The daily tribune., 1906-03-02

PRESIDENT GENERAL ALDEN.
among the many thousands Of verses
received the following poem sent In by
Mrs. W. II. Chase OF Brooklyn was
select ~:
Good Cheer.
Have you had kindness shown?
Pass 1t on.
Twas not given for you alone
Pass 1t on.
Let It travel down the years.
Let 1t wipe another's tears.
Till In heaven the deed appears
Pass 1t on.
At the time the verse was selected
no one knew the author and 1t was
not for several years after the Society
had adopted the motto that the writer
was discovered to be Rev. Henry Bur
ton, d. D., OF Lytham, England. Mr..
Burton wrots the poem twenty-five
years ago and had almost forgotten II
until the Sunshine Society brought 1t
into prominence. Mr.. Burton Is rec
tor Of the Lytham Episcopal Church
and has become so interested in the
Society that now everybody in his
church and Sunday school has become
a Snshiner.
Mr.. Burton's parishioners are build
ing q beautiful new church and Sun
sinners the world over are planning
to raise funds for = handsome memo
rial window bearing the poem which
has inspired 70 many to acts Of kind.
ness. and thoughtfulness.
The Dues.
One Of the unique features Of the
eociety Is the payment Of membership
fees which consists merely Of some
kind act which will bring sunshine"
to some ono. 1t may be only an ex'
chan1s OF books. pictures or flowers. or
It may bring more material benefit. In
ons State we'll known woman hes
paid her dues by educating some boy
40 long a. ~ lives instead OF placing
q costly monument over her sons
gravN In nearly every State In the
Unloa the Society owns Q wheel chair
given In mAmory OF 0Ome dear one.
Thnas are passed around to crippled
and helplsaU ones and are constantly
in use.
Though the Society has never solic-
TIED funds It Is estimated that $1,000
has bsen given to carry on Its work.
From the International headquarters.
90 Fifth Avenue, New York City,
nearly 100000 has been expended In
the past i've years to make others
happy.
Newspaper AID.
The newspapers must be given
credit In large degree for the growth
Of the Society. Originating in news.
paper once It has everywhere received
the endorsement OF the press until TO-
day over 200 papers are regularly car.
rying Sunshine departments.
The Society has . publication Of Its
own called the Sunshine Bulletin. oi
which Mrs. Alden. the founder and
prssidentganeral. IL editor.
Features oS Sunshine V1erk.
Each State division Of the Sunshine
Society endeavors to have some estab
lished feature besides the individual
sunshine each member strives to scat
ter. - work takes the form Of day
nursssoD. homes for crippled children
and apeA ones. maintnining beds In
hospital wards. fresh air and outing
cottages. Sunshine libraries, lunch
rooms for working girls. ETC.. etc.
The greatest evil the Society has to
contend with Is the fake sunshine 70.
cieties grafters organize 10 defraud
the public. The popularity Of the 30
ciety and the ready response that
every appeal Of Sunshine receives has
maAs II possible for these grafters to
reaD . rich harvest. Readers should
rsmanier tka4 the only authentic
0uneAloo Society has Mr.. Cynthia
WeG1OvsP Al6sa ~ its prssidsnt-ren.
erAl ~ - called The International
osasAiDe esas.