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New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
DECLARE WATERS WILL STOLEN.
Contestants of Aged Womans Will Declare
". G. Conklin Destroyed It.

A struggle for the property valued at 100000 or
mere. left by Mrs. Sarah Ann Waters, OF NO 4ol
West Twenty-frst-st- who died on December IL
last. begun yesterday in the supreme Court
before Justice Ileventritt. when Colonel Alexander
6 Bacon counsel for Sarah May lie BrantZ, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Una May Mullins, an adopted daughter
Of Mrs Waters. asked the court I'd issue an in
i1,Y,cf1on restraining William @. ConESlin, secre-
tarv of the Franklin Savings Bank. executor
under one of Mrs. Waters's wills, from disposing
Of any of the estates property or Of any property
received by him from Mrs. Waters in the last two
years Colonel Bacon also asked for an order va
eating the Surrogate's order appointing the New
York Security and Trust Company ? temporary re-
ceiver Of IN The plaintiffs counsel further
asked for the appointment OF a new receiver
The complaint alleges that Mrs Waters, when
of sound mind and not under duress, executed
VIII on January 2S 1899 of which the Rev Alfred
Holder pastor Of a Baptist church of which Mrs.
Waters was member, and Fenton E West. were
executors and by which the plaintin, Miss lie
lsrantz was made residuary legatee. This will.
Miss lie Brantz says, she has searched for ana
-annot find. and her counsel alleges that Mr. Conk-
in destroyed it II is further charged tnat TOT
Isore than two years before her death Mrs Waters
was suffering from senle dementia, ana IN no
mental condition execute will, though one
executed last April makes Mr.. Conklin residuary
legatee.
colonel Bacon went on to say that just before
Mrs Waters died Mr.. Conklin obtained from her a
rrorteare in his favor on the house in which she
sied and a power of attorney both instruments
eng signed with Mrs. Waterss mark, although
: least four times thereafter and many urnes
shortly before she had signed her name without
any trouble" The plaintiffs counsel further al
ieges that Mr. Conklin introduced into the house a
nurse called Miss Fay" who departed early the
rext morning before breakfast. After her depart
IRE certain important papers were missed, be says
and that morning Mrs. Waters found with a
hack eye and bruises on her head ana hmo.
Continuing Colonel Bacon said of Mrs Waters;
After her dementia began she was Frey TO
very whim. A gift 90 few oranges or bottle OF
wine would elicit from her an offer of her whole
estate. / know of four different persons TO whom
she offered to give everything she possessed
Several persons submitted affidavits TO show that
in the last two years of her life Mrs Waterss en-
i've denoeanor changed TO such an extent 10
rprs1,sde them that she not herself
Lewis /. Delaheld appeared for Mr. Conkln, and
an his behalf denied all the charges made by Col
,rel Bacon and opposed the motion made by plain
ti4-s counsel Justice Leventritt took the papers
md reserved his decision.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
EXPLOSION TOSSES NAN.
PoGcemans BraUe,y May Haze
.Saoed Liues an Brooklyn.

