New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-06
HELP GIVEN TO CHILDREN
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NURSERY AND
CHILDs HOSPITAL.

SICK AND FoRsAKEN LITTLE ONES FIND
SHELTER AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WARDS FOR POOR MOTHERS
At the annual meeting of the Nursery and Chrld's
Hospital Lexington-ave and F1fty-frst-st-. held on
Thursday the annual report Of the institution was
read.
During the last yea- SOs women and 30 children
have under its care, varying in length OF
time 5 circumstances proved necessary These
benehciaries IN part supported by the city. but
the repairs buildings and other expenses are
by the generosity OF the friends OF the nursery
Beginning thirty-six years ago as a small day
nursery. where mothers brought their children dur
ing working hours the institution has grown to
be maternity and chIds hospital Women OF all
creeds, Dationalities and positions are received,
sheltered aud nursed during their time OF need
Children forsaken. by circumstances deprived
OF their natural protectors. are fed. clothed and
given the rudinents Of education, which may
able them IN the future TO become seIf-supporting
citizens. The city institution takes mothers with
young children while the older ones are removed
TO the country branch Staten Island. where they
are taught kindergarten and primary education (as
required by the Board Of Education) together with
such manual training they acquire before
the Childrens Aid Society provides them with COM
Portable homes IN the West.
The sight that the eye OF the visitor to the
nursery on Christmas" said Of the managers
TO Tribune reporter. was one long to be re-
membered. There We're seventeen Christmas trees.
edch arranged with the same care and beauty. ami
all laden with gifts for old and young In the sick
ward the children laid in their little white
cred cribs. each adorned by sprtg OF holly, and
looked at the glistening tree with wide. wonder
speaking eyes. The walls OF the chapel and wards
dressed with greens. A bountiful dinner
prepared. and a present given 70 each
person in the house. there being nearly four hun
dred. All this brought the thought that even in
hospital. sickness and suffering may be forgotten
for a time in the Joys OF Christmast'de.
The children Staten Island have been healthy
an1OEtDE outdoor
sleigh ride in the winter. and in Lay a straw berry
festival the lawn, where tables are spread with
berries, cake bread and milk, ending with singing
and marching around May pole. On Fourth OF
July holiday celebration Is given for the school
and each child tells what he or she knows about
the day and the flag There Is of course the indis-
Fourth is not perfect. In midsummer the cnidTen
enjoy a trolley excursion to Midland Beach and q
picnic luncheon on the sands
Pleasant incidents Of the good done IN tLe pas
often come to encourage A poor, widowed
mother. whose two brothers were reared IN the
nursery and were sent West, applied for adInls-
sion FOR her three children thinking the admirable
training her brothers had received would De her
best OF fitting her girls for future
schools and regularly visited by their grateful
m .9lls -, s..+.r Island has been beauttAed
through the kindness OF friends Stained glass
windows have replaced the old white ones, one
being in memory Of Mrs. Du Bots, the founder OF
the nursery. A second window IS In memory OF
Miss Dissoswav who Cor many years gave loving
and faithful service in the Sunday school .
In the chapel services have been regularly hetd;
The officers OF the hospital are Mrs a GerIoh .
Sullivan. nrst directress; Mrs. NiIllam NJ hlnss-
land, second drectress; Mrs william a sssSo,
third directress Mrs Frederick y. Goddard treas
urer; Mrs Henry. Mills Day, assistant treasurer
Mrs Edward CoothOut, secretary. ana MISS CaFoiIAe
H Patterson assistant secretary.
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