The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-17


it raise money enough 10 build and main
tain an industrial school upon the Good
VIII farm in the state of Maine. The
building - designed by the architect Is a
beautiful structure, and IL is expected that
within IL Will be taught the skill in the
use of tools which viii enable boys and
girls sent there 60 become masters In near
" all Of the manual arts.
10 when this reunion was discussed il
was proposed that specimens OF the hAndi-
work OF young persons be obtained, ex-
hibited and sold, the hope being that
considerable sum would be secured for
this industrial school The responses were
very many. There came from Philadel
phia really wonderful things made by the
scholars in the training schools in that
city. Boston sent some beautiful specf
mems of the handiwork Of the young peO-
pie there. and from many parts of the
country ingenious some really marvellous.
specimens of workmanship wers received.
The girls in Holland sent Dutch dolls.
From Jerusalem there came toys, even
from India and China. Some OF the spec
linens OF needlework and embroidery were
beautiful
The young people, however, were not
nnnr1y an-nnch interested in these things
been made To them that invitations would
be sent to all the authors, whom they
know so well by their writings, To come TO
New York and make their personal ac-
quaintance.
The replies that were received surprised
the committee. Captain King wrote from
Milwaukee that he should be very glad TO
make the long trip TO New York and meet
his young friends Hezekiah Butterworth
promised 20 run over from Boston Charles
Dudley Warner said that he should be glad
70 come from his Hartford home. James
Whiscomb Riley wrote that il would give
him far more Joy 20 see the young people
than they could possibly obtain by meet
ing him.
And so there were responses from per
haps so, making it certain that there
would be larger number Of writer's for
the young gathered together than had ever
before met upon common occasion. Will
liam D. HoweIls Edward Eggleston, Kirk
MUnroe and Thomas w Knox, with
whom the boys have travelled to farof
lands; VIII Carleton, who declared that
he would do anything TO entertain the
company; Howard Pyle, Mrs Margaret o.
Sangster and Ellen Douglas Deland were
some Of those who accepted the invitation
and were present Dr. Conan Doyle was
invited and was half tempted TO postpone
his sailing for Europe. He sent, however
. charming note declaring that it was i'm
perative that he should sail upon the very
day when this reception took place Miss
wilkins could not come, nor Miss Jewetr
and Mrs Burnett was unavoidably de
tanned
On the whole, however, the young peo-
pie had an opportunity 10 meet nearly ev-
cry one Of the writer's who have created
the favorite fiction, written the most de
lightful tales of adventure or in other
ways entertained by their writings the
young people OF America
Some Of these authors have been long
time fsvorites. Some Of them are just be
ginning TO gain the favor Of the young
Ellen Douglas Deland OF Philadelphia Is
one Of the younger writer's who are com
handing attention not only from young
people, but from the publishers She IL n
comparatively new writer, but her works
have already gained such popularity that
the publishers are already competing with
each other for her works. Within few
weeks n most exciting contest has been
waged by the managers OF two Of the lar
gest publishing houses in the United States
for a story for the young which Miss De
land has just written. OF course she was
at advantage, because she had simply to
wait for the most favorable proposition
One or Miss Deland's books Is now al
most ready for publication, and she is IN
derstood 10 be busy upon another. which
she will have no difficulty in market II, .,
ana upon her own terms. Those who have
heard the name have associated this writer
With Mrs Deland, who gained fame as -
Boston novelist few years ago
II IL the hope that within n year or two
sufficient sum may be raised by tho
contributions Of the young people If the
round Table 20 make IL possible 70 open
nc industrial school upon the Good VIII
iaTln before 1897. \ considerable SUN -
now IN hand. The young people al Owe
TIC world who belong 70 this orGc-. are
deeply interested in mo project. and IN
other places than Me- York reunions a-c
70 10 hslI with tie expectation that tre
Iui'H "i - considerably increased tbs
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