New-York tribune., 1910-06-12
DISPENSARY REOPENEO
Women Raise the Money-ChIl-
Jren 10 Have Farms.

Owing 10 the en6eavors of a band OF ener-
pe+ic women. the Bedford Dispensary. At
lartic and. Ralph avenues. has reopened and
is n a fair v-av Of continuing open. The
disnensarv vas started fourteen years ago.
hut vas compelled to close up two years ago
through lack OF funds. The neighborhood
Il, which il IS situated Is much in need OF
free medical treatment. Since its reopeninG
il has had from fifteen 10 fifty patients
daily
All sorts OF t7iseases.are treated. Former
IL surgical operations were performed IN
the building. but this branch Of the work
has rot been resumed as yet Most OF the
ratsents are women and children, and this
was OF considerable importance in arousing
the women OF the neighborhood TO work for
the reopening. a dozen physicians have
been interested in the work by the barsl,
ard 4 seems now that there will be little
difficulty i. making the institution q success
The women's auxiliary consists Of thirty
members. ITS officials are: Mrs. Alfred P.
Tostevan. president: Mrs George Yeator.
vice-president: Mrs. Helena Pflel, secretary.
and Mrs J. Brown. treasurer Mrs. Toste-
zs- eEplained the work OF the auxiliary IN
the following matter Of fact way the other
day:
The dispensary wasn't success until the
women took il in hand. It never had q
women's auxiliary before. We saw that
dispensary was absolutely necessary in the
Deighborhood. so a few Of US went arouni
and collected tie funds
The men do rot claim any Of the credit
1T is the women who manage the dispen-
sarv." said Dr. J. F. Griffin, president Of the
medical board, waen asked about the work
1T takes the women when there is a ques-
tion Of money. They can get it where the
men cant We simply give our services,
while they supply the funds"
The women are not satisfied with simply
managing the financial affairs of the dis
renssrv. either. for they have determined
r. see that the free treatment is reserved
for the poor A woman has been designat-
ed in each section to look up the applicants
for treatment and those who are found to
he in a position TO pay for treatment VIII
not be welcomed on their second visit
Mrs Lewis German. president Of the
F1atbusb branch Of tie Womens Nunic-
ipal League has offered a large piece
If land adjoining her home, Canarsie Lane
and East 25th street. for the use OF the
children OF the section 10 teach them the
dignity Of the SOIL Her plan IS to par
Gel out the plor into miniature farms on
which the children can be taught TO raise
flowers OF vegetables
The offer will be submitted TO the central
organization. which meets in a week or So
by the executive committee of the branch,
and ie the idea is approved. the offer will
be accented. In speaking Of her plan for
the use Of the land. Mrs. German said the
other dav: There IS dignity in farming
which city children rarely appreciate and
little schooling in agriculture and hord-
culture like this would 90 wonders"
A new parochial school and a convent
are soon to stand on the site OF the old
Church Of st Ambrose. which IS now being
torn down under the direction Of Father
Thomas F. NcGronen. The buildings are
10 cost NS5.ooo and their architectural form
viii be in keeping with that Of the new
church Of the parish. at Tcnpkins and
DeKalb avenues. The school viii be 12o
feer long. 81 feet wide and three stories
high. with 4 basement playground. The
convent viii have a frontage Of 80 feet and
will be 50 feet deep and four stories in
height. The convent will be occupied by
the Sisters Of St Joseph. who will teach
in the school
Richard Farnham Mangano, aged two
years and one month. had the honor Of
breaking ground 1or Lhe t1rst 1la-4dn Dap
tist Church. Nos is and Is Jackson street,
on Thursday morning The ground was
l. purchased by the Baptist Church Extension
N Society several months ago, after listening
10 the arguments Of the Rev. G Alegri,
pastor OF the organization. and the Rev.
Antonio Mangano. the superintendent of
the Sunday school. The organization now
holds services at No. so Union avenue.
The plot IS so by 100 feet in size The
church and the mission house Will each be
p feet wide by SIS feet long. There was a
merry crowd of members present when the
superintendent baby welded the spade. 1t
was a small spade, decorated with the na-
tional colors. and the youngster showed in
the way he handled it that he had received
his education in the art at Coney Island.
The buildings Will be Of brick and stone. A
free dispensary VIII be run in connection
with the mission house.