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KEEPING THE RELICS

r sill miss these bows. yes ,o-
have given me all the pleasure tha, ~.
known since long ago. Bg' canno, & ;
any further a. conditions are now :, W.
Things have changed So completely "a. !,
the good old days viii PERKINS o., !,
Porto Rico. whore have gra,e,r,
plantation"
But what will happen TO all H.
relics?"
They VIII stay intact T shall nevs, :,
der any circumstances allow the thi,y,
be scattered. I have had many rsb,,,..
offers TO induce me 30 sell them. ~,
couldn't DO that, for they all seem -,
of the boys that have made up my N. >,
years"
4 have heard many reasons tor yv.
closing" I said Some one has told z. I.
was because you were tired and yaa.ss
vacation. Is this so:''
well. am getting along in years nd
would like 10 be able 10 sit In biz a,
chair and dream OF all the past, ana rss.
take life easy-yes. that II true. but tx n
not my reason for shutting the docr
NCrys.'
We'll. there's another oxplana;ioc. 4,
been told. Is IL because the boys DR.
come here as much as they used to, IL
been told that tho Young Mems Carxr
Association OF Yale had something
with It, Can that be IT,
Louis was mysterioCsly silent, only "a.
ing his head, but not a word would b ~
a
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WHERE MCRY'S STARTED.

In g little shack in Wooster street. IN
New Haven. before the carly COS. Frank
Moriarty and his patient wife were struc-
Cling IN rUt Of misery aud poverty. Day
after day the husband would stand in Il
dingy little taproom. behind q crude. rough
heWn board counter and wait for the oc-
casional coach driver laborer or beggar
70 come in for an ale. Each day the wolf
nowled louder before the door, demanding
ontrancc, only 10 be held at bay by Mrs.
Moriarty's careful and economical schern-
ing. After counting the pennies they would
light their one candle and sit down 10 their
evening meal of bread and ale. II looked
mighty gloomy for them. Tor hours they
would sit by their one window and watch
the Yale students go trcoping 10y. None
stopped
one bright sunny day IN 1863 the boys
passed the little mouse yelling and dancing.
with radiantlv ioyful faces turned toward
the harhor The big meet and races were
on. II was in tho evening or this day of
victorious excitement that a small group
IF students with tired and aching throats
room sign. IN they rr,shed with Their
royal blue pennants held proudly In the
sir
Give us the best in the house, Nothing
IS too good for Us this day" they shouted
Nine Moriarty dropped her knitting.
came from the fireplace and after COURTESY
ing 70 these enthusiastic young champions
Immediately set 20 work with her excited
husband 20 lend her charm and hospital
~ 70 their entertainment
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, pleased with IT. THIS was the first carving
done, but Nine. Moriarity would not allow
. IL 10 be carried any further. and IL was
not until after 7 came that We started the
fad. Now. each senior class whittles its
year in the centre Of the table, and then
all the senior boys during the year man
age 10 crowd their initials into the sur
rounding space. The one that ] like best
OF the three that are on the walls in this
, room has two classes on IL, The years ~
and %
Whose are those initials with the square
, lin carved around them" asked
Il used 10 call them my big four ~.
F. w stands for w. F. Wht.house, IT..
W D. h for W. d. kountze. A. q. Y
Tor Alfred O. Vanderbilt and f VI Il. for
+. W. Davies"
He grasped one side of the table and spun
II around on the wall, with a searching &
I look. Here il Is, and ] will show you a
little illustrated story
Why, that's Joe Jefferscns name How
does he happen TO be- on that table," I
asked
AT that time he was a guest OF this l9,U
class said Louis, and was invited TO pat
I =.
the Joe Jeffer-' all right, but. being tirec
from the effort. he turned To the bows and
asked them TO finish II for him, which took
their young hands but a few moments AZ
ter they had completed IL he said: Well
you might put my degree on that [ received
while here at college. too. You know IL WAS
NJ a. FOR Master of Arts So the hcvs
started TO do this. but could find no room
rear his name TO add the NJ. a.. so they
made this great, long. arrowlke mark. eX-
tending II, as YOU see, almost around the
table, until they found suitable vacant
spot. See II you can lind the NJ A. tha.
they carved" and Louis watched me eager
ly as | exclaimed:
why, that long. crooked arrow leads 10
Maude Adams's name. see no NJ A."
