Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-20
REPORTERS AND COLLEGE GIRLS
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h~fsa were not Sc terrified at the sound
Vi my own voice, so that l could say how
ii"'. we value the honor you do us this
but there is no denying 1 am :,
uu"'o aos-nave been all my life. This is
the only dinner that ever was given to me-
uaughter), and L have but Just noy ex-
perehced passionate desire to get benea. n
the table have dreaded this moment ali
tps Week. and at times 1 have actually
"isheo That the silver candidate would h.
elected for then none of you millionaires
would have been able to nav for tb,s div
her. am sure you are all millionaires \
have had to give up many preconceivsi
IDEAS OF Americans since L came here. but
this one about millionaires L will stick to
asked some publishers here If the authors
weren't all millionaires and they said ,bo,
uion Know for certain, but that they ali
ought to be. The authors opinion of The
publishers have not asked. 'e
rive minutes after / landed here 7 Wa
s'sheo d! reporter for my views on the
money question. but l referred NV ones
toner to my publisher 1 have been asked
many questions by reporters here. but III
commoneSt one. / think is what uera 81
names of my books OF course. 7 alwarS
gave the list and the next day i road
with pleasure that 1 was Mr.. Barrie
whose books have drawn laughter ana
fears from all of u.s." One reporter was
charmed with my Beside the Bonnie pria,
BUSH said he was very kind to say So
Dut Dr. N1cou corrected him. Then he o.,
planned that he meant, of course. ..Th2
Suckit Minister" and when he found thai
that was also a mistake he declared that
what he really meant was that charming
serial now running in the Century and
called Silly Tommy" Another reporter
asked me II L intended on my return 10
write book Of American notes, like those
Charles Dixon had written.
Another thing that my questioners have
greatly desired to know is what think of
the American girl; but 1 have told no one
that and i shall tell it to no one excenf
the American girl herself; think 1 have
already told 1t to one two The thing
that has struck me most of all about your
country is your colleges and universities
so many of them you have. / think they
are the most splendid things i'm America
Inc one ilked best OF all are the colleges
for girls, and the college for girls L liked
best of all was Smith College at Northamp-
ton. Mass. The Smith girl liked best OF
all was-er-well. the only speech l ever
made 1 made at Smith College and the
Smith girls made me promise not to ad-
dress any more colleges for girls
what impresses me especially about this
gathering is to see so many publishers and
authors gather here. all qaite friendly
Times have changed since a certain author
was executed for numbering his publisher
They say that when the author was on the
scaffold he said goodbye to the minister
and to the reporters. and then he saw some
publishers sitting in the front row below
and 10 them he did not say goodbye. He
said. instead, I'll see you later" / thank
you all from the bottoom of my heart for
this kindness, and assure you that shall
never forget it as long as 1 live.