Several persons injured. the pavement was
orn up and trolley in the eastern district Of
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit system were stopped
FOR half an hour yesterday by an explosion of gas
N the electric subway of the company in Division
I've. between Drisgs-ave. and Roeblins-st- Brook
yn. There were a number Of narrow escapes out
40 one seriously hurt.
At briggs and Division 5ves.. at the top of a tail
sole is an electrical distributor which is supplied
~ the heavy wires coming up in the subway from
he mower house at Kent and Division aves. About
Il a. m blue flames began to blaze out OF the man
aoIe in front the distributor and the latter TOOK
sre. Patrolman Duffy turned in an alarm ol
sre warned the crowd that had gathered 10 get
hack and then. with the flames blazing up into ms
tace and burning his hands. bent over the manhoie
and lifting it UP. rolled il away. Three or lour
seconds later there an explosion and rush OF
ssme from the hole Had the heavy manhoie
blown off and into pieces many persons IN 'he
crowd would have undoubtedly been injured
r,urfv.s forethousht and personal bravery caused
much favorable comment Had the explosion oe-
CURED when he was leaning over the mahhoie ne
would probably have been killed
Three minutes after the first explosion another
occurred and a nnanhole some two hundred feet dis
rsrt went into the air a distance of fifty feet
Thomas McEnarney a boss plumber, OF NO 40
15vision-ave who was putting in some pipes a
short distance away. was ady shaken up ana ms
left hand torn by a fragment of the cover.
Dominick Sorrento. pushcart man. OF Metropoh-
ts.,-ave and Havemeyer-st.. who was wheeling MS
cart along The street was thrown into the air for
. disfruce of seven or eight feet. Witnesses say
that he was standing directly on the IRON cover
snd was lifted UP bodily He came down on me me
ravernent in a sitting position ana, pouiiCns III
again. started on run down me sueSt st,rt a. and @
sneed Later he came back for his puShcaIl anu
the police got his name r..
ave was driving by in an open buggy. The IoTce
~ The expiosion tore off Of the wheels OF the
vehicle and the frightened horse began to run; ou!
Kngsland kept his and brought the
TO a stop before he was thrown out IN IN, tne ,
ave police court the explosion stopped all business
for several minutes. -,,s -r-,.,
sit rornnanv was on the scene within a short time
snd rersired the cables in half an hour Mean
while IN traffic was suspended on hVe IneS OF CATS
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
CLEANING I'M TENEMENT STREETS.

street Cleaning Commissioner Woodbury. has
,-y4+-en 3 letter the Board OF Aldermen's Com
-,,3ftce on Street Cleaning with reference TO the
,.aranlaints made that certain service from the
..-apons of the Street Cleaning Department, for
.,rlv enioved by the district in which most Of
,e big office buildings OF the city. had been with
avn in which lie declares that the department
5,ow REQUIRED handle p per cent more gar
age waste and ashes daily than il had 10 handle
..hen the department was organized in 1888 The
,,epsr;ments wagon took care Of 5000 tons on Sat
urday on which day $50 carts were employed. l5l
,lf The horses used being lired by the department.
The Commissioner adds that some service has
rsan withdrawn from the office and business build
i,srs in order may be given to the dweller,
INT, which he deems most important In the
aneeI, crowded districts Of the city-distr1cts in
,f,h fY-anfv families, containing total of nifty
-+ij5reu live on lot . feet by 100 feet-Commis-
ser Woodbury. considers IL little less than cT1m-
"a neglect the removal Of garbage. which would
-efv and the ashes OF those families who can
sfford The private 8shcart man. He calls at
Tor 10 the fact that the epidemic Of grip which
NJ the CITY fifteen years found breeding
ce in plltrefying rubbish and garbage that had
N duu1ped IN the melting slush Of these streets:
rhis is the place he adds. where the so-caled
Il, bacillus finds its best nest for propaga ton.
J in the cleansing OF these densely conSested dis
Its we best serve the public health Therefore
coy must come first
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
SHOWS GAIN IN EVERY ITEM.

The fortv-third annual statement Of the Home
Life Insurance Company shows that in the year
1902 substantial progress was made In every item
that enters into the consideration of what lie
insurapce company should show. Its assets nave
Increased s1 Os1 ST. its deferred dividend fund has
increased s126241 and now amounts TO SsS3ON. Ihis
item is specially worthy of attention. as 1t is Gus
tou1arv among life insurance companies to include
If in the surplus account and if regarded by
the Home would make its present surplus I'm
cluding contingent fund of 100000 voluntarily set
aside for fuctuaton in market values s. @ i9S 4Sa
The insurance force has increased to So5, 5S5bS,
a gain of 9n per cent. The policy reserves in
crease 1907 1884, s73 per cent, and che payment Of
dividends TO policy holders amounts to S21l l34.
Death claims. natured erdowments and annuitles
resulted in the payment of S973,250. This has been
accomplished without temporary impair
ment of the surplus
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS


