New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-11

Inmates of Daughters of Jacob
Home Visit Site of Their
New Building.
ONE OF PARTY AGED 1903
Mischievous Youngster of 100
Sits Up Late Talking of
Glorious Trip and May
Yet Get Spanking.

Down the front steps of the Daughters
Of Jacob Home, No. 3O2 East Broadway.
Yesterday afternoons ripped little "Aunty"
EteI polosky. her young nephew, Moses
Leizavcwitz. and nineteen other young
sters. all OF whom climbed into folr
sDortirg automobiles, that Immediately
ouiatcd down and purred the gay party
all the way up 10 10Th street and Finlay
avenue. None of the party had ever be-
fore been in an automobile, SO when they
returned home and had big supper,
"Aunty" Ettel being the eldest, packed
her Young nephew off 90 bed, and saw
tf..t the others didn't stay up any later
than . o'clock. But when Superintendent
Albert Kruger happened TO 90 upstairs
At 10 o'clock he discovered that 'Aunty
Polosky's young nephew and Bert Silver
man. who is older than Moses, were sit
ting on the edge Of Berts bed and eX-
citedly discussing the glorious ride. Tney
were scolded and sent to bed.
Mr. Kruger explained to reporter that
Bert Silverman had more than once
tempted some younger friend TO stay no
late, which is very wrong when YOU real
ize that Bert is getting too old for such
pranks. Little "Aunty" Ettel though
only eight years older than Bert, once
threatened to spank him for getting her
nephew into trouble. "Aunty' Ettel is
lust few months over loS years old, her
nephew is only eighty-six years old and
Bert is nearly one hundred. So 1t can be
seen, as was pointed out that Bert Is
getting far too old to lead younger chaps
astray and when @ does, OF course he
ought TO be spanh,
All Over Sixty Years Old.
In the home are eighty men and 100
women, each Of whom is over sixty years
Of age. The place is like a boarding
school Bert Silverman is the dandy of
the establishment and also the cut-up.
Srollng about the halls with a pink
boutonniere in his frock coat lapel, per-
fumed handkerchiefs and polished boots,
he greatly disturbs the peace of mind Of
some of the fair particularly young
Cecilia Tucker, who is the prettiest girl
there and only ninety-fve years old.
Superintendent Kruger took the party
for the ride for this reason: A lot Of the
folks in the house want 10 have some Of
the few remaining years with them, and
ID can't be done, because there isn't any
more room. So, like other boys and girls
who want something real badly. they
each night get down on their knees and
pray for it, They prayed that they could
soon move uptown where their big new
house is going to be built; they prayed
hard that the house would soon be built.
After waiting years and years without
anything ever happening toward that joy
Gus end they persuaded Mr.. Kruger at
least 10 let them go up and have a look
at the ground upon which the house is
going TO be erected. Most of them were
afraid that if some wealthy people didn't
hurry up and subscribe enough money
with which to build, why, they would tire
Of waiting and die.
And so they took the ride up there and
looked wonderingly at the empty lots
thirty-six of them At first Mr.. Kruger
wondered very hard and fast just how
he was going to get enough money TO
hire four big touring cars. He asked Max
Schwartz, Of Little Hungary, who said:
I'm send 'em around tomorrow after
noon"
Grow Weary from Listening.
Last night in the great hall on the
ground floor, where ali the folks gather
and exchange the gossip of the day-how
the affair between Miss Cecilia and Bert
10 likely to terminate, what particular
devilish new prank young Moses was
saved nom by his aunty-there was only
a quarter of the usual gathering. You
see, when "Aunty' Ettel, Moses, Bert,
Cecilia and the others returned from their
ride, had their supper and joined the gath
ering, the news they told was so strange
and exciting that II tired out the folks
that listened Most of them went TO bed
early, or sat around in silence and turned
over in their minds the wondrous tale
they just heard.
Most Of them agreed that IL was aston
ishing how "Aunty" Ettel could have
stood the responsibility of having been in
charge Of such a mischievous crowd dur
ing such wild, wild tear. And there she
was sitting in her chair over by the great
FIRE, hands folded in her lap, and looking
for all the world as il she mad merely
spent her usual quiet and peaceful day