THE OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE.
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0 well n uxrful foatures of the
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"rest for Infanta established by
J. L. Brandols & Sons, und oper
ated by a cor; of nyrses from the Child
Buvlng tntultutp, under the direction of
Mrs. A. M. Edwards. This check room for
babies was a new Idoa In AJc-Sar-Bon cir
cles, and proved a nuccess, so much so
that It will be repeated next year and from
year to year as long; as King Ak-Sar-Ben
hall remain at the old stand. The nursery
was opened on the first Monday of the
carnival, and kept open until the closing
evening of the Highway, Through ths
means of the nursery over 360 mothers en
joyed the Highway In a manner that meant
serenity to themselves and rest and com
fort tor their babies.
Orlarln of the Idea.
During the Ak-8ar-Ben carnival of 1904
Emll Brandeis, one of the present board of
governors of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben,
noticed many tired mothers trudging up
and down the streets of the carnival
grounds with their little ones. It occurred
to Mr. Brandeis that some special pro
vision should bo made at the annual street
fairs for the care of the babies and rest
of the mothers, so .when the King's High
way was started the rest room was opened.
The booth was a commodious one, located
near the entrance of the Highway. One
room was fitted with cots and trundle beds
for the future rulers of the Kingdom of
Qulvera, while another room was arranged
for the mothers of the little captains of
Industry. Small retiring rooms were fur
St. James
HEN the fair for the benefit of St.
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James Orphanage opens to the
public at the Omaha Auditorium
on the evening of Thursday, Oc
tober 19, the people of this city
will view the greatest event of Its kind ever
attempted in this city. The projectors anl
managers of the fair have set a definite
point for their efforts and they express a
confident determination to reach that point
When they have done so they will have
achieved the culmination of an ambition
as worthy as any that ever Inspired human
endeavor.
The object Is to raise the necessary money
to clear a heavy Indebtedness from the ilne
property near the village of Benson known
as St. James Orphanage. "This debt
amounts to something like $30,000 and It
acts as a drag and a hindrance to the work
of which the institution is capable to such
an extent that the authorities In control of
the Orphanage have decided to get rid of It.
For this purpose a nonsectarian committee,
composed of almost three score of the lead
ing citizens of Omaha, was formed, and
they in turn divided up Into committees
having the various features and details of
the fair In charge. All of the Cathollo
churches of the city and about all the de
nominations are represented In the person
nel of the general committee. The object
Is at once so commendable and of such gen
eral Interest that the best efforts of the
busiest business man were cordially en
listed. While conducted under the auspices of
the Cathollo church, St. James Orphanage
Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary
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I this city was celebrated the
Mr. and Mrs. Albert I Ayres.
Their three daughters. Mrs.
Thomas Ratliff of Minneapolis. Mrs. tius
tav Stepp and Mrs. Charles W. Eclcermun
of Omaha, together with their families, at
tended the celebration. A wedding dinner
was served at & o'clock, goldenrod being
used for decoration. A large bell of th!s
flower, which In name and. color so well
typified the occasion, especially since the
celebration was held In Nebraska, was sus
pended over the center of the table. At the
close of a toast to the bride and groom of
fifty years a string was pulled and a shower
of gold pieces descended on the table.
Albert U Ay res was born in IMaintield.
N. J . September 28, so passed ills
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nished and every convenience a mother and
baby could wish were offered free of
charge. For those who are "the first In
command," a well-stocked commissary de
partment was maintained. Johnny Jones
could have modified milk If his ma said
he should. Sallle Tucker could have her's
straight or mixed, while Tommy Tucker
could take a snoote and dream of trees
filled with milk bottles. It was not exactly
a case of "ask the man and you shall re
ceive," but rather one of "atak the hUiae."
The staff of twelve nurses alternated In
shifts and most of the time had plenty of
work to do.
Fa bile Took Interest.
From a purely spectacular standpoint tha
baby booth was one of the attractions of
the Highway. The balmy weather per
mitted opening the front of the booth t
the public, with the result that thousands
stopped at the "rest" and paid their com
pliments to the tootsie-wootsles. Here Is a
partial description of some of the scenes
seen at the "rest:" Imk. number of cosy
cots and trundle beds are a dozen or more
babies sleeping soundly; over in one cor
ner a number, somewhat older and mors,
wide awake, are playing with toys. One
little boy tries to get all the toys and the
little folks brgln their battle of life by
filing claims for the toys, some with lusty
yells, while others show they believe pos
session Is nine points of the law. A kindly
nurse comes along and takes the little boy
who wants all the toys and places him
where he may play by himself and kick
the shingles off the place If he wants to.
