New-York tribune., 1902-12-07
FAIR FOR A WORTHY CAUSE
IN AID OF THE HOUSE OF THE HOLY
COMFORTER, WHICH NEEDS
4 NEW HOME

fair. which is expected to be largely attended
and successful, because of the preparations which
have been made for 1t and the interest already
pressed by many men and women desiring to aid
a worthy institution. is be held in the Astor
Gallery of the Waldorf Astoria tomorrow and
Tuesday, from II a. m. p. m. each day. 1t is
tor the benefit of the building fund of the House
of the Holy Comforter, the only free Institution in
TINS city Tor the care and treatm, Mt Of incurable
women and children who Protestants. More
than dozen committees of women in the city
nave been at work preparing for the fair and
theE VIII be in attendance during both days at
the numerous booths. Prominent physicians and
others nave given their encouragement to the fair.
The House of the Holy Comforter now at No
l0l second-ave has been obliged to seek another
site because of the exclusion of light and air
some OF Its wards by other buildings. and a more
desirable place has been sought in an outlying
olsuict' beyond the danger of encroachment from
tenement houses. In such a place the patients will
nave the benefit of good air and plenty of light all
the year round. With new and larger building
the managers of the institution could enlarge it's
work The present old fashioned building can ac-
cofhouate only forty patients, and there is long
waiting list of deserving applicants 1t is the wish
of the managers to add a ward for children exclu-
sively.
Leading physicians of the city have written
letters to commend the plan for increasing the
work OF the institution. saying IT would advance
'he cause OF science by affording an opportunity
diseases hitherto
sidered lncurabe. with view to aleviatins suffer
ing In the present generation and preventing 1t IN
future ones Among the physicians who recon-
mended the work Drs. William T Bull Austin
Flint, jr., V. p Gbney, w, Tod Hemuth, Russell
A Hibbs A. A. Smith. L. Emmett Holt Walter
H. James. E. G. Janeway, Francis P. Kinnicutt
and James w. McLane
The institution is free from debt, and its present
property is worth about $4,000 It has an en-
dowment of $4,000. which cannot be used for build
inc nm.
new and thoroughly equipped building in
healthy and permanent locality and of that sum
about $4,000 has been pledged The officers of the
institution are the Rev. DR.. William H. Vibbert.
president; Beverly Chew, treasurer and Stanley
w. Dexter. secretary. and cooperating with them
is committee of managers. composed of Mrs. H
w. Munroe. Mrs. Whitelaw Reid Mrs. C. H. Berry
man. Mrs William A Read and Mrs. Gustav H
Schwab:
Following are members OF the committees who
are to assist at the fair
CANDY AND CAKE
MIS- MIS- K ssSrss Ms Ms schsnos A3saano'e
SURPRISE PACKAGES.
Miss Miss giiam Fans Street Miss Miss Mssn Ms 6asy n2s'
Mrs. W. l. suydam. Miss Sargent.
BOOKS AND PHOTO FRAMES.
Miss Miss Barnes T. oes.u Miss Miss Isg,n Redmond,
TEA ROOM.
Miss Dehon.
BABY ARTICLES.
Mrs F. Pearson. Mrs C. NJ Lea
Mrs g. Duggin. Mrs +. Schenck
LEATHER AND BRocADE ARTICLES.
Mrs a. W. Munroe. Mrs B. weles.
Mrs c. H Bergman. Henry Parish.
Mrs James Speyer. Mrs. F. De r. Wissman.
Mrs H Redmond. Mrs. Charles Dickey.
BASKETS.
Mrs f. ?. Kinnicutt Miss Moller.
Miss c. L. Morgan. Mrs Junius Morgan.
Miss A T. Winthrop Mrs G. Kssel.
LAMP SHADES AND BoAS.
Miss Kneeand. Mrs. Weman.
Mrs T. Hoffman. Mrs Forsyth.
Mrs F. McN. Bacon. jr.
DOLLS.
Mrs Haley Fiske. Mrs O. N Janeway.
Mrs w A. Read.
LACE AND EMBROIDERED ARTICLES.
J II. LIE II. Emmet. Mrs J. Mclean
Mrs Stuart Coats Mrs J. l. Kane.
Mrs r. 6. d Hautevle Mrs. Bradish Johnson
CUSHIONS.
Mrs. W L. Bull. Mrs. c. De r. Moore
II. Schwab. Mrs. p. W. Person.
Miss l. Wheeler.
FLOWERS.
Mrs r Irwin. Miss Douglas.
Mrs DuvaI Miss Randolph.
Miss Schenck. Miss c. Bodt.
Miss Jay.
PATIENTS TABLE.
Miss McAlster G. r Lewis.
Mrs. J. Gayey. Mrs. a. Jenkins.