New-York tribune., 1905-04-24

action sust as thelr bodies were crippled by dis
ease and the interest of drive in the park once
week has made all the difference 10 them between
re end mere existence.
WANTED THE SUNSHINE
these drives for crippled children nothing
new. They were started a. couple Of years ago by
Miss Jenny Dreyfus. inspired By the plea OF lit
tis boy II the Hospital for Ruptured and Crippled
children. who wanted much 10 so for a drive
and see the sunshine But heretofore the work has
been done IN comparatively small way This
year society for the purpose OF arranging drives
for crippled children and doing other things for
their benefit and pleasure has been incorporated
and er. " day or two big park vans can at the
hospitals or 60 about among the tenement houses
-icrg I'D the little tots. 10 whom these drives are
-be only sure in life. As they do so. the
sage lady" as the children call her. otherwise
Miss Edna Neeker. superintendent Of the Crippled
chidren's Driving Fund, has her eyes open Tor
anv cr1orled children who may be playing IN the
street when she spies one the driver IS imnle-
diateIy told 10 stop and the boy IS called to the
steps of the
..Jyoulan't you ike TO 30 driving with us some
day. She asks.
The ckild answers shyly. YES. ma am anu MIS-
.,selzo- saws Then tell me where You Ire. and
III 20 n see -o.Ir mother" or perhaps a member
% The driving party says. as she IL pot down -
The door oS her home after z happy iioliiIis :,
afternoon, There's another niue cI4ppleu si1l
living ir TIE next block" If the wagon has inisned
irs -~-z ,,, +hfs time Miss Meeker goes and in
vertlcates al once. The child is told "Aeh li-e
wagon wiu can for her. and il she is not iee.lH-
ing treatment the parents reeve esi1 epeciaitv
cuctlon 10 some physician VINO MAKES d S"''
Of such cases.
FINDS SAD CASES.
There IS great deal more TO The work -I--- lt-H
.ust taking the children for drives, MISS MeeAel
saws. Il fnd good many who are having no
treatment and am able 20 refer them 10 the proper
physician Then we are making a census OF ''iS
crippled children in the city. There are eIea'
many more of them than any one has any 'le1 u
and much that might be done Tor i4eih i 4io'
being done one OF the things that We nope -
zee grow out Of the work IS better provision IoT 'ils
treatment OF cripples. About Cd per cent OF 'l's
cases ere of tuberculous origin. ana IN Iei no
ana France seaside hospitals have been iouloeI
70 work wonders in the treatment 81 Iupel - =.
crtpples As yet have only one sucn nostI Cone :.
tats country was started last SUMMER a. Con
c.tlon ~ the Poor and mas eneclsd qI''e ="
q cures" - ~, hooks Of
Tie r,frrils C,FI6reuis Driving Fund is taken ioI
drike once week. and ln the 60 % i1,,tva5
y55tber l-fer 81 sate aeliehtfu outing. The vans
eo on eye-v d7v exrcDt sunday three days IN tne
morning ana tlree days ia The afternoon me B5 BaliS
vlere Is,t have cr.ckers and. milk in one OF the
vacant rooms Mrs BonEeL The c9nele,lsG , o. and
the policemen are delighted 20 have an og2qTeTlms IA y
- I'm the more helpless little ones out OF the WINS
o. ~ carry them around aitef"aIo-
APATHETIC At FIRST.
After luncheon the children play IN the grass TOT
& little while. and then they drive around the Pa4-
and 90 over 10 Riverside Drive. on the return theg
probably 90 down 5th-ave, the swell avenue,
as The ltue folks call it, and though they oo'i
say much ~ tae time. they talk Tor = wefh he
ward about the carriages and auLoiloulles, 80
windows fuu of flowers, The splendid horses AM AM
l-e gayIF dressed IIneu some mes ies -
TO own carriage automoDlle 81 y poitts, .
one day iiiilc girl said she would IKE 10 iir -
candy store and = clothes store i'.t - - =
tey express TO envy They az" phosol,ii' ol,i,,ille
nd
fh5-s ae r,e,.lIfs, tia. th4y should be liyaB ~
sfr0fr tauer.4-f ,,,leoe -5ie other people occupy
IsllsIl,- ~ ~ frr a,io, the second and later
drives ,,,-cl5 ,ors -s tba first when first taken
fhe re - ann ,d srafletfc fheg DO not seem
When fhe 49, iar becomes warmer the itinerary
~ rf4cas ,,.fll To eyferFe9 Brooklyn. across
ma Tsrooliyr and Ey-isrosbiIrg bridges and IL IS
hoped thst some roof gardens may be given up
me cb,i6rer eb9u, =, = tSe nictsre are from the
neighh0rfco6 ~ Fssef fas-ef They were having a
Splendid time 7reT.iCl,s n fesng posed before the