New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05
PERSONAL.
priationa.

Mrs Morv Harlan. CT Coxvile Ind. mother OF ex-
United States senator Harlan OF Iowa. ana gFdhd-
mother OF Mrs. Robert 4. Lincoln. was one hundred
years old on March %. 4. the birthday reception
Old and son seVeNty-siX'
Canon Mason. OF London has accepted an invita-
ton Of the Epscopalian Club. OF Boston, 10 denver
three lectures on Archbishop Cranmer' They VII
be given In 81, Pauls Church. Boston, on Ap'I D.
q AM M: IS IL ''
Governor Stone OF Missouri has appointed MIS-
Alexander H. Kayser "Captain-General OF the Com
monwealth." 1t is explained that this unique ap-
polntmcnt is the result of her participation IN the
interstate drill at the fair grounds last July. she
was sponsor for the Kansas cry Zouaves. and de-
voted herself enthusiastically TO the service OF the
soldiers Mr. and Mrs. kayser met Governor stone t
ON orc OF his recent visits 10 ST. louis. wnen MIS-
Kayse In 6snsng way assea mn lba a01 Se hsd
moi forgotten her. and the commission. signed ny
The Governor. with the seal OF the State upon 1t.
has been received
At recent meeting OF the Victoria Institute OF
Great Britain the paper OF the day was by Mrs
Elizabeth A. Reed A. NJ. OF Chicago. being the
first paper by a woman ever accepted by the insti-
tute 1t was obliged to pass first the Honorable
Council composed CT twenty seven learned men. ar
ter which the original was placed In the archives OF
the institute and manifold copies were sent to the
great specialists the world OF letters on that par
ticular line of work. When these copies had been
duly examined, and n careful criticism had beeh
written and returned 10 the officers OF the ins-
tute the decision made In the light Of the con-
sensus OF opinion thus obtained The utle Oh inc
paper was The Ethics OF buddhism; Were the, they
In Europe ana America a. the author OF "hindoo
Tie presiden, Of the illinois Woman's Press Assocla-
ton and OF the editors OF the magazine OF the
University Association
william A. Eddy. OF Bayonne. n. j.. who Is con-
due Ing some interesting experiments In Kite Tying.
Blue Ill., Boston, says that his Kites should
not be called Malay kites as they were devised by
him and are not similar 10 those flown IN the Malay
archipelago. Java or Ceylon.
Tho late Archdcacon Denison. OF England. was
always violently opposed 70 the government scnool
Inspectors MY dear Bellairs" he said to OF
them II love you very much. but II you ever come
here again TO inspect | VIII lock the door or the
school and tell the boys to put you In the pond
Mr. Bcllalrs id not 60 again. Some years later an
other Inspector his dear friend T.nlng." proposed
to come and inspect the school. "Oh. come by all
means" he said; II shall never ask a sXpence OF
their money. and think them quite as mlschevous
s s s o see eu pray Sos the day Of
when the Archdeacon supposed that the work was
nc H Ter was
would like to hear them sing. whereupon the chill,
to od Tathsr Lor siess 1oudn't say his prayers
ending with Take him by the left leg ana throw
him downstairs"
Daniel @. Torrance. who died in Utica the other
day at the age OF elghty-nve. was for many years
ono OF tho most prominent and respected citizens OF
Central New-York. He was the son OF the late DR..
John Dorrance OF Peterboro. n. Y. He began his
business career In 1892 az the manager OF a store
In Florence Oneida County. for J. 5. T. stranahsn.
now OF brooklyn. Politically. he was stanch Whig
until the Republican party was formed, when he
daily reader OF The Tribune from It's first issue.
He was member OF the Assembly In 1875. and Of
| tisn, and his benefact!ons were many and far
rcach,nS, being limited BY neither race nor creed