New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-08
At THE FLOWER MISSION.
DELIGHT WITH WHICH THE RECIPI-
ENTS RECEIVE THE FRAGRANT
BLOSSOMS.

From the beginning Of the Flower Missions work
All Souls Unitarian Church, Twentieth-st and
Fourrh-ave.. has always given the OF rooms
and there yesterday the volunteer workers gath
cred as they gather every Monday and Thursday
during the summer.
From o'clock until the room IN the base
-nent Is busy place. Large tables are covered
with boxes OF flowers and pans OF water into which
they are put when unpacke6 10 'treshen' them for
Tepacking- Great hampers Of bloom stand around
the floor. and the air IS fragrant as a garden
Of roses Yesterday there ten workers all
busily arranging ana tying the heaps OF flowers
into small bouquets Voices were busy. too at
times, but there we're long intervals OF silence be-
cause the thoughts were engrossed by the work
The flowers embraced all OF the ordinary --arie-
Ces-roses, dahlias. peones. pansies forget-nae-
nols' sno~halls, syrtngas feurs de ns-masses OF
splendor and perfume mingled with heaps OF
daisies outtercups and clover picked by the chill
dTeu who want 10 have a share in the work
ne bouquets are arranged = certain system
more OF less elastic. The brightest flowers the
sweetest blossoms are selected for the hospital
patients. Sometimes & superb American Beauty
WI be the centre OF bunch OF field daisies or the
fragrant syrtnga VIII as q background for the
beautiful but odorless feur-ie-lis Something Of
brightness, something OF perfume in every bunch
Is the idea. For the children's schools and rene-
nlents the less beautiful flowers are put aside
To them, daisies and buttercups are as rare a tov
as the more brilliant blossoms
" nen enough bouquets are arranged 10 fl a half
TWO or three Of the workers 20 out with them
They are not light in weight either and arms ara
lame a night and muscles are wearied for much
walking Is necessary The mission workers might
mo hint on that matter n the Boston Flower
Mission where several II the women Interested
send or take their carriages and 90 out with five
and six baskets al a time while others frequently
defray the expense OF hiring a cab TWO for the
distributors
Yesterday morning was devoted 10 institutions.
-F7ar Hons rs F-a
Mission. the New-York Eye and Ear Inhrnarv on
Thirteenth-st-, the City Dtspensary at White and
Centre SIS The East Side Settlement on Seven
ceth-st. Gouverneur. Mount Sinai Seth Israel
Post-fzracuaJe, Bellevue. Hudson Street and the
Skin and Cancer hospitals. West Side Kindergarten
German Industrial School and the Montenore Home
were visited and q man VINO comes from the Gre
InoTne Mission every week went away happy with
& large basket OF flowers to 1e distributed at che
evening service. Ten Bible readers presented
themselves during the Day and went away laden
with baskets for The tenernents in their districts
visit 10 The Montedors Home One-hundred-
nd-thirty-eighta-sr. and Broadway gave an ex
ceileut idea OF the value OF the work
There are people who sheer a. the flower mis-
sion as senumentalism, and say: IT would be
more 10 The purpose 10 give me poor people some
l1 IN 70 ca Il such person should assist in
never again regard Il Dir OF useless sentiment
lis location, overL2oking TIE North River and s:iT
family Of inc1ra1Ie irz;5s @ o 9oI IN us arg
4eaFe lhrtr Deds and 20 whom the trees and river
are only name To the faces OF the moor old
women brighten ~ see The smiles come 10 sad
Gps- TO SEE The trembling hands "a gerfv orlr-
stretch 70 grasp the flowers TO see the 1rtver,7r
mouth -Crul- and them was ne cor
WINGED beyond al gsiusaEtEg that a. that moment
nothing else y All The world could have been so
welcome thar hit OF silly sentiment Some
times rhey did not understand that the Offering
was GIT, and reluctantly shook their heads. then
Ehen some one VINO knew enlightened them rhez-
would put their hands out with a expression OF
glad surprise Those who were able move sh0I-
expectancy. and all receiving the lirrIe bolloer blr
rec away 70 pu- Il IN water one Young girl looked
Tor q moment al the deep crimson rose given 10
her Then her eyes filed with tears she said.
'ff1- Erl-IIl'
n the mems ward # xas TIE same The man an
rr0aenec from al quarters. as they the flowers
and stood half shElv. half hopefully waiting 10 h.
remembered. IN bed law an old man With
white beard. who might have sat FOR picture OF a
prophet he seemed 20 be asleep, and the flowers
were laid gently the bed Opening his ewes he
za" L1em, ana smiled gently. IT IS good
E0olt" ne said feeb--
a-C one TOT. buTVlnE her face in the bunch OF
sv-luEas and pe0ntes. said II smell cologne"
The mission distributes fruit $50. when sent and
yesterday II received q gtt- OF three dozen fans
10Y distribution. More workers greatly de-
sired. particularly II July and August and those
and Thursdays viii ne welcomed gladly. The off
Gers n ma TnlsSiOn Mrs. Louise TDder1iN
CHAIRMAN Miss Ella Z Russell yiCe-chatruan. Mss
raT-E Russell. secretary and treasurer
Executive Committee consisting OF Mrs. Emily
5tesen Chamberlain. Mrs George Campbell Miss
-LTlsSs. Mrs Calvert Fisk. Miss HerZOg. Mrs r. \.
tz-tcans11 Mrs. Emma Jacobs. Miss Julia LaLhers,
1lr5 -1ur--s.l- Starr and MIS-. z. Townsend Miss
AN-pe s II charge OF the distribution