New-York tribune., 1903-07-10
T1DY uINTO,S CHARITIES.
Her Pet Philanthropy Is the Cottage
Hospitals.

-,,--sze of ATtnto who viii arrive IN New
49, this evening with her daughter, Lazy Eileen
EE-llfo+ n be the guest Of Edward o. p" oICo1I' -
~ known in American society, but II is not
-, [--ov-r that she has many interests outside
=. so,fa1 realm and that she is as capable and
tt-ae=-5Ee in committee meeting as she i
,-scefll and gracious IN ballroom
r,ar since going 70 Canada as wife OF the gov
.-,o- General. Lady 1Iinto has been constantly
..-.ss v-.-r enterprises Of various kinds having
,,- their object the public good, ana heT Fel-al n
,nls business and executive ability com VII
= .,,b sorisl position insures success for every
hing she undertakes
rssv Mnto became interested II me Oai.4oi@I
victorian order Of Nurses before ner arTlNaI IL Il7
r,,-,inior. and during her residence there mas oe-
voted herself untiringly 70 It's WeI-are- No l't
~ numerous her engagements may De- she al
- e-5s time while in Ottawa 10 attend the
s,,-tive meetings OF the order. and she also al
tends the annual meetings Of the local OrancheS
d, 0rrsu-z Montreal and Toronto Sne mas -IIsI
--a5 house 10 house collections Tor Ihe oel4elIl u
ere order IN all these cities and through her e-o
.I.-s- cottage hospitals have been established N
-. --.lg, ss-+le5 districts Of Canada This work
- -f5 ~ he az great importance OF account OF It's
.-e-,s-rs On immigration, and Is the thlng IoE
tirb her exceIency viii be chiefly remembered III
the future The hospitals are not maintained Dy
-e victorian Order Of Nurses. but local eIlOII -
f,ers-ed nv means Of timely grants and other as
zi~-arce and in this way great good IS accom-
-1tsbes for q conparatively small outlay The nos
rjraIs soon become seLf-supporting, and oesldes
saving valuable lives they diffuse consoeraOie
srnoun. q hvgianic knowledge in the nelghbSoI-
boos Several have now been organized as
schools and one the hospital al EeValsIoE,e -
isH CoI1r ria has established q training sCloI-
T-Tisr gf-s with the idea that they VIII -
tLei- rerrIa and teach them better ways OF EFttls
-Trfg is thing which has long been r1ucI Lesueu
fo- rba Canadian Indians are being reEaeec uy CoL-
sr-rrio- and are totally ignorant O hygiene iag-
TsTv N-ro-e latest effort Tor The ElclCLlall ~ 81
S---slz -zs bea~ its -dovrneLt- The supervision
~ system OF district nursing stations ara COZ
tsre HOSPITALS over such an immense country a.
Canada Involves expenditure N'-llcl mas -e-I-
f1-e beer met with much dlrncully- ana O!--s
through the generosity Of a few lndlVlqla-s- 10
-rr- ~ end 10 such worries her s&ceLielLcy pro
5Tsss 70 raise an endowment fund OF &25.eA when
vii Weld an income OF S5o30 year. surlclelL Io
tie expense Of management and for occasIolle-
z-surs 10 cottage hospitals Although LhlS Wo!A
STs a-iv started in April more than half the
amount rz1ui~ed has already been raised
Tr education Lady Ninto Is as much Interested
IS r. her cherished hospitals olE ner eLoElS II
This depa--rueur have been OF less Janglo-e lno-
F1e- influence has been constantly eNerJF1 II -aFpI
0f rorrns1 training and domestic science n mo
schools and bv sending her son LorC Ae-glIlc
70 manual training school she 1elQed 10 remove
some OF the rreiuEiCe which existed IN Canaoa
against r-ls kind Of education
vro feu II South africa Is another important
work watch LADY Mimic has undertaken The
Canadian South african Memorial ASSOCIATION was
o-rs-tze6 by her and me work o. locating the
graves and selecting the memorials has been LETT
mainly 10 her management