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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1908
Page
27
Six large boxes of clothing shoes and other items were sent to different branches for distribution to those in need Some members of the Conant Fla branch are organizing an ice cream festival whose proceeds will go to a crippled man and his blind mother.
A notice asks members to forward all begging letters from strangers to the general office, citing concerns about unworthiness and distant connections to the T. 8. S. The directive emphasizes central handling of such correspondence.
Miss Helen Hartness of Springfield Vermont now in Wellesley Massachusetts mails a check with a note praising the work and offering it for use as deemed. Mrs Arthur Machin and Miss J Heyenreich of Brooklyn send money for the poor woman on Shth street Two Friends Elmira NY contributes October dues Mrs Greene gives $2 for badges and Miss M$.1 for sunshine.
The semi annual business meeting of the Tribune Bunchine Society will be held in New Haven on October 2 from 2 to 5 p m. Delegates from neighboring branches should notify the Connecticut state president and the general secretary of attendance. Those from New York and New Jersey will travel on the same train and luncheon will follow. Mrs Halsey Kelsey chairs the committee to secure the hat for the meeting. Branches unable to attend in person should send summer reports for the secretary to include in the general report.
The Coreopsis Branch of New Haven held its annual meeting at City Mission Hall on October 5. Officers elected were Mrs. Harry Marvin president, Mrs. Frederick Riley first vice president, Miss Anna Rounds secretary, and Miss Edith Blakeslee treasurer. The summer work report showed all treasury funds spent on good works. Rents and groceries aided needy families and a July outing for 25 children and mothers had a joyful day. A November social will feature members sharing stories of earning part of the $5 promised, with the funds added to the Thanksgiving offering.
The T. and S. Neighborhood Club of Clark's Falls Conn held its annual business meeting on October 7 at Mrs Babcock's home. Officers elected include Mrs H L Babcock as president and eight vice presidents led by Mrs C H Collins. John S Cole named secretary with Albert Keuhn assistant secretary and Charles Stone Jr treasurer. Delegates to the T S S semi annual greeting in New Haven were chosen. Social plans for winter entertainments were discussed. Tea and cake were served and reports noted the moonlight and warm atmosphere at the president's home.
The Chelsea Branch will hold a semi annual sale of aprons and fancy articles at the Hotel Chelsea West 234 street on November 26 and 21. Funds aid poor families and working women during the hard winter. Coreopsis Branch New Haven Conn to hold annual sale October 27 at Miss Anna Rounds home Whalley avenue. Mrs Seth Abrams to entertain Friendly Aid Branch Manhattan at poverty luncheon October 26 at her Summer avenue Newark New Jersey home.
Mies Cook of Ossining New York taps the Sunshine column to praise the Monday paper’s reports of gifts aiding the poor sick and afflicted and expresses a wish to contribute more personally.
Miss Annie Miller of Plainfield completes an afghan and crafts from leftover wool for a charity drive. Miss C Winegard finishes other work beautifully. A penniless T S S member seeks sale of antique vases to meet personal obligations. Requests for beds, a mattress, and a cat or go cart for a Texas paralytic boy are also noted.
An overcast request from a disabled youth in Illinois was fulfilled at the general office, while another need arose for a laboring man in Manhattan. A few infant clothes for an absolutely destitute mother were paid from the reserve box, per Mrs. Cargil.
The Yonkers branch will start work on Christmas day for the Little Mothers festival. Mrs. George Wall, president of the Margarites in Cuba New York, asks how her branch can assist with sunshine from the general office. Needed items include plain clothing dressed Goldls for poor children bedroom shoes shoulder shawls slumber socks sachets and other dainty gifts for shut-ins.
Mrs John W Post of Westbury Station Long Island again sent two boxes of dahlias to invalids. Mrs Hicks of Roslyn sent another box for children and aged invalids. Mrs Isaac Hall of Mamaroneck supplied flowers to St Gregorys Hospital. Mrs Fanny Roseff contributed a box of fall blossoms.
Express boxes arriving from Miss Daywood of Ovid New York Mrs Halstead of Westfield New Jersey and Mrs Chickering of Oil City Pennsylvania bring a range of useful articles. Responding to a request for warm clothing for a consumptive thirteen year old in the Adirondacks Mrs H W Bennett of Manhattan sent a thick winter suit shirts nightshirts collars ties shoes warm gloves and suspenders. Additional donations include a suit of clothing for men shoes stockings chestnuts silk pieces from Easthampton Long Island and current reading matter from Mrs E Grant of Plainfield New Jersey.
Mr and Mrs Francis Draz celebrated their silver wedding anniversary at No 122 East 72d Street with a 4 to 7 reception. Four children Charles Emily Rudolph and Francis assisted. Elaborate feral decorations and an orchestra complemented the party. Notables present included Judge and Mrs Edward Amend and many prominent New York residents.
The Tribune pattern outlines a blouse in a modified Directoire style. The design uses crepe de Chine with appliqué and lace, offering many possibilities. The yoke and long sleeves suit using thin materials and varied trims.
The pattern No 6123 in sizes 32 to 40 inch bust shows material needs for a medium size including three and three-eighths yards of fabric at 21 or 4 inches, two and a half yards at 32 inches, two and one quarter yards at 44 inches, two and five-eighths yards for yoke and sleeves, plus two and one-eighth yards of appliqué. Mail order from Pattern Department New York Tribune for 10 cents, specify pattern number and bust measure.
In a playful Harper's Weekly exchange a Sporting Customer orders cheese with humor, asking for both grocer and cheese names to be matched against a winner as if a game. The vendor agrees to start them across the counter and take whichever proves victorious.
The report details the First Election District boundaries within Morris Street Greenwich Street Rector Street Broadway Wall Street William Street Beaver Street Whitehall Street East River Hudson River Governor's Ellis Oyster and Redire's Islands and the Hudson River. The Second Election District begins with another boundary description not provided.
The notice lists the boundaries of the First through Twenty-second Election Districts in lower Manhattan. It names streets such as Broadway Liberty Street Fulton Street Greenwich Street Chenly Street and others defining each district’s limits. The text, though fragmented, provides district by district geographic outlines within surrounding streets and avenues.
Boundaries for multiple election districts described with numerous street names such as Wall Street Pearl Street Old Slip East River Whitehall Street William Street Fulton Street Dover Street Madison Street Roosevelt Street Oak Street and others. The text contains numerous typos and inconsistent spellings across districts from First to Twenty-First, detailing blocks bounded by slips streets and intersections across lower Manhattan.
The text details various election districts in Manhattan with boundaries along streets such as Canal Mott Bayard Mulberry Park Worth Broadway Bowery Chrystie Pike East Houston Street and Cooper Square. Districts include the Second Third Fifth Twelfth Fourteenth Sixteenth Nineteenth Twentieth Twenty first Twenty second Twenty third Twenty fourth with boundaries described by streets and intersections.
The document lists election district boundaries for the Fourth and Fifth Assembly Districts. It names streets and rivers including Cherry weet, Scammel street, Water street, Jackson street, Monroe street, Montgomery street, Grand street, Gouverneur street, and others, delineating Second through Fifteenth Election Districts and their enclosing blocks and rivers. The Fifth Assembly District begins with its First Election District bounded by St. Luke's Place, Leroy Street, Bleecker Street, Clarkson Street, Sixth Avenue, Carmine Street, and Clarkson Street, outlining its border as described.
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