The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1910-07-29
NOT ALL ARE
DRONES IN
LIFE
FEWER IDLE RICH"
Some Of the Many Activities Of
Busy Women Of Social Prom
Inence That Are Too Often
Forgotten by the Satl-
rists and Detractors. i

~1Y EW YORK; think the
time has come" said Fred
erick Townsend Martin.
brother Of Bradley Martin.
~ patron Of tho arts. society
w. man and philanthropist.
when the general public 10 beginning
10 realise that society people are not
al BUTTERFLIES. The day Of the idle
rich 70 fast passing"
Mr.. Martin speaks with authority
Whenever he speaks. He 10 quite
right, - . little research will show.
Some. like Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt. sr..
decline to make public any Of their
charities. Others. like Miss Helen
Gould and Miss Anne Morgan. nee In
despair II asked to say word about
the thousand and one good works In
which they are interested.
And read some Of tho other New
York names Of those women who de-
light In giving Of their own goodly
wealth to those less fortunate than
they. It 10 . roster Of society-Harri.
man, Sage. Trevor. Cromwell. Barnes.
Gray. Bell. Stokes. Irwin. Wrestling
house. Bryce. Turnure. Choate. Par
sons, Sloane. Kingiland. Hoyt. Twom.
bly,, Jay. Belmont. King and scores OF
other women all of indisputable social
position and wealth.
They look for poor babies: they send
fruit and flowers to the sick: they
visit hospitals: they run day nurser-
les; they give crutches and braces to
little cripples: they try to do for the
afIiicted blind babies Of the poor:
they manage guilds: they lessen the
scourRe OF tuberculosis: they build
settlement houses: they get up fresh
air funds: they put floating hospitals
on the water-these and q thousand
other good works are the results Of
the efforts Of the women of New York
society.
mo women in the world are more
charitable" says Mr.. Martin.
Mrs. Harriman's Good Work.
Perhaps Mrs. J. Borden Hartman
does more for charity than any other
woman in New York society. II work
counts for anything. She gives large
ly, but Miss Gould and Mrs. Sage. be-
ing of larger wealth. contribute more
actual money. Mrs. Harriman's activi-
ties would tax the strength Of less
resolute woman. To begin with. she
Is chairman OF the woman's depart.
ment OF the National Civic federation.
Her especial work Ia to make lighter
the lot OF the women who must toll.
To further this end Mrs. Hartman Is
only too delighted to meet with labor
leaders Of all kinds. At her splendid
mansion. Uplands. ut Mount kisco.
last summer she gave dinner party
for one hundred workingmen.
Walters in the Hartman livery
served the sons Of toll: pretty society
girls in costume. headed by Miss Edith
Hartman. entertained the guests with
songs and tableaux. and Mrs. Harri.
man, John Mitchell and Tim Healy de-
llvered addresses.
To check the spread OF tuberculosis
Is another of Mrs. Harriman's chartta.
BILE cndeavors She got Governor
Hughes to address the Association Of
tuberculosis Clinics at the Waldorf.
Astoria She interested John D..
Rockefeller and other men Of vast
wealth.
She is ihteres'eu III tne p"oi'. e"'e
OF chiidren ana III the rresoy' ian
hospltai. Sne mas so'"'.a''S "e''"e
the duties OF factory 'hspec'ol anu
with her sister'ih-'a", Mrs. w. n. ~ an.
derbilt, Sr., she contributes $4,000 n
year for sending trained nurses into
the homes Of the poor. This fund Is
10 De increased u ''o'oo' e" 49,
Much more is zone Ior charity Wy
Mrs. vanderbilt. 100. thah ever We
comes public In fact' MIS- Vahuel
bilt fees from even me mere mention
OF her name. Besides tne tra,nea
nurse and tuberculosis WORK. IN "hic"
oh Mo nnnaI MARI