q loon deck was crowded with i'm. tator
e The same caterer who supplies Bioon
e inFaale Bros' customers with lun'
a served the sick babies and their frien'
with the very same dainties;
y The trip was down the bay, whe
half the guests toppled over ana we,
7 10 sleep II was great day Tor u
hablss. and it all the blessings come trl
Bloomingdulc Bros. Will live to be u
- greatest men on earth.
ia The " Evening World" extends II
" Roomingdale and beEs to state that Z
10 sick babies are hundred per cent; of
"a ter for their kindness. All the mar
the Fund wishes them Is that not sh,
waist or straw hat VIII be carr