The guardian., 1941-08-02
Degradation the uSA
THE SOCIAL HORIZON

Justice of the Court of Domestic Rela-
tions and Child Guidance in the city
of New York took it upon himself to
express to Gladys Caution Kelley the
appreciation of himself and his staff
for her nine years record of excellency
and efficiency in service to the public
which so affectionately called her its
ministering angel.
During those years Mrs. Kelley
climbed up lofty stairs and down dark
ones in order to assist and reorganize
the broken homes of disappointed
mothers and nerve wracked children.
She found placement for them in foster
homes, helped the parents to reorganize
and readjust their embittered lives /;
found food and clothing sometimes
from her own pantry and wardrobe; ;
re-instated their social relations, led
them to think of the upward life, and
often helped them financially from her
own purse when city funds were un-
der too great red tape pressure. She
was indeed a ministering angel of mer
cy. So when she decided to take a long
rest even before her logical time for
retirement Judge Hill sought her out
at her comfortable convalescent ad-
dress and brought the entire personnel
of his Manhattan staff to pay her an af
ternoon call. There was delightful fel-
lowship and charming "reminiscences
of happy days gone by. And just be-
fore goodbyes were said the honorable
Judge handed Mrs. Kelley a satin-lined
box in which had been placed an ex-
qusitely wrought gold bracelet made of
gold woven from one long band and so
entwined into a deseign as to suggest
the golden band of everlasting friend
ship Of course, there was appropriate
engraving and, as well, wisp of pre-
cious blue paper indicating the value
of a perfectly splendid bank check
with the notation "For our Mrs. Kelley
to buy whatever she most desires
from her office associates" This was
their way of expressing the apprecia-
ton referred to above.
Lots and lots of friends of the past
and the present visit Mrs. Kelley daily.
She is always cordial and sweet and so
glad to see each one. Sometimes at
night when the shades are drawn and
the lights are shaded she just floats off
to sweetest slumber recalling the happy
of the day with her friends
and their gifts of flowers and love. If
one kept a record of her stream of visi-
tors it would be a mighty interesting
list. Such names would appear as the
Rev. Shelton Hale Bishop, Mr.. H. K.
Craft, Mrs. Custis Venie, the Hon.
Ferdinand Quinton Morton, Miss An
gelina Weld Grimke, Mr.. John Lord,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Burrell who
are at present host and hostess to Mrs.
Kelley's lovely daughter, Sinah; Mrs.
Richard BiTnie and her daughter, Mrs.
Maude Trotter Steward Of Boston and
her sister; Mrs. Mercedes Jordan, Mrs.
Lois Bell, Mrs. Ethel Caution, Mr..
Lewis Caution and his charming wife,
Grace, Rev. Harrison, Hon. George
Washington Harris, DR.. Allen Graves,
Mr.. Romeo Carroll, uniformed mes
senger from Judge Jane Bolin lat
present in retirement temporarily j.,
Mrs. Boucher Day marian Moore)
and her pretty and vivacious young
daughter, Andra, (who has the distinc-
ton of being Mrs. Kelley's grand
daughter) DR.. Peter NJ Murray, Mrs.
Donald ELLEN Craft Diamond and
Mrs. Joshua Virginia Craft Rose of
Pittsburgh and California, respective
ly; Dr. and Mrs. Gramady and just so
many more that space is not sufficient
to mention them. When one is tired and
i'll it must be indeed refreshing and
heartening to be the centre of lovely
attention and affectionate prayers for
speedy recovery.