Plymouth. 5. 1920 m-Sailed. steamer Pennsyl-
yania Ger. Spliedt from Hamburg). New-York.
London ARRIVED. steamer Minneapolis (Br), Gates.
PravIo Point Jan Passed. steamer Hanseat Nor.
Hanlre Philadelphia and New York for Rotterdam.
Ger. Wotersdorf. New-York for Bremen
Hull Jan arrived, steamer Hindoo (Br). Clark, New
York via Portland. Eng.
Glasgow 3-Sailed. steamer Laurentan (Brl. STIR
rat New-York
Copenhagen, Jan sailed, steamer Arkansas DAM,
Petersen. Now-York.
rer1en Jan 3-Sailed Cassel Ger, Petermann,
New-York and Galveston
CherbourS Jan g. 1855 m-Arrived steamer Blucher
,BrJ. Krech. NewYork Via Plymouth for Hamburg
proceeded.
ST f-roiN Jan
New Demerara -
Cadiz pee 30-Saed Monte Videc (Span,. Grau
from Genoa Barcelonap. New-York
Said ARRIVED, steamer Seneca tBr) Beynon
New-Yo-k for Hong Kong and Yokohama.
Gibraltar Dec 3O-Passed. steamer Roma tFr) Verrles
New-York for Naples and MaTseilles
Susz Ian Arrived. steamer IitantR CBrl Remna
Manila New-York-
Aden, Jan 4-Passed Baron Innerdae CBrl
C'rocker Calcutta for New-fork
st Michaes Arrived steamer Piequa tBr) FlSins
Nev,-York for Malta Venice. etc tfor coen.
=. Vincent V 23-Sailed. steamers Abana CHrl
{ Eowden from York;, Port Natal: Venetis tBrl
Milne from New York;. ABoa Bay
Curacoa Jan ARRIVED steamer Philadelphia, Crockett.
NeW-YorS vis san Juan
bermuda ,. f:io y m-Arrved. steamer Trinidad
tTIr) Fraser. Nsw-York
MarseilleS Arrived steamer Victoria Brl Wards
New-York for Genoa
t'herbnurg .. m-Ssed. steamer Kaiserin Maria
Theresia Ger, Victim from Bremen and southamp-
toy NeW-Ynrk
Santos Jan Sailed Tennyson tHr. ohls
IOrt
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
JANUARY s.
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New-York, Monday, Jan. S, 1903.


Steamer Mesaha tBrt. Tubb. December 81
with and Il cabin passengers
Arrived the Bar 6.5j A
Steamer Paatia Ger. Magin. Genoa December l6
Palermo 30 and Naples 20. with mdse cabin and 6s
steerage passengers 10 the Hamburg American
rived a the Bar at 4 NJ.
Steamer oBrl, Monte. Nassau January ] with
mdse passengers F T Monell * Sons Ar
rived at the Bar al II T NJ: fth
steamer City o Everett Rubei. Port Arthur en-
% towing barge 90 with oil the STANDARD oil
Steamer Waccamaw Fickett. Georgetown, January 2.
via Breakwater e. with mdse 10 the Atlantic
co.
steamer Oregonan Carly. Seattle October Is. Tacoma
% Everett 22. Francisco November Z and Coronel
2s vi mdse Dearborn & Lapham Arrived at the
Bar at 12J5 L NJ.
steamer Caracas Woodrick, La Guayra December "a
Curacoa 81. with mdse and 81 passen-
Bliss e. Dalett. Arrived at the Bar
SOC A II.
Steamer Kafir Prince tI3ri Smythe. Pernambuco De
cember Is ana 20 with TO the 9 SeaEer
Co a the Par at = NJ
steamer Hugoma. Mclean. Port Tampa. December ID
phosphate rock American Agricultural Chemical
Vessel t. Scammel BrOz VIII discharge at Car
~ J.
Steamer MyrtIedene (fir) Yule FeTnandina December
81 in ballast 10 II Winchester & 60.
Steamer FL Siglo BOYD Galveston December 10 with
ndse J T Van Sickle
Steamer eager. New Orleans Decembef 81
with mdse and passengers to J T Van Sickle.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