That's Just It," chuckled Louis '"Those
foxy boys nrst carved n big NJ Then they
left little space and then pat a capital
A. After Mr.. jefferson had gone the ras-
calls hlled In 'audc' after the N and cut
dams after the pig A. By popular vote
that year Joe Jefferson had been elected
the most highly esteemed actor and Miss
Maude Adams had been selected AS their
ravoritc actress. There are many very
many. initials on here that stand Tor -tn-
dents OF that time who are now men high
W.. the ladder ct success and fortune"
1t looked like petriiied crazy quilt 10
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On lie Z3ooAdzuulE

sons. TIE hostlery has capacity Of rs,
Is conducted on Tho Amcyi.an plan and Is
already crowded with rescrvotiOns for the
summer season.
The Wes'mont Hotel Rhode Island aye
uue and the beach. with lis wide sweep
Of ocean view ana IL spacious exchange
and broad piazza. * fast forsing TO the
front as one OF Ajlanti. city's select
, hOy;leries.
Miss loadora Duncan. who registers from
Paris is at the Hotel Shclburne for a
b..cf rest.
The Hotel Whittle. New York avenue
near the beach. with a capacity Of 800, has
reopened its doors after having emerged
from the hands of the carpenters, painters.
paper hangers and plumters.
The Hotel Shclbirnc. on the Boardwalk.
has made extensive repairs during the
winter months. chief among which has
been the erection Of a new sun parlor fac
ing the ocean with entrance direct from
tie Boardwalk. Tho walk ana lawns are
being lined with immense lower boxes
Alr. ana Mrs Arthur coWrn. Of New
York. accompanied br th.ir daughter. Mis-
Mabel. are at the Hotel Shalburne.
Mis. Olcott Payne. of Ncw York j. at
the Hotel strand
Mr. and Mrs X T.. sutton. oi New
York. arc AZ naddon Han.
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me. and r told Louis so He gave one ou'S'
Of laughter that rang through the "ou'
and said
We'll. then. have three petritled crazy
Quilts on the walls OF this room, and an
other which will be ready to be huhe UP -
,he end Of this year IN the far corner Dy
the door IL the Yale banner or lsol 1hers
are hundreds OF now great men on t'a'
list, but | have lots more 20 snow you'
said Louis. Lets go TO the junior room.
"First OF all. let me show you how the
bows PLAYED pranks on poor Carrie Nt-uoi
when she first visited Mory's
I looked TO where he was pointing an"
saw three photographs, framed togethe'' :
the first must have been great delight 10
the famous reformer, for she stood IN tle
centre with her prayer book in her hands
and on either side of her was "a guiieless
looking boy one holding A glass OF water
and th,. other a water pitcher. But Srd-
cious mo. the Others. To the left OF the
one have Just spoken Of was another snow
Ing Carrie Nation standing in the centre Of
Mory's. with boys, boys. boys all arouhd
her But this time II was not water that
they were holding. but great, over1owhs'
foamng glasses Of beer. Dense circles OF
cigarette smoke made an artistic halo over
the head of the beamiug face OF unsuepect- %
ing Carrie. The third photograph SHOWS
her IN her room at the hotel In THIS one
the bows sitting Immediately next her are
wearing the most angelic look. But the
others. one is intoxicated, another has
a flask tipped to his lips, some Of the others
have great big. long cigars stuck in their
mouths Poor Carrie. Let US hope sne
never sees these pictures, which hang in
the most conspicuous place in the junior
room 1T Morys. Queer tricks indeed can
be PLAYED with a camera in unscrupu'nus
hands.
! was startled from my revery ny voice
that said:
Here's 10 Carrie Nation May she re-
form us again soon.'
! Ard ! turned 70 see group OF Juniors.
I knew they must he juniors TO dare to en-
ter this room. blushed. Then they
laughed grew serious. They laughed
again. I was becoming confused b. this
time. and was thinking of running away.
but at this moment Mr. Linder, who had eX-
cused himself for a few moments. returned,
and l whispered. Let's go 10 the sopho-
more room"
The room was filled with boys some read
ing, some smoking and some getting their
NIL Of good old chops and musty ale. As
entered they arose, grabbing their caps froln
their heads and looking extremely uncom-
! Portable, until We passed into tiny lttle
! room bevond
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when any fellow got initiated into the In
BAD Club
Nine. Moriarty had taken with her from
her old place all the quaint prints that
she and Frank had brought with them
from England. On the walls she placed
the same four old black and gold lcttered
signs. which read. "Welsh Rarebit.' Gold
en- Buck. Eggs on Toast and "Grilled
Sardines" This was all on: could get 20
eat there 81 that time. but there seemed
TO hs no kicks for other dishes from the
students. and whoever cooked a r2rebit
or 4 buck better than this coed woman
The cheese flowed like a Sluggish river
over its banks Of steaming toast sans
string, sans indigestion. sans everything
but delight and refreshmcnt 20 the inner
man. as one OF Ter boys expressed 1t.
