Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-03
ALMOST LIKE A FAIRY TALE.
Nov Little Boston Girl Rose 70 be a Famous
Singer.

II may be that the greater element OF
philnnthropinta has forgotten all about
the golden haired little Girl who
caught their fancy and capilvatcd Their
musical souls IN lhc days tar some nli
Yet, should aueh " w. 'ss'' ~. lime
81 her American debut thcrv was no
artistic more talked ABOUT ihhn Nas
his a,o hena he o, . Al csmpetiiSis
from tho music loying public. who now
~ countess OF Edla. ID bins VI at Las
Al i,oston was Interested In her sue
cess. and rightly did she deserve nu ihe
h,emass ', G6,fs Min sa' ds aa
bordering almost on mania tg pgHoti
herself Ia her chosen AT hnn who esula
..saiiuaaiion which swtiird her heart
when she realised that the mecca OF her
ambition had been non ana Ahll hhe
s ssnss,s s9sS 81 ,he dsy AMI above ~ s6e
could hold nVr own Win tho bsat
"ii n nat af,rn That We ma an orphan
glrl, horn ~ poor American parents,
Trarod IN nn element ~ ntrcut famlnsi
who can nsn 10 such hclRht a. lll
count,rH Edin. the wife of prince. the
cOinpaniun of royalty. used 20 einnao
herself with dirty, ragged deu on mo
iy reached the end Of her remarkable
existence, and TO-DAY she o. HuItuundyd
BY the friends With whom she has been
nm idol nlnro hct advent Int" hor pres
In the book Of hlrtha a, city hall you
can md the nam. ~ Elsie gnnler'
horil-but never mind the year The
occupation ~ Father John u gwen as
driver, and tho Address In noted na
Today Becker court has faded from
existence, Tho march ~ proErosa has
wiped out a.. humble little !gnrmynt
whore ElHlc iicnuier hrst saw tho hEht
Up 70 tho ,lue when she was Z years
OF hse little. Elsie had comparatively
not have an oyor-ahundance " nnn
,lothoh, hut then gh., never Missed met
luxury, for she had learned TO looA
which Mrs. iienrier always clothed her.
Then came the second important event
In her nfc-the death Of her fniher lc
many others of his class, he had never
laid aside q dollar for tho day which
Mide Ss' found hSr n ' Without 10 M ssipns
hand 10 support the family Of four
Little Elsie played mother 20 her baby
brothers, while Airs, liUnainr Vkrd out
an existence Tor her family ~ the wuHh
tubs Of her liberal patrons. IN this way
~ years ~ ago, She WAS then "a Jolly
rwret.fncod llttio misa, possessed Of an
Independent air which she has acquired
through her constant friction with an,
world.
Everybody who knew the child i,.
ailnctively loved her. She had sweet
disposition, aud THIS, combined with Il
rich, clear soprano voice, proved her
entrte Into places whore many girls of
her position In life would never dar,
enter, Her manners won for her N,
confidence % the women while hsi
youthful voice " SURPRISING nrNlhlliti
placed the little tot ~ Becker court oil
The bolton runE OF fortunes ladder
which she immrdlntel hrHun ~ climb
A. nrrt Miss llonalcr. a. tho society
folk began TO call her, sang Ia churgi
Of the musical committee, who conicc
tured that within year or two MlHi
liensler would be- u desirable Acquisition
70 the church choir Al ono 81 tho en-
tertainmenta 20 which Elsie volunteer,
bet services there happpcnsd TO b. tn
He heard the child sins and WA
pleased, The next day Elsie Hen-ler 70
tcNed letter from the musical CON
mltleee OF Trinity church which state,
lhht upon the Recommendation Of FRO
te,sor cunlek they would Offer her
h9lonal sum enoh year she remained
the letter 20 Frank 4, Adams who Ma
AT the time chairman Of the mualrn
gominitttee Of Park Street church, AM
breathlessly asked his ndylco. Mr. Ad
hlolw the child who save evidence .
such future ability, 10 be lost 10 IA
church and To Boston, He asked her d
wait until he could confer with III
ether members Of the committee. mi
asA' Gay Elsie HenHler waa the hrs