New-York tribune., 1908-02-16
Charities of Rich tg>on7ef1.
MANY of Hospitals and Other Institutions Due to
Their Generosity and Personal Effort.

one of the kind in America, is the Home for the
Children of Destitute Seamen, which is run by
board composed entirely Of women the advisory
board being clergyulen, lawyers and other prom
inent men. On this board appear the names or
Mrs Charles Marshall. Mrs. Ambrose Kings
land Miss Catherine Cameron. Mrs. Ernest
Flagg. Mrs. Charles z. Lawrence, Mrs G. A.
Irving. Mrs. Courtlandt Anable and Miss Tflden
Low and much credit is due to these efficient
women. who manage the entire business and
running of the large, rooIny house. In Liverpool
is another branch, and the steamers give many
entertainments for the benefit OF the funds.
Mrs Kingsland is also a luminary Of the Chill
drens Day Nursery. and Mrs. Edward King
lends her time and financial influence to the
same cause.
To the Mount Sinai Hospital Mrs. Stern, Mrs.
Seligman. Mrs. Siegel and Mrs. Strauss give
freely and any number of beds there
dowed by other wealthy Hebrews. To endow
bed in any hospital. even in the suburbs of New
York means at least IS 900, and In the larger
hospitals the cost is in proportion. The halls at
ST. Luke's Hospital bear records of many
dowments of this kind. usually in memory of
some one Tablets which the passerby see
chronicle such gifts in the names of Hoyt.
Schiefelin. Low, Pierrepont. Jay, Twombly, Van
Buren,, Hamersley and a score of other oldtime
New Workers. Mrs. Belmont has adopted the
Presbyterian Hospital and Mrs. Choate also
takes much interest in il.
ARDUOUS BOARD WORK.
To- be board connected with any of these
other charitable institutions means a monthly
meeting. at which reports are read the whole
place inspected from garnet TO cellar and each
patient occupant spoken and the servants
talked with in regard to their various duties.
More than long morning is thus spent and
besides each member of the board has TO take
her turn at monthly visiting. TWO women take
d month visiting either separately or together
the former being the better plan. The advisory
board and the ladies' board Of directresses man
ayers and the executive committee have an an
nual meeting in every institution. A luncheon
Is served, and representative people are asked
for this and to hear Of the progress made. The
children are put through exercises of some kind
and their relatives invited to see them dis
tinguish themselves and to have their share Of
specially served refreshments AS affairs of this
kind cannot be entirely Ie4e to the caterer the
women must bestir themselves and the DAYS
Immediately before the festivities see n7uch
planning. and those just after much resting
from arduous labor.
The building of A memorial church involves
Tor the donor only note with check but
with the spending of the funds more cares come
than the Vestry ever dreamed of-the adaptation
OF plans 10 the given and so on the so
ons' lasting from the breaking of the s-ound
until the cross is placed the spre A small
church can be built of stone on ground already
owned in the country for $4,000 In city the
cost Is double because of the cost Of the ground
foot more space adds up the amount bv
jumps instead Of meaning only small addition
Five hundred thousand dollars would give two
well equipped wings TO hospital or would
build a model tenement house in some one of
those unfortunate localities where such things
a crying need.
FOR THE SETTLEMENTS
For work in the Settlement district money is
kept on tap so to speak, the women that aid
the workers financially giving it as cases of
need are found instead Of putting It all into 2
treasurer's hands There are treasurers also
but they do not handle the voluntary contrthu-
tions that come from the friends of the FASH
ionable young women who are seeking out the
way TO apply best the coin of the land to alle-
viate misery. From $500 upward according 10
the income, is moderate estimate of what a
fashionable woman's charities cost The sum
mentioned would cover her annual subscription
TO a charity like the Day Nursery and her con-
ributions to three four subsidiary charities
Larger charity schemes require larger subscrp-
tons Then too, the misery and poverty in the
world keep pace with the growth of other peo-
pies wealth, and this means constant subscrip-
tiOns
Even listening to the woes of the poor takes
time. But to the very wealthy requests for aid
usually come in letter form and therefore pass
through the secretary's hands, for every busy
woman has her secretary -eompauion or slse =