Visitors From New York State
The arrival of the Admiral Karragut
August '2 was an event »»f the great
est interest to iim till, for amongst
the passengers warn Mr. and Mrs.
II E. Uanaierof Mantliis, N. V who
were on their wedding trip a*d warn
coming to spend tin ir honeymoon at
the Orphanage, Mr Ransier is a
personal friend of the Supt and for
some yearn has been a generous bene
factor of the missioii. Mrs. Ransier,
formerly Miss Anna Nelson of the
Sunlight Mission in I Topi I.and, Arir.
ona was acquainted with Miss John*
sen aud Miss Oorrell
It *eomed altogether too (toon to bo
true thrtt these friend* wrrw really
coming to vimit no. but for oner at
least our fondest hope* were realised.
They came. Almost from the hour
of their arrival Mr. Haunter was busy
taking and developing picture*, mak
ing stereopticon slide*, mending mu
sical instruments and many odd job*
that are bound to accumulate in a
placeofthis kind, and Mr* Hansier
found just as many way* of being
helpful a* her husband
Many hike* to various parts
of the Island were planned but not
all of them were carried out on ac
count of the shortness of time. For
the Karragut made an exceedingly
fast trip giving our viiitors only 28
days with ns.
In the short time they were her#
they endeared themselves to the hearts
of the children, and it was with gen
uine regret we bade them goodbye.
Mr Ransier now has the negatives
for making a fine set of slides of this
work, and Mrs Ransier has the sub
ject matter conoernii g the pictures
and the work in general here, so that
she can give a lecture in hei own in
imitable style, which cannot fail to
arouse tIim interest even of the most
nidi IT «*r«i* t.
Departures
Arrivnlimil ilsp&rliirc* Mam to ha
the order then* days. When the Far
ragut "tilt'd Aiitf do ah* carried a way
not only Mr. and Mrs. Hansier, but
Mimh j^ohiiHHi: and Mini Uorrell, who
have resigned their work here, Mins
JohtiMen, on amount of her health,
and Mira Oorr»dl because she felt her
wt rk here \v?m done and wished to be
relieved Both of them have given
over five years of good and efficient
service, and tk»ir going lias sadly
broken into the regular rontinenf the
w or k.
Others leaving us wpre Mro. Wil
liam Rnbertsnu (nee Dollie PerrinJ
and little Katherin* Robertson. As
Wil’ie has been called to the colors
and goes to Ft Lisrom shortly. he is
sending his wife to his aunt in Yam
hill, Ore., in the rare of his father,
who is taking little Katherins to rel
atives in the States.
Our New Matrons
Two new matrons arrived on the
Farragut Aog 29 to take positions
vacated by Misses Johnsen and Oor
rell. Miss Lucy Mattson of Rochest
er, Mitin. to take charge of the boyt
and Miss Marehie Hines of Elgin, 111,
to be matron of the girls.
We were not many hours in being
convinced that the selection of these
ladies for their respective positions
was a very happy one, and as tha
dayslengthen into weeks this convic
tion strengthens.
Miss Mattson is young, not very
large and seems more like an old
er sister to the boys, who from the
youngest to the oldest are devoted to
her. Her ability to play the piano