4 great surprise was planned one even
ing for tho little woman. Two seniors
ushered Mrs. Frank into the room. putting
their arms about her as best they could
without disarranging her widesarcad hoops
or spelling the stiffness OF the widow cap
which sat upon her smoothly brushed hair
Right in the centre OF the room they
placed her. thon each man. rising 10 his
feet. lifted his mug high into the air and.
amid cheers and smiles. they presented 70
her In ROYAL st'lc q rare old photograph
Of the original Temple Bar. In Lond-n.
Had u been some great and marvellous
mastc:p piece being unveiled for 81 empress
they could not have been more impressive
OF shown any trucr spirit of tenderness
and loyalty. Tie woman Looked from one
boyish face into another. then. stretching
out her arms, as II - reach them all. two
big tears like diamond beads gathered IN
her eyes. and ali she could manage To say
was, "Oh, my boys" Songs, speeches.
Wells and shouts followed. Then the prini
was hung by Mrs. Franks direction Ia the
place of honor. between the two from.
windows. where 1t now looks down on the
sons and grandsons Of Nine. Moriarty's
Logs.
| followed Mr. Lndtr's eyes. and. sure
enough. there i was hanging in the same
spot the plate OF honor" The dear old
woman died In 1884 or thereabouts
i bought the place Just n il stood IN
isss. after II had been neglected for several
Years" said Mr. Linder II began hN seek
jup out the graduates aud consulting with
tL,m IS to what method wc would take
TO bring the place back to lifc. ! had very
llttlc difficulty. Tor the hoys had missed the
freedom of t!lo place and were eager 10
get IL back again. So II WIS not long be.
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THE REASON Is A SECREi.

I'D love 10 tell YOU all about il n
why" he sighed, "bUt | can't nov. f,e
are many reasons. and good ones TO-
have saved little morey-enouzh ~ I
10 be contented with for the rest q =
life-and do not feel that II is possiks q
me TO stay here and keep the house %.
when / must be fighting against combs.z
influences As Nory's is to-day Il does 4
ray expenses, SO YOU see II would b N
lshness on my part 70 put my sayirn
years into It just to keep II open fov 9
OF the boys"
What could these combating inhanM I
7 vas wondering. rs there no way OF
this difficulty? No possible chaao
remedy al the trouble" asked ou. l'1t
Yes. there Is Just one way and ort -
sible chance OF my still continuing 'Tsrs11
Bar or 'Mory's.' whicheye. you viz /
call II"
"Please tell me. won't you"
lie shook his head slowly and loot,u 4
me straight and steadily he said; ~
Won about II. ! would not be loyal Z
graduates if did not first give tns-
chance OF remedyins the trouble. All
say at the present time is am p.aci,s
self in their hands completely. Hf'
possible for NE TO do anything, ~Ha
20 them"
Al this moment messenger bro.sa
special message 70 Mr.. Linder he&
tor them. and after reading them -
at me and said:
Would you like 10 read them"
Tie first started out: Dear l"1
have read in the papers that you |"
close Mory's. How can you do H. i'a'
10 nv young son. who is now elsH "a
old and will be going to Yale aes'n
know II. And he looked up pa'aeu'
with his roun9 eyes showing sor'os'
said: Then can't 80 20 fa'e a''a
daddy
The other vas from Albany ana
Can We not save Mory's ~ incorpc'
itc Though am a church deacon
10 do my share" Signed "Prssoy'e'"-
You see" said Louis. these az
two out of hundreds OF Appeals en"i
received from the alumni tArorsa0'
United states. so a. long as they a.,
10 me 7 will be loyal TO them q"
them the opportunity Of being u"
Yeople TO know the real reasons sn' ~
must close
I looked into Mr.. Linder's kiheS' ~.
face. and read his thoughts ps""
We both shook our heads sorro"..T- rro-,-o<
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fore they aI BEGAN again 10 make the
house resound with their songs and cheers.
Come, let me show you around. First
nj all. this front room is what we call the
Senior Room.
Why IS that" ! asked.
Well. you Sec the boys have taken a
room for each class. The seniors have this
front room. the juncrs that one right in
room"
Where do the freshmen come tn /
asked, thinking he had forgotten them.
well, tho freshmen don't count. They
are not allowed 70 come in at all. unless
they are brought In by on. Of the upper
class men"
Poor boys. They misc all the fun" I
said sympathetically.
Yes, but they have three years in which
10 make up for II. and. believe me. they do
il all right. Here in the centre Of the room
Is the round table. known as the cupmen' 8
table. and only the cupmen OF the senior
class are allowed to sit here"
We'll. but started. slipping my
hard over the rough top OF 1t.
