New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-06
CRTPPLES' CALENDAR.
Made of Thoughts" Contributed by
Weu KnOzcn People.

The little folks at the Network Home for
Destitute Crippled Children. at No. 141 West
61st-st.. are tremendously important just now.
though they themselves are quite unaware Of
that fact Without their knowledge nearly
hundred of the most. prominent men and women
In the country, from the President down, have
combined in an effort for their welfare. Even
the Russian plenipotentiary, NJ. White, took
time amid the cares of state to think of them
and to contribute his share toward the effort
now being made IN their behalf
All these well known persons. with the ex-
ception Of NJ Witte who sent a check. have
contributed sentiment of some kind for a
calendar which the president Of the institution.
Mrs. A. L. Erlanger. is arranging, and which
she believes to be unique. Calendars contain
ing the thoughts Of the great men OF the past
are common enough but the cripples' calendar is
going to be one of contemporary thought
1t would take long to tell all the people who
have contributed thoughts for this calendar ouC
among them are President Roosevelt and ex-
President Cleveland. Admiral Dewey, Mayor
Mcclellan, Paul Morton. Bishop Greer, Joseph
Choate, Nicholas Murray Butler, Richard wat
son Glider, E. f. Dunno, Mayor OF Chlcaso;
Professor William James, of Harvard; CnarlolIs
Perkins Gilman, Forbes Robertson. Eo"at9
Everett Hale William Winter, John Drew ana
Maxine Elliott.
Abe C3ruber and John Kendrick Bangs have
contributed poems written LOL lItG OC~c~-A0i'f
Antony Fiala, Of the Ziegler expeulIIoh' sent q
thought written at Camp Aoruzzl. , =,
The cover of the calendar was deSIsneu , oS
a ". Hutaf, and shows e Inquire OF ClALLtS
surrounded by children of many nauoHs. Inc
borders for the inside leaves were Designer ny
T. Richard Anderson
The calendar will be sale at bazaar TO
be given on November 8 at the NaldorI-Astoria
for the benefit of the CTipples- This is 10 pc d
bazaar Of nations, ana each booth Will De
nation. Mrs John H. Duncan as Pocahontas
will represent America, and her committee Will
dress a Ia Martha Washington Mrs John
Clarke Stratton viii have the French booth, ana
with her committee viii wear French peasant
dress Mrs Charles @. kerley VIII nave the
booth of the nations and Will dress as AolIleT
Goose with her committee representing Mother
Goose Characters. Mrs. F. y. Nixon NrdHnSer
will have the German booth, and here the al
tendants viii all be German peasants. The Irlsh
booth. in charge of Mrs. Augustus P1tou, will De
attended by Irish CoIIeens. Miss 1neZ lie FeuVe
will preside in the Japanese tea garden. where
every one will wear kimouos, and Mrs George
B Blackburn will be queen of the gypsies, Who
will tell fortunes There will be q vaudeville
performance in the tea garden, in charge OF
Sol Bloom.
The calendar viii be sold at a table Of its
own and with it viii be cookbook. also COM
piled by Mrs Erlanger. The latter will include
a dozen menus for Iuncheons. which can be pre-
pared by an intelligent cook at moderate cost
and a few menus for little dinners that men
like" all Of these Mrs Granger has tried.
Twenty-Five OF the inmates of the Newly ork
Zone for Destitute Crippled Children returned
from their summer outing at Ridgeheld on Tues
day. They were as brown as berries and Won
derfuly happy. The home will hold its first
annual meeting on October 20 at the institution