New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-26
FOR MOTHERS AND BABES.
A NETWORK HOSPITAL AND IT'S WORK
AMONG THE POOR.
FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS THIS INSTITUTION
HAS SENT OFT HELPERS TO CARRY

FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS THIS INSTITUTION
HAS SENT OFT HELPERS TO CARRY
AID TO THE DESTITUTE.
Nearly two hundred women ga hered at the home
Of Mrs Frederic Bronson. no. IA Madson-ave,
yesterday morning to listen to Miss 5 G. Very,
who gave an illustrated musical lecture for the
beneht OF the Lying-In Hospital. at Secondary"
and Seventeenth-st Miss very's lecture was en-
titled "a Musical Renaissance and 1t was listened
to with much interest.
Mrs Bronson IS president OF the Ladies Aux-
iary to the Lying-ln Hospital. and she has ar
ranged with Miss Very to give series OF lectures
at her home. for the benefit Of the mothers ana
babes who become guests Of the hospital.
As this year marks the Tooth OF the Society OF the
Lyng-In Hospital % the City If New-York, a
voluminous report has been prepared to do justice
70 the centennial anniversary. II contains a fac
sime Of the original appeal circulated during Oc-
tober. 1873. with the signatures OF the SUBSCRIBERS
among whom are Alexander Hamilton and De wiz
Clinton. 1t also has a picture OF the city Hotel.
where the society first organized. and a com
mittee appointed to draft constitution
Flfty-one thousand one hundred and seventeen
children, according the report, were born IN the
Borough Of Manhattan during the last year. and
twenty-three thousand eight hundred and ninety
two mothers were una pay for medical treat :
ment-
| Some Of the specific cases noted are the follow
| Ing
No Ridge-st.-A very pitiful case. Patent
had but few rags to cover herself and BABY Sy
| lying d mattress without sheet hus-
| wife. whom he seemed fond ~. Two little children
running around In rags A loaf OF Ol5ch Dredu
on the table and nothing else To eat. They were
| most thankful for the assistance OF ScruD-wOfnai
| who Will 20 every day for while I'll patient Is
strong The husband had diet ticket, when NJ
| intended the little boy TO take to The hospital on
| return from school. They had not cent 1lil
during my visit collector came for tho rent. lcil
two sheets, tin OF milk. oatmeal and q cents on my
| first visit They much IN need, ana really graf
| full people Second visit found scrub woman JUS
| finished her work: everything clean Took s."
OF BABY clothes for baby and the father put goWr
at baby. The other two children In rags
| Sent a message to Eghth-st.. begging for assist
| ance for the family In the way Of clothes ihlro
| visit found scruD-wOman had made every NM
| comfortable. The could not get clothes IRON
| Eighth-s,.: the mother begged for some hlng io
the children eat. and said she required no 1000
| for herself left the man ~ cents. fourtn NlSl
found patient suffering and unable TO eat: nus oaie
! very anxious sent him for doctor. and gave mn
Is cents for soup meat Took six yards OF gin8h
| % cents. to make the little ones some aprohs
| There are five children. 49,,
No. n BroOme-st.-Poor and dirty Ta.ieh
| made no complaint. but she had no one TO clear
| or help her Husband good-for- nothing, out, o
| work and doing nothing for his sick wiie-fouid
| too much trouble to take diet ticket 70 nos
| pital though his wife had nothing to eat Inc pa
| tient WAS tina nkfu TO have help or scruo-"oHan
! who will attend 10 her for n while every DAY
| No +43 East st.-Husband nad eon'
| to the war. four children living; sister-f
| law was looking after the patient The paten