In another corner Is a baby girl enjoying
Orphanage and
has never closed its doors, and never will
cIobb them, to any little one who needs
care and shelter. God's children all look
alike to the good sisters who are devoting
their lives to bringing the promise of
heaven and temporal happiness to the neg
lected and the forgotten ones of earth. The
institution Is made a home to the full ex
tent that Is possible under the circum
stances. Inside the building and about the
grounds the surroundings are of the best
for cleanliness, for health and for advance,
ment along esthetic lines to the full ca
pacity of the small waifs who are cared
for. Teaching Is not neglected, but there
is no effort made at proselyting or coercion
In the matter of religion. While relieving
the pitiable distress Imposed on the inno
cents In their charge, the sisters are alive
to the need for training the mind at the
earliest point where comprehension of good
and bad begins. The schooling afforded Is
elemental, but it has the supreme merit of
being clean, wholesome and inculcating a
wholesome reverence for the moral pre
cepts. History of the In.tltatloa.
St. James Orphanage building, was be
gun In 1S90, and In the following year was
occupied. With an abiding faith in the
Providence that fits the back to the bur
den, the good sisters began their work un
der a load of debt that would have dis
couraged any but those of Immeasurable
faith. For years, through stress almost to
the point of discouragement, the sisters
have carried the burden, giving generously
three-quarter century mile post but a few
days after his golden wedding anniversary.
Priscllla Vernon was born In Cheshire,
England, November 28, 1838, and came to
America with her parents whefc 9 years
old. This young couple was married In
New York City September 13. 1856, and lived
in Newark, N. J., until 1361, when they
moved to Oskaloosa, la. In 1S71 they re
moved to Council Bluffs, where Mr. Ayns
ran the Union bakery for many years. In
1896 they moved to Lincoln and In 19U3 to
Omaha, to be near their daughters. Mr.
Ayres Is the only living member of his fam
ily, but Mrs. Ayres hss a sister, Mrs.
Martha V. Hall, living In Newark. N. J.,
and a brother, James Vernon, living In
Council Bluffs. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ayres
are In excellent health and It Is the hope of
their many friends that they will live many
Kindly Care for the Youngest of His
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of their lives and potent energy to keep the
institution afloat. They have had the full
confidence and help of the diocesan authori
ties and have enjoyed the aid of many per
sons and firms not of their own faith; but
In the hurry and bustle of ordinary life
many who might have been willing to as
sist, and could have done so without much
Gossip and Stories About
Mr. Hay and J oarnali.m.
R. ROBKKT Martin Larner writes
Interestingly In the current Har
per's Weekly concerning the late
S".jl John Hay s attitude towards
iW newspaper correspondents during
his term as secretary of state, which was
In curious contrast with that of Mr. Hay's
predecessors. While Mr. Hay was not only
Invariably courteous, encouraging, and
helpful to the Journalists who constantly
besieged the State department for news,
others who were In office before him main
tained a very different attitude. Mr. Blaine,
for instance, was not always entirely frank
In the hints which he threw out for publi
cation, and seemed to derive personal
amusement from balking a god newspaper
"story." Thomas F. Bayard regarded the
most trilling Hem of routine information
originating In his department as sacred.
Mr. Olney and Judge Uresham made It a
rule never to give out news until a flii.il
decision was reached; and John Sherman
and Judge Day believed that profound se
crecy was the essence of diplomacy.
Mr. Deprw'a Mistake.
A gentleman who stands close to Chaun
cey M. Depev says that, while most men
are inclined to believe that the would do
Better if they had their lives to live over
again. Mr. Pepew is certain that he could
vastly improve in results If he had a sec
ond char.ee.
