The Penn's Grove record., 1892-09-02
PERSONAL.

CYRUS W. FIELD gave bis collection
of medals and paintings relating tc
the LAYING of the Atlantic cable to the
Metropolitan Museum OF Art New
York. several months before his death.
No announcement however OF the gift
was made at the time. Among the
historically valuable and interesting
articles in the collection are the
various medals and tokens received
from governments, states and societies,
including the great gold medal pre-
sented to Nj. Field by Congress in
1867, the eros Of the order OF st.
Mauritius, conferred by the King OF
Italy, etc. ; thu gold box given by the
people Of New York, the silver and oak
tankard given by the men working in
Central Park, fragments of the Atlantic
cable, six large oil paintings and forty
s,x watev-colors illustrating the iayiRgo Of
the cable, and Mr.. Fiell's own portrait
painted by Daniel Huntington. The
collection will be kept together in a
special alcove OF the museum.
Mrs. ROSE TERRY Cooke. whose
death occurred last week ct Pittsfield,
Mass, began her literary career as q
0OntIiDutUI IOf 4 NtFttAb AAtHN~tS
before she had reached the age Of
twenty. She contributed to nearly al
the leading periodicals in the country,
besides publishing several volumes OF
poems, sketches, and short stories,
some Of them humorous mainly de-
scribing New England life, and 9
novel called "Steadfsst," which is
story OF colonial times.
Mrs. ANNA B. PRATT has given thu
"Old Concord" public library q bust
of her sister, Louisa M. Alcott, by Mr.
Ricketson. II is q fine likeness, por
traying Miss Alcott at her best Con
cord Is fortunate In possessing thi
hust, which graces the "Authors
Alcove," and is Q memorial to . woman
whose memory will long be cherished
by young and old.
In CmorsNATT, ONO, there hourishel
a Presbyterian Hospital, Woman
Medical College, and Free Dispensary
all combined, managed and controlles
exclusively by women. At its recen
second annual Commencement 1t con
ferred the degree of M. u. upon Mrs
Louise j. Lyle, the founder Of the IN
stitution, and upon n other woman.
MRs. A. E. W. RoBERrsoN Of Musco
gee, I. T., has completed the trsnsla
ton of the New Testament from tn
original Greek into the Greek Ian
guare. The University Of Ohio ha
conferred upon her the degree o
Doctor of Philosophy in recognition o
her scholarly attainments.
Miss GABRIELLA CLEMENTS, OF Phila
delphla, is distinguished among womel
mural decorators for her ability il
designing and executing figures an,
fine aIlegorical groups for filling larg'
wall spaces. Her work done thret
wears ago for the New Century Club o
Philadeiphia has been transferred u
the walls Of the New Century Drawing
Room, and other rooms in the clul
building show handsome decoration
by her. /.
Among the unknown heroines o.
worlds dark places are the brav
women nurses OF North Brother Island
where the city paupers afflicted wit
Contagious diseases are sent for care
Their matron, Miss Kate Holden, hs
for ten years led . life Of solitude ans
sacrifice, frequently spending month
at q time without crossing to the main
land. When the fifty Russian typhu
patients were sent in q single day I
this island hospital, Miss Holden spen
forty consecutive hours among then
without sleep or food.
MRs. MARGARET e. SASosTER, th
editor of Harper's Bazaar, has jus
received q complimentary degree fror
the University Of Nebraska.