The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22

Z who arrived at their parental homes
J actually upon Christmas Day. There
is Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry. the
| New York millionaire. who long head
cd the Society for the Prevention OF
! Cruelty 10 Children. commonly known
as The Gerry Society" lie is the
grandson of that Nice-President of the
United States and signer OF the Dec
| laration Of Independence who bore the
same name Commodore Gerry Will
! be celebrating his seventy-hfth birth
| day Wednesday, when our boys and
girls are taking account OF the stock
! Of toys left them by 81 Nicholas Inc
commodore's heart is unusually glad
lened this winter by the fact that his
grandson. Peter, was a few weeks ago
elected to Congress
Then there is the man who gives all
Americans their patents on useful (and
sometimes u>eless) inventions-td-
ward Bruce Moore. the United states
commissioner OF patents He was leii
at a little hamlet in Maine on Christ
mas Day. 1851. When he was lad or
fifteen he came to Washington 20 serve
as a page in the United states senate
and t. share in the bounty which SEN
ators IN those days. as now. distributed
, at Christmas time. among the boys
. who serve them.
some Authors and Players.
Among authors upon this list are
Reulah Marie Din. playwright of The
Road to Yesterday" James O'Dea, who
wrote the lyrics for 1.-The Wizard of
on" and The Earl and the Girl Eliza
, BETH Dayton. Marian NJ. George. OlVe
White Smith. Susan Arnold and Elson
Arnold. And among player folk there
are Corinne Kimball long known SIM
ply as COrinne: Mabel HollinS and VIII
lard Howe Two painters who share
the same distinction are Frederick
Dielman. who designed some of the
beautiful mosaic panels in the Library
Of Congress. ana who has served as
president Of the National Academy of
, Design. and Charles Noel Flagg, OF
Hartford. whose middle name is the
French for his natal day.
The late Clara Barton. our famous
angel of the battlefield who has
passed within recent months. was pre-
sented 10 her parents in the village
81 North oxford. Mass. on Christmas
nav 1Ssl and she survived 70 cele-
brate ninety other Yule ides. Then
,here is Sir Isaac Newton. who. al
though his birthday now rams on
christmas. always celebrated II. in his
time. on December 4. This is because
, tha calendar mas Detn rev 4Sru Hi"NO "'
died
.axoptaces and Disadvantages.
AZ "a whether it is an advantage or
= DISADVANTAGES TO have been Cnrlst-
mas present. authorities differ wlielH'
some think the magic OF th"t hoiE
date attaches to the child porn '"ei
IN and others taking purely mat
ial view. regard birthday on ms
mas as a misfortune. because Eieiu'"e'
-, rho long run. fewer presents. III
otber words. one present Is 100 oi'ei,
r,adsa to cover both Christmas anu
ones birthday when both fall WITHIN
the same week. 100.
parsonage who appeared 10 ieS"f
hir+bdav falling on Christmas as
n.laui,v was none less than the great
story writer. Robert Louis Stevenson
author Of Treasure Island anu
dozen other wonderful books.
Regarded Herself Defrauded'
While he was spending his last ia :
! anil the tropical splendors of samoa
| our government sent TO those lsianos
a. its land commissioner. Henry Gay
lido who was later chief justice OF
| samoa and who. after having served
recently as Governor General OF the
philippines. Is now our minister TO