Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-21

Boston stating that for two weeks pre-
viously Mrs. Eddy had not been able tc
take her daily drive,
The dispatch in question read as fol-
lows: "At Chestnut Hill, where Mrs.
Mary Baker Eddy, founder of Chris
tian Science, occupies large estate.
which was recently fitted up for her.
an impression prevails that the aged
woman is seriously Ill. 1t has been her
custom for many years to take a daily
carriage drive. Since moving from
Concord, IN. H., she has kept up this
daily recreation until two weeks ago.
Since then she has not been seen out
side the mansion. 1t is said that she
| is Ill after catching severe cold.
Much reticence about her is always
maintained by her household. No de-
tailed information could be secured
there tonight, although 1t was denied
at the house that Mrs. Eddy is i'll. The
denial Is not accepted by outsiders as
conclusive, owing to a general practice
of her household to, withhold informa-
ton"
No Inquiry Made
With reference to this publication
Adam H. Dickey, Mrs. Eddy's cor
respondence secretary, said yesterday
afternoon: mo inquiry was made here
at all and no one here knew anything
about the matter. No one had the
slightest suspicion that there was any
such rumor. l have been here since
the early part of February, and since
that time there have been but two days
on which Mrs. Eddy has omitted hei
drive, and on both those occasions II
was because the streets were so icy
and the weather so bad that she
thought 1t would be cruel to take the
horses OUT
| Mrs. Laura e. Sargent, housekeepel
and devoted companion of Mrs. Eddy
| for several years, amplified Secretary
| Dickey's statement by saying that Mrs
Eddy had missed her daily drive but
twice since she arrived at her new
home on January 26. Mrs. Sargen
said also that the only reason Mrs
Eddy did not go out on the two days
in question was because of her consid'
Grafton for her horses.
Although life in the Eddy household
has been running along In the usua
placid and pleasant manner, undis
turbed by the publication above re.
] ferred to, the dispatch in question haC
the effect of causing Christian IScien,
fists throughout so much of the worlo
as the publication had reached to make
anxious inquiries as to whether there
was any real basis of fact for the state
ment.
Reporter Warmly Greeted
| Yesterday l went to Chestnut hill or
the 1920 D. m. train to see Mrs. Eddy
| take her drive, and / entered the
| grounds of her estate at 1855. AS
approached the house 1 saw her car
rage drawn up before the house, the
door of the house opened and Mrs
Eddy, walking alone and with a Wig.
orous step, emerged from the door anC
approached the carriage through ths
porte cochere.
| Calvin Frye was holding the door OF
| the carriage open and Mrs. Sargent
walked behind Mrs. Eddy with her sup
shade and some light wraps. l stopped
100 feet from the carriage. and as Mrs
Eddy stepped out from the house she
stopped and looked around at the flow.
ers and budding trees. l came within
her range of vision and she bowed and
smiled.
Mr.. Dickey had come up. and we
stood there while Mrs. Eddy entered
her carriage. Mrs. Sargent arranged
the light wraps and Calvin Frye had
taken his place on the box by the side
| of the coachman. The carriage swung
around the circular drive, and as 1t APP
preached the place where I was stand
| ing Mrs Eddy leaned forward in her
seat and gave me another bow and
smile.
| Mr.. Dickey, Mrs. Sargent and Rev
Irving c. Tonlinson entertained me In
the house during the half hour thai