New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-13
FOOD FOR THE SICK POOR.
"A CHARITY WHICH CANNOT DEMORAL-
IZE IT'S BENEFICIARIEs."
BY RESTORING HEALTH TO THE INVALID.
COURAGE Is GIVEN WITH WHICH TO
MEET LIES PERPIExITIEs AND
TO AID OTHERS IN TURN.


TO AID OTHERS IN TURN
The New-York Diet Kitchen Association held It's
twentv-nfth annual meeting yesterday. at the home
OF Mrs J Henry Lane No. l3l East Twenty-hrst-
ST This charity one OF the most active In the city
was organized in March. 1873. under the name OF
The New-York Diet Kitchen" with the object OF
relieving the destitute sick. and experimenting the
aid given by physicians. whose attendance Is ofteh
rendered futile by the lack Of proper 1000 TOT the
patients under their treatment
With this object and under this name the or
ganizaton worked for eleven years. when the pres
ent name was assumed the change being made al
Special Term Of the Supreme Court OF the State OF
New-York before Justice A. r Lawrence
Both men and women members OF the asso-
citation the object OF which was not altered Inc
work done during the last year is set fortn IN the
address OF Mrs Henry Willard. who presided yes
terday. After a few Introductory remarks Mrs'
Willard said
would ike TO say a few words regardlng me
beneiccnt character Of the work and IN praise .,
those who longer with us, but VINO mace y, ~
part Of the devotion of lifetime 10 insure ''
The words diet kitchen" hardly express fully
the fact that give milk beer tea tnu',V Oh, 80,
rice. farna and sometimes eggs 10 the SICK Pooi
a substantial aid TO the doctors In the dispen-
sary districts Inc physican rs ff ,cSens and ac-
cept gratefully all that We can give tnein 1000
ing often far more necessary than medicine. lnIs
is surely a work which cannot demoralze It's oene-
hciaries, and which raises them 10 conoluon ol
struggle on in their hard lot in life. We cannot
even surmise the amount of good done TO me chlI-
dren, especially during the exhausting neat Oh SUM-
mer but /; is on grand scale and We may wei.
be proud of IT, Every possible care Is taken 70
prevent fraud and the machinery required lOt ths
work is simple and inexpensive, and the renel
Of those suffering so direct ana wei cohLrpIIeu,
that f. cannot fail 10 appeal TO any one VINO Is
we'll informed about II.
Among he women who from the beginning gave
their valuable time wise counsel and tireless en-
ergy 10 the establishment and continuance Oh uIe
diei kitchens must be mentioned the name OF
Abby Hopper Gibbons. who for twenty-one years
Grafton to the work was characteristic Of one VINO
gave her heart and soul to help the needy wher-
power. There limit to her generous sym
pathy for the unfortunate. nor was II connnen 10
race or creed sex Age could not camp her
ardOr in a just cause. and NJ eighty she couI1
tourney to Albany o plead for the appoint ment OF
women as police mstrons and urge the passage OF
the bill. Marvellous woman know OF no peter
wonuuent TO her memory than the love and graft
tude Of her fellow beings. who were blessed by her
unselfsh life and great deeds and inspired by her
Associated with her az treasurer. for long
series Of years was Mrs Anna {. Smile. whom to
OF the association pla ed US under heavy deot OF
gratitude and her loss has been sincerely mourned
The list Of departed associates is long one, IN
GLIDING Mrs. Robert Hoe. Miss Julia Gibbons Mrs
/ Charles NJ Peck Mrs Francis p Freeman, Mrs
/ G. L. Tiffany and Mrs. George W. Crossman and
we need to-day others TO worthy fill their places
seniors in the work and | need only mention the
names Of Mrs. Adolph Rusch. Mrs William n
Wickhsm Mrs Chares Wsro1s MISS ISIS M al Tnf X
and others to be Of your sympathetic APP
To zach and every member Of the Board we wish
| 10 express our warm thanks for their hearty CO.
| operation. and the hope that We may an "orK
with redoubed energy IN ne future
! is in many ways n menace 10 our webeing as a
! people.