Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-04
TINY BABE GIVEN
AWAY BY MOTHER
INFANT is LEFT WITH WHITE
RlB8oNER
Foster Mother Receives Child UnwiIl
ingIy at Kansas City, but
at Last Decides to
Keep Him

One of the youngest white ribbon
ers" in the country was the central
figure in a pretty dedicatory service at
the Temperance temple, Broadway and
Temple street, yesterday afternoon.
Dana G. Boleyn, as he was officially
named then and there, does not know
his first name, if, indeed, he ever had
any other name. His grandmother
lives in Kansas City and his mother
handed him over to his grandmother
with instructions to give him to a
white ribboner" for bringing up.
The grandmother wrote a little note
TO the effect that the mother wished
this little one to be cared for by a
white ribboner," placed the note in
the clothing of the infant, handed him
to a young woman, who went to the
overland train i'm the Kansas City union
station.
On that train was Mrs. Lura Hyden
Boleyn of Peoria, ILL.,, wife of Dana G..
Boleyn. assistant manager of Browns
Business college of that city. Mrs.
Boleyn was on her way to California
for her health. She was formerly
Womans Christian Temperance union
president in Missouri, as well as field
worker there. Accordingly she wore
the White T1DDOll, lllSlSllid VI lAiS VI
der, on her dress.
Baby Is Transferred on Train
The young woman with the baby in
her arms noticed the white ribbon and
remembering the instructions hidden
in the baby's clothing by the grand
mother. instructions carrying out the
mothers wishes, she asked Mrs. Boleyn
to hold the child few minutes while
she retired to the woman's dressing
room. Mrs. Boleyn gladly acceded to
the request.
But after the train had been run
ming out of a suburb of Kansas City
she asked the conductor how many
women passengers there were on that
Pullman.
You're the only one," was his
startling reply.
why, there must be another one"
replied Mrs. Boleyn, 1.-The mother of
this child"
"Oh! she got off a station back in
the Kansas City suburbs" replied the
conductor.
Then came the search for identified
tion papers. The baby opened his eyes
and laughed as Mrs. Boleyn found the
grandmother's note which told quite
vaguely that "the mother, when taker
away, ItqueSleu llldl HeI DdDy DOy De
given over to a white ribboner fol
training
Never was wish more faithfully car
ried out, or more gladly granted than
by Mrs. Boleyn.
"Will Not Take a Million for Him"
"They couldn't get him from me for
$1,000000, any more than S10," said Mrs
Boleyn yesterday. Il lost two chill
dren, the last one who died fifteer
years ago back east, being the same
age as this baby. My husband, whom
l wired about this matter, is perfectly
willing to become his foster father
so 1 will raise the little one"
Yesterday Mrs. Boleyn came in from
Compton, where she is visiting hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis, anC
was the center of attraction, together
with Dana G. Boleyn, at the meeting
of the Central union of the w. c. r. U
at Temperance temple.
Mrs. Julia Phelps, president of the
Central union, presided. Mrs. Boleyr
told the story of the baby. Mrs He's
ter T. Griffith, president of Los An
geles county w. C. T. u, Offered
prayer after which all present gath
cred about the mother and child in
circle and sang: "Blest Be the Tt
That Binds" Then Mrs. Phelps tiec
the white ribbon around the righ
wrist of the little child, the dedicator,
| services were concluded and the bah,
| is white ribboner."
And I hope that is the only bot
| tie he will ever use," remarked Mrs
| Boleyn as she looked down at tn
baby in her arms as he was entoyin,
his bottle of milk