New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-05
HOME FOR GIRL CRIPPLES.
NEW BUILDING TO AID THE WORK OF
SISTERS OF THE ANNUNCIATION.
A DELIGHTFUL OLD MANSION ON WASHINGTON
HEIGHTS WILL. BE READY FOR OCCUPANCY
IN oCTOBER-AIMs OF THE


INSTITUTION.
The new building OF the home established BIZ the
Sisters OF the Annuncistion for crippled and In
durable children Is az No 5is West One-hundred-
and-ffty second-st 1t will be ready for occupancy
by October l. The patients were moved about
two months ago from their old quarters. No q
West Ninety fourth-st, 10 the summer home At
Riverbank Conn. There were eighteen inmates,
and the old building was too small
The Sisters give their entire time and attention
TO the care OF their patients. Only girls are re-
ceived. and these between the ages OF four and
fourteen Most OF them are sent from the hospitals
after being pronounced incurable At the homo
the best medical treatmen is provided by q resi-
dent physician, DR.. ". S. McMurdy, and when
necessary, by the consulting orthopedic surgeon.
DR.. T. Hastead Myers.
few cases come through the aid societies and
through charitable persons. Most OF the patients
are children of the poor. but some OF the most
pitiful those who have been deprived for other
reasons than poverty of necessary care or protec-
tion
The summer home IL st. Elizabeth House. At
Rverbank, seven miles from Stamford. Conn., This
includes. besides an ideal summer cottage, some
twenty-five acres of land, where every form OF
amusement possible for the little crippes is pro-
vided. Here they are taken by several OF the Sis
terS the first OF May. and remain until October
DELIGHTFUL OLD MANSION.
The new house IL we'll adapted for the purpoeA
II Is an old-fashoned residence, with large rooms
and verandas on three sides. II is divided into
four roomy wards. Office. dining room play
rooms. classrooms. where the children who arc
able 10 study are taught every morning and a
cosey little chapel The entire house has been put
in perfect order. There polished floors and
comfortable little wicker rocking-chalrs in the
playrooms. There Is large yard. which Is to be
laid out In flower gardens and Fairgrounds.
PLENTY OF TOYS
The playrooms filed with toys Of all descrp-
tons which have not yet been unpacked for the
homecoming. The children have many toys
Christmas have a large tree for them and
each child receives a number OF presents besides
those that are sent from outside friends and diff
ferent guilds. They happy set OF children
as you would find anywhere and they always I'm
prove when they come TO us when they have
been given up hopeless by the hospitals. Occa
sionally OF our little 'ncurables becomes en-.
tirely cured which is. Of course. an occasion Of
great rejoicing for But the greatest improve.
ment is a moral one. often they from the
not the chance OF outside influences that healthy
one enjoys in the schools and with other children.
We have few OF children who have been
hopelessly afflicted by blows from drunken parents.
one cannot expect such children 70 have any idea
OF right or wrong. but they gradually learn. and
become docile when with us.
There are nineteen children at present At st.
Elizabeth House. and the new home VIII accom-.
modate many mOre-just how many VIII not ~
known until the wards have been arranged.