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Influenza Encyclopedia

ï~~10 riHE -: I I '; - Pt. 4 r 1;~arn yfor* Little EiecOnes ofLeft Orphz s hepienco (By A. Sayer.) Jment is teit henaawhile in anothtb! "watsoemore." actilSi,-t nit' bathol. ~sgitc ti intt e It reqirlet but little preparation to ( 11 ro ete ader, ti sntt eturii the,,Brodwaytinstitution itotu r a scene from tivet- Twist, but just a inudet cttnvslesrcnt bomne The buildios lt\ Tittle incident at the new orvihanage was ideal for that lurtpose there being ____1_______ clearing house at tai Philip street, for- oseterai large rooms. merly the St. Elizabeth Guid house. the first day'o fur the new inatitu'the ap'eber warn a ittle tot o~f theta. tions Haow 20 +"iiltreii at the convatesHe had just lniohed hi gbowlt of geu en 'tofind '0 21at the ctearing sinr trish stew. cie iddrooaed hi, totiv". They were children of all on' words to it Sister of Charity. I ti'ttlitica anti creeds. "Certainly, William," replied the Sin' here is the tlan that has hera ter, "yitu can iiaoe all ytu want." tottedetitttt. Tbh' chtildren who have tion on Philip street, an imotitution thai itucoza are taken to the convalescent" sprung up over night. 1Villiisl an or- Motnte after the doctor, hare discharaph an, baving loot both his liarents due- (' Iita. dierc they are given the aflag the recent influenas epidemic. l1e ter rare that in neede) in the treatis a child who never knew what it wtta atent of the disease. When they are happy parents treamtha t it heir tgtte 'Itili tret ioatitution there they chiltd weoulttHotne tiny tie an ininot ' ttil re'titiutilt the banini lifted t.._. an ttrphanagiaht! ne tttta net'n wilt"-1 llt".terthan, seytums. iatast'stttt ttlteslcni At thte ltctadway latittiittaare 'nT.,.a w it.tad tntieltiechee nIt noti knlitng thatllt0,t1c We ae:sh wing street ittotituti to i twuit tr c it h hlre )ntiknecClt't heiiiadle TJoys fot' 012g meia one ttf Abnstorphanttiitt ii 1ry. menrtlyert'eor dns nfathteir. arsleboth, are ~dieit. X ugA eia Hfr. JoseActi euiyAl eet little ones can be heard railing fotr to forScn o oti ly: ' T'he people of Altbany see wnder' their tmothers. Is many eases thq chit' fnl. They p roved it dting the recent teen have lost both mother antifa- the finest and nionst s'oniph',t ass epidetnic when neighbors wottldgo is thee, its other cases mother ttr fa-'vr sown and take care of tb'tve slitctet witth te ther.ee so n disease, never fee s rnmnctttthhttl '0tttitittte Philip ingeet institttiton shout thire owo l tlltb" r: o utttttneter tlink that ttte cltildt'tte Tllt~~~ eeiiaaectAtuIiy~AreCordially InviadfleS~ lli-l hle hwtryag naeranm re uAbn o Philitt street. Thte ttfft't'wttrnote tilvdatu1i"ihtociitet.'ie Atwi 1' Qartet t'~n~nevlner hfalstnot a relative ini the worltd.the charitiea. wien inn. won fa ted by the ittia-htoaztd had a good position antiwa Co e anustt geat problem sine b e 'oth chsrge of Weil able toi suppor his famtily. EoTe adhet t the offiter. tutndreds at children were wife waa taken dawn with influenza. in he e I left orphans by the epidemic anti a lShe died. Her huabad died a few honeuirses quarantine had heen placed en att of the liater. The two children also became W n asylums. making It imnossibleunader affliteed with tha disease. They wereW nc thbe law to send any children tn those taen to the hospital and later to the institutions until the han was lifted. convalescent home. Now they are at Js pn n hu no lg.Dlny ho~uatro the Philip street inatitution, waiting j3rts.tlf o teltl the Ciathiedrai of the muae Con- to be seat to aome orphan asylum. This Â~l..... 1... ceir.Ionh trea toed the rewstate 0 - is only one of the many tragedies of "ora ~ is errtorythee wre ee-the recent epidemic. erobe e alcdwhoee attetion at Another tttie eeei htotThere's not a doubt but ti he Healcdhentr-ovrwhptetc aReitatf th te.lsehA hnbuncaeetrseven children. Their mother died two as the youngsters and in additic ofthe di ocse. ItFI'atkltnch'anelo weeks ago and their fathier was taken th gf8" ~O~ 1ei+a Mg.Dlnyunoddhspl ejo ith the dioease and sent to a has-e ta 'i~ ~. ao sa Mg.Dlnylaile i ln'Jr5. Shie chitttreni were sent to the 10n''n4evais~eosN-hosie etatt-t 'T eeseeyhn eet Mothers and an orphanage eteorage it ) iilp street home. Here they wereT ertev yhig ee n the Philip street inaitizution for children giveu rvery attention by the sister i in Toys - Gifts for Boys and G7 "' uf -all creeds. sharge. Last week te father of the Theead of the Albany diocese then children was discharged from the boaM'told Father Franklin to telephone Corn' pital. He wanted his eldest child to Our Toy display is now rea missioner Qaentei and offer the twa come home and keep house for him. Remember, our Government's r institutions is the city to help oat is The girl, who is jnst pant 13, cried the trying taation. abgla when the sister told her that her father "SH PE R Y "-on have lifted od off my needed her to keep his home together.SH PE R Y mn"said CommistionereQuentl in "But I don't want to leave here," answer to Father Franklins offer. 'we the girl aobbed. wlgebuyaone"I wiab eery Albaniab could visit l 'When Father Franklin offos-ed theI the Philip street institution as I hreeena wa b gdn o t,t.keSettiement House on Philip street whtieenloefolh itesaar s l a~ a d,,, asa club house for the boys of the lunate victims of circumstances. Aa ''jarisb. 'In a few hours it was con- result of the work at these institutions- 39-43 STA' 'veted lnto a model institution, one the city has been abe to care for every i loih has few equals so far as con- orphan who was made so by the epi--;f u7ilenees go, 'tthin sections. Cote demic. Mgr. Delaney, Father Frankare 01 up in the main room on the tin, Inspector of County Charges olie lor and in the gymnnasium. 'l Th oma Gayleta, omsinrIen-_ _____________________ stve the Institution: accommodation fo etanr MssMry Farrell of the th -______________________ 15lhiidrets. The dining bait was als ourl Charities Aid. association, deserve "~ ustalied oat the main floor, the tables great' credit for the way they have 1)' beingt covered wills linen table handled the situation. It. i doubtful i elso s not the institutional oil cloth, there is a city in' the state that has s p fact everything has been, done ti, made a better record in the handling ke tho institution homelik in every of the epidemic orphans. wray c.A large play room with soma The one big thing about the puopo- t iNI BUr5EaClK P uderful toyls completed ihit first floor sition wa;i that much of the usil red *~s''.the~hew iustitution. In the' ara- tape was eianisated. FIIIU Ux:i POP= '18 avery beautiful line of A.s. We have devoted a hoa display and'we consider 3i,orttnetul s of American Ma ited to Visit 1! l ie Children Revel 'onders From" rerland igst these, beautmful crp, lls. I~ w Lat you will enjoy the ti on you will be,betteiable emost. Lat a child could po.} girls of all ages a i r d a d a ai s idy ad ait 11/09/2006 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NEWSPAPER R M

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