The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-25
HELP THE BABIES
MONEY NEEDED FOR MILK
%DISPENSARY.
Hospital Must Have Funds to Garry on
Great Work of Giving Health and
Life to Infants of the Needy.

The members of the boards of directors
and managers OF the Babies Hospital,
High street, have made an urgent appeal
to the public for funds necessary to carry
on the work Of supplying the babies of the
poor with pastuerized milk. The dispen-
sary was started eight years ago, in 1899,
and In its first year $4,000 bottles of milk
were distributed. The demand has In
creased yearly until during the fiscal year
just ended, 228,2 bottles were given out,
making a total of I,1S2, 9S9 bottles. These
figures prove the enormous and rapid
growth OF this noble work. and will give
an idea of the funds necessary to not only
carry 1t on. but to allow for the future
increase.
To those known to be destitute the food
10 furnished without cost. To those who
can afford to pay anything at all a charge
representing about one-half to two-thirds
Of the value of the food is made. The
w%orthiness of each case is determined by
the order of a physician or the recon-
mendation of reliable persons.
The food is placed in bottles, one repre-
senting a meal. sealed and a sufficient
number delivered to a mother or recog-
nized messenger to last each child for
tw~enty-four hours. The dispensary is open
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every day and from 2 until 5 in the after
noon with the exception of Sunday.
The Babies Hospital Is maintained en-
tirely by charity. Major Joseph f. Kitch-
ell, Of 90 Hedden terrace, the treasurer of
the board of directors, has charge of the
maintenance fund Of the institution, while
Mrs. William A.. Halsey. of 1888 Mt. Pros
pect avenue, Is treasurer of the board of
managers and custodian of the funds for
1890 ------ "a ~
supervising nurse In charge of the milk
dispensary. is receiving contributions at
the hospital. 437 High street, at Bank
street.
Those who have to collect the funds
made this statement in regard to the dis
pensary yesterday:
During the heat of the summer the In
fants of the poor suffer more than any
other class, and during the winter the con-
ditioDs are hardly less urgent. Hundreds
of mothers in large cities are Unable to
provide for their young pure air, pure
water or pure food, and they are deprived
of every essential to comfort and health.
1t is this class we are trying to benefit.
I'm order to carry on this work we ap-
peal to every citizen of Newark to sustain
a small share of Its cost. 1t has been the
policy of this charity to solicit no dona-
tons for the milk dispensary except
through the coin cards. This is done to
avoid diverting regular hospital contribu-
tons.
During the past yea the number of
bottles of pasteurizea milk distributed
among the poor was 22S,215- The number
of infants successfully fed through the
milk dispensary has increased each year..
during that just ended 1t was 500, with an
average winter list Of 100 infants, and an
average summer list of $50 nfants. The
cost per infant per day is approximately
II cents. The distribution of the milk has
undoubtedly been the means of saving the
lives of most of these infants"