The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-12

I eration," said Alyce, her bright blue eyes twinkling. Patty Lou that's my favorite doll-is taking my place in bed. She's sick. But I'm all well now"
 If, as has been suggested Alyce goes into the movies, Hollywood will find her an extraordinarily pretty child, with light brown hair flashing blue eyes, an oval face that even now has lost it's hospital pallor, and a rather low, musical voice.
 | She had removed the white tam and blue coat which she wore as she walked unassisted from the hospital to the home, revealing g Scotch plaid dress. Her pumps and | ankle socks were black. On her right wrist was the gold bracelet presented her by 13-year-old Jim my Nelson of California. whose inverted stomach was corrected Saturday. She also wore three rings and a wrist watch.
 AIyce Sings Favorite
 As soon as she had seated her. self on the piano stool she pulled off one shoe, explaining, my feet are hot" Then she turned to her secretary and said: play my fav- orite. The Isle of Capri.
 Mrs Knowlton obliged, and Alyce sang the song in sweet, if faint, voice.
 friends, Alyce," the reporter sug. gested. How many letters do you write to them?" t Alyce smiled and blushed. Well, which one?'
 "How about Johnny Bronner out in Omaha" Mrs McHenry sug- gested.
 "Oh, mother, said Alyce, color ing deeply. Tets not go into that"
 Asked about her favorite movie stars, she replied:
 Her Favoritc Movie Stars
 For kids like Shirley Temple, but for grown-ups I like Dick Pow ell, Ruby Keeler, Jean Harlow and Ginger Rogers"
 What are your ambitions?"
 Well, I'd like to be nurse or an actress or an artist, but"-she added with a grin-"I might end up working in a mill.'
 Alyce wanted to thank "every- body in Omaha and everybody all over who sent me gifts and let ters and have been so wonderful to me-"
 She revealed that her "favorite eats' are popcorn and pickles and pork chops with mustard.
 Mrs McHenry interposed:
 "Come on now, SnicklefritZ, you'll have to get fixed up to have your picture taken"
 "Oh, mother. I don't like to be tinkered with" Alyce complained.
 As Alyce posed for the photo- graph, she gaZed at her pipestem legs and cautioned the camera man:
 Don't forgt to cut off my legs. now"
 Thanks All Her Friends
 She definitely left the hospital to-day and established herself at the nurses home.
 Now that I have left the hos pital," she said in her low, sweet voice, "I want to thank all my friends who have given me things to play with, all those who have prayed for me and written letters to me hoping that I would be able to drink water. eat, walk and dress like other girls.
 "I want to thank the doctors in Omaha who sent me to Fall River, the doctors who came from Boston to see me, and the doctors here who have ben so kind to me and helped me to get well. Grateful to Doctors
 "I thank all the doctors every where who cure little children like me when they are poor. I hope nothing will ever change the way doctors take care of us now.
 Next, I want to thank my little animal friends who were experi- happy like this.
 Thanks thousand times to the good MT Somebody of Omaha (her nameless benefactor) who saved all his money so he could help mo- ther and me to come to Massa- chusetts. and many many thanks to the Omaha World Herald and all the other newspapers who tell everything about everybody to help little boys and girls.
 Ends Her Movie Screen
 "I am thankful that Mir Charl- ton gave the lovely building for me to get well in. I want to thank my nurses and everybody in the Earle P. Charlton surgery who have done so much to make me and my mo- ther and daddy happy again.
 "Want to see me drink a glass of water? I could never drink water with my upside-down stomach.
 Want to see me eat macaroni and cheese?"
 Alyce concluded her talkje speech for the news reel men by demonstrating how she can now enjoy food and drink like any nor- nal child.
 Allen of Newtown. The youth lost an eye as a result of a chemical