New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-14

ENCOURAGING REPORTS MADE FROM
ALL THE AUXILIARIES.
WITH NEARLY $4,000 IN ITS TREASURY THE
woMrN's PATRIOTIC RELIEF ASSOCIATION

WITH NfARb1 S4W' IN iio irN~N7N''- '>
woMrN's PATRIOTIC RELIEF ASSOCIATION
BEGINS IT'S WINTER WORK
The Women's Patriotic Relief Association held us
regular weekly meeting at the Manhattan Ho'ei
yesterday morning. The attendance was large ana
the members enthusiastic about carrying on ther
work through the winter. Mrs. Ralph Trautman
presided Miss Mary A. Phillips acted as record
ing secretary and Miss Florence Guernsey as cor
responding secretary.
Mrs George W. Powers, assistant treasurer re-
norted that the money in the treasury amounted
10 g 1883
Mrs Robert McVickar chairman Of the Mount
Vernon auxiliary made an interesting report or the
work done by that auxiliary. A trained nurse ana
orderly have been kept In private hosN'l III
Mount Vernon to care for number ~ sick soldiers
II has also sent supplies to various places where
they were needed The auxiliary viii close al 'he
end OF this month.
Mrs Trautnan said that this auxiliary had been
particularly generous IN sending supplies 10 Mon
tauk while the association had its tent a. that
p1ace and II had also sent contributions TO the
distributing bureau. in Eighth-ave. rising vote
o. thanks for good work done was extended 10
Mrs. McVickar
Mrs James scrimgeour chairman Of the Borough
OF Brooklyn Auxiliary, rel ed that the WORK IN
her district progressing. Ihis auxlhsrE 'ulieu
in 10 the treasury a check for $500.
A letter was received from Mrs. Charles Carroll,
Of Staten Island stating that fifty sick soldiers
were lateN taken 70 lne 4ndiiH" IpeP4'"'' INV
members Of the association decided to visit them
and provide for their comfort.
A letter from Mrs j. f. L. Davis was read. con-
tanning an offer Of three cottages at Nyack. donated
by Mrs. A c. Armstrong. Mrs Davis gave the
cottages 10 be used for the comfort OF sick sol
diers that mieht be sent there by the association
She also offered to retain the maron there 10 take
care OF the
Mrs j. Hull Browning said she could care for
q number. of families of absent soldiers at her
home IN Tenafy y !. This offer was accepted
with many thanks and the association arranged
to send three families there to-day. Mrs. Browning
is 20 care for these people one month.
CUBANs STARVING.
A letter was received from Mrs Sampson, wife
of Admiral Sampson. who is a member Of the
Women's Patriotic Relief Association. 1t was writ
ten from Los Toscos, and tells Of thousand
starving Cubans who need instant aid. Anything
donated should be addressed to Lieutenant Marsh,
United States Navy. United States steamer Reso-
lutte Havana for Los Toscos
Mrs. s. 3. Lathrop offered her services where
It might be necessary assistant nurse DR..
Frank Pratt. No. l5S West one hundred-an twenty
eghth-st.. for treating soldiers families free OF
Mrs Charles II. Brush was elected auditor Miss
Barkers o rhe s r Sa ne
Mrs. Charles A. Stein was unanimously elected IN
Charles Aver Whipple through Mrs. S. d. Miller,
has donated oil painting The Little Readg5,
pictur, is valued at 500 and the women are anxi-
Gus TO sell for a good sum, TO add TO their treas
Whipple's studio the Sherwood Building. No. IS
West Fifty-seventhst.. where those interested are
invited to call and see 1t. Mrs Samuel HawI.y
Olmstead. chairman of the hospital work Of me
Brooklyn Auxiliary. reported a sad case OF man al
the Long Island College Hospital. that OF a soldier
who is partially paralyzed from the effects Of his
and dying s has s m MONEY e see Go f having
been paid for five months He LEFT me httle one VINO
Is and half years old at Louisville, ny. The
mother died TWO months before he enlisted The h
association voted TO send for the child and me
-bn hos hee q
with it, Mrs Howard Carroll and Mrs. John
Seymour offered 10 pay the expenses OF the woman
and child while they are In this city. and Mrs.
bringing them here. The members are parucn-
larry interested in this case and the coming OF the
baby viii be eagerly looked for.
Another pathetic case brought 10 the attention OF
the associs ton is that Of woman who entered
Hahnemann Hospital. Brooklyn. YESTERDAY with a
letter from Mr.. Downs. The woman : husnalid' Il
member Of the list Regiment. i'll, and died be-
fore She was able TO him brought TO Il hos
pital Being in delicate condition the mock
81 his death affected her such extent that be
fore she had been at the Hahnemann Hospital two
hours she was delivered of still-born babe.
--he following is the report Of Mrs Samuel Dun
can Miller chairman of the distributing bureau at
30 ~ Eighth-avo: thursday last fed p families,
SATURDAY 10G' Tuesday. % a1d Wednesday. ~;
total lM families including in all 1+ persons.
Distributed i'm ono week AZ lodyos Of bread:
barrel OF rolls, 05 pounds 9i rice no POUNDS %i
sugar ll3 pounds OF coffee. - pounds OF Tea ~
cakes of SON l03 pounds Of starch. s. OF milk.
s. pounds OF oa meal 80 pounds Of pork and beans
g. pounds OF kidney beans, one ana ohe-hdH DaIFeIs
~ no,afoes and orc barrel Of turnips.
Donations FOR the last week were: lee every day
from the Independent Ice Company go pounds Of
bread and roll. from T. II stanford. No $50 sixth
ave. box Of beans. from Mrs. Schw1o' lrVihSton,
~ clothes from Mrs j. w Patterson. Soabrieht.
y J. ..,,,, nil, no b,, my,
Thursday al the usual hour and place