New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-29

FOR THE FIRST TIME MISS HELEN NJ
GOULDs CHARITY PUBLICLY STARTED
on ITS SEASONS WORK.

GOIIIlPS CHARITY PUBLICLY SIAtf1fl'
on ITS SEASONS WORK.
The rain yesterday afternoon did not deter about
two hundred well-known society people from al
tending the first public opening OF Woody Crest
Miss Helen Miller Gould's beautiful home for Grip
Piled children OF NewYork at Tarrytown-on-the-
Hudson Its name is singuiarly appropriate FOR
the home stands upon the crest o. a high NIL
thickly covered with trees and foliage. the only
cleared places being the lawn IN front OF the house
and the garden on the hillside
There surrounded by all the comforts OF country
life were yesterday twenty rosy-cheeked and
Drowned little girls. who only a few days ago were
pale-taced crippes in the Hospital FOR the Ruptured
and Crippled AS Dr. Gibney said It was plain 10
be seen how happy the children seemed, and how
well they enjoyed their country retreat
Although the institution has been in active opera
ton for several years yesterday its first public
opening day which fact IS due 10 Miss Goulds dis
Ike OF publicity. The exercises were held on the
lawn under large tent. The Rev. DIT. John \.
Ingham. pastor Of the Irvington Presbyterian
Church. presided and introduced the speakers.
The exercises begun soon after o'clock
with the singing Of the war song "TentinG tho
Old Camp Ground" by the children. Or. Edward
r shaw the dean Of the New York University
school OF Pedagogy. was the frs: speaker his sub
tect being Manual Training :or Children" He
was followed by Dr. Virgil T. Gibney surgeon-in-
chief OF the Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled
children who spoke Work for Crippled Chill
dren."
After the singing o. original sons entitled "on
the Shores Of Havana" 10 the air or 'On me
Banks Of the Wabash" DR.. E. r L. Gould. pres-
dent Of the City and Suburban Homes Company,
gave an address on The New Philanthropy. In
speakng Of the work of caring for the children Dr.
Gould said that such work in close touch with
nature was the most useful, and on II depended a
better generation to come.
Mrs Lucy s. cambridge. Of the New-York city
Mission was the last speaker She delivered an in
teresting address "Glimpses Of Home Life IN
Tenements" The programme ended with the sing
ing OF America" by the audience, after which re-
freshments served and the visitors were
shown thrown the house and grounds - . a.,
Among those present were Miss Could MIS-
George Gould. OF Lakewood Mrs. RusseI! sage 1r..
Henry VI Baird, Dr. and Mrs John p Mum, MISS
Rs Mrs Charles a Gardner. Mrs. p r colgate,
.Irs Edward G. Janeway and Miss JaneWav. OF
New-York Mrs O. NJ. Treat OF Chicago; Miss Nc
Connie Of Troy: Mrs Leffngwel. OF Honkers. the
Rey DIT Eliphalet Potter Miss VI. Y. Orton, presi-
dent OF Robins Nest. Mrs. Edwin Gould. Mrs VIII
lam Lanman Bull. Mrs. William orion. James
Orton and Mr.. and Mrs. Guiteau. Of irving on the
Rev ] Seden Spencer Frank Gould. the Rev.
Arthur F Mabon Miss c. f. Mason. Mrs John y.
Archbold the Misses Archbod. Mr.. ana MIS-. Fer
djnand Mangod Mr.. and Mrs Robert a. Paueson,
TIE Rev Arnold II Reddng. Mrs 4. D. Brink,
Mrs r G Eastneh. Mrs. Joseph Eastman: Mrs
Robert Graves Mrs. Charles Vanderbilt and Mrs
y Holbrook OF TarrytOwn, and Wills T. Lonsge