The San Francisco call., 1910-12-05

to have cost upward of 100000. OF
this Mrs Eddy gave one-half and the
remainder was contributed by her
followers
While she lived at Pleasant View it
was Mrs Eddy's custom to take a
daily drive, accompanied by Calvin A
Frye. her secretary, along certain fa-
vorite streets in the city and suburbs
Thus she became much interested in
good roads and co-operated with the
city in building several miles of con-
crete and macadam streets until prac-
tically her entire daily drive was over
such roads.
Mrs. Eddy was the first to respond
to Red Cross and other appeals for aid
and made frequent gifts to local and
state charities and educational inter
ests and for public purposes.
SUIT FOLLOWS DEATH RUMORS
Toward the last part of her resi-
dence at Pleasant View, Mrs. Eddy
entirely withdrew from public appear
ance save for her daily drives This
gave rise to many rumors as to her
condition and surroundings. and sew
eraI times reports of death gained cir
culation. Partly as a result of in
vestigation to disprove the rumors.
suit was brought on March 1, 1907, in
the name of Mrs. Eddy by her next
friends" her son, George w. Glover,
of Lead. s. D., whom she had not seen
for a number of years: his daughter,
Mary Baker Glover and George w.
Baker a nephew of Mrs. Eddy. against
Calvin A. Frye and nine others who
were alleged to possess a control over
Mrs. Eddy and her property, of which
they were making undue use.
subsequently z. J. Foster. an adopted
son of Mrs Eddy and Frederick W.
Pa he
next friends"
William e Chandler. former secre-
tary of the navy, was their prin-
cipaI counsel, while General Frank S.
Streeter of this city led the defense.
The case came first under the juris-
dietion of Judge Robert A. Chamber
lain of the superior court, and was by
him referred to three masters, Judge
Aldrich of the United States court, DR.
George F. Jolly Of Boston and former
Congressman H. W. Parks of Clare
mont
After an extended hearing they
called upon and interviewed Mrs. Eddy
at Pleasant View. Shortly afterward.
August 21. 1907, counsel for the next
friends" announced the withdrawal of
the suit.
TRUST Is CREATED
About the time these proceedings be-
gan, Mrs. Eddy created a trust of ap-
proximately $1,000, 900, which was not
far from the amount OF the estate, and
named her distant relative. Henry NJ.
Baker, of Bow; Archibald Mcclellan of
Boston and Josiah f. Fernald. a Con-
cord banker, as. trustees. This trust
is still in force.
Prior to this arrangement, Mrs Eddy
had created a trust of s150,000 for the
benefit of children of her son, George
w. Glover. This also exists.
Several months after the withdrawal
of the next friends" suit, il was an
bounced that satisfactory financial ar
rangements had been made by Mrs
Eddy and her trustees with her son
and foster son, and last summer Mrs
Eddy was visited at Brookline by her
grandsons, George W. Glover and An
drew ]. Glover.
GENERAL STREETER's TRIBUTE
General Frank s. Streeter who rep
resented Mrs Eddy in the suit and
had a close personal acquaintance with
the Christian Science leader, gave out
the following statement upon learning
Of Mrs. Eddy's death:
L desire to express nv profound ad
miration for Mrs. Eddy as women
and as the leader of a religious move
ment which has deeply impressed itself
on the world. My professional and
friendly relations with her covered
many years and were especially inti-
mate from February to September,
1907, when she was compelled to SUBJ
nit TO a most vexatious' and harassine
litigation, the purpose of which was
not only to establish her mental un-
soundness but to overthrow the re-
ligious faith of which she was the ac
Mrs. Eddy almost daily about the