The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-11-27
Mr..
BRYAN AMONG MIA
FRIENDS

Hon. w. J. Bryan, as is already
known, is spenling day or two in
Miami for rest and the transaction of
some items of personal business. He
hopes to get his business done so as
TO leave for Washington Saturday
evening.
Last year he took Just six days of
vacation and this year, so far, he has
had Just twelve days, but the cares
of his office at this critical time seem
to forbid his tarrying in Miami be-
yond the sheer demand of business
necessities.
In talking with his friends. Mr.
Bryan naively betrays an ardent en-
thusiasm for his chief and much salts
faction in the success of the admins
tration in keeping the country out of
turmoil on both continents; and still
more in the success with which the
state department has pushed the mat
ter of securing peace treaties.
But his interests evidently are
much wider than the demans of his
| office. Under the stimulus of inqui-
ries he talks freely of religious affairs
in Washington and shows admiration
of some distinguished pastors there
who have been DESTROYS of securing
the services of Billy Sunday in that
community. In the course of CONVEX
sation Mr.. Bryan relates his taking
pains, in company with Mrs. Bryan.
to hear the great evangelist some
months ago during his work in Pitts
burg; and he certainly is in sympathy
with that preachers uncompromising
and forceful denunciation of current
vice and follies.
1t seems that Mr.. Bryan's home in
Miami has been leased in response to
earnest solicitation, to a Mr.. Gum,
of Rhode Island and so that beautiful
place is not allowed to go untenanted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan evidently ex-
perienced measure of disappoint-
ment, in that they are not at liberty
to occupy it, as yet, themselves, as
they expected when the house was
built but they are full of joyous anti
cipation of the time when they can &C.
cupy it, and it is intimated in friendly
circles that when they come they will
be accompanied by their daughter and
her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Hargreaves
who have been residing for some time
in Lincoln, Nebraska, but may here
after form a part of the Bryan house
hold.
In answer to friendly inquiries it
is learned that, enthusiastically,
Mrs. Bryan, in quiet way, has iden-
tilted herself with religious and moral
work in the capital city, her most re-
Gently undertaken task being an effort
to assist in the development of the
local Y. w. C. A., where she has form
ed and is conducting a bible class,
which at it's opening session enrolled
forty-four young women. The orga-
nization had been for a long time
seeking vainly for a competent per-
son to do just this work, and it's au-
thorities welcomed Mrs Bryan's spon-
taneous offer to undertake it, which
was made without her having been in
formed of the quest, but simply be-
cause her own Independent observa-
ton of local conditions had led her
to think the work gravely needed.
In an unobstrusive manner Mr.. Bry-
an shows a sustained interest in the
moral and religious affairs of this,
his adopted home, making inquiries
and differential suggestions with ref
erence to timely interests and move
ments here.
The disclosure made in these lines
are put in print without Mr.. Bryan's
knowledge, but are merely faithful
reflex of his unrestrained converse.
ton; yet The Herald s authority for
this report is unquestioned and it is
felt that Mr. BRYAN will not resent it's
publication.-Mia Herald.