New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-03
MISS ALLEGES" THANKS.
italian Boys and Girls Cherish Her
Note acknowledging Gift.


There are sos boys and girls in the West Side
italian Industrial School. at No. "a Sullivan
street, and II there is one OF them who doesn't
know by heart the little note in which Miss
Alice" acknowledged their wedding present, 1t is
because he or she is a greenhorn still and can't
learn English. They all know that Miss Alice"
thanked them with all her heart for their
charming sachets and the loving wishes ex-
pressed" and they glory in the knowledge.
From the first the pupils Of the school. In
which the Roosevelts have shown cordial in
terest ever since the days when President Roose-
velts father became trustee. were tremen-
dously interested in the news Of Miss Roose-
Yelrs wedding.
I'VE must make her wedding present" they
decided. Everybody wanted TO have hand in
II, but at last il simmered down to the sewing
class, and of the thirty members the nine old
sst-girls OF from nine TO thirteen years of age
were selected to make the present Two bureau
sachets OF Alice blue silk were decided on for
the gift. and the girls were infinitely happy as
they filed them with violet powder and tied
them with tiny bows Of pale pink baby ribbon.
Then. with true Italian warmth. they wrote this
card 20 go with them:
For dear, dear Miss Alice. because she is going
10 be married. May she be happy all the days
OF her life This Is with the love OF the teachers
and all the children Of the West Side Italian
Industrial School.
After the package had been dispatched. Miss
Alice was much in the children's minds (She
Visited the school two years ago just before
Thanksgiving and ever since has haunted their
.maginations.) About four days before the we'd
ding, little Annie Rocca shyly suggested, Cant
we pray for Miss Alice?"
Certainly" replied Miss satterie. What
would you like 10 say?"
Annie wasn't used 10 composing prayers.
How would this do?" asked Miss Satterie.
90 God, please make Miss Alice happy all the
Days Of her life"
Annie thought It would DO very nicely. In
fact, II expressed exactly what she had had in
mind 10 say But next morning, after they had
said the Lords Prayer, and had prayed, as al
ways 20 God. bless the President Of our country.
the Governor of our state. the Mayor Of cur
city. and the teachers and children of school.
BY thy grace" Annie's courage failed her. and it
was the principal who led the school in the
petition for the bride. The next day. however.
everybody knew it and repeated il. Especially
or Friday, the last day Of school before the we'd
ding did they pray for Miss Alice with af-
1ectionate fervor.
President Roosevelt presented a new signed
photograph OF himself 10 the school last summer
10 replace the one which had hung in the schools
Hall OF Fame" for four years. The President
first visited the school in 1899. in company with
Jacob Riis, and talked TO the children about
San Juan Hill and his horse Dandy. A year
later about two months before the assassination
Of President Mckinley made Mr.. Roosevelt Presi-
dent Of the United States, he came again and
talked as on the previous occasion, to the man
ual training class. When he gone the boys
were all wild to make him something. They were
making matchboXes at the time, and every boy
felt as If his future happiness depended on max
q
the United States. AS that was impossible il was
decided TO pick out one boy and let his matchbox
represent the united ability, skill and affection
Of the whole thirty
The boy chosen was Giovanni. Giovanni
was a greenhorn. He had been i'm the country
only five or six months and could speak very
little English. hut he had brought with him
from the land Of his fathers wonderful fac
ulty with his fingers. SO Giovanni made his
matchbox, and away il went TO Washington
h Promptly came back a letter OF thanks. ac-
N companied by signed photograph Of Mr..
Miss satterie had the photograph and the
letter framed together, and then she said 10
Giovanni: You'd like 10 have this hung up in
the schoolroom, would you, Giovanni" for
secretly that was what she wished
Giovanni not understanding English very
Wen, only said. Yes Later, when he under
stood q little better he used 10 stand and look
81 the picture. and one day he remarked to Miss
school TIL / am big"
After while Giovanni, like so many of the
Others, drifted away from the school Miss Sat
terie forgot about hinn-forgot, too that the
picture OF the President IL the Hall OF Fame
was loan, not gift. Till day last June
about commencement time, q tall handsome
youth presented himself.
! have come for my picture" he said. II
nave LETT II here four years for the uplifting and
betterment Of the children. Now I am study
ing for the priesthood and should like to have
u for myself"
Such CONSERVATION reigned in the school when
The children learned that the Hall of Fame"
was 10 lose its chief treasure that Miss Satterie
wrote 10 the President about n. The letter
irF- IN, Ia Id.
me portsmouth conference but he found time
20 send another photograph, and on il wrote:
TO Miss Matte Griffith Sattere, with all good
wishes from Theodore Roosevelt. July eth,
1905 1850