Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-10-22
FATE KIND TO
GRACE ILL|FE
Child Saved From Grave
Few Months Ago Adopted
by Chicago Surgeon.
THROAT IS HEALING
Little rot Who Swallowed I've Be.
comes Adopted Daughter OF
DIR. and Mrs. AsaC,
Bacon.


the heiress of a noted Chicago physi-
clan and his wife is the experience
OF little Grace Illiff the 6-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r.
Illiff.
Less than year ago. little Grace
was in the Davis hospital here in a
dying condition from the effects of
concentrated I've she had swallowed.
Her throat was SO badly burned she
could partake of no nourishment, and
the kind friends and physicians who
were battling with death for the
chllds life were on the point of con-
Tossing defeat when Rabbi Joseph ia
sin visited the hospital. Dr. Jasin
expressed the belief that Chicago
specialist with whom he is acquainted
could effect cure.
The lifts are people of moderate
circumstances. The question of non-
ey was involved The case was taken
up by the Associated Charities. Gen
erous Pine Bluff people decided a
childs life should not be forfeit for
the lack of dollars. The $500 needed
was quickly subscribed-and paid
Little Grace was taken to Chicago and
placed in the Presbyterian hospital.
She improved rapidly. and soon be-
came the pet of the institution. More
than this, she so entwined herself
about the heart strings of DR.. Asa G.
Bacon, the superintendent of the hos
pital, and his wife that they pleaded
to be permitted to adopt and rear
the child as their own, expressing
willingness to have her share with an
only child, young man who added
his pleadings to those of his parents,
any estate of Wish they may die
possessed.
Another chapter in the romantic
drama was written in Pine Bluff yes
terday, when Mr.. and Mrs. 1lliff sign
ed the contract relinquishing their
rights to the child to the end that she
might enjoy better medical care than
they can provide. Little Graces In
terest were carefully guarded by
County Judge C. NJ. Philpot, as we'll as
her parents. Judge Philpot ascer-
tanned that Chicago people acquaint-
ed with DR.. and Mrs. Bacon consider
very fortunate the child they might
wish to adopt, and the county judge
read the contract of adoption in which
DR.. and Mrs. Bacon agree they Will
rear, educate and love her as their
very own and that she shall share as
a daughter in whatever estate OF
which they may die possessed.
Mrs. Bacon will arrive Friday to
accompany back to Chicago, little
Grace, who returned to Pine Bluff
Monday night with DR.. J. w. Scales
The child is not entirely well. but she
could no longer be kept as patient
at the hospital because the fund had
been depleted The specialist stated
she should be treated for several years
in order to insure perfect cure. Dr
Scales volunteered to make a sp,:lal
study of the method of administering
the treatment in Chicago and care for
2 Grace here, if it became necessary
The great unselfish love OF Grace s
, narents has made this unnecessary
Z She will be taken back to Chicago,
where she will continue to be treat
ed by the graf SPECIALIST who mas
wrought such wonderful improve
ment.
The emotions of the parents OF the
: Child in concluding to rellnqulsn al
: right OF their own flesh and blood
may be better imagined than descrlp'
cd. If Grace would in few months
make all in a hospital love her; IL
she has made such place IN the
hearts of the Bacons that they desire
To have her as a daughter and sister
il requires little imagination TO APP
nreciate how greatly she must be
!, loved by her parents; by the mother
who bore and nurtured her through
the long months when she was only
little bundle of humanity; warn
little bundle that cooed with dellSh
lor voiced feeble protest as it lay over
> 1.-The mother heart.
The best evidence Of the great uh
selfish love Mr.. and Mrs. llliff had 1ol
their child is furnished by their ac
tion in relinquishing their claims ina
the child might benegt; in sacrlnc
i ing self on the altar of paternity.
!, The child must continue to Dc
:, treated. else at any time she may
= suffer a setback that might terml
nate fatally. Realizing this, and ina