CHAPTER XIX 



RECOLLECTIONS 



/ TT*HE fulfilment of his life my husband had found 

 * in the success of the Woodbine Colony. He 

 turned now to his personal affairs and those of his 

 family, particularly the future of our children. We 

 planned that in 1905 our three daughters were to 

 begin attendirfg high school and college in New York. 

 It was, therefore, necessary to arrange our lives so 

 that we could be with them. 



A year previously Mr. Solomons, the general agent 

 for the Fund had resigned, and the Committee engaged 

 someone to act temporarily, meanwhile looking for a 

 man to take up the work permanently. My husband 

 applied for this position in July, 1905, and was prompt- 

 ly accepted. A month later we moved to New York 

 City. 



It was responsible work, but without the worries he 

 constantly met with in Woodbine. This was a great 

 relief, for, though his appearance was that of a strong, 

 robust man, he was really of an intensely nervous tem- 

 perament and serious illnesses had left his heart very 

 weak. He was in touch with Woodbine and its affairs, 

 however, until the very end. Even at a distance he 



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