Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-14

London ana F4fle, mf6. 6o-
gar Saltus was puxzled to
know what It was that was lacking
in the life Of American cities. Finally
she found out what the trouble was
and now she Is investing most Of her
fortune in New York enterprise.
which she hopes will alleviate q little
of the evil. Mrs. saltus Is building q
100000 four-story apartment house
whore each Of the fifteen families will
be expected to have animal pets.
Mrs. saltus believes that every small
boy in the world is entitled to have
q dog for a friend. If he 10 denied
that Fellowship while he 10 little
shaver. she does not think anything
that may come to him in later years
can altogether compensate for the
lack Of that eomradeship. Animals,
she argues, are 80 often more tnteili-
gent and more faithful than human
beings that to go through life with
out knowing them keeps one Alto
zether too cramped socially. She
would rather see boy brought UP In
poverty with . yellow dog for PAL
than to see him surrounded by ANU
ence and no animals and nurse VINO
was everlastingly keeping his hands
and his clothes immaculate. She OK
poets az q matter Of course THAT there
will be plenty Of little boys and girls
in her apartment building. and she
wants each Of them to realize that the
dog will have - much right to De
there as the janitor.
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CLARENDON COURT 10 tho name
- which this house will be chris
tened when 1t Is finished. 1t IL heing
built on q triangular lot in the Bronx.
on a corner Of what was once an
eighty-acre farm owned by MRS.
Saltus's father when she was q little
girl and the old homestead stood near
the site. Tt is at the junction of-Giles,
Fort Dearborn. independence and Seds-
wick avenues. overlooking Jerome
Park reservoir and the Harlem valley.
The architecture il italian. and 1t is
Mrs. Saltus's intention that 1t Will De
the most beautiful building In the
Bronx. There will be q large garden
in the rear with q drinking fountain
for the animals and grass plots where
the children and their pets may play.
Plans for the roof include . pergola
with rose trelliees and vines. add
tional grass plots for children and
animals on tho upper floors. and pos
sibly-though this has not been de-
cided-there may be kennels on the
roof. Mrs. Saltus will have her own
apartment erected on the top OF
large garage In the rear. Window
boxes filled with red geraniums will
brighten the Clarendon corner and
match the red tiles on the roof.
Building house like this Is not 50
simple as 1t may SEEM" Mrs. Saltus
admitted a. We walked from the Van
derbilt Hotel to the ONCE OF the archi-
tect, where tho blueprints OF the ga
rage apartment were waiting to be
approved. II do try very hard to be
patient with those kind friends who
tell mo am Grassy to invest 80 much
money In . house in that neighbor-
hood. 1 admit that a. = nnoney-mak-
ing scheme 1t 10 not q hrst-class in
vestment. But one cannot always be
thinking Of money. I shall have
enough to live on. and when die
that house and whatever other prop
erty I may have will 80 to animal
relief. 1t Is rather nice to know that
there will be . lot Of varying tails to
usher me out Of this life. but also
will enjoy the satisfaction Of seeing
some Of the tails wag while live"
MRS sALTus 10 the widow Of
O1 Edgar saltus, the novelist. who
died last year. He. too, was born
In the Bronx and spent his boyhood
In the nsighborhood Of the new
house. For twelve years they had q
California sheep dog. Toto. to whom
they were devoted. He Travelled with
them during the years they lived in
Europe. and in the lean period OF
the war in England he shared their
rations. The dog died soon after
Mr.. and Mrs. Saitus returned to New
York, and Clarendon Court Is being
built as q memorial to Toto.
II am hoping that the children who
will grow up in my house will be
better men and women because of
their association with animals" said
Mrs, Saltus. II have travelled about
the weird great deal, and think
I can truly say that the finest people
I have met were fond OF dogs. There
10 no denying that our dumb friends
have q refining influence on those
who take the trouble to know them
well. Animals, aud especially dogs.
are 80 very decent They are always
dependable and never too obtrusive.
They teach US to be kind without ex-
pecting too much in return. So long
a. q boy has q friend that wags his
tail at every kind glance he Is not
80 very badly OF. II he is sad or in
trouble he cah be pretty sure that
his dog understands 1t in . quiet
way and with q delicacy Of feeling
that knows how to keep ct q proper
distance. Give . dog an opportunity
to develop his capacity for Affection
and protection ana nothing but death
can interfere with his Devotion. There
10 no dsnying that It II very satisfy
tng and comforting for either . child
weY, he asks. 'swsll. why don't we
ksep ON. / hear the captain talkin
about this piacs where there's ten
ehn,,a. ~ tsiands Maybe we 70 there,