Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-28
FEMININE FL0TSAM.
AN NTEnvIEw BY STRATEGY
Mrs. Westover Alden Was Bound to
Talk TO Princess Eulnlie.

The international League Of Press
clubs. which recently organized q be-
nev0lent association for the building OF
"a home for newspaper workers. elected
woman as one OF the directors ana a
member OF the committee on the site.
She Is Mrs. cynthia WestOver- Alden
woman editor OF the New York Tribune
and an author OF many successful books
for girls She accepted the position
and VIII lecture IN the principal cities
OF the countryNdurng the season FOR
the benefit Oh The home Mrs Aldens
journalistic career was inspired by long
and faithful service Ia several branches
OF the New York municipal government
whore she furnished the city press with
bright reports ana interesting articles
incidental To- her work Her best piece
Of reporting was among her first news
paper experiences.
cone day when / was writing for the
now defunct Recorder she said the
other day 81 was assigned Ia interview
the Princess EuIalie. the Spanish royal
representative 90 the Worlds Fair at
Chicago. / missed her On New York.
so paid my own expenses 20 Washing
ton 20 Interview her there but l did
not succeed. She would not see re-
pOrters / interviewed the master OF
ceremonies. an American who had
charge OF the royal party, and asked
him 10 help me. lie replied that Her
Hlghness would return 20 New York the
next day. but you cannot meet her un-
less you are introduced TO Mayor Gilroy
himself
Il went back to New York crestfal-
len The next day j induced the editor
to send me on the chartered boat which
took the royal party up to West Point.
The boat started and Eulalie and her
escort took M a position on the main
deck The mayor stood on one side
and navy and army officers on the
other. All about were soldiers with
crossed sabers. The procession Of in
yited guests started two by two 90 be
presented 10 the princess but when |
saw that they did not get near enough
10 her 70 touch her hand. / determined
not to take my place IN the line, but 10
devise other means Of being introduced.
Finally a bright thought occurred TO
me, and breaking through the rank,
said to the soldiers
" lie me pass; I've a message for
Mayor Gilroy'
1 went through, MNlhtu up 10
the mayor and said Mr., Mayor, every
body has met the princess but myself.
VIII YOU present meY
"He recognized me and replied, I am
delighted 20 have the honor. Your
Highness. this Is Miss Cynthia West
over. who has for many years been a
part Of the city government
"The princess looked up and smiled,
and / spoke TO her IN Spanish and told
her how pleased was 10 meet her She
answered that / was the first woman
she had met who spoke her own tongue.
We talked for over an hour on Spanish
and American customs She told me
Of her love ~ horses, music and ltera-
ture and Of the training OF her Spanish
sisters. She asked me 10 step outside
with her. and 1 did so We walked up
and down the deck for about ten min
utes when ! saw the master Of cere-
monies coming. lie instantly recog-
nized me and advancing quickly toward
the princess he spoke hurriedly IN Span
lsh and put his finger 10 his lips, /
looked up 10 him and said:
I've got my two-coiumn interview,
thank you, and ! obeyed your orders
strictly. ] was presented by the
mayor, Saturday Evening Post.