"It was a fatal day for Depew." said
thl. gentleman, "when he discovered thst
he could move a political meeting to laugh
ter when he chose or set a convention in
a roar. Wlile he did not neglect the other
grares of oratory in his countless after
dinner speeches, he did cultivate his talent
for humor and made a point of always
having on hand a few good stories. His
Ul.ut and reputation grew side by side
nd when It was too late ha discovered
that audiences were disappointed and
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OTHERS BESIDES BABIES LINGERED A WHILE AT
the Work It is Doing for the Public
GROUP OF CHILDREN WHO ARE BEING CARED FOR AT
self-denial, have overlooked the oppor
tunity. Finally the point was reached where
something had to be done. Payments due
were crowding, and yet the hundred or
more helpless charges in their care had
to be provided for from day to day and
week to week. A Are in 1903, which de
thought him not 'up to the mark If he in
dulged too lung In a serious vein. It was a
mistake that he has bitterly regretted,
for he Is capable of serious thought and
real oratory. If he had It to do over again
he would bo one of the most serious
statesmen In the United States senate
today."
Mistake for a Koolmaa.
In her book. "A Southern Girl In "61,"
Just published. Mrs. D. Qlraud Wright tells
a capital story about General John C.
Breckinridge of Kentucky. He was invited
by a certain woman of rank in London to
luncheon. The woman had Just advertised
for a footman. Mistaking the hour Gen
eral Breckinridge reached the house lief ore
the appointed time and by some accident
was ushered Into Lady Blank's presence
without being announced. The day was In
June. Owing to the heat the blinds were
drawn, letting in subdued light. Laiy Blank,
glancing at the advancing figure, to the
astonishment of the vis-itor. greeted liini
thus:
"Have you a reference from yotir last
place?" ,
The general took In the situation instantly
and, with a twinkle in his eye, unobserved
by the hostess, answered, respectfully,
"Yea. my lady."
"What were your duties?" was the next
query.
"Well, my lady. In the lust three places I
held I was vice president of the I'nlted
Slates, major general in the confederate
army and secretary of war of the Confed
erate State, of America."
A Gentle itentlndrr.
Colonel I.. B. Pease, who was for a long
period editor and publisher of the Woon
socket Reporter, was responblble for many
quaint sayings and delicious bon-mots.
Upon one occasion he attended a crowded
reception in Harris Hall. and. staying quits
lata, was surprised to And his bat bad bn
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ST. JAMES' ORPHANAGE.
stroyed the north wing, added its incubus
to the troubles of the good women of the
Orphanage, borne with heroic patience for
so many years. After these fourteen years
of struggle and of sacrifice through all
of which the work of the Institution has
been carried forward unfalteringly the Sis
ters of Mercy are to see their hopes real-
People of Note
taken and a very poor substitute left In
its stead. The following night he called
the attention of his readers to the fact in
the following manner: "The gentleman who
Inadvertently took our new silk tile and left
a very Inferior article In Ha place will do
us infinite kindness by returning ours. Ha
will receive our warmest thanks and two
apologies an apology for the trouble we
have given him, and the apology for a hat
he has left us."
The Honorary Humorist.
Mr. Gillian, the president of the News
paper Jokers' club, that visited John D.
Rockefeller at Cleveland the other day,
gives an entertaining account of the visit,
which concludes as follows: "Others may
know Rockefeller its a monster ( others
may know him as the richest man In ths
world; others may know him as a carica
ture and the butt of the Jests of us who
were that day his happy guests. But we
who were there know him ar. a pleusant,
young-old gentleman with a pleasing voire
of gentle, benevolent Intonation, with un
bounded courtesy, with a boy's enthusiasm
and enough energy to carry him thiough
many more phenomenally eventful and
successful years.
Bis Maa la Kverr Way.
Blr William Macgregor. governor of New
foundland, is one cf ll.e most remarkable
men of the Britlxh colonial service, both
physically and Intellectually; and. Indied,
his herculean strength has contributed In
no small degree to Impress the savage .
over whom he has been called upon to rule
In the put, with a sense of the power of
the British empire. He Is the only en.
lonlal governor to wear the Alliert medal,
which hi the civilian counterpart of the
Victoria cross. He received It for the
heroic rescue of the crew and passengers
of ths steamship Syria when it was
wrscked at the foot of a precipice near
Buva, the capital of ths FIJI islands.
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LITTLE GIRL WANTED TO BUT A
a little banquet to herself. Her fists ar
doubled up; she does not want to fight.
It Is Just her way. In a rocking chair a
nurse Is trying to lull a tired little traveler
to sleep. The boy came many miles, but
has not yet taken kindly to the "rest."
