The Washington times., 1920-01-11

"Your age You are forty-6ve, and too old for my
daughter Your nationality believe that Americans
should marry Americans Your temperament do not
think public singer win make good husband Good
morning, sirr
Csruso and his Asncee Dorothy pondered these
words Of the aged lawyer decided that there nothing
In them and suspected that somebody's unfriendy in
Huence had stirred Mr. BENJAMIN against the tenor Next
day Csruso and Dorothy were warred.
When the reporters heard the Of the marriage
and went around ask Park Benjamin why he was not
at the wedding. he replied:
There IL very good reason whyI was not At the
wedding-I wasn't asked"
And who 10 Anna Bolchif
That's just what Park Benjamin 3 two and three
daughters have tried 10 find out they could judge
whether they felt warranted in opening their hearts to
her snd welcoming her into the family circle new
sister, The pride Of family and social position Of Park
Benjamin's Ave children il considerable
They are Park BENJAMIN, Jr, Romeyn Benjamin.
Mrs Dorothy BENJAMIN Csruso, Mrs. Gladys Benjamin
Goddard and Mrs. Marjorie BENJAMIN Glenny. These
are the five children All married except Romeyn
Benjamin and therefore the family circle widened by
the husbands and wives Of four Of the children And 20
about that Csruso concerned at the unweeome
addition Of this sister to the family circle So also
Mrs. Park Benjamin Jr who the charming daugh-
ter of Professor Charles Doremus
But who is Anna Bochii
10
About ten years ago this immigrant girl to America
from her home in Italy they have been told Her father
in the old country worked railroad in the town Of
Piacepsa in northern Itay-swtchman, they had heard
When she arrived the eoantry she live in the
home Of her brotherinaws brother Twelfth street.
New York and cast about for way to earn living.
When the girl came America years ago she was
about twenty years old just what she did where
she was employed first the family have been unable to
learn they They have heard that she travelled
$op tSunna and
various dressmaking She into touch with
the BENJAMIN family through the advertisement for
governess for old Park Benjamins brothers children
But il the BENJAMIN brothers and sisters couldn't find
out much Of anything about Sister Anna, perhaps re-
porter could representative of this newspaper called
at Park Benjamin home which he shares with his adopt
ed daughter at No. 27o West Seventy street. Ne"
York
The former Miss Bochi now by the edict Of law Miss
Benjamin, came downstairs to receive the caller She
handsome woman whose vigorous brunette beauty
enhanced by dinner gown Of blue silk and white lace.
About her neck q necklace Of graduated pearls
The representative asked her it true that she
Italian immigrant whether she came here alone to seek
her fortune where she had lived and what her
yment before abe entered the service Of the Benz amin
family She refused to answer these questions saying
They said I am thrtyeight. I'm not, didn't do
anything before lived with the Benjamins ] never
sang Oh. could only tell you about those peoplep
will you explain about your family. early life.
''Ihave nothing more to say
Mr. Benjamin. voice sounded upstairs, evidently in
conversation with a visitor "woud Mr. Benjamin make
statement about the matterf"
'Oh, dear mo- No, indeedr' His mature new
daughter spoke with fnslity and authority
The next morning the reporter called at Mr. Benja
Minis law office at No. 1855 Brosdway.
"Will Mr. Benjamin. make statement to the press
about in his famly the writer asked the
famous lawyers stenographer
From the inner office Mr. Benjamin's highpitched
answer came: ~ will notr
But sister Anna is a regular legal sister whoever
she and whether the other children of Park Benjamin
like il or not The question now arises to who will
inherit Park Benjsmin's fortune The old lawyer is bit
tery angry with his Ave children and very thoroughly
pleased with the adopted daughter Anna. Under
the circumstances who Is likely to get Park Benjamin.
property
And another question also presents itself Should
old be permitted to adopt daughter when all his
children oppose f The law used be that the consent
Of both parents father and mother necessary Re-
Gently this has been changed and adoption Of child
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