 When the would-be revelers arrived, however, what they saw to their great surprise, were small children in new braces specially constructed for them.Moved to tears by the sight, one of the wealthiest socialites, Charlotte Augusta Gibbes (wife of financier/philanthropist John Jacob Astor III) said, "Theodore, you are right; these children must be restored and made into active citizens again, and I for one will help you in your work.