The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-15
dred commands were sent to the day

dred commands were sent to the da,
| clerks.
| 'Clotilde. If any one calls at the fla
| say 1 am too busy with serious reflec
| tons to be disturbed were the injunc
| tons in scores of instances.
Little did Miss Bates dream, in hel
| efforts to secure a bit of harmless ad
vertising, how cruelty she was injurins
the prospects of purveyors of broieC
| lobster and owners of automobiles. She
| had set the actress world a-thinking.
There was. however. slight
awakening yesterday afternoon. The
| blinds were raised and the clerks were
| told that If Mr.. Holsenheimer called he
was to be shown to the reception room
Automobiles began to dash up and
down the alley, laudaus started away
| in the direction of the park, the hotels
by the pillows were thronged once
more, and it was evident that Miss
Bates circular had been duly consid-
cred and conclusions reached thereon
Miss Lillian Russell admitted she
had spent many serious hours ponder
ing over the relations of the church
and the stage. and had made up her
mind. but she had decided not to make
public her views until just before the
season opened.
Miss Della Fox telephoned from
Long Branch that if reporter would
interview her at o'clock Monday
morning she would have something in
teresting to state.
Miss Laura Burt said over the long
distance wire: I am here at Ocean
Grove with mother. I am surrounded
by the most refining religious influ-
ences and am leading a quiet, Christian
life. look forward to the future with
out misgiving.'
Miss Georgia Cayvan sent down
NrI 1,x-h a, n Iat hn &C
of the Bates queries to the clergy was
amply shown by her Miss Cayvan's)
histrionic success and her calm, chaste,
religious existence.
Miss Maude Knowlton, at the Ven
dome, asserted that there were more
ways of serving the church than by re-
fusing to share in small, chilled bot
tie.
Miss Gerome Edwardy cabled from
Paris: While l look forward with keen
anticipation to crown of glory, yet
l do not think it inconsistent with my
duties as a Christian to overlook any
diamond tlaras which may be coming
my way. Please cable me, collect, the
Bates circular in full. The count would
like to read it,
Miss Trixie Friganza said thought
fully: I have never found any diff
Guilty in attending to my religious du-
ties, and in studying my parts. / left
rehearsal last Easter morning to at
tend services at the Paulist Fathers
church. ! can prove this by the stage
manager and by Ed Price, who sat d.
rectly behind me-
Miss Florence Crosby renectively
stroked her Maltese kitten, and then
remarked: Despite Miss Bates letter
shall continue my present quiet mode
of living. 1 have not found that my
efforts in the cause of dramatic art
have in any way interefered with my
early religious training.
Miss Maud Francis said: Miss Bates
takes herself too seriously. A girl can
eat a Welsh rabbit late Saturday night,
and attend early mass the next morn
ing, without causing a black wave of
doubt to creep over her conscience. l
know this, because Sister Adele has
often told me so
Miss Kitty Lawrence said. in tones
of much positiyeness: I consider Miss
Bates letter a great blow to the pro-
fession. 1t has made many Of my girl
friends morbid and distraught. Sew
eral of the girls who dress with me
have serious ideas of entering a con-
vent. AS for me, l shall do nothing of
the kind. | believe | can continue to
accept the perfectly honorable atten-
lions of my gentlemen friends and to
take an occasional short drive in the