New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-21
THE MEAT SANDWICHES.
NOT MISS GOULD,S FAULT.
Catholic Mothers Sag Children
Should Not Haze Eaten Them.

ny &C they eat Tire SlI1wlChesI'f
This is now the question Of the hour in Irvingt0n-
on-Jhe-zu6son, and the universal opinion seems 70
be that il vas TIE eating rather than the serving
q the edible In question that constituted the corpus
celcti II The complications that have arisen suent
Miss Helen GouIds sewing school This opinion is
entertained b. Professionals and Roman Catholics
alike and il q canvass OF the mothers OF the sewing
school children. mace by Tribune reporter yes
terday afternoon. not one could be found who had
word of oe-sure for Miss Could.
7 cant force you 10 eat 4 you don't want TO-"
said N-s. !. Leonard. and none OF the children
who went &c Miss GoUd's party were obliged 70 eat
her sandwiches. There were plenty Of other things
20 eat and they were all old enough 70 know that
they shouldn't eat meat OF Friday. Many OF them
dl6 refuse The Sandwiches. took the meat out OF
rhe1, as ry little gi-l die. and the others could
have done the same
An going te take my daughter cut OF the
SCHOOL, Certainly not don't know where else
the children OF Irv1ng1on can get what they get
there The public schools don't teach il and they
CAM ge- home"
-BCt Miss Geuld SAYS she is going 10 have the
Bible read In the school after this" said the re-
porter
And isnt The Bible read in TIE public schools,
anc aren't we gao 70 send our children 70 them
answered 1lrs. Leonard Il dent see that that
need make any difference believe Miss Could
means wei anc one Az very grateful 70 her.
Another Roman Catholic mother. who did not
wish her name 20 be uertl3re5. was also Of the
har1. arc intends 10 SEND her children 10 Mss
CTouId's school when q reopeus next summer.
II Palmer Early deeci-e-y -zlG that were
not send our children 10 Miss GoUld's school,
would not seod them she said e would talze Il
Tor granted that ne had some good reason fer such
action But I dc not Understand him 10 say So
and Untll hear something. more about Il VIII
not take ny children OF q the schoCL Father
Earsy has never spoken about il since the first
tine. and has never asked any # the children II
-fr-- r-a f-0-f - --~- dad
that he did not think very important that ne
had found he was mistaken think he must have
beer r-isinfo--1ed ab0Cr Miss GoUlds work. he
fs q very nice and very popular here. 7
s0rry il has happened. for an afraid Mss Could
VII think that we don't appreciate what she Is
dong 7 cont know what she mist thirk OF ire
CarhoIcs"
Nv children didn't cat any q the SANDWICHES"
ssi5 thi-c mother and haven't taken -hen out
% the school and don't intend 10. Il is great
advantage 70 them and Z don't why they
should be deprived q think z great deal
more has been made % the matter than there is
a-y occasion FOR Il only al oversight
Miss GouId's part, and no one was obliged 10
cat -Ee sandwiches"
a~s Julia Purcell. % East I-vington was :he
o-v mother who could be found who had with
c-zvn her children FROM school though with much
regret and 20 -he great grlet OF the little folk
.- don't think IL matters about the sandwiches
~ P--reu SAID. and my children didn't eat
srr. 7 tod them not 10 before they went and
IN sure Mss Could never thought ABOUT its being
FRIDAY But I won't send them back 70 school
a. long as Father Early disapProves it Il is
El-v Coz The school vas doing great ceal - good
and children learning things t1ar fnty
eight ~ know and couldn't learn anywhere else
! co-z rea ID uly children 20 sew. but
hsrer't -trne and there isn't one in ten who could
% e. and. besides the children ENJOY learllilg
ttiugs q school that they wouldn't care about a.
hone
Yrs Charles AIoshier. a Protestant mother.
said
J want you 70 Use ny name and say that !
SIMPLY haven't words strong enough 70 express
ny feelings for Miss GouiE. I think she Is too
nice Tor anything and 7 don't believe there IS
another Ike her il this earthly word
= ne few real ladies have Fl this country. ana
tt-1k We ought 70 try 70 appreciate heT Sle
aoesrr care for anything But doing good and sne
lt.er makes any distinction between reiel1lls OF
5aoes ] have seen her stroE1ng . colored child
hesd JUST 81 she c3cu't know i was black. ana
We ne g 70 her school on Mothers Day SIC
-larks Us tCr sending chi cren 20 her. aiG Sis
alr ta k 10 and dlres with rust as II she
were one - ourselves There is NOBODY Ike her.
80 cont know how n express what think
y her"
Ess Gouls had 10 further statements 70 make
--1-- The case YESTERDAY. and Father 7. J. Early
t4C rts- al he hsa 20 say about the matter was
s1lcClec - rs letters 10 Mss Could. which ne
GAG considered 70 - private until he saw them IN
~ EeWspaperE. Father Earlv a6deS thai the
re reporter was see Trsr represent tive % tEe