ALBEMARLE-R. C. Irwin. of Hartford Conn;
w {. Goldman, of Proyidence: EMPdREcs taI Gseorsc S
Fea body Wetmore. of Rhode Island; FIFIH AZ ,1a T.
NUE-Ex- Congressman William Whiting, OF Mas
sachl,setts GRAND-Colonel w H. Boyle: U .
4 HoFFMAN-Judge W. J. wallacei of al AItang' ny
W Bernard Duke, of Baltimore H0Ii14A ait- u;
Herbert Ellis of England r. Lincoln ldppitt OF
Providence: Judge D. Cady Berrick Of Rhany
Ex-Mayo- d. g Robinson of Emira. y; u .
Harrison Wagner, o; New-HaVcn; S9p T1ionei =.
Judge ]. Rider Cady, of Hudson, n. Y. MURRAY
gIIT-Captain w s Brooks, L. s. A. NAl:DoRF
S n Fsiton, president of the Chicago. Burlingt ton
and Quincy Railway Of Chicago; N Nh, h Snl.n 3I,laT
OF Louisville; Seymour Van SantVoord, Oh Troy
Ferdinand w Peck of Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06

Steamer Kansas city. Smith. Savannah, with mdse
steamer Mamma Hata. Charles. Baltimore. with mdse
to II G. Foster -
steamer Florida (Nor) Hansen Hamburg December 1s
with mdse TO " Brauer Steamship Company. Arrived
ssnSv sne HOOK j. Jan s. $50 u-wind south-south-
west, moderate breeze; cloudy.
SAILED
Steamers jefferson. Norfolk and Newport News Iro-
oos Charleston jacksonville; Nacoochee, savan-
nah; Cioldsboro Philadelphia
Rio Janero
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
LOCKWOOD, HuRo G. co. TO RESUME.

Henry B. Lockwood, of the firm OF Lockwood
Hurd 6, Co., has applied TO the New-York Stock
Exchange for reinstatement membership. and
the committee admissions will act on the app-
cation Thursday. Some time ago proposition was
made 10 the creditors of the firm. which suspended
at the time of the collapse of the Never syndicate
proposing resumption of business under an agree
rnent. The application Yesterday was taken TO
mean that the firm is to resume at once
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
THE REV. MR.. ALLEN BEGINS SERVICE

The Rev. Arthur H. Allen began his service at the
Brighton Heights Dutch Reformed Church. New
Brighton on Sunday. For sixteen years he had
served pastor of the Woodside Presbyterian
Church. at Troy. He graduated from Yale in 1873
and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1877.
Mr. Allen is the of the late Richard l.. Allen.
who was merchant No ls9 Water-st.. and
elder in the Dutch Reformed Church, at Stapleton.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
"MArL AND EXPRESS" ONE CENT PAPER.

The Mail and Express which has heretofore
sold for two cents. yesterday appeared as one
cent paper.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
OUTGOING EAMERS.

TO-DAY.
Vessel. For Line Mails close Vessel sails
FL Norte, Galveston, Morgan 800
Finance Colon Panama. $50 a 20 m
Hamilton Norfolk, Old Dominion. 300
X Crosse, Bremen. y g Lloyd $50 1000 a m
IiSura, Italy Italian. $50 II m
Belena. Argentina. Lamp & Holt IL 100 100 m
Rosalnd Newfoundland, Red Cross. 1000 1900 m
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4
Algonquin. Charleston Cyde.-.-..-.- 800 m
Hull Wilson
Ell Paso New-orleans. Morgan. 300 m
korona, st Lucia, Quebec. 1880 m
Potsdam, Rotterdam, Hol-Am. T30 M 1000 a m
Sabine, Galveston. Mallory 300
Andrew. Antwerp Phoenix
Paul. Southampton. American $3.50 a n 1000 a m
Teuonc. Liverpool White Star...-. $50 1900 m
Trave, Naples etc. G. Lloyd 500 IL 100 m
Cherokee. Turks Island. Clyde. 1890 m
THURSDAY. JANUARY s
Apache, charleston, CIyde .-...--..-.. 300 NJ
II Aioa Galveston Mahora ..-.-..--. 300
Lorraine Havre French. 200 Il m 10 :o1 m
Monterey Havana. y Y & Cuba a m 90 m
Frincess Anne Noriotk tld Iohlnion 300
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06

