New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-12
CUBAN WOMEN FORM A CLUB.
SOCIETY OF MERCY. ORGANIZED HERE.
WILL CONTINUE IN HAVANA.
osrpcrs: FIRST AID TO STARVING REcovCES-
TRADoe: THEN 4 PERMANENT CTEAR1-
TAR1.N RODY IL CI-RA

TfRsF BODY IN CUBA
Tn. Cuban women 81 this ctv or moro properly
speaking those who have left their country on &C
count OF the and are Twins at present In New
York have organized society for the relief Of
their suffering compa triOts. The victims % Wey
l.r's ''reconcen tration" counted by thousands
Tho immediate object Of this relief association Is
70 provide clothing for these unhappy creatures,
hut 80 ultimate aim Is 10 expand into large char
table Institution for the aid % women and CHI
dren. Tho headquarters arc 10 he IN Havana A
dlspensary where food and clothing a. well as
medicines. will he distributed. day nursery and
employment agency will be conducted on the
plan o. the most approved American institutions
General Julio Sanguily who went 10 Cuba last
May with large contingent Of his countrymen,
wrote 20 his wife. that time IN NCwYork. the
most narrowing o. riptions OF the misery OF tho
Cuban women P~d children ST OF them widows
and orphans They focked by hundreds 70 his
camp hopinr that he had brought them some aid
from tho ted States. which to them represents
the minis ring angels OF charity and mercy. Many
o. them were all hut naked. and their distress was
hevord telling The young soldiers Of tho OK
petition gave them shirts. underclothes. hsndker-
chiefs waterproofs-in fact. every stitch Of th"ir
own wearing apparel they could spare. and much
81 that which was almost ~ absolute necessity to
themselves
I'm the name ~ Heaven +hN General.
'rnter.st The kind hearts ~ cuban women I'm
N.v-York IN behalf of our unfortunate sisters
here" The letter shown hy Mrs SAuguiv ~
rorne ~ her friends and the result the forra-
fson 81 the A.ociscl6n Guiana dc Ia Msericordia-
A number women work collecting cast-oT
clothing and buying new. and this packed into
boxes and shipped 20 Cuba tho first
province was opened. Numerous cases have been
cent IN Santiago de Cuba Gihara and Havana, hut
the good work has only begun, and the cry for help
{. sppalfnC.
Mr.. SanEuiIv and her sister Mrs Fdelberto
PARTS being prominent society leaders IN FIa-
vana have succeeded in interesting the most in
rusntial women IN Cuba and tho society Is now
rrrnlv an It's feet Branches have already boon
e~ta hlished In PARIS, where Their" is a large and
wealthy Cuban colony and IN segoral cities OF the
United States
Mr.. jose MART. widow ~ the great Cuban pa
'-ot is the honorary president. tho honorary vie
president being Mrs Nicolas de Cardeuss who is
The head Of the Paris branch. The president is
Mr. = Echartt: Mira Edchorto FARES vice
president: Mrs Nontalvo de Mendoza treasurer;
Mrs Lnis A. Bsralt, recording secretary. ana Nj
6rdntors arc Mre Richard FsrrtS. Mr. Ramundo
Menocal. Mrs. +. Edclmann Mrs. Carlos l'alfaga,
donations of clothing and money are solicited. and
may be sent To the president. Mrs. p T. tcna0";
AZ IN. Hotel san Reno Central Park Nes' and
Seventy-Afth-st
The members arc working yigorogg;y for He
psrss - asitate the question there, Mr.. Sancuiy
snS Mrs Mendoza overseeing matters ~ ia.
vana Agents have been appointed a. qln'I .d
attend rs proper distribution. Mrs.. Il. f,lr.
within a few DAYS Mrs EchartH ana 4 stan o.
aids remain in New-York to look aiter ms enc o'
There I. no woman's club in cuba. and IT. IS In
tended that this. the nrst "a Women
rtude carried exclusively bH Io. 49, ~V''a, ,d
shall be the pioneer Of new state OF tHeS, bno
,hs !, shall qP TI be- long sT tme before me ~a
Tavaged island enlfrges from want ana t
Asocacon cvSana o de ia factors in ac
compl!shing this end.