New-York tribune., 1905-02-16
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.

Even an effort to be charitable is sometimes at
tended by embarrassment. was the observation OF
a benevolent Bostenian in the Waldorf lobby. Il
became aware. said he 'of the Teputed distress of
a deserving widow of a soldier and her destitute
family. and joining issue with a few friends who
were like minded. little stock of provisions was
obtained for their benefit. was deputed to make
delivery of the initial instalment and the way
to the home of the family naturally pictured their
poverty and enjoyed in prospect the role of the
Good Samaritan 1t we'll had my vision in
advance, for when reached the place found some
gift of -four which re widow was coming into
doughnuts The children were enjoying a feast
and / was urged to sample the product And not
only l made to help myself. but the woman
me or seem to disparage her talent as doughnut
cook; II was Is not & an easy thing to execute my
ed with such whole-sOuled hospitality. I manased
left the basket Of provendeT had brought but the
edge had been removed from my enjoyment by the
manner in which the tables had been turned.
Members of a theatrical company that had been
on the road for two months in repertory have in
divdually and collectively congratulated theseIves
that they We're able TO get back to she RiaIto at
the end of period of unsatisfa ctory business One
of the plays presented was The Ghosts" and as
Of the actors. whose weekly stipend had not
tiona ghost that is the synonyme for the paymas
ter, seemed to be of the same unstable. ephemeral
weak TO walk
ginia has been staying for few lays ar the Hotel
Woicott. L am much pleased" said Or. AIle--
man. with the evident spirit Of fairness that
marks the allusion of The Tribune to what I
actually did say at the December dinner of the
Southern Society upon the need. and not the alb
sence. of present day leadership in the South I am
both a Southerner and American. with the
same pride in being both at one and the same
time one may properly entertain who Is both a
New-Enslander and American. / could not
therefore approach the discussion OF any question
in which the interest of the South is involved in
anything but sympathetic spirit. 1t is already
apparent that IL may be unfair 10 make four line
excerpt from a forty minute address the basis for
violent criticism" Speaking on educational matters
DIR. Alderman said: THE South is making amazing
progress in every field of educational enceavor and
Is now squarely meeting every obstacle that con-
fronts that section. determined to establish on a
broad and solid foundation every grade Of educa-
uonal opportunity for her youth. from the primary
school 10 the university, think the action OF the
Peabody Fund Commissioners in deciding TO dis
solve their trust. wise one and they will
certainly do well not To distribute the money At
their command I'm drihlets among a large number
OF institutions, bot rather they he dis
posed, . mass IL at such Stra tCsiCal educational
points, as viii M teachers FOR educational leader
ship: or the institutions equipped for effective
service In that line some In the South have al
ready achieved greatness. while others have the
seeds OF greatness In them"