Show GOOD STORIES ON NOTABLE PERSONS A JOG Joe Jefferson Story Joceph Jefferson has a 3 fun fund of ot stories sto sto- rica ries concerning the t ll late William J. J Florence whose who fondness for or speechmaking speechmaking speech speech- making in the tho theater was a a. distinctive tire tive e trait He Hc never could resist the appeal appeal ap ap- ap peal I of at the audience that he sa say something something some some- thing either between the acts or after the tag tal When he and Jefferson were stars co-stars and were playing through New England thc they appeared one evening evening even even- ing In a lL Connecticut town to that gave o them a large and friendly audience The performance was received with fa favor favor fa fa- vor or from beginning to end encl and as asboth asboth I both hoth stars bowed Ved their night good ht there came a n cry of ot Speech I Speech Jefferson retreated but Florence stepped forward orward and began It Is to you I owe all the success I have attained In my profession It was the early encouragement I received here that made mo me persist In m my work I Iwas Iwas Iwas was here as a n. boy I know you OU all I 1 Ican Ican can never for forget et the kindness that has haR been showered upon me by the people b bf hr Hartford Hartford- This ThisIe Mr Ie Florence Is New Haven If It you please Just here came camp from a aman aman aman man In the audience One on Rockefeller When hen Mr William Rockefeller had appendicitis Dr was call called cd In to perform the necessary operation says bays a New Nei York reporter After his recovery Ir nock Rockefeller re received received re re- the doctors doctor's bill In due course and drawing a check to o pay the account In person erson In the conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion which followed appendicitis was natural naturally their main theme You told me s ld Mr II Rockefeller while I was sick doctor that everybody every ever ver- ver body In the world had a n vermiform ap ap- ap With a few rew ew exceptions I believe that thatto to b be the case answered the doctor A And nd that tha t sooner or 01 later pursued th the oil magnate atC every one would have ha to be operated upon either cither to cure curc or prevent pre the disease That Is la the generally ally recognized opinion opinion among the medical fraternity r was the answer Well ell said Mr II Rockefeller rising if you wm pardon me mc saying so so It seems to mo me that you jou OU have hl a n. better thing of or It than the Standard Oil compan com corn pa pan pany ny |