The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-10
WITH ROSE HAWTHORNE LATHROP.
Cancer Hospital Where Hawthorne's
DAUGHTER COnsccrates Her Life.

Springfield Republican.
1t is on Cherry Street-accOrding to Julian
Ralph one of the most congested streets OF
the world. where, 100, murders were as
usual as receptions on Fifth avenue-that
Rose Hawthorne Latbrop has gained a per-
manent home for the cancer hospital begun
and carried on by her: To reach 1T from
the residence portion or New YORK one mas
to penetrate long stretch OF Sums. "A con-
slant procession of deformed and debased
humanity passes its door. Around the home
there dwells a population physically and
morally cancerous. The streets form a
Kaleidoscope of Indebtedness. Saloons al
ternate with rag and junk shops filled with
the debris and cast-of hnery OF the great
city. Sore-eyed, half naked children make
ceaseless clamor; detected women congre-
gate in the doorways; everywhere hopeless
misery showing itself in the dropping form
and languid eyes. The hospital is an old
four-story brick building containing eight
cen rooms. 1t has no institutional features,
it is but home where the sick are ten
derly>cared for.
Mrs. Iathrop met me at the door. fair
petite. round-faced woman with keen.
bright eyes Her cordial unaffected ed, man. nan
that she is fitted to gain the confidence or
both rich and poor. She makes a whole
some CHEEKY picture snd co IN tae UNIFORM serT
ants of Relief-a coarse linen with white
turned-back cuffs, 'kerchief crossed Puri-
tan fashion on her breast ana cap , 1l oia .S
loss of the beautiful hair sacrificed for n.y.
gienic reasons. / was ushered into the din
ing room, an uncarpeted, unadorned apart
ment shabby couch, deal table and chairs
comprising the furniture, but rendered
homelike by a few sacred pictures and a
case Of books. The window looked out into
buildings, the brick walls festooned with
the weekly wash of many families. In the
center Of the Plot WAS garden o pea w nTgn5
decently clad, her face bound TO conceal the
disfiguring disease. stopped lovingly over
them.
When Mrs. Lathrop was called from the
room turned to the bookcase, for one felt
that there might be found the inspiration
that had caused one so gifted TO turn from
friends society. culture and all that made
life beautiful, and devote herself TO Work
so utterly repugnant as the nursing OF dis
eases. The titles were suggestive. Lives Oh
Elizabeth of Hungary; devotional books:
Faber's hymns. let Us Follow Him. ="
How to Comfort the Sick In the parior
the last rites OF the church to a dying pa
tent On the second floor were several pa
tents in rooms simply but comfortably fur-
nfshed: between the two rooms a small ora
tory One old woman was lying on bed.
too far gone to notice anything. but another
was garrulously eager TO tell Of her pains,
and the relief Mrs. Lathrop had given her.
Mrs Lathrop, in frank and unassuming
way, is ready to tell of her work, yet you
feel thai there is a world OF quiet reticence
thing of this kind was needed she said.
land wanted to do some good With the
little end Of life that was left me. To pre-
pare for Ii j took a course I'm the New York
cancer hospital. The hardest thing was
the breaking away from friends i live so
utterly out OF their way that they can rare
ly come TO me- and every moment Of my
time Is filled by the demands of the sick
around me- Letters from my dearest friends
have to be unanswered. l was here for
three months before 1 went as high as
Twenty-third street-then the contrast
struck me 50 that l felt angry and rebellious
over the wealth represented by the ruling
CARRIAGES u the rich could only go even 8