Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-27
MRS.EDDY IS REMOVED
Head of Christian Science Church
Taken to Massachusetts.
LEAVES CONCORD FOREVER.
Mystery Deep and InexpIicabIe Shrouds
Every Detail of Journey to New
Home, Where Six StaIwart, Armed
Men Are Placed on Guard.

Every Detail of Journey to New
Home, Where Six StaIwart, Armed
Men Are Placed on Guard.
Boston, Jan. 27.-Guarded by the ut
most secrecy and with every detail Of
the journey shrouded in the deepest
mystery, Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy,
founder and head of the Christian Sci
train, with all her household attend
ants, from Pleasant View, in Concord,
| n. H., where she lived for nineteen
years, to a new house in the fashion
able Chestnut Hill section of Brook
line, where she intends to spend the
balance of her life.
The cSnhing was unheralded, and
only few of the leaders of the Chris
tian Science church had been made
aware of the contemplated change.
Even the train crew which took the
private car of the vice president of the
Boston and Maine railroad to Concord
for her use was commanded to main
tain absolute secrecy in connection
with the trip.
Preceded by a pilot engine to clear
the way, the special train of three cars
from Concord proceeded over three rail
roads by a circuitous route to the
Chestnut Hill station on the Boston
and Albany road. In the rear of the
frn 10 rI collision froilp1
a third engine. Arriving in Brookline,
the party was taken to the late resi-
dence of Amory A. Lawrence. one of
the most beautiful in all Brookline.
The most unusual scene attended the
arrival of the special train at the Chest
nut Hill station. There were seven
closed carriages to meet and convey
the party to the Lawrence estate. The
fifth carriage in the line, the smallest
of all and the least conspicuous, was
her secretary, and another man, ap-
parently Il groom. All were warmly
wrapped in furs, and the women all
carried bouquets of beautiful flowers.
When the Lawrence house was reach
ed, one by one the men and women of
the party alighted and, gathering about
the massive porch at the front en-
trance stood in line on either side from
the carriage steps to the house. When
the carriage of Mrs. Eddy drove up to
the porch, Calvin A. Frye was the first
to leave it, and following nim Gang
the other man. Leaning back into the
carriage, the big man, powerful of
limb, gathered up the frail form Of
Mrs. Eddy. Wrapped in long seal
skin cape with a black bonnet trim
med with violets on her head and with
hands protected by white gloves, she
was carried gently up the steps in the
big mans arms through the long line
of people, who mumured softly as she
passed. Then she was taken upstairs
In the house and placed in what will
be her own private room on the front
or Commonwealth avenue side.
Immediately the whole great house
burst forth into light, and from every
window came the rays where before
Dul a lew bNAl Lth
Calvin A. Frye at once turned TO six
tall, powerful men who stood near
him and ordered that every person be
at once put of the grounds. Then he
turned and entered the house, and his
orders were obeyed without delay.
Six men remained on guard through
the night, and today six others took
their place for the day guard. With
I'm week permits have been issued
by the Brookline police for the men to
carry arms. and it is believed the
watch of six at night and six by day
will he continued at the home for some
time
The names of most of those who
comprised Mrs. Eddy's party were lat
er learned as follows: Calvin A. Frye,
secretary: John Lathrop. assistant sec
retary: Arthur Bosburgh, recording
secretary: John Salchow. personal |
groom for Mrs. Eddy: Misses Sarah |
Sargent and Sarah Clark. maids TO |
Mrs. Eddy: Mrs Mary Scott. house
keeper. and three servants; Rev. Irving |
c. Tomlinson, formerly reader in the |
First church, Boston: DR. Alpheus b. |
Morrill,. Boston. and Archibald McLel-
Ian.
Mrs. Eddy's departure caused the |
greatest surprise among the people OF |
this city. very few of whom suspected
that such a move was contemplated.
Mrs. Eddy's new home contains thir-
ty-four rooms II was purchased last |
October 10y Robert r. Walker. a Chris
tian Scientist. for s1OO.O01 Three
hundred men were at once put TO
work remoleling IL. They continued
their labOrs until Saturday. 4 fea-
ture of the changes made was the cree
tion Of two massive vaults Of unusual 4
strength and size. built of steel and 1
concrete. which were placed one at
the head Of the main stairway and |
the other at the first landing The /
house IS surrounded by twelve acres Of
rich land