New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-11

Is stipulated that all children between the ages o:
one day and twelve thirteen shall be taken
long as there is money enough in the treasury
10 meet the demands.
Many OF the children-in fact. a large number OF
them-are sent each 10 a separate home IN Norris
town y j.. from the Post Graduate Hospital, which
s. under the direction OF Dr. Henry d. Chaplin.
For a long time Dr. Chaplin has believed that in
valid children. to he cured. must be put into
separate homes. each child by itself and
that they cannot be permanently benefited where
they are huGdlcd together in large In
etituticn TIE children sent from the hospital
often IN the last stages OF narasmus, dis
OF the intesJnes. which So affects the children
that They cannot digest nourishment. The little
patients seem TO be continually starved. and no
amount Of feeding does them any good. All these
cases Invariably die in the city. But of the l32
children sent 10 Morrstown -3n the last two years
only twenty have died. and. with the exception OF
6 half dozen they were all hopeless cases when
taken away from the hospital Or from their homes.
In Morristown Mrs. Mamie Rigby IS the visiting
nlatron and makes visit 20 each child every DAY.
Or. Francis H. Glazeb-Ook is the childrens physi-
clan. He visits them often as IS necessary and
whenever he is sent for, at any time OF day or
night.
The people who take care OF these children re-
oeive for those under three years OF age s. a
week and tor those between three and twelve
years OF age 81 50 week Il IS not infreQuent
for the people with whom the child lives 10 become
so attached 10 il that they unwilling 10 let It
60 and therefore they adopt II. This IS often the
case when the children are orphans. or when the
society does not know 10 whom they belong. This
latter Is often the case. FOR mothers VIII DrlnE
sick and weak child the hospital give name
and address which. on being investigated prove to
be fictitious. and never appear again. The POST
Graduate Hospital takes the children. whether
such children is very large
But this is only The beginning Of the societys
work To reporter Mrs. Mackay SAID;
There IS one class Of little patients for whom
find no homes. and am especially anxious
20 DO something for them. These are the cnl!dren
suffering with tuberculosis No one VIII taxa
tuberculous child into his home. Now. i has been
thoroughly demonstrated mat tuberculosis y easily
durable especially IN young children, II they only
have the necessary opportunities TO get out OF
doors. In order 10 give children the home life
which has nroved SO successful in our treatment
my desire erect a little colony OF cottages, IN
which children suffering with tuberculosis can live
nurses. This will give some approach 10 family
lfe and VIII be far better than institutional treat
ment.
I'D is that OF sending trained nurses through the
low quarters OF the East and West sides, TO seek
little suffering from deadly diseases and
found that all the people TO whom We have gone
have been most grateful for the work done. Many
their children. but they have been willing in all
cases that should try. So we ind that the
greatest OF children being IN the piufu con-
oitiOn IN which we ind them Is not neglect or lack
Of interest but lack OF education. lack o. intell-
gent training for the duties OF motherhood
Among the members OF this society are Mrs.
Donald Sage Macksy Mrs. Andrew Carnegie. Mrs.
John Markle Mrs James a. Burden. Mrs. J. Hood
Wright. Mrs. II. A. Alexander, Mrs. Z Frank Coe.
Mrs u. G. Reid. Mrs. Charles Bailey. Mrs. Simeon
p. Chaplin, Mrs. Francis r. Dodge, Mrs. >. J. Nc
Cook. Mrs. r. Francis Hyde and others.
The speakers OF the meeting this morning VIII
Church; DR. Henry Dwight Chaplin. Mrs Mamie
Rgby and DR.. Francis Il. Glazebrook.