New-York tribune., 1901-03-21
ANNUAL MEETING OF T. 5. $.


The annual business meeting of the branch presi-
dents OF the Tribune Sunshine Society was heln
Monday the home of the president NO
254 West Eighty -ffth-st. It was largely in the
nature of a conference hear suggestions in regard
to the future promotion of the work. The meeting
was an enthusiastic one, and as the presidents re-
ported the special work their branches the listen
ers were amazed at the amount and variety OF
sunshine sent during the last year. Several oil
the of presidents unable To attend the
meeting sent letters of greeting and brief reports
Of their sunshine work Mrs. L. f. Weygandt'
president of Sunny Italy Branch. on Leonard-st'
being unable to attend account of Illness, for
warded her report, which clearly portrayed the
work and needs of her poor children 1t VIII De
published in the Sunday T :. s. column Several
offered aid Miss A. c. Ruddy in her proposed
summer work of supplying window gardens for the
poor children Of the tenement house district as all
agreed that it is of the most refining inIlu-
that enter into these poor homes The
secretary instructed to ask. through the col
umn for contributions of money to buy flower pots
window boxes and seeds for this purpose.
Mrs Burns suggested that Easter gifts the
branches distribute potted plants TO their invalid
members and to the children's hospitals in their
immediate neighborhoods. Mrs George Perkins
I.awton, president Of the Saratoga branch, moved
that every branch should contribute not less than
81 as annual dues to the general society TO aid IN
the expense of postage express. etc This was car
ried unanimously. Mrs. Lawton also proposed that
a birthday social be held in April, to Wllch al
T S 8 members be invited in the interests OF good
fellowship Miss Pascal offered the parlors of the
Institute, No 516 LeXngton-ave.. for this purpose
The president appointed committee of three, Mrs
A. l.. Mason. Miss Margaret Pascal and Miss A. =
Ruddy to revise the constitution.
Mrs Charles Rathbone of Arlington. y. j. VIII
hold a sunshine picnic In June. to which a general
Invitation will be extended T. 5. S members
Those present Mondays meeting were Mrs A
l. Mason and Miss s c. Blanchard, Of the Hill
Branch, Brooklyn: Mrs. Frank Drummond, presi-
dent Of AIlendale (N. j. Branch Mrs. E. T. Gal
loway, president OF a branch IN Rutherford
y. J.; Mrs. II. "Opens Hoboken On. j. Branch;
Mrs. George p. Lawton. Saratoga On. V Branch
Margaret Pascal Pascal Institute Branch; MISS A
c. Ruddy Home Garden Branch: Mrs. Charles
Rathbone Arlington y j. Miss Florence Meyer
president of Manhattan Branch. No. l. Miss Mildred
Reid. Manhattan Branch, No. 3; two delegates from
Branch No. I. the president being out Of town; Mrs
s S Frost Branch No c: Mrs c. Eason. Branch
No. :: also representing Little Mothers Branch'
Mrs. J. F. Bills, Branch No. S; Mrs. +. NJ LYMAN
Hester White Memorial Branch; Mrs. Cornelia
Stewart Robinson, Miss A. Phillips and the general
secretary.
HOW SUNSHINE TRAVELS
The annual report Of the secretary. read at the
meeting. Is as follows:
No report from the general secretary G can Ever ever
of sunshine work. each branch Is at hbeTty 10
caFi9yns on report s TW 70 the main One Neither can the
good cheer that comes In and goes out daily from
The more general results Of work accomplished
Since the incorporation OF the society. FEBRUARY
q 1900. new branches have been organized In New
Pennsyvani North Dakota Missouri
Nebraska New-Mexico, oregon, Michigan. Minne,,
Wen Vienna Austria ' New5York IS the banner state
hnb ara n Mahhh The toa
ber OF branches IS stNty-iour. each ranging IN
In the distribution OF sunshipe no dlstlnctloI is
general good cheer distributed has been fol-
lows: Money, where actually needed for medI-
needy: jeiiies fruit Mowers. books shoulder shawls
bed socks etc. to the invalids; fancy ana woTsjed
greetings and CHEEKY letters 70 the Ill and aged;
poor children flowers to Fairgrounds and hos
pitals; reading-religious and secular-to homes
missions, sdnatorums, hospitals lumber camps,
cattle ranches and 20 isolated members I IN (he
gits secured during the year WhlGh demand Siecnt
attention were five wheel chairs. Three were
procured for paralyzed members one was Il boy
OF twelve years in Jersey City. who had been com
other. bought by special contributions went to a
poor soul on the East Side who had helpless
for twenty seven years In the rear room OF a
tenement house. Clothing for her was also bought
Two circulating libraries have been in use among
in the bahama Islands Missouri and Florida
new departure was the generous work OF the
Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners to the poor.
The liberal contributions Of individual members
during the holidays TO do much Of this CHEEKY
work among individual members who would other
wise have had no kindly remembrance.
The special Christmas gifts to the Little Mothers
Aid Association were four times greater than those
of any previous year. Perhaps the gift from
the general office most helpful to many was the
invalid outfit which included all necessary articles
for sickroom. for the need Of which the poor so
often suffer. This outfit has been placed I'm the
charge of the little missionary T, 5 S. branch
on East Ninth-st. where it fulfls its sunshine
mission of help and comfort.
There have been no regular contributions 10 the
general fund from different branches. The HIN
Branch gave $40 special gift and few Of
the branches sent 81 initiation fee. The
money for the general expenses of postage
pressage. specific gifts. etc. has been obtained by
the voluntary and liberal contributions Of indvid-
ual members and friends. The treasurer, J. NJ.
Barrett reported $2Sj 80 in the treasury.
debtedness to the many volunteer helpers es
pecially during the holiday season, whose valu-
able assistance made it possible to send sunshine
and brightness into the lives OF thousands
At the close of the meeting refreshments
served by the hostess. and every expressed
appreciation of the pleasure and profit de-
rived from such gatherings and the inspiration
cured for new zeal and earnestneSs in the
TINE OF THE ROSE SNOW EXTENDED.
The American Rose Society has decided to con