"Ch. the initials? Well those are the
marks OF the seniors Come over here and
| viii show you this one hanging on the
wall" He went to the wall and took hold
OF a l1rge. round wooden table which was
hanging suspended by chains.
had noticed these biz. dark objects. az
had entered the room. but had not seen
what | saw now. These big. round disks
4 wood were highly polished and were
covered with names and in tiils. What a
curious form Of mural decoration
You see continued Louls-it seems 30
easy 10 call Mr.. Lindcr Louis-"I hang
these on the walls so that when an old boy
OF Yale comes back 10 Mory's for visit
he has great fun In searching out his name
First he finds the table top with his grad
uation year carved In the centre. Then 4
f. easy for him to pick out the initials that
he remembers They bring back pleasant
thoughts OF the other boys whose names
are crowded IA around his own III tell yol,
how the custom arose.
zone evening Mime. Moriartys one wait
er became indignant with several boys for
having laid their lighted cigars on the edge
Of the table ana burned great. deep marks
uuon II. 20 he insisted that they pay for
tn. damage Wen. To get ev.n"-here ne
laughed and his eyes twinklod d-"th. three
bovs carved their Initial on the top OF u
IN d.ep. ugly ganhes. ssying that. az the''
Asd paid for 1t, they could DO wha, they
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Can Close Morvs but Its Memory Will Lnger with Yale Men
Since Days of Mother M.,,
arty' Many Well Knox,
Wearers of the ~" Have
Carved Initials in
Its Tables.

Is made by only few men. and
few Of my boys belong 20 this fra,,,.'
We have taken the name and ,rr,..
backward. Kappa beta p..L See, ~
Just reversed, and II means that ,oa''s
Of my boys belong 10 this fra,crn,,v a ~
Mr. Lindner. laughing heartily. ou.."
the ivory pumps. and Up there ,,,.~
mugs"
felt much more confident Nv this =.
So | vcntur"d; "Ob. Mr. Linder. go
how you have the heart 10 clos. ~.
and leave the boys. Where viu w.
and what will you 10 with an these e.,
relics? Is there no possible chanoe =,
being induced TO keer II an. 10 conu,a' ~
run II 81 IT. Is? n secms shame D.
the place when the boys love Il 50. y
may believe mo - not but II is tho -"
Mr.. Linder's eyes dlled with tears ;,
said:
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Tho boys found Frank six feet Of good
fellowship. Tc was strong. and had 4 beam
ing smile that won them all. He loved good
stories and would join in the fun and be
"onc Of the boys always diplcmatically
restraining them when their play became
too wild. No one knew Just whore he
hailed from. but no one particularly cared.
Nightly the house was filed with laugh
ter and song. Golden bucks and good old
ale were served In plenty. And what gold
en- bucks Nine. Noriarty would always
know just how each Of her adopted boys
could be pleased. She watched them with
motherliness. petting and caring FOR eacH
individual. until the boys grew 10 call her
Mother Moriartv." it was always toward
the middle of the night that she would
steal silently around 10 the small windows,
closing The shutters and pulling down the
blinds, and then she would say, ever 80
gently, "Not so loudly. my dears it's grow
ing too late for such noise. II you must
sing. do it more softly. There. now"
With this the boys would smile, and
Here's to good old Yale. drink it down:
drink IT down" would become softer and
softer until should late villager be pass
ing he might think he was the only one
awake in the ncghborhood. The boys al
ways responded 20 her wishes. and al
though they would laugh and tease her d
great deal they obeycd her.
For ten years the skies We're cloudleSs tor
Frank and his wife. success and happiness
crovniug them, when one day the husband
suddenly die1
Then II was that Nine. Noria-ty moved
on 70 a still better situation. in really
aristocratic neigh5orhood in Temple street
and she became known as The mistress o.
Temple Bar" and the students year after
year grew more attached and loyal 10 her
ard her good cas- as they say, and they
had made an unwritten law among trem-
sel-es that vhoeoever dared 10 start any
thing that vas not ~ for hs- ears should
be an unWelcone comrade. or course.
'hoys must he boys" and especially did
Mrs Frank kno" this. but she turned her
house completely over to their fun and
wanted them 10 be happy, and the boys
themselves always knew just where 10
draw the line. There were very few times
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<<H rORY'S Is TO be Closeo N Ids''
said the sunday Editor I'M
AVl rressively, as | appeared at his
desk.
showed no emotion. because hadn
sn idea what he was talking about.
