. The Tiernan and other families. he was President of the Baltimore Orphan Asylum,which was the first institution of the kind establishedin this city, and one of the first in the country, havingbeen founded in 1778. In a frame over the mantelpiece in the EeceptionEoom of their large Building, No. 215 North StriekerStreet, is the following List of Managers Of The Baltimore Orphan Asylum. Rev. Dr. Kurtz. Mrs. Luke Tiernan,Eev. Mr. Eeis. President. Mr. Alexander Fridge. Mrs. Hugh Boyle. Mr. John Hoffman. Mrs. F. Lucas. Mr. Samuel Harden. Mrs. Dr. Blake. Mr. Luke Tiernan, Mrs. Taylor. Treasurer. M
. The Tiernan and other families. he was President of the Baltimore Orphan Asylum,which was the first institution of the kind establishedin this city, and one of the first in the country, havingbeen founded in 1778. In a frame over the mantelpiece in the EeceptionEoom of their large Building, No. 215 North StriekerStreet, is the following List of Managers Of The Baltimore Orphan Asylum. Rev. Dr. Kurtz. Mrs. Luke Tiernan,Eev. Mr. Eeis. President. Mr. Alexander Fridge. Mrs. Hugh Boyle. Mr. John Hoffman. Mrs. F. Lucas. Mr. Samuel Harden. Mrs. Dr. Blake. Mr. Luke Tiernan, Mrs. Taylor. Treasurer. Mrs. Nelms. Mr. Evan Thomas. Mrs. Nevins. Mrs. Baynard. This fine Institution celebrated its one hundredthAnniversary, on May 18, 1899, completing in the lan-guage of Tlie Sun, a century of good work. This picture of Mrs. Tiernan is taken from a por-trait of her, in oil, which is signed, J. Wattles, 1826. C. B. Tiernan wrote to Mr. Frank B. Mayer, to askfor some information in regard to the artist, and receivedthe following reply:. Mrs. Ann Tiernan. luke tiernan. 51 Annapolis, May 24, Dear Mr. Tiernan :— Mr. Wattles was a Baltimore artist, cou-temporary with Alfred J. Miller, Kuckle, etc.; and wasan eccentric character, whose aim, to get in the like-ness as strong as pizen, as he said, was realized in somevery fair portraits, and also in his attempts to rivalMiller in Indian subjects. * * * I recall a portrait of Chief Justice Taney whichhe showed me; but I have seen but few of his works. I appreciate your kind mention of The Burningof the Peggy Stevart, which was hung in the Houseof Delegates to-day. Mrs. Mayers absence, prevents her reciprocatingyour regards. Very sincerely yours, Frank B. B. Tiernan, Esqr. Miss Eachel Cohen has a fine portrait of herFather, Mr. Benjamin I. Cohen, painted by Mr. Wattles,which is highly prized by the family. C. B. Tiernan presented this portrait to the Balti-more Orphan Asylum, in the Fall of 1899, and receivedthe following
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