New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-13

uession of the annual meeting at the Hotel Mammal
tan. May TO- 1905, by the general secretary:
each succeeding annual it becomes the aPP fyI
increased interest in The Tribune Sunshine SoGlers
o%sf2 OF gn Service of P P6S its @ Members
other organization Of magnitude II ha az idea Of
sunshine as synonym for kind deed5 was @ @iH Of
ated In the columns Of The Tribune IN '1 eaans to
carry cheer the lives of shut-ns' Inc S so
growth because the kindly disposition Of the ne
readers Of The Tribune that 1t was aeciueSq on
January To- 1887 the word Sunshine" was SUP,
the organization has been known as ne generai-
Sunshine Society. AS peoples hearts are illness
9 e i'ino,4s Win sunshine deeds. As the
physical sunshine warmth and grown az SiI'
life so the sunshine in the heart means syihpa'11S'
kndliness and a helping hand GOOD have been
utilized that the mnistrations Of the ! o %;
not therefore possible. in genera G S
shine so York % though the general ofhce the
bra lches and individual effort. No reasonaole re
STopt RESPONSE some of The requests responded
10 during the intervening years have nSoo in an
isolated mountain district wheel chars my Htnr
Of all kinds material for sewing and ern6roiotay
classes. woOls stationery, field gases ,+Sts and
mourning garments The passing on OF f the
Raging matter Is not me are sent to struggling
churches and to isolated places 1900 tive in
91pI a BOOKS and magazines GO to sailors soldiers
miners and ranchmen; to lumber CAMPS - me sea:
20 ITngy 70 alnsho1ses to an industrial school
IN Alabama and to the lepers in South America
and California.
LITTLE ONES NOT NEGLECTED.
Nor are the little ones neglected by the ov soG have
Dolls pictures, scrapbooks, games ana {ogs dav
gone to the childrens hospitals missions, b uG ~
nurseries, the crippled children aId iboday
greetings to the school children THOSE fhosf 6ay
sna M Tf hsnkg1ng dinners generously pro
vided by the Office and ndiviouaI Sta3es and for
9esILuTe MOMENT Sunshine gifts TO thousands in
home and foreign branches and Easter sldo Ies
and sunshine found its way into the puToeheu lives
The largest individual gifts Of 69 pG 3pe ge2 West
during the last six months were $yi h Cancer and
s9 from Long island member to help place n ea
Even generously aid girl Struggling 10 sop
Bort herself while securing technlca 8 has has
n% With the aid Of friends several liberal con
tTibUons TO sT ogah4 towaTd the support Of
blind woman, and another sd Of sSS 4
LOT nc Iejsed for a man in Indiana helpless from
ossined 2oiF 6 coal during the winter; many were
temporarily aided with rent and 1000 a5H f0r the
sick in and out Of hospitals.
NEW BRANCHES
Since the serni-annual meeting in November me
following new branches have Joined the l. D. D
Johnstown N Y; New-Dorp, State lslaho; MOT
Ttstovn. \. J.; Cambridge n. Y; four branches In
New-Haven. Conn; Dansyille, n y; Highl oL1
rons n Y . Prevard N c; West Bethlehem and
4 5Ss, II,rp penn: two branches in Florida: Ben
nington Vt Per9nt " the Een ang f st.
N1ibaaI' Church branch, of Brooldyn Anendale
Adult Branch Flower branch 9f A bs West Side
6rancR the Broherhood club Music sfudEg Club
Also new branch in Ecuador. one in tol!and one
in Australia and reorganized branch IN me ny 37
ppggiIi6lai members have Joined the general so
ciety