New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-14
FLOWERS TO HOSPITALS
Tzcentieth Street Mission Needs
Mann Blossoms TO Cheer Sufferers.

TIN. nov,er missions which have been feeling the
effects Of the late spring quite seriously, are now
beginning TO sit up and take notice AT the rooms
OF the New York Flower Mission at All Souls
Unitarian Church. No. 104 East 10Th street yester-
day, things looked if the season had really
begun. LiIacs and daisies and great punches OF
ferns and fragrant lilies were coming IN from
various points in Long Island. and from even so
far as Connecticut, quite encouragingly, enough
10 keep half dozen women, volunteer helpers
busy making them into nosegays TO be carried TO
hospitals and asyurns and tenement house dweliers
This is the Oldest flower mission in the city.
Away back in 1870 it founded, and it has been
going ever since. Formerly the mission distributed
vegetables. too but the express companies. which
handle everything for it free found the vegetables
TOO heavy. But 1t receives and distributes fresh
eggs. which much needed by consumptlNes
and all kinds Of fruit pears, cherries and berries
in their season.
There are few things that come anliss TO US
said the superintendent to a Tribune reporter
Anything in the way Of delicacles we are espe-
ciallv glad 20 receive and pass One woman IN
rhe country sends us raspberry vinegar in the sum
lner, and you can't think how the sick people TO
whom it is carried enjoy it. It makes such cool
ing drink for them diluted with water. We dis
tribute jeIHes. and TOYS to the little chlldren III
brought US. Then We give out fresh ar L.h Sls-
tickets TO fresh air excursions mink tickets
that we get from Mr.. straus. think though, that
NOTHING gives Us as nuch Measure as Jc bx
missionaries and Bible readers, who are %orklns
q :
and most OF Le CnrL 57e fT,erI "a know lust
-There thing is needed and where it will do most
GOOD Every hospital in the city is the missions
TTst for flowers though not all have received them
I9vthing that viii brighten a hospital is a
blessing said the Superintendent. some OF them
are so dreary ] was visiting Of the small ones
the other day % il old seem to me 10 I ta
Rave more nlJasy fix their wards up better
Veil and strong ans 10 be out under the sky. can
hardly realize how much the 6eauiy ana tAe coo
who lies burning up with fever between bare hos,
more flowers and volunteers 10 help and bunch
them-because some who are helping us now VIII
be going of town soon-and people to carry
The flowers quite as welcome IN the 'e enc
Enents they are IN the hospitals i can T. sad
worker. appear in tenement street WI, with nov
sffer N me g begging Mssis please give me hover
Once I was carrying rather heavy basket OF
offered to help me with them. / wanted 70 give
him something. and he asked if he could have a
gave him cluster of pinks."
Plants in pots too which the mission is glad to
coined with great JOY by most dWellers IN t-e
two rooms, with windows opening on dim alley
or oasly, NOISY IA aG e-' 15iIaI5ated
bed and table. pot Of blossoming plants does
supply needed contrast. Even IN homes less poor
there IS not always money for the flowers that may
Etreet will be open every Monday and Thursday
thew viii receive vey gladly any flowers sent them
or fruit Jelly or other delicacies: also toys and
garments particularly garments for children. Small
of money for current expenses and TO buy
dantes for the sick always welcome C'snall Is
adjective Inodesrly used by the mission people.
but doubt they would object TO larger sums
When flowers are sent they should be we'll sprin-
killed. and covered with wet newspapers, and the
stems s.ould be than eight inches long.
They can be received on Mondays and Thursdays
only, and the earlier they come the better. The
express companies carry free for the mission all
packages which come from within hundred
miles distance and which do weigh more than
twenty pounds Letters should be addressed 70 the
secretary and treasurer, Miss Frances Russell, OF
No. l25 West 18Th street. Miss Russell one Of
the founders Of the mission.