He goes to sleep In a few minutes and
then kicks the cover off. A mother cornea
In and asks for her baby. Finding the In
fant still asleep, she returns to spend an
other hour on the grounds and take a ride
on the elephant. Another mother walks
by and Just takes a glance to see if her
child Is sleeping. Two mothers arrive at
the "rest" and check their little ones and
then sit down in the rocking chairs In the
west room provided for that purpose. And
so it goes.
Methodical Ways at the Rest.
Everything at the "rest" was done In a
systematic man'ner. The name, age, ad
dress and father's name of every baby
cared for was recorded under a consecutive
list of numbers. No unclaimed babies were
left at the close of the Highway. The
youngest baby cared for was three weeks
old, there were three one month old, seven
two months and so on up to 8 and 4 years,
although 2 years and under was the rule.
Wednesday fifty-two were recorded, the
highest number for one day. Many mothers
Just dropped In for a few minutes or so.
which cases were not recorded. The babies
came from all parts of Nebraska and Iowa.
A number of Instances were noted where
the mothers said they could not have come
to Omaha had they not read In the news
papers of the "rest" on the grounds.
A number of amusing Incidents occurred
In connection with the baby booth. One
lzed. They are to be the unseen heroines
of the tremendous effort which Is to culmi
nate In this great and generous bazar.
Campaign for Charity.
For ten nights there will be such a canv
paign for a heaven Indorsed charity as
will do people's hearts good to see. Young
women and men will vie with their elders
to whom charity has become second na
ture. In accumulating the little and the
big coins which r. re neded to make up the
purse necessary to pay off the orphanage
debt. The managers and controlling spirits
have given it out that they will be satls
fledwtlh nothing less than the amount
that will relieve the Sisters of Mercy of
their debt. The Orphanage must, they
say, be put In the position where it can
discharge to the very limit the duty It
has taken upon itself to care for the de
serted, the neglected and the helpless of
this city of Omaha.
All indications seem to point to the real
ization of the fondest hopes of the aimers
and their enthusiastic friends. And when
his has been done Omaha folk, regardless
of religious lines, will have abundant 'cause
for taking to themselves another draught
Head of Iowa Knights of Pythias
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bright little girl, accompanied by her
mother, called at the booth and looked on
with Interest for some minutes at the dis
play of babies before she ventured to ask
one of the nurses, "Can I buy a babyT I
have saved my money for a year, and now
I've found out where I can get one." The
girl was quite sincere In the matter, and
thought she would be able to get "a real
live doll." It developed that the girl's
mother had promised her a doll that could
open and shut its eyes, and talk. The
matter was explained to the llttlo girl, but
she went away rather downcast. She re
turned next day and spent an hour with
the babies.
Ho Accident. Recorded.
Not an unpleasant Incident nor an acci
dent marred the work of the "Rest," and
its success In admitted by all who gave It
any attention.
The world has been Interested In babies
ever since Brother Noah was awarded the
contract to build the ark and prepare for
a heavy rain. Poets have written about
them, humorists have given them every
consideration, sages have listened to them,
and the angels have whispered to them.
They are the ties that bind and the muslo
of the home. Great things have been said
and written about the hand that rocks the
cradle. Don;t forget the babies," was
the thought ' in"Ttio minds of those who
planned the "rest" for babies at the King's
Highway. The work has been commented
on by many and it Is the Intention to carry
out the scheme on a larger plan next year.
All connected with the booth feel their
labor was not spent In vain and that the
cause was a good one.
of mental elation for worthy work well
done.
Transformation of the capacious Audi
torium from a horse show situs to a char
ity bazaar is to be accomplished In ths
early days of ' the coming week. The time
will be short, but the spirit that moves Is
equal to the great task. And when the
transformation has been made a fact the
visitors to the Orphanage fair will behold a
scene that should exalt every charitable
soul and open every money bag.
"God loves a cheerful giver."
From Tree to Newspaper
In how short a time a tree can be con
verted Into a newspaper was tried recently.
At 7:35 a. m. three trees were felled and
taken to a nearby paper factory. By 9:34
the first sheet of paper issued from the ma
chines. The printing works of the nearest
newspaper were about two miles distant.
The paper was carried there in a motor car
at full speed, the presses set to work and
exactly at 10 a. m. the newspaper was
ready printed. The whole process from the
forest to the reader thus only occupied the
space of two hours and twenty-flvs minutes.
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