New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-19
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THE TENEMENT HOUSE CHAPTER OF KINGS
DAUGHTERS AND SONS APPEALS FOR FUNDS.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: once again we desire to bring before your
readers the needs OF the Tenement House Chapter
OF the Kings Daughters and Sons. at No. II Madi-
son-st. This is the fifth summer OF our caring lot
referred to US by the summer corps OF physi-
clans OF the Health Board-nursng the SICK seho-
ing to the country hundreds OF Children deica'e
girls convalescents. weary mothers ana ageo pee
ple; CARRYING on during the remainder OF the year
the friendly visiting. district nursing Nhoergar'eh'
clubs and classes which the natural outgrow'n
OF such ministries 1t would be easy TO appear 10
the generosity of your readers by the recital OF IN
cidents pathetic and humorous, that nave oceu'i'u
in the course Of work. but IL seems u US .ia'
sounder basis for request for the cooperauoh vi
those who have money Is found In the reciproca,o"
OF those who have none-our neighbors down mere
on the East Side.
For examnle a woman whom had carried
through a time of trouble but had afterward iost
sight Of wrote to tell us that she had founo "oiN
In one of the seaside charities. oherms 10 'ane
special care Of any sick children we might sehu
there A desperately poor mother whom we iia'
arranged 10 send to hospital for an operation
uniting her children into institutions the WINE
hegged us 70 accept her boys hat. which ne wouid
no, need and which would help Us In providing an
outfit for some Fresh Air. boy. woman IN our
Nothers Club whose BABY nau uIeu, .ivus" ~
nearly destitute that the s. her empty papy car
rage would have brought her would nave Deen a.
500 TO one more prosperous. insisted on si.I"s II
10 us as a thank Offering for our services 10 ner
that we might have II to lend 10 some happle.
mother-happier in that her sick BABY was not yet
dead-as we are often called to 90. . IT., 49,
some of these friends Of ours delight 70 help US
in an emergency On Saturday night we tound our.
selves with a strange family on our hahds we SEM
them with a dollar to pay for BOARD 10 wlaow
whose only support Is the 81 80 her niue Doy eiis
she kent them until Thursday for love, tnat we
might have time to way clear ana 90 you
think we could offer to pay her? II So you DO not
know friends. =, - ,ox r.,d.r,ng
circle crippled girl whom we sent TO the country
returned by accident. earlier than we d o;
There was no one TO meet her ana she couu no.
walk two steps alone The trainhands found an
invalid chair and wheeled her to the Terry BOAT.
0ne Of them crossed with her and wheeled her
home So the colored stewardess on steampoa, T.
when one of our poor little Fresh AIT babes uleu,
took the mother and her pitiful burden home WIN
her made all needful ARRANGEMENTS, ana reiusTu
any reward but the happiness OF DONG II III Ills
Name. =, ,,. .h.. MA ora In
the centre OF sphere OF hepfulness whose CIR III
ference is far beyond our wisdom u ihsIuurs,, VIC
believe many OF your readers VINO VIII De siau " W
co-onerate in a work whose blessings are tnose ol
Fellowship in service. They can do IL by he'p"s
mn our treasury. II Is now entirely empty;,ro>,
JACOB A. RIlS
No II Madison-st.. New-York. Aug. IL 1870