The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-14

Louis physician, whom old residents will
remember well. They are now living in
Yonkers. y. Y.
| EXCURSIONS PROMOTED
BY ST. LOUIS FOLK.
There were two excursions promoted by
, st. Louis folk in the early days which
are worth recalling. The first was in 1869
and visit was made to Denver, Colo. 1t
was the first train that ever ran into Den
yer over the old Kansas Pacific Railroad.
and it was happy party. In 1872 the d.
rectors of the old North Missouri Railroad
got up a special party 10 go to California.
! Mr. Carnegie was to have been a member
OF the party and he even came to st. Louis.
/ but Immediately after his arrival here he
| was called East on account Of some i'm
| portant business which had to be at
\ tended TO.
| Among the others however who went
with us were Mr.. Eads and his family John
| +. lionberser and his family. Henry ard
! George Paschal Gerard r. Allen. my sister.
! Lizzie Britton. and Mrs. Carr. Mr.. Allen
was widower. and Mrs. Carr was a widow.
| and a romance was coHsummated before
/ we reached California. Mrs. Carr. II will
| be remembered. was married to Mr.. Gerard
| Allen. and Mr.. Allen made the proposal on
| that excursion to California. The engage
| ment was announced on the train.
in view OF the recent successes which
| have attended the efforts of Mr.. David r.
| Francis. l think / ought to say something
about that gentleman. During the time of
which l speak lin the early seventies) Mr.
Francis was a young man and one Of the
! beauX of st. Louis. He didn't have fortune
| then. but he was one of the rising young
men of the town. as you might say. Mr.
Francis was always present at the swell
he 0ttfto II
| ried Miss Perry. a very pretty girl. but one
who didn't care much for the whirl of So
! cety.
There were many nice dances and par
ties in those days. but the most successful
| one was the Home Circle ball This was
| an event that took place about five times
during the season. and it was supported by
subscription. Only the very best men of
| st. Louis We're members of the organiza-
| ton and all of the parties were given in
| the old Southern"
| There is just tinge OF sadness in the
| Countess's voice when she speaks OF these
| old society events. Those were happy DAYS
| for her and for all others who were num-
| bered among the society set in St Louis
| Many of those who We're active in society
then are now in the city. although their
days OF frivolity are over.
FINDS PLEASURE IN WORK
| SHE NOW is DOING.
| Countess Spottiswood- Mackin finds much
| pleasure in the work that she is doing for
the Roman Catholic Church. even though
she is n convert to that faith When she
| was the belle OF st. Louis society she was
| a member of the Episcopal Church She
| got her first teachings In Catholicism in a
convent. but she never thought seriously of
joining the church until after she removed
10 Paris Even then her mother opposed
her in her determination to Join the Cath
Ole Church and
| wish not without difficulties 1t was after
4 talking TO Pope Leo that she decided TO io;n
| the church despite possible parental obfsc-
| ton.
The Countess is Interested in the mission
work of the Order of the Sacred Heart and
| she announced yesterday that she intended
| to work for the establishment of one Of
| the homes In st. Louis next year The
| mother superior of order in America il in
New York. This sister has been engaged in
the work for the last twenty-five wears and
within that time has established more than
forty Sacred Heart missions in the United
states. On the occasion of the Pope's
| twenty-fifth Jubilee anniversary Cardinal
F'olconio. the apostolic delegate. visited
Columbus Hospital. the home of the Sacred
Heart order, in New York. The Invitation
was extended by the mother superior
. through Countess Spottiswood- Mackin, and
i both women were agreeably surprised when
/ his eminence accepted the invitation. On
! the day of the Cardinals visit there we're
1 eighty Italian patients in Columbus Hos
pital. and the Cardinal administered the
apostolic benediction to all OF them The
news of the observance was cabled to the
Pope. and it brought in return an acknowl-
| edgment by cable from Cardinal Rampolla.
| This cable dispatch is one of the most
priced of a number of interesting memcn-
tos which the Countess has in her keep
ing.