"Morys." he continued.-"th famous col
l.ae tavern IN New Haven. where 1aie
students have caroused for years ana
years. Didn't YOU ever hear about IT,
said out loud that had not. Mentally
| remarked that l didn't car rap II
never heard about II or any other eros-
shop
Then YOU are the very person TO 20
straight up there and give us your first
Impressions of IL with pen and pencil was
the command Louis Linder. tho pro-
prietor. announces ne will close H. flno
ont the reason why as you are sketchlnS
it"
| won't tell YOU what alarms filed my
breast as thought of what those Yalo
men might DO as token OF resentment
when they saw a girl invading their sacred
resort, where not even Yale freshmen are
allowed 10 come without special invita-
ton. won't tell YOU what / thought
about assigning a girl 20 cover mans
tavern. anyway. What would be tho use!
The fields are flying past me, and / am
already on my way TO New Haven
oh. 1 know many girls 80 10 New Haven
unchaperoned, but not many girls after
arriving there turn their backs on all the
town except the little white house called
.Nory's." This is where / am bound for.
Yes, Louis Linder's Mory's. where Yale
students ever since Civil War times nave
sought 10 drown the troubling thoughts OF
all their studies with tobie3 OF rare old ale.
Now. am no Carrie Nation. am TAX
ing with me no hatchet. nor Is reformation
darting from my eyes. l wonder what IT
will be like. have never been IN bar
room. feel shy. nervous and backward.
To go right into an alehouse which may
be filed with rollicking college students
certainly does not appeal 20 my sense or
hunor. And why was l selected 10 go 10
this place? Oh. can't and I won't, I'll
get of al the very next station and return
10 New York. What's that ! hear? New
Haven. It's fate. I have arrived. so
might as well be brave.
May come in?' / said as ] stepped
into small narrow doorway and was
confronted by a wholesome looking Ger
man. who opened his eyes wide in aston.
ishment. He certainly turned shade
whittier at teholdng me. but 1 was fright
ened myself. 20 I gave no thoughts OF
sympathy TO him. but cried out:
"Oh. Mr.. Linder know that girls are
forbidden to trespass in this sacred house
of fun, but won't you just please let me
stay a little while and have a talk with
you?-'
Come in" he said.
Gracious, I was relieved ] stepped into
the room, and Immediately felt as Il
had been caught up and transplanted 20
some spot across the big pond.
Wei. YOU are piuckv little creature,
7 must say" remarked the famous Louis.
so YOU have come from New York 10 soc
Mory's. have you? Well. you shall soc H.
Now. this room here
"Ob. but. .ir. Jinder. please" I inter-
rIpted. II would Ike to begin at the be-
ginning, I want to know about how Il
siorted Won't you tell me that first?'
He srniled. and VIC settled DOWN AZ a table
before 2 great. cracking wood fire. and
listened as he told me this story. which
will repeat. though not in his own words.
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THE DISCOVERY or MoRY S.

This was .he hrst and real discovery O.
Horisr,y's BY Yalensians. They dubbed +,
Iory's for short, and from that time on
the half tumbled down little shack became
mecca for the sons Of Old Eli.
Very soon after this Frank and his urite
found their Golfers filed with enough coin
10 enable them 70 move 10 better surround
ings. 30 they settled in Court street. and
the hearts Of the Tale students moved with
them.
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The final removal OF all "oo'.. n
erected within the ire limits 0' -
cisco since the earthquake D'ns' n =,
by May unless the super - ~
another extension OF time. i' =
we're originally put up wi'h -
standing that they were 10 ~ -
whenever public necessity S. -.s
E,gh,ssn months ago 80 many pe's -
buildings had been erected u ~. sc
business distric, that these ,. 81
IRE menace AID caused h.sh raw, 80
surance on brick or cone'''' .,,,, =
Two s,,,n,ions Of time have sla n
granted. yet many owners "'e ~, y. a
to set further leeway ohs y" ".,,oxs71
Of these offenders is rich e.,rrt -, Fl
which owns the greater pai' or, o. y, a
B,ock on the north side Of M''" .. 4
hntwesn K.arney and Grant a'eaSm N 4
central block is mainly s;sn 80
story shacks. which bring III '' s,.iuss
pshuildinc now will interruN w. ,,s
travel on this main aNe""'
six or nine months. g., Or u
~, 'aS ,So can by he Firs, c0as's s',.s q
church. OF san Francisco has - rssy]
satisfaction 10 the trustees .,on
~ This historic church. VINO" rrtc "
had "A large influence on '' ., Az \
the city. II is believed ina, ,...s,ly 80 ~
moved to accept this call ~. ~. .Sirss
of the opportunities here >. s,os et,
,n,e ON the people of 'he. "..sAes y
ASea made . profound '"p'e