New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-24
EXHIBITION BY CRIPPLES.
They Sing and Recite-AnnAaI
Meeting of Guild.


there was great conmoticn. for before the reports
nd speeches began that 90 with every annual
meeting and had 60 with yesterdays annual
meeting OF the Guild for Crippled Children OF the
Poor CT Nez-York The little criPples were them
selves 70 sing and recite Singing and recting, as
every one knows, are always serious matters but
when voa have only one leg 70 stand OF. your
ether beng held n cruel wise OF iron and leather
that grips Il the ankle and knee and creWls
down your backbone and when your head is fas-
tened The other end o. the harness. because you
could not hold il Up by yourself. and there is q
dreadful iron halter proppiug Up your chin IL front
then. alas, reoittng and singing are more than
ssrlols-rhey are tragic
ban TO the nas
TIE 6ag sor re and you.
ss-r TIE boys and gtr-s That was their opening
sa-u-a-io-. after they had hCbbled and Lmped into
-hs thirty or more kindergarten chairs that were
waiting FOR them Some pale faces were pinchec
and blue about the eyes. with heads sunk tiay
chests and backs rounded 10 a hump Others
were rosy CT cheek. with sparkling dark eyes and
plump forms. Mere singing and then
There was once lady and gentleman who
lived liz Holland. g great way from here" read
one E--Ie g--l from the paper in her hand That
was part FIRST IN The story o. the thinble. The
story q the thiable came n four layers CT move
ueu-s acts winding up With 'T'hinlbles are
made O. god silver. bone and brass"
II 10 cae ever ma-rtes ne" sang pink com
rIexi0-e6 girl who cIasped her hands over her
stomach very hard a. the tine and trembled Wis
iby. yes. and auGl5.y.
And. after AL they nearly left cut the violin
solo by NIlie-WIILe. who IS AL crooked under
lis clothes and whose dark little head only comes
q Bit above the Iable-yyillle. whose heart was
slowly breaking al the tine the others were sing
irg because he had forgotten 10 tune las fiddle.
30 now be could not play his p-piece. As the
others Med out leaving him with his dumb fiddle
4 his hand his useless music stand. his idle music
49, .-a--' 90 LOT
f 5 s 515 1 5 5gT Ss - q a5sP2 +, s
How long VIII i take 70 tune the violin?F enc
woman ashed another a1Elc-s-y, as Wl-Ie's frame
1s l 80 q sl3e VIZ SOS Let's have IT, even
So they srratghtened him up and willie gave
las we 70 MS Oyerfowi1E eyes. q Iasr gun and
lasI flourish in the nelgh6orhood Of his -e5 r-+-e
lose. anl. bracing himself. paved q world famous
80 -ial7 oae r ne Old Italian operas Willie
4 Was Rugged and caressed. and & tender hearted
-1e1 TIE president Dr.. Taylor, made his annual
Il an not one who links all the evils OF o,-
'--- .'L low rom our foreign population. said
We cannot -4y or vice, our crlraira-ity, o--
s-ho5s 70 make ther1 over mo eefTes-e+ ne glo-.G
Ee--s-ll1rrlng citizens. What the public scr0oI
ernot d. Tor these crippled children, Try 70 do
Me 60 around hunting diem up- some We cure 50
that they can 20 70 tne public schools. We ain 70
siss Iel2-,s Sn9Esa a xery pros2eroes year Be
5000 - Af-s ' r TeSeH7'E a 10 532
president. there IS Auxiliary No g. which Manages
vh-1 Ms Merle s. c W-icht Is --si5s1t' o.
A---C-ler--st over sixty children receive FncIisp
obstruction and -ua1lai training They get : good
c--r-r noon. and broGchr and rFrr1-naS -
wen homes IN The sOclergs agCrerte The rat 81
ms r--s= has been guaranteed Tor Eve years
81 IS e7t-.-ared that there are about three rhog-
Ear1 crippled children IN Manhattan alone who al
flt 20 r. school the gullc IS row considering the
oiet-rg - tgo Few classes on the West Side with
sleW % es-atiishiug school there later ais
tlas -r1ar WAY report Of ali the work that Il
Le-lE cone -l- crippled children in NeW-YCrk CITY
= u planning o. oDen another school ln the neigh
taTnaa1 ~ .'-r-l I'D -reIt hest. and
az. and 81 VIII open an exhibition Of the han5f-
N..f ~ crippled children later in the wear En-
~ szsE1 auc eratitca ton al the years lue rec
ol- -rsrred TIE meeting.
Practically she entire board q officers and man
~ WIS reelected the roster FOR the ensuing
49, BENG as follows. President. Dr. Henry Ling
laElcr- rloe-lr0 dents. the Rev. DR. J. Winthrop
S-trr1.n IT, Rev. Dr II Pereira Mendes and
- 4fa j. Martin treasurer. Colonel ". =.
- u secretary The Rev Dr.. Charles Chaplin.
- ~ rla1eeers. Paul X. Ames, Dr. Mendes.
A. --.-eE Bliss Martin. Mrs. David Levenfrirt
q - q. krsuss. q Syracuse. the president
"F formed auxiliary In that city