The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-01
MYRA KELLY, WRITER, DEAD
Y4MOIS FOR HER STORIES
or E.AST SIDE SCHOOLS.
uer first EnOra submitted Go Three
Editors ana Bought % All-Teacher.
AMI Daughter Of . well known PhSsI-
clan Married 90 Allan Maeaauxaton,

Nvra Kelly Mrs. Allan l1acn uEhton).
sT-,'. onItely known to many thousands
Of rcad ers as the writer Of stories Of
sns'to children. died yesterday in Tor
GUY England.
t.. yesrs or 50 ago newspaper mrn
dining one evening with DR. James
7 Kelly. who asked for advice concern
ing hrs daughters troubles with maga-
.ur editors. This seemed like tho pref
90. - familiar story the young woman
O. literary sbihty which the editors
ron, -',utly refused TO recognize. What
w. to H. done:
But the story WIS not alonsg that familiar
hu"
NV daughter MIRA said DR. Kelly
when his companion askel how he could
help is teaching IN a downtown Ens;
q" school. All Of us at home have heen
entertained by her stories OF her Dupila
and ! urged her To write some Of them
She was tlmld about IL because Of the
tales OF often rejected manuscripts by
CnShOwn wnters and did not say that
sha would make tho trial
Unknown 20 mo she did. though, and
determined to get over tho agony OF
unanimous rejection as soon as possible
she made three copies OF her story and
posted one each to three mage zins .di-
tors
This morning she came to me in dis
may with three letters from three editors.
three checks and three requests for more
stores
Dr. kelly's companion agreed to act ~
diplomatic agent; saw the three editors
ssttled tins matter OF iirst choice by lot
and gave the bewildered young school
teachers promise Of other stories in turn
10 the other two editors
That wEs the unusual manner OF en-
trance into the field Of story writing Of
Myra Kelly, then teacher IN the primary
grade Of Public School ia
The opinions OF the magazine editors
were speedily justified Renders de-
manded more stories about -Is!dore Bel
Chatoeky," there were enthusiastic encores
for further comment by Morris Mo-
lelsky. subscribers would not b. de MED
more OF the wisdom Of -BccSy Zalmon-
oweky. and Patrick Brennln" whose
father had resisted the tide which hid
swept mo~t Of hrs race away from Pow.
erty Hollow. had friends by the thols nds
among me gazine readers.
For her first story Myrl Kelly was gil d /,
70 accept $50 within year she got $50
for every story she wrote
And all che h'd done. she often said I
wss simply to write down the stores she :
told AZ home Of thu queer deeds nj views ,
I" me AnettO CnlidrNn 70 Whpsn snA WIS Z
teaching q b c-Gpa Gcrortmeni Bu; 4
these stories were 20 very unlike , NJ b
others from out OF that world -erst Of the
Bowery. reproduced - 1u'intlv the .
dialects. 50 acCur' teiy the 20 nts OF view {
gave such a new. deep insight INTO thpt .
ething word whore there were hun
rr'ds OF thouss nds Of c.t.2sns IN the max
us. that their suthor became quickly
I -~Ofts md rroz'eTotE
But Miss Kelly kept on with her work
N that East Broadway school. and re-
NAMED where she had elected 70 teach.
m the lower grade She might have
Lad higher grade classes. for she had
been specially prepared for ,Ier profe--
ZION by post graduate studies But the
nttls folk from the tenementS seemed =.
10 her 10 deserve the best instruction
hat could be given 70 them not only IN
A. b. c. but IN how 20 LOOK upon life.
writing STORES until they grew into
hooks, Little Citizens Isle OF Dreams
and Wards Of Liberty and these looks.
'sll'ng by many large edition, had
'!g influence in -haDing TIE work a.
many societies and Organizations Try
lng Ia help maze good citizens cut II tie
children OF -he Ghetto
Miss Bailey vas the name o The
Teacher N those stories. and what
teachers had to overcome n respect
To her pupils views on some ta~.illar
aspects OF American history - shown
IA this scene from one %; her stores
AM George wa-n ron made shoots mat
pistols. demands Istdo-s
l~S hs I'D adislTrsd Mi-- Bailey.
Amt Teddy Rosa1f-it h.r mans. I'D
sin't they made him Pre-, dent over
~, Only that aiu'' how they makes n.t
nine uncle. They don'' make ban P-es.-
r-nts nor pspls. neither They r4k'~
nd puts something from iron o. hi hands
-o he couldn't 20 talk. even Then the
80 ham 10 wagon und they says they
-rnds him over the water
Where. asked tea'hsr
over the river where Stands "a and
PRISONS stands That's how they mskes
r' him. the while he hits somebody mt
r-'ols guess they done know abol'
.rOrze una teddy They makes them
ne uncle tells you how they makes George
ID Teddy Presidents over u
Hu' thst VAS from long. IHzie.- Iva
reminded him
Ana altogether different added Miss
Tsaey
An me pop wasn't there he'd a p,nched
o. ssid Patrick
nd George had his gang along OBJ
go ed Nathan Sp!derwI'l
nd izZIe. said Morris Mogilevsky. F
81. ming the matter up. George Walton
20 ant hit mans IN legs nit snOot.n pistols
o.' KILN en-. You oouIdn' e 70 bs Pre-.-
cuts OF papas over that George wash
ne kills en- all bloody ind dead lie
buno hss Of tou-sn- OF mans Why
-... your uncle kill somebody
He hits him IN the leg. reiterated lsa-
r0r@ sadly
bu' ne amt killed EN-. Ind ilIls
s.- o. gou amt killed some body bloody
~ dead YOU couldn't 20 be PresifeLts
gapas Of ountTieS
In 1905 Miss Kelly married Allan ,
Naughtou Her husband met tnAn-
revers-s her own health failed, and
-.a Was unable 10 do much more liter .
e.. work
''-s NscNauChton was born in Dublin.
.."ani about thirty years ako. and came I
ms ,i'y wt'h her father. DR. james
Kelly. SEsn she was "A young child
o." received her education in this city