MRS. EDDY BUYS A MOTOR.

The New York Times
November 3, 1908

Mother of Christian Science Finds Horses Too Slow—A 90 H. P. Machine.

Special to The New York Times.

BOSTON, Nov. 2.—Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, "Mother" of the Christian Science Church, finds her fat, staid, comfortable horses, with the famous carriage that has been the means of her daily rides for years, altogether too slow, now that she has moved from the country into the city, or at least to the suburbs.

To-day she purchased an imported French motor car of 90 horse power and had it sent out to her Chestnut Hill home. A chauffeur from the agency went along, and this afternoon he spent several hours giving Secretary Frye lessons in driving. Mrs. Eddy will have her first experience in motoring to-morrow.

The desire for an automobile is not a sudden whim on the part of the author of "Science and Wealth." She decided on it several weeks ago, and a car was bought for her then. It was sent out to her home, and great plans were made for the next day's ride, but during the night the machine caught fire and burned up. The car bought by Mrs. Eddy to-day has a big limousine body and is trimmed with dark blue. It was ordered for a Nee York resident, who was glad to turn it over by the time it got here.