New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28

prise This is his home he mas Ho 0''40
! he becomes Self-SupportlHs. -. hox,a bean
The different rooms OF t INC HS Tbo tvro rooms
furnished by various societies. Ino ~ ~ En- In
who're tba Girls sleep were fitted up Dy t s9 -
Ouantum Club, girls clup anu anu hy+a bads
and cheerful 1t is with us ,7rtains at the big
windows No one has taken the boys pe ~ d
In hand vet but the furniture In unenl - ton
ana comfortable. The little hospital on llS ~
Aoor IIas fitted I'D by the Loving NoIheIS
Branch of the Minlstering Children -, 100 "a
When the reporter looked IN the hosLl.Ji, a. on
no inmates except for one big DOLL anu SIG % ~
peared to be merely visiting at least she IooAe0
A. the windows Of the second floor, In the
rear. DR. Darrach paused and looked out wis.,
fully on the wide stretch Of tin roof, the ROOF Oh
the lower floor extension
IN NEED OF A ROOF GARDEN.
"our dearest WISH" she said. 'fs to have a
roof garden out there. At present we cannot
afford It. And, Of course, any money that may
come in will be applied first of all to paying on
the mortgage 1t is a great handicap to have
to meet the interest that. But next to pay
ing the mortgage off. do want a roof garden
with piles Of sand where the children can dig,
and little swings and so forth Being crippled,
they can't play in the street as other children
can; and think of the fun they could have IN d
roof garden of their own"
The Darrach Home for Crippled Children has
a little summer camp at Lake Sunapee, near the
summer home Of the late ex-Secretary HAY. me
children have always been very proud of hay
ing so distinguished a neighbor. One day
while the Secretary was still living his gardener
took the whole party Of little ones for a straw
ride. When they got back one small boy with
tUbercular hip came hObbling in great excite
ment to DR.. Darrach.
We've been entertained" he announced, "by
the man who works for the man that's next to
the President
AS long as he lived Secretary Hay took great
interest in DIR. barracks charges, and showed 1t
in various pleasant ways. When the children
heard that he was dead they gathered of their
own accord around the flag the camp ground
(Which had been put at half maSD and sang the
Secretarys hymn
Some of the Children's best friends have been
raised up for them I'm the places where DR.. OAR
rach has taken them to spend their summers.
were taken once before the present camp at
Lake SunaDee was obtained, the village boys
and girls got up a little fair and raised quite
a Of money for the Darrach Home and the
crippled children. SO it has been everywhere
Or course, children are every now ana then
sent out from the home to private homes that
found for them they cured. Mr. and
Mrs. Tracy MCGregor the Detroit people who
fond Of children that they keep q supply
Of twelve adopted ones constantly on hand
are to be sent them very The beds at
the Darrach Home, however, are never empty.
How do children come to your" DR.. Darrach
was asked.
"Oh in many ways" she said. Sometimes a
child lying neglected In a tenement somewhere
is reported TO us by neighbor, who hears Of
us and comes to ask US If we can't take It. Some
Of the children are sent US by the Children's
Aid or other societies. Some come from hospi-
tails where the rules prevent their being kept
There are plenty Of ways and plenty Of crippled
children, and I only wish we could take care Of
more. At present we have only eighteen beds"
The treasurer of the home is Mrs. Charles e
Warren No 326 West 89th-st.