New-York tribune., 1900-03-04
CHEER FOR THE SICK.
YEARS WORK OF THE HOSPITAL BOOK
AND NEWSPAPER SOCIETY.
LARGE AMOUNT OF READING MATTER DIS
TRIBUTED LAST YESR-EvERY ONE MAY
ASSIST IN THE GOOD CAUSE.

The HOSPITAL Book and Newspaper Society has
Issued its twenty-fifth annual report. which shows
the total amount Of readn ng matter distributed dur
ing the year ending Sc ptember so, 1929. included
ESP books. 26777 magazines. LAO weekly and illus
trated papers and 100000 newspapers. More than
two hundred institutions and reading-rooms are
the benefciaries. The report says:
In submitting our twenty-ifth annual report it is
interesting to recall the origin Of our society Mrs
Alfred Pel, visitor to the wares, o. i btiieh ue
Hospital from the State Charities Aid Association,
was deeply impressed with the good eHects 1 on ] re
eonvalescent patients ana 'hS5e I aese6 To- her
friends for books and maSazlDes ana al her OWL
the railroad depots and ferry exits 4 boy 3S col
lected them daliy b[llse f few Of the city and
island institutions. During the last years oi Ie
he work superlntending It from her sofa: me me
beneficial results OF the experiment hq lt her frianSs
organized the Hospital Book and NeTspaPer II a2i
Fund Since then the socistys work mas st0Mh yt
steadily until at the present iWo rooms M
much of it of high grade of literature More 1aaa IN
aG%e nre scrcely snfiicen7 sort and pack the
twenty to twenty-five pach.t:ses e 40 b,Indred
10 our beneficares numbering oyer t"o N u,T Trrj
Scattered through about twenty states ana ies+i
t[IoTs n3er the Departments Of Charities and
Corrections. hospitals ana PIE pri3o iod be-
longing 10 the various Juvenile societies. sal9Ts 3
ti,61e nG schools and missions for Indians and
coored people free readinsro oS M tba Army
and Sayy and persons living in remote PAGES Pbai
where there no facilities ioi OO'0ii'7 ~
AMONG the many letters written 10 US Is on, one
Who from our contributions gives lessons 10 ie
classes, prizes to the best GhIopT & @ 10 read
Another IS from Archdeacon spufr, IN M Se
sinie, asking for reading mat'eF loi 'ne
convicts in his neighborhooo; ., os,, for large
She societies for sailors and seamen ASK ior la q
contributions weekly, as in addltlon 70 svpiy Up T 1.
going sea with neeazlnffS fa o Filming school in
eiseka from military posts out West ana from
the & army IN l from the Union and the Union
Ioague clubs. and from the Soclel. pOAo srr,,
- +fha -ajIroad and elevated stations. the FERRY
Ii,e % fbe WaIdorf-Astoria and other pr0mlnenc NJ
positions, are collected da1lE ana arsfonee and the
three large asylums belonging TO lhe -hlisll @ =, u
SIaT Hosnitai These collections last year came 10
oto,,+ rwa hundred thousand. the boxes giving
from fifty TO six hundred and fifty day, ; ac-
The largest number. Mr.. Boldt kindly KIND per, per
mitted to place box at II me heing n nut in East
last winter. and another one Is pei6 m uI ,ced ~ at
Tourfeenth-st- while two more are 20 De pIacSo 60 a.
as soon as the boxes can be provided Ihs WI VIII
make fourteen boxes, IN addlton 20 t IL tpe con-
tribntions OF reading matter which 6 enaPe pr us ~
over the country though naturally our largest
supplies come from this city. ,, ,o,- a,a
We need q larger supply Of juvenile books @ ana an
papers. for which there is ceseless aia v
illustrated papers and 1orelen iI,itfd
when possible in sets of 4 year but uh1oriunaiey
some of the summer numbers are frequently miss
sng II vould be a great kindness to save them for
us as the value Of these magazines depehuS IaIseS
the continued stories
The treasurerrs report shows balance on hand
OF S5l9 49,
Contributions of reading matter should be sent to
the office, No 105 East Twenty-secOnd-st-, Rooms
NOS ait and as Money should be sent to the
treasurer Mrs. j. Woodward Haven, No. S East
Thirty -nnth-st.
The officers Of the society Mrs. Abram s
Hewitt president; Mrs. J. Woodward Haven. treas
,,rer. Mrs G. /. Hoyt. secretary; McDouga
Hawkes. chairman of the Newspaper Committee
Mrs Arthur Wellman, chairman Of the Book Com
,ttee: Mrs Villiers Hatton, secretary Of the Book
Committee; Mrs !. W Miller chairman OF the Press
Committee. and Mrs. c. l. Perrins, chairman OF
the Committee on Visiting Institutions.
Among those interested in the work are: