The Irish standard., 1908-02-01

1T seems to me there is no othel
physical aff1iction so terrible in thi.
world. 1t just makes my heart bleed
to see the young men and women o.
our country cut down in their Yer,
youth by this dread disease. 1 have
seen babies at their sides, and witt
so much work yet to do. And have
seen old mothers watch the life go ou
of their boys or their only girls-tht
children in whom lay the joy of theil
living-and yet nothing could be done
/ We have had to stand by and watch q
! life that was so dear to us slip away b,
inches as days passed. just can't talk
about it,"
And after another pause. the iyor,
needles slipped on again. weaving out
a soft, fine garment for some poor wo.
mans child.
Mrs. Ryan is never idle and her fine
, white hands work ceaselessly. Many O
humble, hard working woman in New
York has proudly dressed her baby in
clothes that were made by the rich
Mrs. Ryan.
Mrs. Ryan is Interested in waee
earners Of every class, and there ara
new fields of labor in this country she
has not aided in some way. Several
years ago she Vas in great hurry
to get telephone connection with a
business office. 1t was at the rusl
hour and the Gramercy Office was busy
Mrs. Ryan heard the weary voice Of q
tired operator como over the wire: 81
can't get them now; I'll try again and
ring you
That afternoon Mrs Ryan called the
managers office. What happens u
i'll operators" she asked.
why, they go l1olne,' was the sur.
prised answer.
But don't you take care Of then,
when they get ill: Most of those girls
or their families need what they make
Don't you take care Of them at all when
they get ill?"
NO. The telephone company doesn't
take care Of its employes--It couldn't
afford to do that. But before that DAVIS
sun went down Mrs. Ryan had perma
hently endowed four rooms at st. Vim
cents Hospital for i'll or worn-out tel
epllone operators and the managers of
all the offices were notified that this
had been done. AS usual, Mrs. Ryan's
name was not mentioned. In the same
manner three rooms were endowed for
Ill nurses. who, spending their lives
III the care of the ill. are not cared for
gratis at any of the New York nos
pitals when their own health breaks
But there are only few of the small
and unknown charities of this woman
who gives away $1.oOo,000 every year
AS a philanthropist her work has been
1ar-reaching. She has built more
churches and missions for the worship
OF God, more schools, orphan asylums
and hospitals than any other living per-
son.
For nearly quarter OF century
Mrs. Ryan has had one or another Of
her sons at Georgetown University.
Her youngest son is now completing a
scientific course there, and to com.
memorate this she has given an $751;
600 gymnasium. one of the finest din
ing halls in the country. thoroughly
equipped. and several additions TO this
university library. She has also en-
dowed scholarships there, and in many
other universities, where ambitious
boys without means can be given tha
best advantages the college offer.
Mrs. Ryan has the privilege Of a
chapel in her private car, the Pere
Marquette, which honor has been ex-
tended to only one other person, the
queen of Spain. In her many tours
Mrs. Ryan has always had service In
her car and any railroad employees or
others desiring to attend Mass were
welcomed. She has a private chapel
/, i'll her Fifth avenue home. and one NJ
the finest private chapels in the United
States attached to her residence at Suf
fern. When other women of wealth
are having their beauty sleeps or re-
cuperating from a nights pleasure In
the early hours of the morning. Mrs
Ryan is up and about, and the frs,
hour Of the sunrise finds her beginning
her day with the service of God in her
chapel
Making War On Religion.