The evening world., 1902-11-06
No. | and No. 2 Visit Each
Other in the Waldorf and
Are Now on Terms of
Real Friendship.
LITTLE DAN SETTLED 1T.
Met His Father in Hall of Hotel
and Rode in Elevator with
Him-Wifc No. 2 Sent the Lad
a Present.

AhO IlldL existed DeIHe6T
Mrs. Dan Hanna No. and Mrs. Dar
Hanna No. 2 when they were girls in
Cleveland has been renewed II outward
signs are to be believed.
Both are living in the Waldorf Astoria
In rooms a short distance apart. they
have visited each other and speak
pleasantly to each other when they
meet.
Should both. escorted by Mr.. Hanna
and accompanied by Dan. jr., the son
OF the first wife. appear lrf the Palm
room OF the waldorf-Astoria at the
same table, It would not surprise those
who have watched recent developments
in the Hanna matrimonial tangle.
A report that has not been denied is
that Mrs. Hanna No. has sent to the
son Of her husband by his first wife a
toy fire department, including engine,
fire-house, hook and ladder truck and
every other appurtenance-altoge an
expensive plaything. Possibly this fire
apparatus present was meant as a hint
to the first Mrs. Hanna that 1t was time
to extinguish the flames OF animosity.
At any rate, the youthful Dan has his
toy and has been allowed by his mother
to thank Mrs. Hanna No. 2
Child Leads to Reconciliation,
Since Mrs. Hanna brought her three
children to New York year ago, .ac-
eompanied by a woman friend. and
smugglod then OF to Europe despite
the efforts of her former husband and
his father to detain her, she has seen
Dan Hanna at various times, but never
under circumstances such as surround
ed their nesting at the Waldorf As
toria few days ago. Face to face
with her former husband and his sec
ond wife she was passing them by when
her little boy broke from her clasp and
crying there's papaw ran to his IA
ther. 1t was an embarrassing moment
and out of it grew what looks like an
impending reconciliation.
The meeting of the Hannas was en-
'tirely accidental. Mrs. Hanna No. 1,
who divorced her husband three weeks
ago, has been at the hotel since the be-
ginning of the fall season. When she
came to New York she had her three
boys with her. Two OF them have been
sent to school at Asheville. N. C. The
remaining child. Dan. who is seven
years old and a sturdy. handsome
youngster, has shared room No. 1854 on
the third floor of the Waldorf. with
his mother.
At the other end Of the suite of
which the room occupied by Mrs.
Hanna and her child forms a part, is
room No. 354. When Mr.. Hanna and
his wife arrived at the hotel last Tues
day. the clerk assigned them to this
room.
1t so happens that the rooms are
separated only by narrow hall run
ming to the elevator. On Tuesday eve
ming as Mr.. Hanna and his wife were
or their way to the elevator they turned
into the hall just as Mrs. Hanna and
her son came on the scene from the
opposite direction.
. Couldn't Avoid Meeting.
The meeting was so sudden that none
of the participants in It had a chance
to turn back. Mr.. Hanna flushed and
bowed to his former, wife. who returned
the bow with discouraRing chilliness.
AS Mr.. Hanna and us present wife
dropped back to allow the first wife and
her boy to precede them to the elevator
little Dan spied his father.
OF course the boy was glad to see his
parent and OF course the father was
glad to see the boy. Mrs. Hanna No. 4
walked along alone, while Dan and his
father walked with Mrs. Hanna No. to
the elevator. They rode down In the
same car Mr. Hanna stroking the head
of the little fellow. who stood prattling
of his movements and adventures in the
city. At the door of the Palm Room
Mrs. Hanna No. took the hand of her
boy and walked to a table in one corner
of the room. while Mr.. Hanna and his
wife seated themselves some distance
away.
: They met again yesterday Then the
firc department toy was sent to the
room Of Mr.. Hanna No l with the card
OF Mrs. Hanna No. 2 attached. Writ
ten on the back of the card was thIs
inscription:
"FoI little Dan."
II Is said that the Hannas met nj
breakfast this morning and the ars.
Mrs. Hanna allowed her son to 90 IN ,hs
table where her former husband ,,a.,
sitting with his wife and offer thanSs
for tho TOW. Then Mrs. Hanna No, 2
shook hands with the little fellow and
everybody beamed on everybody else.
D.s Hos Ask te ne Separated.
A report that as soon as Mr.. Hanna
and his wife found out that the first
Mrs Hanna was lodged SO close to
them they asked to be changed to an
other part Of the hotel Is denied. bota