New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-20
MILB4NK MEMORIAL.
Baths for Poor GiUen by Mrs.
anderson Cost $4,000.

With the simplest q exercises and n the pres
eroe o. about sixty persons. some OF them rom
the Immediate neighborhooc, the oeaUt-I-- ne"
MIbark memorial peoples bath, the git q ATS
Elizabeth 1IlIbark Anderson. were 1o--la--y Pre-
sented yesterday TO the New-York Association ioT
In1provtng the Condition Of the Poor The role or
donor Is not new one 70 Mrs Andersen she also
gave AIubank Hall e. Barnard College, ai2 i-7
quadrangle OF land between One-rurcr e1-A---slA-
teentb and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SIS. which
is being used BY Barnard. and upon which L VII
probably build eventually. The only cause Tor re-
eret yesterday was the absence Of Ms A1ceTs7-
On account OF an tndis2oslIiol- She was repre-
scented By A G. AIlbalk her nephew, E2c ty her
husband. 4. A. Anderson, and daughter, MIS-
Tanner.
IN presenting the building 10 P Fulton cutting.
the president OF the Association for Improving the
Condition OF the Poor M aIIbsnk said: In max
this gift Mrs Anderson feels that she IS simply
filing Il q breach which exists II the comfort and
health Of the people. which might be better filed
BY the CITY and which Il IS hoped xii lead 10
greater activity OF the part OF the city II this line
To YOU. the people whc live n this nslghb0rhooG.
I say that while this property nay belong 10 this
association. It's benefits belong 20 you. The selec-
ton OF -his site not matter q chance, as
Mrs. Anderson has lived IN Thirty-elghth-st- ever
since STE vas little gtrl- This building IS act
OF neighborly interest"
1t Is not only e gttt. 5ut an expression Of conf
6ence IL the self-respect Of the Door" remarked
NJ. Cutting. 81 accepting from M AiIba1k the
deed o. the property. Il have heard Il said that
the poor wouldn't battle Il they had the oppor-
tuuity. That Is not 50. This bath Is free air
Il Is fer a. races ages. religions and both sexes
Nor IS Il merely e re-EEborh0od affair. We hope
70 open 2 generous rivalry with The city 10 see
which can supply the best acc0D-noda1ious 10 TIE
people"
Il didn't know until : got my Invitation that the
donor CT this building woman said Com
missioner Darlington, who represented the Board
Of Health Yet I might have. Behind al The
great works Of the day you find women I used to
suppose political parties did st all but behind them
stands pubic opinion and behind public opinion
women and the cEurch-and especially women
with a 5-g Wg
Ny experience IS that people battle every chance
they get The association expects 5000 people 70
battle here The first year. : don't doubt they vii.
TIE lack q such baths IS distinct disgrace 10 our
Civilization, FOR there is no HYGIENE condition that
affects the health more than cleanliness. wish il
could become d fac with New orkers-bathing
There Is nothing Qulstilg or so stimulating
e2th. according you take il warm or cold
Weary every cay you read IL the papers Of some
'ich man going abroad 70 Carss5ac or some other
European baths They can get just as good baths
Al home they can abroad and often q great
csal better Z people would only battle more the
1eatn rate from Br1g1ts disease would not bs
sea1ly rising. Is i Is. in this city. Why is ii that
Ole-is- y ! per cent Of the cases operated on for
alIendlc-ls prove fatAl2 Why. because the pa
Tent taxes e bath and The physician takes a bath
aaa ne Instruments are al boiled Keeping clean,
y want 10 thank Mrs Anderson publicly IN be-
nalt Of his great city as one OF It's officials"
.,1onn p Ahearn, President OF the Borough OF
Aanhattar- being absent the next and last speaker
res The hev. 7. J. Mcmahon. Of the Church OF the
LppiphaIy. Second-ave. and Twenty-lrst-st
mind wenr back 10 The time when there
wasn't street cut through FIrst-ave. up 10 Forty