New-York tribune., 1905-01-18
GANATORLA FOR WOMEN.
Cr1fng Need of Places for Poor
Mothers Nth NezU Babies.

That NeTv-Ycrk City Is sadly deficient Il San
E;sris for the feeble mothers and babies ot tho
tensments and that somebody ought TO DO some
thing about Il right away. WIS the consensus Of
opinion Et the first monthly conference OF The
Charity Organization yesterday forenoon after Mrs
Clarence Burns, DR.. Angtnstte Parry ana DR. Mary
Willis had talked about the oouvaIesoent poor and
how they a-e (or ere nco taken care OF. The evils
o. Hfe insurance and the extortions OF undsrtaers
were also brought out and many Startling anecdotes
were told of the way N which whole families OF
children are kept on .hs border line OF starvation
that their Insurance dues may be paid. and Of
widows who not only spend all their husbands In
s1-ance money on his funeral. but actually run in
debt to- mourning for the children.
'Ths greatest need OF the tenement house
mother discharged from maternity hospital with
be. new bora baby said D-. Parry. who IS IN
charge ot the obstetr1cal department OF the New
EsrE Infrras-y for Women and Children, lis good
teea Many q them return 20 homes devoid Of the
bafest nsoesBsr!es OF life
'of The tender care which falls TO the lot OF the
Eel-to-do these poor mothers know little. Dis
charged rom the hospitals after ten or fourteen
Gays, they 20 back sometimes to homes that are
absolutely cherries, hardly srOrding food enough
70 Keep well person IN health and without any
appliances 3or q Be-ni-tnvald
Ine greatest need Of these 11bthers DISCHARGED
wiz their new born babies Is good food-those
Graple needs OF LIE which with Us are taken for
uon NneFe mothers and babies could 90 after leav-
ING The hospital These women often drag them
serves about al Gay looking for place sit lie
ooWn For four and a half years : was connected
win al Institution that received them, and re-
Neu-oef one mother who was so exhausted when she
e0t 70 "a that she had 10 be put bed. with spe-
-- hIrse Oae woman had her time IN the hospital
eEtenoed Her husband. Rearing she would not be
- nome 50 soon ne had expected, determined 10
~ lei iitte hoaTdlings and 50 on spree. This
Mothers who leave the hospital II sood condition,
go s sos9o bealthy babies are put tie bottle and
oeee'ne enazEic and miserable succuznbing later
So NAeIs, 70 cholera infantunn summer dysen-
-one hospital maintains z certain supery1sIon
I've I've Us discharged patients giving them milk and
y. ..Gs5 winch supplies scrubwouaen and launareeses
fs.s- 80 gee patents who are TOO delicate TO DO
s,.a.tlers there any sanstoriuIn near NeE-York where
a,Seka Mss Kate Bod Who vas pTesiaing
urv .[oy [saIy s1ook her head. mo, can't think ot
~ - t - sias-l scattering ones private ostly"
Vs. Ne iEs47storiuIa founded by Miss Kennedy at
sss5g sss5 infant came 10 Us. She was q beautiful
cosh - - .Qn4c take her and the baby where she
IND sSS the-r support by sewing Our efforts 70
There were 1stltursons ers 1e wouI6 fse he G
rSoA eh9 institutions where they would take tbs
70 she supported her child without the AID of any
he cs- M sae Gleo. al about forty years,
Ns,as:. NOS. Clarence Burns. president Of the Little
IsosssSS Ald Association. said II could have
tIS,ssii tenement houses, such AIr. Phipps is
~ 49, 70 ola. Il would almost solve the problems
ssrvsr etlet districts. she also advocated the
~. -s -, q not luncheons IN the public schools OF
~ SG1Ier SECTIONS OF the city. ard the founding
tr--u nome Tor couvalescent children and A sana-
Fss- Ft ~ working girls. and the organization OF
80 oo'1ss.l-e society 70 supervise behalf OF the
-. Insurance and unoe-takers' charges.
re-.s blrLs's subject was Feeble Children In the
'ssTIS51enis 'sT5stL l ATnoag other things she said:
al - snt children 90. great deal can be done
sr, seIlOls summer homes, but there Is need OF
,r1s home that shall be open all the year
.r,,e.4 Il ls surprising 70 what q week IN the
N.Y. q e. the VIII do for e delicate child.
at,- .oUf oUf little mothers' uudreSs for bathing at
.T1-, SINNER home they 20 be suffering
- ee-Ae&, tuberculosis and almost every disease"
.:lafy Willis, medical adviser OF the mutual
ss-o-. tlao of the working girls clubs spoke in
80 ~ q his form Of insurance. The trouble with
- ailce among abe poor, she thought was not
- -1IPofs made OF the money