Several hundreds of the very cream OF
Our overcoats; silk lined throughout !;
were $50, $50, SIS, $50, $40, $45, $50.
$40.
ROGERS, PEET & COMPANY.
o5s Broadway opposite City Hall.
$40 rsros5Wav cor 1sth We fiji orders
Ave ny
1850 Broadway. 32d.
and 54 33d ST.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06

Ana How Mucb Does il foste
ahaaf railroad distances snd fares. tn
The Tribune Almanac for 1908. Now on sale
Price 25c-
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise I:24 Sunset 4:4Sl Moon sets m Moon $ I
HIGH WATER
4 N-Sandv Hook :56 Gov. Island 122s 2:17
PM-Sandy 1913 Gov. Island 1235 Hell Gate 2:24
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06

Winter overcOatS.
Several thousands.
20 were originally SIS, others $40,
SIS, $50, S22, SIS, SIS, $50, S32-the
majority were S22 to S32-
oxford, black and brown chev1ot
overcoatings in great variety; oxford
and black meltons, kerseys and friezes.
Regular length and extra long
mostly silk shoulder and worsted body
lining.
Sizes 81 to 50 inch chest.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.

San Francisco. Jan. 5.-The official closing quota.
tions for mining stocks to-day follows:
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06
Announcements
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

1CARIA.
New Collar
New-York tribune., 1903-01-06

Brings mall.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-23

stitutions. which acted Jointly in purchasing
flowers for The Little Princess These
flowers were presented by the Martina Par-
sons Free Hospital for Children. the Ger,
man General Protestant Orphans Home ana
the Girls Industrial Home. Here is the
note:
Miss Millie James-Dear lady. thought
full and kind: With these flowers offered by
the 100 little orphans whom you have made
very. very happy to-niSht. Will you please
accept their thanks. We wish
That your path may be strewn with roses
With never a prtckly thorn.
With all Of JOY to gladden..
And naught to make thee mourn"
The Suburban Street Railway Company
provided a car to transport one hundred
Of the children from the West End Of the
city. Peter Isben, an old man. who con-
ducts a confectionery store In the Cen
tury building. paid the fares Of 100 children.
This was a privilege that he demanded.
Miss James received several notes from
her little guests. Some OF these notes con.
tanned misspelled words. and one little girl
addressed the actress as Miss Mittie
James"
In that assemblage of children at the
Olympic there was one little tot. a girl.
who is not an innate of any charitable In
stitution.
Wien Miss James reached her dressing
ffo FOUND an pathetic nTia note. which read: e
Dear Miss James-I am not an orphan
and 1 am not in an orphans asylum. 1 have
a mamma. but she has to work hard every
day, because my papa Is dead; But y you you
day with the other children 1 will be very.
very happy. I am going to wait for you at
the door in the alley"
And persons In the theater who saw a
comedy little girl. s years old. sitting by her,
who she was.
1.-The Little Princess" knew.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-23

Several hundred little orphans. inmates
of charitable institutions in St. Louis. went
to the Olympic Theater yesterday after
tie Princess" as the guest Of Millie James.
II was the first time that many of them
had bee1 inside of a theater. and tbs they
enjoyed what they saw was shown in the
applause which was given the Little Prin-
cess. who in the play is an orphan, and the
misses that were showered upon the keeper
of the boarding school, the mean old wom-
an who was SO unkind as to put the Little
Princess in a room where the rats were. .
1.-The Little Pflncess." in which Miss
James plays the title part. is a children's
phan's play; for the little heroine. so the
story Of the play goes. tells of a little girl
who had been afforded all of the pleasure
of child-life. only to be suddenly deprived
OF those pleasures by the death of her only
living relative. her father.
And the father, of course. is supposed to
die penniless, go this makes the condition of
the play more pitiful. and. of course. in the
last act, it is found that the fathers in
vestments proved profitable. after all, and
the little Princess is again restored to a
condition Of wealth. and all ends happily.
The children of the Methodist and Bap-
fist orphans homes were not present at the
performance yesterday afternoon. They
were invited. but were unable to attend.
Measles Is playing it's part in these homes,
and the managers considered 1t unadvisa-
BILE to send them to the theater.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-23

