The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-02

New York, Oct. 1.-London's great.
est beggar" is about to make tour
Of the principal American cities to
arouse the various municipalities to
the necessity OF caring for crippled
children. This famous parsonage Is Sir
William Purdie Treloar. Bart. former
Lord Mayor of London and one .of
England's greatest philanthropists.
He was given the above unique appel
lation by the people Of London, after
he had succeeded in talking the BIZ -
ish public out of S350.0OO in order to
erect a hospital for the care Of pow
erty-stricken. crippled children, OF the
great city.
Sir william is at present in New
York. and Is painfully surprised that
America has made such slow progress
in treating and caring for tuberculous
cripples. He came here with the in
tention OF getting information in re-
gard to this work. but he finds that
he will have to turn teacher.
Knowing this to be q country Of
great achievements" he said today. Il
fully expected to find q great hospital
for the treatment Of young children
suffering from tuberculosis of the bone
and hoped to pick up some knowledge
which would be useful to me in the
management Of my Cripples' Home at
Alton In Hampshire. but ] am aston.
ished to find that with the exception
Of q small place with IS beds known
as the Sea Breeze Home. at Coney
Island, this great work. which Is of
national importance. is entirely neg
lected. Following the example of Mr..
Roosevelt In his celebrated Guildhall
speech I venture. as one who has de-
voted years to the cause of the Grip
pies In England, to offer you a word
Of advice and I say with all the earn
estness ! can command Wake up
America
Sir william Is q pioneer In this
great work. and Is known throughout
England as THE Cripples Friend"
The monument to his efforts Is the
cripples' home and college situated at
Alton in Hampshire. which were in
augurated two years ago, during his
term of office az Lord Mayor Of Lon
don.
In the course Of that one year he
! succeeded with the invaluable cooper
alton Of Queen Alexandria, In raising
the magnificent sum Of $350.O00 for
the establishment and endowment Of
the homes which occupy an estate of
20 acres. This estate together with
the buildings upon II, which had pre-
viously been known as the Princess
Louise Military Hospital for the treat
ment Of soldiers invaded home from
the South African war. was conveyed
to Sir William by an act of parliament
In 1907. Standing on the slope Of q
very picturesque hill facing the Eng
lish channel the homes and college,
which afford accommodation for about
200 children, have In their rear wood
nearly four miles In extent. Five acres
OF the wood are within the boundaries
Of the estate and this part II now
known a. Queen Alexandra Wood.
Here there has been erected an open
air school. built on the lines Of the
Forest school At Chariotteburg near
Berlin. where the children receive in
summer such education n their ply.
steal condition permits.
| During the two years the homes
have been open to between 200 and
500 children. most Of them crippled
through tubercular disease of the
bone. have been treated there and ov-
Or 100 have been discharged ~ cur.
Cd. or permanently benefited. Attach
ed to the homes IL . resident medical
STAN OF highly qualified surgeons in
addition 20 which there II an honor
AIRY medical board. which comprises
eighteen surgeons Of great experience
IN connection with the treatment of
crippled children. The nursing staff.
under the care Of the matron. con-
sists OF six Sisters and about forty
nurses.
The aim Of the college attached 10
~ homes II 70 sivs such technical