The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-06-07
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| l am feeling at home in New YORK.
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/ In the afternoon / ride ''up town..
I riends take me out to see rev
things. We visit the Cathedral OF St.
John the Divine. This wonoertuI
structure, only partly completed. VII
be one of the most noted chnrcnes
! the new world Already millions
| we been spent on IL. II will take
forty years to complete 1t. II will be
| 20 feet by 17o feet in size. You
could put our Presbyterian church in
the part that is now complete and
nave room to spare. II is quite the
greatest thing in the way OF a cnurcn
I have visited.
We walk over thru the Columbia
/ University grounds TO Riverside Dr1Fe
and up 10 Grants Tomb. A wonder
full university in the heart OF Q great
city, a beautiful and interesting drive
along the banks OF the Hudson river
and a magnificent tomb
Back OF Grants Tomb is little
| grave that interests me more than
| much grandeur. Here lies the remains
OF little girl in grave 10 years
old. Pomp and splendor surrounds
| this ample little grave OF AN Amin
ole Child" New York has forgotten
his name and time, but the little
weather-beaten stone slab, placed
there when this part OF New
York was still in farms, gives
this brief information Erect
ed to the memory OF an amiable child,
st. Clair Pollock. died is July, 1897,
In the year of his age"
The story goes that the child's
father was a merchant in New York.
He owned the farm here. He broke
up and went back to England. He
had TO sell his holdings. but he decided
she ground away in such manner
that this small spot must always be
sept sacred to the memory Of this
"Amiable Child" And here. sur
rounded by fashion and riches and
great institutions, the humble little
grave may still be seen The adoring
father built better than he knew.
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In the evening ! had dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry W. Donovan Mrs.
Donovan was formerly Miss Pansy
Reynolds OF Canon City. Mr.. Dono-
van Is assistant cashier Of the Sea
board National Bank. Sixty Million
Dollar institution al Is broadway.
Other guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Doug
las 2. Doty. Mr. Doty is the editor
of the Century Magazine and st. Mich
olas Magazine. He Is a very able and
interesting gentleman. has Travelled
much. but has never been west OF
Buffaio-or perhaps Pittsburgh. This
is not considered unusual. however.
in New York. I heard several promi-
nert people give one OF these cities
as the point fartbest west they had
visited. G. U. III.
Fourth Day.
New York seems to live in tenement
houses, apartment houses. hotels and
clubs There are many fine clubs.
One OF the interesting clubs is the
Woman's Club. II maintains nne
club rooms on the top door OF the
Vanderbilt Hotel. There are eighteen
hundred members. including many
women OF ability and the kind that do
things in New York. The clubs are
popular places for lunch New York
people do much entertaining BY TAX.
ing their friends 10 lunch at their
clubs.
Today was taken To lunch at the
Woman's Club. ] was the only man
in the dining room. but beins In safe
hands I felt perfectly free and easy
in fact, rather enjoyed the experience.
My friend asked me II felt embar-
raised alone among so many women.
would like to 70 again.
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After lunch we took the sightseeing
yacht. "Observation." for a trip around
Manhattan Island. This requires most
of the afternoon and is very pleas
ant way to see the city. The boat
starts at Battery Park. swings around
thru the harbor and up East river.
We pass under brooklyn bridge and
some other bridges. see Brooklyn. "A
part of Long Island. pass Blackwells
Island and see the penitentiary. hos
pitals. work house and home for aged
and inhrm. The long stone buildings
on Blackwell's Island. with hardly 4
sign of life, look like the scene on tie
drop curtain In a country theatre.
We see the Yacht Club and many
yachts that have been donated to the
government for war service. We pass
the polo grounds and up on the hill
side on Manhattan see the Jumel
mansion. This IL famous old house
of Revolutionary days. X was built
in 1863 and was occupied by Gen.
Washington at the beginning OF the
Revolution in 1916. After Washing
ton moved out OF New York. Gen. sir
Henry Clinton made IL headquarters
of the British army. After the war
stephen Jumel bought the place for a
home. After his death his widow mar
ried Aaron Burr. In this old mansion
have been entertained many Revoiu-
tionary general and many foreign no.
blemen. II is a fine relic OF the old
days. The property is now owned by