New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
HELPING HAND LUNCHEON
-FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY WOMEN EN-
TERTA1NED BY THE SOCIETY
ADDRESS BY MIR GRANT.

A picturesque and interesting event the an
nual luncheon given yesterday at the memorial
house Of the Helping Hand Association, No. 42S to
$50 West Fifty-fourth-st.
The luncheon attended by four hundred and
fifty women, residents of that section, who. after
the bountiful bill OF fare had been discussed,
listened TO addresses and music and received each
a Towering plant take home.
The long tables were frightened by bouquets,
many OF which were the thoughtful and apprecia-
tive gift Of the their sewing and cooking
teachers, who placed them the table tenn
porary decoration.
The festival, for such 1t seemed was presided
over by Mrs T. ]. Herrick, first directress, and
Mines. Il. O. Armour. A. F. Warburton and 7. j.
Harris
The first speaker the Rev. Percy s. Grant,
rector OF the Church Of the Ascension. who gave
a talk on the women Of different countries in the
East visited by him last year. The audience
listened with intense interest and enjoyment eheir
faces lighting up responsibility many times.
He told them Of the way the japanese mothers
carry their babies swung in kind Of shawl on
their backs and said that the boys there often are
little fathers" caring for the younger ones as
the little mothers do here There was much APP
precative laughter as Mr.. Grant asserted that the
reason that japanese babies are almost never
known to cry is that they are $50 beautifully en-
tertaned" all the time
1.-The baby on his mothers brothers or sis
ters back goes wherever the other goes 1t Is as
~ q New-York boy should have little strapped
on his shoulders he to play game OF base
hall When he runs to first base the baby goes to
first base If he makes home run. the baby makes
a home What wonder il baby thinks life fun
Of fun and eminently desirable?"
He told them of the women in the Philippines
China, Burmah and Siam, describing their dress
and customs; told how in some places women are
mere beasts Of burden, carrying two hundred ana
fifty pounds in single load at tines toId I'm nov
many places they wait huInbIy Whiie 9htll r.
bands eat, then take what is left AT the enc ne
slight Darallel between the pOSlllOn Oh lne
poorest American woman and the average WI, "oIiia ~
Of those other lands. Then he talked TO thGiIl oL
their great influence and theT poMer i, ~ pnotns
the whole community in when they , iiEt' It uoSIe
Saint-Beuve and Goethe on woman S hlgh i1issi ,
he spoke of the picturesque scenes Of travel
Brief religious exercises We're conducted by =. j.
short address Miss Rachel Hartley gave some en-
tertaining readings. and Miss Lotue Lesser sang.
improve the condition of the poor women OF me
city by teaching them TO help themselves ny hoese
labor II corresponds somewhat TO the mission
school work which has done so much for the emil
dren Of the poor its special ann nens me hs or
ton and moral Improvement OF the mothers oi
The vanderbilt family has been consistently
tions 10 the association, which has been at "orh
for thirty-seven years ,r .,a ob,,
dren nav be brought. be taught in hlnoergIle
fashion While { f m tba ASSOCIATION to aid the
women their efforts to keep their homes iGt "a
The sewing meetings begin carry IN ->oNeiii anu
END al the close of April .o. ,.s+.r
day. consist Of:
Mrs. E J. Herrick. Mrs G. towers:
NJ NJ a. y - THarbnrton Mrs Joseph Walker.
Mrs. Peter Donald, Miss Amerman'
Mrs 7 A Edgar Mrs. J. 3, Taylor
Mrs. Charles White, MIS-. Z; l.: " dihei'
Ms Gis: = Pe - tf''Oi Mrs T. ]. Harris.
Mrs. i. II. Luqueer, NJ
Peter Donald. No 80 West Ninety-sixth street. the