New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-21
BRANCH REPORTS.

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BRANCH REPORTS.
The following additional reports were made at
the business meeting Tuesday: Miss Margaret
Pascal reported that the Pascal Institute branch
is divided into three branches-the day pupils, the
alumnP and the boys club, 'Patrla Club, Political
Study Class" The two girls clubs unite in send
Ing out cheer at Easter and Christmas The
Alumne Club, of which Miss Roberge is president
IS especially interested In two blind members of
the T s. s. and has raised two scholarships Of $50
each for the institute, thus enabling two girls to
become seh-supportlng. The Pascal boys are no
less sunshiny. They have provided a ThanksEiv-
ing dinner for an old soldier and his wife, and
given them a ton Of coal for the winter Mrs.
Pierrepont Greene, president of the Chelsea branch.
reported that her branch takes entire charge Of
four invalids has sent out six hundred garments,
seven hundred letters 10 shutting and several
magazines 70 the South. where each one is passed
on to eleven families This branch takes per
sonal interest in working girls. The Home Garden
branch Miss Anna c. Rudy. president will give
a Thanksgiving dinner to hundred poor chill
dren; tho work OF this branch IS among the poor
est Of the upper East Side Miss Sara Curry OF
the Little Missionary branch, only told a small
part Of her beautiful work among the East Side
poor. She has day nursery mothers club and
a helping hand society. mems meeting IS held
week, and through her influence many have
been reclaimed from the habit OF drinking and
homes made happy. One OF the invalid outfits
Mission
branch carries on a postofhce mission work. sup
plying reading matter to twenty different members
The Walton branch or the Italian school Mrs
Louisa f. Weygandt president. is named for an
Iowa 7. S s. member. who generously remembers
the girls and inspires them sunshine acts for
others even less fortunate than themselves Mrs
Weygandt presented the needs OF this branch
which viii be reported later
The Crippled Chdren's branch. Miss X Rea
Stackpole president has not only received cheer
6nga
kets and scrapbooks TO give other children pleas
ure- Manhattan Branch No. gives personal work
at the general Office and looks after a widow in
consumption who has three children giving
clothes food and shoes. Mrs. F. E Cooley OF
branch No. was present with her secretary, Miss
Ida Rich. Regular meetings held, garments
made for Bloomngdale Day Nursery. twenty-five
dolls dressed, Thanksgiving dinners provided, gifts
to sailors and flag 70 a settlement house in King-st
Different members assist with the sewing class OF
No. u. DAYS work for poor widows and give
them summer outings. Branch No. 5. Mrs Frank
l.. Nugent president. is in position to help every
phanthropiC object brought to its notice and gives
generously to special cases The president CON
tributes articles for nvalids outfit. Branch
No. g. Mrs. S. S. Frost president. confines fits work
principally to the East Side $50 pieces Of clothing
and forty pairs Of shoes nave been distributed;
thirty-seven children given outings to The Bronx
and Glen Island; bushel Of flowers weekly from
the Merrick Qlong Island branch has been passed
by branch No TO the Union Settlement; one
little girl is clothed the year round. and poor fam
~ through the summer received a basket OF meat
and vegetables weekly. Miss Abbey OF the Sunny
Side Day Nursery. and Miss Knowles. who has a
kindergarten Of one hundred children. belong to and
report their work through this branch Branch No.
Z, mrs George ". Jason president coIines It's sun
shine work to the Harlem sections. and its mem
James +. Bills president responds to calls on the
column and sends direct TO members, besides con-
trbuting to the general office. Branch No 10, Mrs.
c. V. Dorsch president, has record of good deeds
that would be impossible for any branch to sur
pass feeding the hungry clothing the naked and
minsterlng unto the SICK 5tte Sunshine works or
rotary. read the report of only two months work,
will of this branch, Branch No. II. Mrs J. Ohm
stead president is another illustration of how much
women with small but large hearts can do.
tIte ones; provisions and Clothing given to the
needy old and young; a Widows rent paid: stories
read to children after school. and medical ser
vice secured free for sick babies one young mem
Der has gathered dozen poor children and teaches
to cut and hit shirtwaists temperance meetings are
held, where the children sing and recite, The long
w. Jebb and Miss A. Philips. prevented reports
and Of at the pb oo No "a 5Tanc5
reported 265 members and increasing interest
among the children to the badge of the T. S.
S. The uplifting influence of sunshine being
shown daily in better manners and kindly deeds
garments were sent to the office Mrs. Henry Par
sons spoke of her plant work for the West Side
me MerTieS dong island Ereneh Oh Miss Minnie
ly either to the office, the Union Settlement or the
Years. Subscription Of paper to a shut-in but
termilk and baskets of fruit passed on plants
and flowers to a public school New-Dorp
Staten Island branch Of juniors Miss Harriet L.
Britton president made complete outfit for a
child two years old and is now preparing Christ
mas box for a family of five Junior Sunshine Union
of Tabernacle Baptist Church, Miss Nellie r. Cara
brant president, of Brooklyn held gift entertain
rnent which * in money, 81 worth of groceries,
fifteen books and packages of clothing were re-
ceived. The money has been used for materials for
Christmas work for the girls and other articles
were distributed where needed; flowers sent
branch reports a large amount of reading matter
distributed other branches and individuals In
Florida, and cheer 10 Pennsylvania, the Home for
IncurabIes in Chicago and county poorhouse- In
dividual gifts Of tropical plants bulbs MOSES,
fancy baskets, etc, have gone to many Northern
friends Mrs Henrietta Fell Mills, president or
the Wexford On. " branch. reports that death
that the members have found many opportunities
to aid and cheer. The sunniest Sunshlners' are
said to be the poor and helpless, and tLesr v-'il
receive Thanksgiving dinners. The Saratoga
branch president, Mrs. George Perkins Lawton,
gave personal service the work OF helping estaD-
fish Fairgrounds. and she will specially remember
tWeuty-four Z. :. s. members at Christmas time:
members who have generously responded to ap-
peals for colored children. the Indian branches
the moor mountain whites in different States the
sponge divers of the Bahamas the mining camps;
as we'll as the missions Settlements, hospitals ana
prisons The thousands OF gifts have meant thou
sands Of Of sunshine.
HARVEST FESTIVAL OPENS TO DAY.
The harvest festival for the benefit Of the Free
Industrial School for Crippled Children, which