But Mr.. Roosevelt has urged the negro on to strain
his rights, to presume upon his relationship under the
laws rs they stand and under the broader and more
negro preachers affect to be or imagine themselves
Booker Washingtons; a multitude of negro walters, bar
bers and politicians" fancy themselves Doctor Crums;
and every laundress Is n postmistress. In a word, MIR.
Roosevelt's doctrines have intoxicated n vast element
of the negro race.
In the end the negro will be found to have lost
ground under the laws and customs of the people. to
have fallen back to n lower average. to have suffered
through p%resumption-and innocently. The champion
OF equality will be found to have forced the question
prematurely, recklessly, and TO the Negroes detriment.
The negro has been encouraged to strive for a recognl-
ton for which he is unprepared; has been stirred into
opposition with the dominant sentiment of the Western
World. The reaction must inevitably carry him back
ward.
question. BY his own rashness he will incur the
check, the restraint, the limitation which the white
man of the United States will fix upon him socially
and. to some degree, politically. And the ultimate re-
suit may be charged largely TO Mr.. Roosevelts ambi-
tious designs.
The more immediate effect of instances like that Of
Bellevile's parson will be to bring together the opin-
in the East. North and Middle States-they are impos-
sible of occurrence in the S~outil-will convince men of
the value of the better-informed thought which is
based upon long experience and dwelling beside the
negro population.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-23
COTTON BULLS RALLY
AND SEND UP PRICES.
Colonel Brow Predicts Very Much
Higher Point for Southern staple
Exchange Quiet.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, May 2.-Honors In cotton war
were to-day worn by the bulls. who yester-
day received a severe drubbing at the hands
Of their opponents.
They secured the advantage at the start.
opening prices 9 to 20 points higher, and
later sending the quotations up several
points more.
The bears then raided the market. and
succeeded in lowering prices from 6 to 10
points. after which there was a rally on
covering by shorts.
There was a noticeable diminution In busi-
ness. and the session presented a striking
contrast to those of recent days Still, con-
siderable excitement prevailed.
Shorts for a time were extremely nervous
and created q tremendous uproar In cover
the exchange became quiet. with brokers
nohplused as to the situation. Many of
them sought the smoking rooms, while
others settled into chairs on the floor.
+. NJ. Tucker & Co. of Boston to-day IN
nounced their suspension on the exchange.
The failure had practically no effect on
the market. Prices moved irreguarly
throughout the day and closed from 10 to g
points higher than yesterday.
Colonel W. p. Brown said to-day:
Il believe cotton will go very much high
many respects an excellent thing. 1t was
not the beginning of a downward grade in
price. but simply the liquidation Of daily
traders"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-23

But there were other children on hand.
The Masonic Home sent eighty little ones.
mostly boys; the German General Protest.
ant Home sent fifty-one; the Martha Par
sons sent fifty. fifteen of whom were Grip
pies; the Episcopal Home sent forty-three.
and there were about 100 who were counted
as scattering votes" The Catholic insti-
tutions were asked to send their children,
but the confirmation season prevented an
acceptance of the invitation.
Sweltering heat made II uncomfortabl Die
in the Olympic Theater. but heat doesn't
count with enthusiastic children, and the
little orphans were enthusiastic.
SOUVENIRS DISTRIBUTED.
At the end of the second act Master Don
aid Gelleher. I years old. the acknowledged
leading man of 1.-The Little Princess COM
pany. made a speech. The Children enjoyed
this. for Master Donald complimented them
upor their attention. and. of course. said
that he only hoped they were enjoying the
party as much as the real actors were.
But it was after the play that a scene
James mad promised a surprise for the or
phans and a surprise it was, too. They
were told to go TO the stage entrance and
meet The Little Princess face to face. y
little book telling the story of the play
was also awaiting them.
The children formed in a line and one
by one they passed the stage door and re-
ceived a souvenir of the occasion from the
Sara Crewe of the play. Some of the little
ones asked for a kiss and got 1t, too.
In Miss James's dressing-room there were
stacks of flowers. sent by the orphans. One
was an immense bunch of American Beauty
roses. Attached to 1t was a note, which
read. With hearts full of love to the
children of the Episcopal Orphans Home"
Poetry was resor.ed to by three other in