"Good nurse, the legend is full sweet; And I lay my babe at His dear feet "Whose human Sonhood is aware Of the painful bliss that mothers bear. "I can well believe that heaven may Send gifts to the child of Christmas Day." Tired by her flight from Paradise The baby shut her wondering eyes, Nor knew that 'round the cradle stood, To bless the babe, three Fairies good. The First bent over the cradle head; "These are my gifts to her," she said: "A sunny nature, a voice of song, And may faithful friends uncounted throng!" The Second murmured in accents low: "The path will be steep and rough, I know, "So I give her a heart that is brave and strong, That will patiently work, though the way be long; "And though life may fill them with toil and care Her hands shall weaker ones' burdens share." Then stood the Third for a moment's space To thoughtfully gaze on the baby face, And over her own a radiance came As she softly said: "My gift is a name. "Though born while the earth lies spread with snow The babe is a summer-child, and so "The sunny nature, the voice of song, The helpful hands, true heart and strong "With Nature's self should be in tune, Sweet child, I name thee Jenny June." From Margaret Ravenhill Jane Cunningham Croly left upon the last century an ineffaceable record. For industrious and successful work in journalism she probably had no peer. In a speech before the Woman's Press Club not long since, she said: "When a woman has written enough to fill a room, she feels like burning it instead of preserving it in scrap-books." Probably no woman of her day and generation has done more or better work than our "Jenny June." No woman had more diversity of gifts; she was equally at home in the editorial chair, or the reportorial office; as a speaker she excelled. In the old days we who knew her best would sometimes notice a hesitancy of speech that would occasionally cloud a brilliant idea; but if she hesitated she was never lost, and the idea was worth waiting for. She was always clear, logical, forceful in expression, and exhaustive in argument. Thoroughness seems the word to express the character of Mrs. Croly. She was quick to catch the meaning of the uttered thoughts of others, keen in analysis, and executive in all work. Witness the many organizations which she helped originate. Her long years of rule as president of Sorosis were of inestimable value to that "mother of women's clubs." Her great "History of the Club Movement" should be in the hands of every woman in the land.