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

Good results DO sometimes come from ugly
Rauses II Morals aunt had not been dispos-
eessed by q heartless landlord the DarTach
aaone for Crippled Children might never have
been founded. This however, IS beginning in
the middle of the story. Also, It is not quite
correct TO say that the Darrach Home was
FOUNDED. Like Topsy, 1t Just growed"
Some years ago DR.. Darrach, who comes nat
Alrally by her interest in fra children, her father
having been the inventor Of a mechanical appli-
snce for deformed little ones, was staying in a
Newark Hospital for treatment. It CHANGED that
she had a room opening off the children's ward.
MANY Of the small patients were fretful, and
1Or DarTach (she was not physician then, but
she was a trained kndergartner) had a theory
that It was partly from lack of occupation for
their minds and fingers. She got permission Of
1he head nurse and opened an impromptu kim
,dergarten In the ward dining room for those who
were well enough TO be about It proved an in
sstant SUCCESS. If a little one had to stay in
bed DR.. Darrach would take it some light occu-
patton card TO be sewn OF beads TO string
OF course each small pupil was carefully
watched, and not allowed TO go beyond its
strength. Soon people about the hospital were
asking why there was no more crying or fretting
10 be heard in the children's ward.
The following summer DR.. Darrach was able TO
take several Of these children with her to the
Adirondac1s. That was a proud summer for It
was signalized by the recovery Of one boy who
had been pronounced hopeless cripple.
The day little John first walked" said Or
Darrach afterward. you would have tbo,gb+
q miracle had happened, there was such excite
s7nent The other children, those who couId get
about came scrambling TO meet me. calling.
LH'ue Iohn can walk little John can walJtp
sFeople mace expeditions up from the village 70
ia how E71@ -
we took John back 10 the clinic ar r7e1Ia,,,,o
Hospital that fall the doctors ,vo,75 -
FlsVe he was the same boy who had bae,, -,
away IN arms from the city the srrjns, 49, >,
Inc next summer DR.. Darrach gatberoa
these ana some other crippled cbiI5,a Up
Ee1S tenement houses and took them =
FOeacn Dr- Hegeman furnishing tents g.. Is
70 i've IN and other friends cor+rit,,.t
Tor me necessary expenses But in the -
DeT OF the nrst year DR.. Darracb had ,,i.i., =,
ac--aHees IN their homes Chome was a ,,isror-.-
,lH0ush' IN most cases.. and made the 7isoo,,,.,
e 140OO'eIy ILiat they We're losing all the good
&c pie'-ous summer Lack Of care. lack ~
good FOOD. lack Of employment for +ba go
minds were telling on them maxim, '.,'io
F-ssS ana wan again Well, she could NOT -,alra
q nome Tor them, bat perhaps she copId sotbor
elen into kindergarten. She went - ~
F-7race' OF the ChildDen's Aid Society.
II you can get a carriage to convey +bo. .,,,,
Fa1ren back and forth 10 the school and roaors -
support the Kindergarten" said Mr.. Br7ce ~
viii secure you the use Of a room IN the r5an-
EF1etta School" VIC mem
a iraend came forward with money 10 b,,,, o.
morse ana "agonette Gather a ramshac,Ia No.
ana Wagonette. bur they served and the lid
garten was started with Dr. Darracb as Co.,
Later branch kindergarten was egtabIisba5
aor crippled children on the East Side Pei
got interested and began 70 send in money for
christmas dinners and so forth. Crippled chill
Fa-ish VINO heretofore had had no special pro