New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-01
HELPING AFFLICTED ONES.
WOMENs AUXILIARY TO GUILD FOR
CRIPPLED CHILDREN FORMED
THE BOARD or ACKNOWLEDGMENT
ors Contributions MADE

rietta Industrial School at 40 e2i West Sixty
third-st. met there yesterday morning and formed
the Women Auxiliary 70 the Guild for the Grip
pied Children Of the Poor 81 New-York City" The
object Of this auxiliary IS 20 better the conditions
OF these unfortunate children IN every possible
way Before the organization session the women
visited the school on the second floor. heard the
children sing and saw them march or carried OUT
10 the dining room for their bread and soup.
Little Rosie Williams. who Is crippled that she
cannot walk. took her first mouthful Of soup. and
then that baby Willie. A little fellow Of four.
incased IN d plaster body cast and head harness.
could not eat. She Immediately stopped her lunch
con and fed him all Of his soup before she
tured 20 finish her BY this little act OF kind
ness and ;noughtfulness she became eligible 70
membership in The Tribune Sunshine Society. and
before all OF the women and the school and teach
she decorated by Mrs. Arthur Elliott Fish.
president Of the Crippled Children Branch Cf The
Tribune Sunshine Society. with the pin Of the
ciety. The child was proud II she had re
ceived the badge OF the Legion OF Honor.
Mrs John " Post who the announcement
IN The Tribune OF October % about forming the
auxiliary. came In from Westbury Station Long
Island. with a big box Of chrysanthemums tied into
little bouquets FOR the children. which made them
all happy, and they were able 20 eat their lunch
con with flower decorated table
Mrs. Fish announced that there would be served
G Thanksgiving dinner for them az the school, also
that there would be a special session q the school
on every Saturday thereafter. which there would
be pretty young girls TO entertain and amuse them.
This Will be only three hour session. and the
Vagonette Will come for them and take them home
again as IS usual school days The children
sang song Tor the company about little birds that
lonFed 10 fly which one woman said was so pa
theric Notwithstanding their bright. smiling faces.
that She had 10 leave the room, while the tears
ran down the faces Of those who were brave
enough 10 remain.
The organization meeting called 20 order IN
the assembly room by DIT Hegeman. Mrs Samuel
Duncan Miller was made secretary pro tenn Or.
Heeernan announced the object OF the meeting and
Mrs Blood Miss Barker and Mrs Fish were APP
pointed fl Committee on Constitution. The COM
rnittee withdrew 20 consult and report.
Or Hegemar said that Il was 10 ignorance that
many crpples owed their misfortune. dense sno-
rance on the part Of their parents AMI themselves.
and Jack - proper care A. the proper time. The
prevention OF increase IN the sunerings u these
cripuies was a part OF the educational work which
II VS. desirable 10 do through this auxiliary
The Committee or Constitution made report.
and u was duly adopted Ms Arthur Elliott Fish
was elected president and took the chair The fol-
lowing officers and chairmen o. committees were
elected frs, Tce-president. Mrs. Howard McNuit,
second vice-president Mrs Madeline Rogers. third
v!ce-presidert Mrs. William Tod Hemlth. CORE
spending secretary Miss Florence Guernsey. re-
eordirg secretary Mrs Samuel Duncan Miller;
treasurer Mrs Edward Davis Jones, chairman OF
the Ways and Means Committee. Mrs Charles
Frederick Netting chairman o. the Entertain
ment Committee MIS-. Henry Baldwin FISCHER
chairman OF Purchasing Committee. Mrs Charles
Lincoln Wetherbee. chairman OF Extension of r.
fer.st an the Movement Mrs Frank f. Barker
chairman n Printing Committee Mrs. George
Bowling. chairman q Press Committee. Mrs. J. T.
P0ilon. and chairman Of Decoration Committee
Ms Jacob Hess
The president announced that Dr. George Do"l-
ing offered nis services n any time free Of charge
for any of the little crpples who might need
physicians care. Mrs. F.sh also announced that
Young Ladies Band" had been started with the
object % entertaining the criTQles on Saturday
mornings Those who would furnish the enter
talnrent were all volunteers. This band had not
chosen its name vet bur would do 50 At the next
meeting. Miss Catherine Hastead Is president.
Mis- Fife ADELAIDE Hirsch treasurer, and Miss
Clara Wagner secretary. The first meeting Will be
on next Saturday morning At The Henrietta School
~ o'clock
MIS- Darrach was called for as tho originator q
the work FOR the crppies q the poor and eN-
pressed her delight that so many wonderful plans
were being laid 10 increase the happiness Of these
children.
VIVA, they need most" said she is the ind-
v!duai care and mother love that they miss So
Just what has been done this morning has made
them very. very happy
Mrs Fish added that they also need revolving
desks Ike those in IT, Felix Adler School 50 that
each ae.k and chair miga, be arranged tor the IT.
div.aua. comfort of each child They also need /
better urctcons N0w they have dry bread and I
milk To-day they had soup for the nfst time ana F
they should have butter. apples prunes ana othfr
fruit. piano was also a great need and would /
ada much 70 their happiness. II another &' /
vyae,nette could boz bought. seventy-hye more I
criprlos ~ the neighhorh0od could be helped MIS- /
William J. X Kenny Immediately offered 20 pay /