The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-06
A Girl Mother Feted Them in Mem
DRY OF Her Dead Child.
Baby III, Sang "The Major" FOR
the "Wlid West" and Got S12.3O.


This Is the way a sweet little girl
widow. who buried her baby July 4.
1885, spent the anniversary OF her first
great sorrow.
Never mind her name. She belongs to
one OF the +. T. v. and doesn't court
newspaper notoriety. Mrs. Brown"
Will suit her as well as any name. 1t
describes her; her hair and eyes are
brown; her skin is delicate almond .
she is gentle. graceful and refined, and
If one looked for the resemblance said
to exist between human and animal
creation the fawn would be named as
her autotype.
Get you two babies for the Fourth OF
July celebration? | could get you 200
pleasure in their lives"
Fund doctor found her two
y ih orphan boy and nine-year,
to spend the Fourth with her at South
Beach. Both accepted. At o'clock
In the morning Mrs Brown was in the
Jefferson street tenement house court
yard waiting FOR her guests TO BET
ready. There was an inpuiring face in
every window and when the fire of eyes
got unbeatable, she went upstairs and
helped "Jim-Jam' and Sally TO dress.
''Jim-Jam's" name is Jimmy, but his
pronunciation OF Jimmy Is "Jim-Jam.'
| He ~ a pale, sad sort of u chap who
has had more than his share OF suffer
ing; since the death of his mother life
has been II battle with sickness. lie
lives with and is tenderly loved 10y an
aunt and uncle. but somehow every
thing raging catches him.
Sally lives in the same house. Her
parents are living. but they have had
nothing but bad luck for a long while.
She Is a pretty child bu, lean as a
ready since 9 o'clock, and with her host.
ess waited for his honor. "Jim-Jams.' -
While preparations We're In progress a
wee little siX-year-old girl stood at the
door. Hints to drive her away failed.
She semed to be one-half bones and
ireckles and the other half pleading
She only looked. but the dumb elo-
quence OF her eyes touched the heart of
the little woman. She started off with
"Jim-Jams In her arms and Sally IN
the lead. hut those suppicating eyes fol
lowed her and finally brought her back
Mamie Kelly. that was the little
beggars name. made lightning change.
with the help of several neiEhbors, and
| celebrate. They took two cars, the
ferry boat ard the Rapid Transit line on
Staten Island for the beach.
The lunch was rolled up in a steamer
rug and the moment they got in the
sand 1t was unrollcd There was a
feast at II o'clock. n dinner party at
o'clock. milk and cakes at the afternoon
| ttd-tlHle anu IL pItt AZ U. ~ poy VI Vie
sea brought them milk fresh from the
| cow and Beach Master Kette,tas put III
| a bed for "Jim-Jam," using "A couple OF
lemon boxes and II pile of bathing suits
| The afternoon was spent punching
shells. building sand houses, runnint
races and riding on the Ferris wheel
The ladies' had sea bath and water
battle, which the gentlemen In theil
party thought altogether unfair. Poo'
JimJam has chronic bronchitis, and was
| rot allowed to so near the surf Tit
denial was the only thing that jarret
the days happiness.
$50 o They The we're ali sunburnt
and Jim Jams uncle declared that he hac
gained flesh at the beach and was heav
Ter than when he started out Tney hat
supper waiting for Mrs Brown. Their
we're fried ham, bread and tea, buns AM
red currants. Several loans We're eN
hibitcd in the china exhibit, but sin
may never know where the deiicacie
came from The cost of the celebration
was 81 10. and hostess and guests had 5
niue fun that II L. to be repeated earl
next week.
This shows how II great deal of goo
can be done with very little money
much happiness out of 81 ID as this littl
widow got out of hers" The Sick Babies
Fund is fun of such opportunities. civ
something to help II along and you ma
be assured that the money viii be pu
to good use, that II Will brighten SOM
childs eyes AMI fiuId some parents
hearts with the light Of hope and JOY
Send your contributions to the Cashie
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