New-York tribune., 1906-04-18
The Children'S Plea
By Jacob A. RiiS

that helps them over many a hard -
rehearse II again and again. usuaIiv NJ
Max as spokesman He forgets fhsH NJ
In his back. forgets the plav fsa ne Dat
for him-never in this Iife-and raraa1as 10
the kind face that hovered over biro sfs aasfs on,
out of brimming eyes at his wasfsS ssoss
J Then all Max's native optimism eoroa. rans
rescue with rush. and he winds m T 5s- % III
II think the President viii come baek. s'or7
Wallace told him my name and ha saa as LOT d
| hope You will get better He had ri.. aaS
ing eyeglasses and a big laugh 0 Nh.
Max has one priceless possessiop--s,
Santa Claus brought him by special rac,.a.sa
IL should quick come on 10 rain uhs, y IN
going across the porch with Loufs"- 80 a. va
larly every day. rain or shine he zoss a re
stairs in LOuis's arms. hugging ~ uesa.
thing 20 his board. The big chfldran p.scis-,
heve that Santa Claus came out ~ .La nay =
I at Sea Breeze" when they had the C-s ~ ala
J Tree. Max knows better He has the lh s~1s.sh
always in sight "asrc.
Madeline Garland is Max's bozon, .-,.-,
is seven, and her Sea Breeze name 1Ia h. ~
supposedly from the big freckIes tha, soss1s aaas
jolly little face and snub nose Like Vas ~ =
lies all her days strapped To +ba Lax "
looks so cruel and is so kind and ~. =,
world about her "brimming over with Sms to,s u
nurse says. Sea Breeze is all the bor..sos, ~, r
ever known. Her mother Is a widow ass ~ n
out. Here is her letter: IN
AnEie and Pesco and and AL the ehil.-.n
there IRE alarm IN your hospital? We sazs Nss a
here Ea HI he1rtstss I carried me out when the IN r
writing this letter myself f1se I,S you u,
dent Roo Rooseve eRD' VIA sfe love Ss5 from GyS 5a @y
MADELINE GAsr-sSn
And David Goldscher. the bow vv,,, a.,
pathetic face that haunts me ever s4a sns oat
him standing prOpped Up by his crrtrb :, ssF
grace with the children at suuner 80 ssnsns
boy from the dark tenement in dark Asn A.ss! s,..
tad 49,
IL Is getting spring. I've seen lots ~ IL, Ses
| ing. and the ocean looks very stilI noV's "
think the sea would do you good wi,h ~ ~ yol
air! Well hope you can come to see Ts' .sa .sss
and be all better" - s0ea
Children of the poor, Yes os .s
But shall we let such these perish un5a1.s,.
Here in the hospital where write az a.-.sra .sa
sucn In the surgical ward. for whom onlv ny
seashore hospital holds out the pronss - ~ ~
Every hospital has the same story to taIl y .. s
ohildrens institution is filed with therr M -saf
sands slowly tortured to death in the tsna-a.
Think OF IL. YOU fathers and rnothsrs 80
nealthy nappy children; think OF the little soSs,
raced patient at Sea Breeze that said ~ -
| friend who was seven and never wouId ~ ~
| She used TO play when she was Young" rs..
OF Pasco, aged 1S. in the grave eonfsrencs ~
| the beach over the things they would do ars \.
when they grew big: Il want 10 De a bow a,,,s
, The Association for Improving the Condtan !.
| the Poor says IL needs seventy thousand aoiI,-
vet for the building OF the hospital ~ II T7r.
my city right. It Will not need TO ask anOfss.
| day.
Sometimes it is TO me as though in the br.v,
. patience of these stricken ones 7 caugh- /,
glimpse OF the real things OF life and their sa-
! ing to US who. with sound bodies are strrs
| and able to do the worlds work Vbss
! Is there IN all the world that money can NV
| that compares with the pleasure OF doing h.
] these, who do SO much for US, all that hura-
skill. that long-wtthheld chance. can do to eass
| their pain.
BY permission The Outlook. March 81 1909
Robert Shaw Minturn, Treasurer, los Eas.
22nd St, New York City. will gladly send i.
formation and acknowledge gifts for const-us.
ton (S4S.000 or for food and care (S10000): 8
will keep child one week; $50 until Oct Isl
| VIII you help?
NEW YORK ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROVING III.
1843 CONDITION OF THE POOR us
illustrated reprints Of The ChiIdren's Ysa
free for clubs. Sunday schools. children and
friends Of crippled children.