Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-07
OUR SOCIAL WORLD
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George c. Ball, Nineteenth street between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues, South High
lands. Telephone $3.50
Every woman who has watched the
noble struggle made by Mrs. Leland
Stanford to carry out the desire of her
late husband regarding the mangnifcent
university which he endowed as a me-
mortal to their only child will rejoice to
know that she has successfully accom-
plished her object at last. This effort on
Mrs. Stanford's part rendered necessary
the strictest econUmy in her daily living,
as the millions left by Senator Stanford
were involved in many troublesome law
suits. But within the past few days the
$2,500,000 willed the Leland Stanford, Jr.,
university by Senator Stanford has been
paid in full by his wife. This sum was
paid in railroad securities. which will
give the university 100000 annual in
come. At one time Mrs. Stanford's inn
mense property was so tangled up with
law suits that she had only the use Of
$4,000 per month for family expenses.
IhiS Is an enormous sum to us of this
section so enormous that we feel any
and everything might be accomplished
with 1t. but 1t was pitiful amount conf
pared with the bulk of the estate left by
Senator Stanford. OF this $4,000 per
month Mrs. Stanford only used for her
personal expenses what was absolutely
necessary for a limited style of living
and the remainder was put aside for the
university. But this was not sufficient,
and all the professors voluntarily gave
up portion of their salaries. Only one
department was closed, and that was
DatrOniZP6
ford's wonderful financial management
has resulted in the payment of 81 500, 900
of debts left by her husband. chiefly made
in building the university, and also the
payment of $500, 900 in requests. Sena-
tor Stanford bequeathed each one of his
nieces and nephews, of whom there were
seventeen, 100000. His brothers will re-
ceive 100000 each. And a woman has.
by her admirable management, her ca
pacity for self-denial and her high sense
OF honorable obligation with the aid of
nef lawyers, succeeded In untanglng
these millions, paying all the requests
of her husbands will and placing upon
the plane of absolute independence one
of the grandest universities of this or
any other country Mrs. Stanford after
the final settlements, will be very
wealthy woman, and she deserves to be.
Ever since the death of her husband
men and women have watched her ca
reer, confronted, as she has been, with
this financial problem, greater than that
which ever came to another American
woman. She has at last solved it and
Is worthy to take her position with the
best financiers of the century, and at the
same time with the truest, most devoted
wives and mothers, who deem no sacri-
flee too great in order that the memory
OF those they love may remain forever
Sacred and unsullied.
The Atlanta Journal of recent date
has this item:
Mr.. ]. P. ODonnelly, organist at the
First Baptist church and one of Atlanta $
notable musicians, has recently COM
posed an exquisite soprano solo, espe-
cially for Mrs. Annie Mays Dow, to
whom he has dedicate ted it. 1t is a beauti-
ful composition, opening in A minor, GO
ing to f major and closing in A major
1t is perfectly suited to Mrs Dow's ex-
quisite voice and is sure to become q
favorite and widely known sacred SOLO
Mr.. ODonnelly will have the song pub
Iished at an early date, and 1t will be
gladly welcomed by those who love and
appreciate beautiful music The song is
called "Hosanna," and the words are
from the professional of the Passion
Play 1t Is sung on the triumphal entry
into Jerusalem. Mrs. Dow sang it YES
terday morning at the First Baptist
church. The following are the words:
Hail to Thee HALL o David's Son!
Hail to Thee HALL The Fathers throne
Belongs to Thee.
Who cometh in the highest name
Whom Israel onward throngs to meet,
Thee we adore Thee we adore.
Hosanna He who dwells in heaven,
All gracious favor pour on Thee.
Hosanna He who reigns above
Preserve Thee ours forever more.
Blessed be He, who now restores
Our father DaVid's seed and reign,
Ye people, bless, praise and exalt
The Son, His Fathers image true.
Hosanna TO our royal SOM
Resound on every breeze ATARI
Hosanna! en- the Fathers throne
Let Him in majesty aye rule"
1t seems that there is now a religious
phase to bicycling, and an enterprising
New York preacher has had a room set
apart in his church building where the
bicycles of his parishioners can be safely
kept while he expounds the gospel to
them. This minister is progressive to a
degree; he advocates Sunday bicycling
provided the riders turn their wheels
ehurchward but he draws the line en-
phatically at boomers! He ventilated
his opinions last Sunday in New York
before an immense congregation and left
no doubt in the minds of his hearers as
To his estimate of the much discussed
divided skirt when he said:
"fTne churches ought to provide a place
for the wheels and for everything be-
longing to them except the boomer
There ought &c be no place on earth for
that spectacle for men and angels, most
ly men
II welcome every b!cyclist in bicycle
dress to this temple except that I'M
dressed specimen"
There are many people who do not
preach. who are not even "censors" (ac-
cording to the definition recently given
in vigorous discourse by an irate di-
vine one showery Sunday afternoon),
who yet agree with this New York min
lister in his anti-bloomer doctrines AS
this view of the question is the same as
that of the preacher, there will be, per-
haps, no danger of having anathemas
hurled at us because as laymen we dare
TO think occasionally for ourselves and
to express our opinion on this or other
matters. Speaking of this, there seems
to be no reason that a man or woman
should become confirmed idiots because
they belong to any church. They are en-
titled to their opinions al all times upon
public questions whether those ques-
tons relate to boomers In church or any