The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-02
MRS. LEASE DOING NEW YORK
IHE POPULTsT oR<ToR INsPEcTs OUR
PUBLIC INsIITUTIONa

| PUBLIC INSTITU1IONS
she Fr.s. so-s Th,-rs 90 Co--s-s sus
| ss-s % Csrasrs, rsd Betwsss Ti-es
elves Rs-srhsbis Sketch or ser Career
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lease. the Kansas wom-
an who discussed Populism to q large Au-
dience Of New Workers 10 Cooper Union Hall
on Wednesday night. spent yesterday. 20 use
her own words. in school," During the
morning she remained at the home OF David
Rousseau. whose guest she is. thinking that she
would receive many callers Mr.. Rousseau
lives in Mott Haven. and the enthusiastic New
York Popullsts were evidently not prepared
for so long journey oven for the honor OF
calling upon the greatest orator In the
world" as she is billed by the energetic
Rousseau At any rate. Mrs Lease told
srN reporter that aside from a multitude OF
newspaper men no one had called"
| In the afternoon Mrs. Leases schooling"
commenced. In company with Mr.. Rousseau
she visited Wards and Dlackweli's islands.
! and inspected most carefully the institutions
| there all the whils comparing them with
those OF her own state and taking copious
notes for future reference. During the tour
I OF the institutions Mrs. Leases escort was
| DIR. + b. Thompson. late OF Kansas and now
| n physician In tho insane asylum on Wards
Island. Livery courtesy was shown to the
! visitor = special boat and q carriage being
placed at her disposal. for all OF which she
| was very grateful
| "Isuppose you have never had a real live
| President Of Board OF Charities and Correc.
| tions from another state here before ?" ven
tured Mrs Lease in true Western Innocence.
| You know. / have eight great institutions
| under my personal supervision out in Kansas"
| she continued modestly. Il End many adj
vantages here In your Institutions over our
| system In Kansas. and then again we have
anna thnp ga there that Vou Nav York ara m chit
do we'll to copy"
Speaking Of her lecture OF Wednesday night.
the Kansas woman said; The grand recsp.
tl tic, ! received d,, was no surprise to me
am 90 m"sne t so attractive that an
auulenee cannot heip ehtnusinR over me.
did didn't hal, l, I'M. myself Il out; o. you
erszy pson,s. Yes air., I'll. nr,nc,nsI o, ,um
mass accommodated wondor. Nth an .ndiano.
when coupled with ability. "' :" '''''
woman ."atss. in Iowa. All havs to saw is
tn, tn women ,,D. out there and not
so '' brilliantly Why I could i hays Sa
las TOO ~ %o%an r., so S'p in Elk
brothers. and my onlv uncls were kiied
inc for the nag .sry became r' .m S%. nsn,
help support myself and ny mothcr snd when
teacher. Securing tirst'cisss ceStierats
Ksnsa. not sI,boneh eighn at .i went TO
Mast n'h SWs tnas was very lar
more money one thsFe and 49, 80 vent wasn't
lana and W. rara msrr ~ bnr met IN, my nus
o. .o.o we went 10 leAas 10 retrieve our lost |
ioa'ih In ESQ w. r.,u,,sa % K,,.,.,ra1oo
Ssr s e study law being atmed to the
deal. and in my. case; I always hunt up the
i Bu. my O5t. is hd making the Plea before
hans Kansas sane and have often been called miles AWAY
maize tHe plea Oh ne mn Gase 40 %hl tbo,
doeS 4 and hI my mat, 1ntuSnI ability y, %
ever hear a the las. u Of that. aememb.r n ;ha,
s S SOM in III. bible And fSr every
snrt WaII ri t shai atone
all About three weeks " GO durins the Mar
s sGhic Of foP pSs 10 dsPssa met Mr Tande
Masone g. 5 ana ma, ne iva was surprised can tell
good standing. Lecause ! Sn3 learnss o tbs IN
,seere,s; and lie. man IKE, spread the story
from naine 70 .niiIornla NO. won't tell you
FT" sod rha o the Masonic
Mr. 4ans.ssu I'm fG,65g 20 poi.s IhestTe BY
IN Shore Acres" You know es mr. nr Her srss
a.c,a aopuh -. dr-a start ior Boston at 10
continue my lecturinG tour through New Eng
The Politics Of The Iord's Praver'" VnI n, on
lawyers preach the Gospel. eh2 am the
h eriuens o, IN ,ne reace society N hansas and
OF oreanizstions of chs1itiss and corTectinnsf0
Berlin on May ~. shall then accept one OF the
many GHers nave 70 tour through Europe and
want TO visit Ireland in narticniar ibstA
may complete my Folk Lore Of ireland
volume Of poems which have started. Yes |
i m Irish. and proud OF Ii. agree with Horace |
Greeley-'the Irish blood is the best blood in |
the world""
Mrs. Lease. Mr.. Rousseau. his wife and Miss
Anna Rousseau dinsd with DIR. and Mrs.