Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-20

conposer Of no mean ability. Modest
and unassuining in manner, his mas
terry of the keyboard IL apparent at the
FIRST note. Another year he comes 70
America under Hom's management
foi tour OF sixty concerts. With
youth. perseverance and phenomena
talent. success must follow.
To how many ambitious, talented
girls Berlin Is the one desire OF Their
lives. the great obstacle to it's accom-
plishment not always lack Of means
but want of proper care and com
partnership while away from holnr.
We give somewhat detailed ac-
count OF The American Clrls' club"
Of Berlin from a purely personal
standpoint. feeling it may prove not
only of interest but Of practical benz
iii to many. Eight years ago, when III
Paris, Mrs Willard, an American lYo-
man. became greatly Interested in thr
Home for American Students" and
determined on her return to Germany
TO establish The American Girls
Club" Her experience with young
women coming alone and with li.tl-
money 10 Berlin for. study. had CON
WINGED her Of the great need Of place
where American girls could meet ana
feel they We're not wholly left t. them
selves In strange Land. Int that Their
country women, mothers. women older
than they. were glad and willing u
advise and give practical reliable in
formation: still more. they could fe-i
tina: there was always one spot whore
they could get Il bit Of home life. sec
the familiar magazines ana read their
faVorite papers. The original idea vas
wholly 10 form 2 club, 4 very small f.
being charged, az in M sense whatever
l. it a charity" save only in that
charity Or love which thinks Of othe. s.
MIS-. Wizards project met with the
hearti"st co-op rration from American
residents. MIS- Phelps wife DC tn
United states minister accepting the
Office NJ president. Contributions of
books and necessary room furnishings
We're given hy Interested friends. The |
one thing nee6ful 10 insure success !
was 20 find the perfect woman nobly |
planned u have full supervision Ut /
the undertaking. whose whole hear /
mus, BIZ iE the work. and who mus 4
have IT. large measure two rare qua-i-
ties. patience and tact. All this and 4
llIflf ~ AlitA'i4 IA MISS titI All. rs Li'g
from the stat until now has given .
h II very sclf unreservcdly To the
work II IL not possible 70 estimate
ihe reaching influence Of that small
beginning Gradually ~ many girls
b. sought Miss Morgan 70 take them
into her apartments that around thu
Tub has grown a home life as delight
'ul as it is exceptional Al length
mothers anxious tn b. with the.
we're admitted. 80 now vp-
mfn fortunate enough ~ secure ".
b ,re at i kIcist Strasse are indeed to
b. congratulated. While English j.
spoken al Miss Morgan's table. at the
German table nothing is allowed but
[teutsch Fraulein Heutscher ranks az
The most practical teacher OF the Ian
zuage IN Berlin. Under her training Al
: almost an impossibility not to speak
ferman and converse grammatically.
III some incomprehenslble way sh"
to draw even the timid b.
,lnner into conversation. and before
,ne realizes. one is actually asking FOL
he necessities Of life in foreign
ongue. Refined in manner. poss- ssirs
broad knowledge of literature. with
clear insight into her pupils needs,
Traulein Heutsche- fultills ones ideal
ia most cultured woman. But il is no.
he Pension 50 much as the Amer
an Girls Club" We wish 10 make
known. the unusual charm Of which i
Is few restrictions. each member haN-
ng perfect freedom Of rooms anu
books. There ~ No librarian Of the
hundreds Of volumes. among which
AN always be found the very latest
American novel and book OF travel
All one does is 10 make selection with
name and date, and drop the card III
he box upon the table. The Two large
'ooms are the brightest and most !
'heerful imaginable. with many win
lows on three sides. and bookcases
filing all spare places. choice pictures
md bric-a brac give a honey as
,ect, while delightful beyond expires
sion are the TWO immense tables, OF |
me of which are found weeklies and |
ri -weekles. journals from all parts OF
he United States. On the other one
,eads voraciously "Harper's." al
antic." Century" Life" and so
orth. adj intinitum, all leading month
les and many weeklies. Think what
III this richness of magazine literature =
means 10 an American hungerinE and
hirsting for the sight of an English
word All day, from ten till ten
americans ana Americans only, can
read. learn, and inwardly digest al
his for the merely nominal fFe ot
seventy cents a year. Many at
-antages are connected With thu club
weekly talks in German. literary
for those devoted = writing
.apers. ANA Saturday receptions when
III members can meet friends ana
ompare experiences. 4 number 0t
,our5 ladies told It's of their indebted
Iess to the club officers for helpful
uggestions regarding Pensions. con-
racts. teachers. all Invaluable t. ut
HI strangers know ing but little of the
anguage Young girls find in Miss
iorcau a friend in the deepest sense 4
ever obtrusive always interested ana :
eIpful We know We but voice the
ceiling az hundreds Of Americans when .
-e say that t. her tact. executive abn-
ty and large hearted sympathy is
most largely due the success IF tn
,erIin American Girls Club. n
MRS. HERMANN kOTZSCHMAR.
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