The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-12
HELP FOR CUBAN ORPHANS.
WHAT Az ACTIVE SOCIETY mas
Accom- PLISHED ~ ONE YEAR
schools and kindergarten Founded Work
similar TO That Of the University end Col.
icse settlement Communication Received
From Gen. Wood and Gen, Iudlow.

HsO" eu "VVu anu Ven. Ludlow.
The first annual meeting OF the Cuban Orpho,
Society was held yesterday in the assembly
room Of the United Charities Building in E,s,
Twenty-second street, with Gen. Franci, Y.
Greene. the President, in the chair Ma or-G.p.
William Ludlow. who recently returned from
Cuba, WINS present.
Secretary Bucks read the report Of the Board
OF Trustees II said that Miss Laura u On +,
woman of experience in Red Cross work.
was sent TO Cuba In May, 1899. viii,
a secretary and a trained nurse 70
take charge OF the work for the Cuba,
orphans. She had opened a settle men, NJ
Santa Maria del Rosario. thirteen miles from
Havana, and il had been conducted on IN, rl,,
o college and university settlements. 4 nor.
NAL kinderzarten class and a model kinder
garten had been established at HAVANA
An orphanaye caring for lO7 chid-e,
had been opened at Remedies, in A
district devastated by Gen. Wevlcr.
teacher and a Kindergarten had been sent 70
take charge Of tho educational work Of IN,
three large municipal asylums AZ Cienflecos.
and a kindergarten had been established i,
connection with a similar .orphanage u; Oman.
tanaIno. The society had emphasized edlca-
tlonal. effort at all times. as was shown bv
the fact that ont of twenty employees
ten were engaged in such enterprises, In add.
ton to the head worker and her immediaie
stan. Two trained nurses, two superinteu-
dents. one friendly visitor. one housekcepcr. q
dentist and a carpenter completed the stat.
The society, the report continued did not
propose 10 establish institutions for the care q;
large numbers Of ,%liltren. as both il and m,
Government considered this duty as belonging
I , the inSular authorities. The policy o. IN.
society wa. 10 start settlements, kinder.
gartens and other educational centres IN
a. many towns, Of the island as possible.
The Christmas sale held in the Waldorf-Astoris
in December had netted 5000 and the Chi.
dren's National Easter Festival. which closed
April Fl. had brought in more than s25,O0o In
had been raised The work Of tn,
society had be'n successful largely because
oi the generous cooperation Of the. military
ana Gvil apth9nties Of the island; where excel
by Gems Wood, Ludlow and Wilson and their
associates The trustees declared that ths
society would turn all lis work over 10 ihs
Government in the near future.
William Wardwell. the treasurer. reported
that the expenditures during the past year
were 1897, There is s3I. 900 on hand
John = tanre announced that Mrs. Mary
Hatch Willard. who made the Cuban fair a sue
cause Of the death Of a relative. Mr..
Faure read the report she had pre-.
pared Gen, Greene made n short
rdqress teI,ng OF Tie importance @ edrcat rs
he trustees had adopted thank ng Mrs Willari
Tor her work IN rsttinR m the fair. The irus-
ices, he "A d, had personally bought n fine silver
vas" 10 present To her
Gen, Greene then called on Gen. Ludlow "a
make a few remarks. Gen. Ludlow said ths
society had done splendid work In Cuba, as he
could assert from his own observation. VI
other association had done SO much good there.
Gen, Greene read a letter from Governor Gem
eral Wood Of Cuba commencing the socierys
work in the island,