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Show TEACHING BUDDHISM. Eleven Children En Route From Cuba to Point Loma, Cal., to Attend Temple, Held nt New York. New York Nov. 1 Kiev en children, whore average aje Is ten ear, arrived ar-rived today fiom Santiago, Cuba on the steamer Orlsaha, en routo to Point Ixiinu, Cal to Join "The Universal Itrnthcrhood ' The Immigration officials of-ficials of this port have been asked to holl these children ns possible objectionable objec-tionable aliens for Inquiry The children are In chnrgp of Dr Oertrude Van Pelt who Intended to accompany them to Point I.nmd, where Mrs Katherlno A Tlngley, high pries, less of the Universal Hiotherhood and known ns the "purple mother ' Is said to have establlahe.1 a temple for teaching teach-ing cblldien the lluddhlt religion, Th" Immigrants were nil thlnls clothed and felt the cold nleht air keenls when they arrived Their case has ome under the especial attention of tho Society foi the Prevention of Cruelts to children which will ns.er-taln ns.er-taln for what purpose the ihlldren were broiiRht to the United Mutes The children and Miss Van Telt were taken tn Rills Island and the ihlldren weic reglsteied Miss Van Pelt Insisted that the soung Immigrants Immi-grants were all to receive a thorough education at the Point l.oma Institution Institu-tion und to stay there unUl they reach their majorlts They will then be at llberts she said lo practice whatever profession or trade they have elected to follow, either In this countrs or In their native land She asserted trut she had dncumentars lonsent from the parents or guardians of the children to their being sent to Point Loma The children were all held for the board of special Inquiry |