New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-11

sition as 4. Augustus Low and f. H. Iitchheld have
since.
SETH LOW did ONCE"
There is one good story OF Seth Low that. so far
be found out. has never appeared in print.
It Is incident OF his boyish days and fits we'll
into such compilation this OF the men and
women OF Brooklyn. The time was Commencement
Night al the old Polytechnic. and young Seth. who
had the honor OF being made valedicioriar
perhaps salu,atorian Of his class. had the excr-
in his ovsrcoat pocket. stepped out OF tho build
ing 10 walk home. An old man passing. seeing the
lights and the people. accosted him
And what Is This building my son.
The Polyiechnic Institute. sir"
Young Seth drew himself up proudly and looked
for an instant at the questicnor. Then lie an
MRS e. e. Dixie AND CHARITY PLANS.
Early in the eighties woman prominent in many
ways FOR many years began ~ come forward as one
OF The powerful forces OF the Heights social life.
This woman YVES Mrs. Camden Z. Dixie. and she
gained hor position largely through her managerial
ability. Any charity entertainment she took upon
herself 10 manage turned 20 gold forthwith When
she needed 10 DO - she could 'fnalGamat' Tor the
time being Heights and Iiil ga ouo grand effort
steadily for years. she kep' on planning ana do
inc social world For tho best part ~ twenty
years her name was OF every ones tongue. and she
only lad down The rg9s ara w 80. into re'r''n
The most brilliant achievement was The carrying
pretty woman and not q great wealth or family.
she simply conquered by her magnetism. until ht
isN5 she was the virtual leader OF m" Heights The
rno., r.rfect compliment Mr. Timothy J.. Woodruff
over had paid 20 her was when she vas called 81
second Mrs. Dix"
mon take IL an In al. that the Heights ever pro
duc.d- Charles T.. Bill jr.. AmOry ;. tarhari. VIII
lam cary Sanger. Frank : Benson and J. J. Pierre
mont I-utU tho time he married Miss Brookin %
and went 10 live IN Ncw-Nork Amory : 'arhHri,
together with Arthur NJ. Hatch. VINO came INTO
uoWer two or three years later, WIS practically
IN. authority and the arblicr OF AFFAIRS social
man OF !. good deal OF broad culture. and fond OF
epcnding many hours in his library on 'olunhia
TIeich,s overlooking tho river was 'afhdrt ana
vet a person OF great activity. ~" soon am
ih,. beet cotilon leader M tn city ana Won -H'h
rcputafiOn AT this difficult pssifn' mat IN ~" rhd
he Jed more In Ncw-fork than hc yer, uld IN
HrookIyn For a long time he was marked as me
ON. Old Erookynite that used 20 spend the most OF
his time in NcwYork. ,,
Benson did not continue 20 actively ~ ine SCOUT
o.Id thouph he was prc-cminently "A man OF MS
linn. william cary Sanger. Of one 81 the m"
flights families their home being IN Montague
Terrace * known a. the man whose hohby Wa
brown away the sword for the plougshar". hAvihg
become a country gentleman IN the Mohlwk ' al
lex and his election 10 inc A1H' fnul) IlvHi
there a "rura! legislator.
OTHER OLD FAMILIES ~ HEIGHTS HISTORY
There are many families than those already
mentioned that had to doz and have 10 do SUM-
with the progress Of the Heights. Three OF the
leading hostesscs Of the last ten years have been
three daughters OF three Old Brooklynes OF stand