The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-08

her face Is bright and expressive. Her
deep blue eyes are Of unusual size and
uurity OF color. The delicate, sensitive
mouth has a queer little quivering twist
# the upper lip. The nostrils Of the clear
cut, high bridged nose are hin and vibrant.
The chin is small, pointed, delicately mod
elled.
She has always been simply dressed in the
regulation schoolgirl shirt waist and short
skirt. Her attire shows a certain inatten-
ZION to details that betrays a lack Of interest
in the whole subject Of clothes. She is Of
the average height Of girls of Is, slender
and girlishly immature.
Not long age she went to the Metropolitan
Temple, in Fourteenth street, where the
congregation was holding a debate on the
proposition that the Government should
put down Socialism. She answered the
speaker with such force that he was reduced
10 saying in reply that he knew that his
audience would not be Influenced by the
Irattle of tabes and that he was certain
that il would feel with him only pity for
the roor, misguided child who knew not
whereof she spoke.
This provoked derisive mirth from both
side. for the singular part Of it is that the
child. whether misguided or not exhibits
accurate knowledge Of economics, politics,
sociology, civil government and the theories
. fyGrious reform and Revolutionary parties.
She j.. moreover, a born debater.
She herself Is q Socialist. She calls her
self Comrade Elizabeth Flynn. and the
Socialists call her The Daughter of the
Reds Unlike other young Socialistic
prtdig,es, rhe is not a worker. She has a
prosperous father, a comfortable home at
iai East 18th street and she goes to the
Morris High School. There she is not
generally known as a Socialist. as she says
That the other girls are 50 densely ignorant
If the fundamental principles Of economics
and -1ciclogy that it is not worth while
rrorcklrg discussion with them.
Both her father and her mother spring
from Irish stock nd certain m ,rked radi al
tendencies have been handed down To her
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Flynn broke away from
the Catholic Church before she was born,
and although she was named dor a saint
'he VS. allowed 70 grow up in freedom.
She pissed through the inevitable re-
ig!ous pericd, but ca me cut triumphantly
on the other side with the works of Tom
Pane and BIB Ingersoil clnsped trium-
F'N'Nls WI EltllS IVA SipS uii"h SiO
h&d time 10 thiLk Of other burning problems
and she began 10 read Ebert Hubbard
From that time, - she says Il date my
neal development, / was then a member
Of little reighborhood reading circle. and
the ide.s that were fermenting in my head
burst cYt at our meetings in criticisms OF
the present sytsem Of government, econom
icS, ma rri. ge and education.
These outbursts horrifed the members
81 the club, ard, Is they couldn't always
deny rae tho floor, they got around the
difficulty by p esing a law that all dis
%clssiors Of politics, economics, marriage,
religion ard education should be barred
from the club. AS l did not care TO listen
70 encyco pedio papers on Whittier, l re-
sigred and transferred my allegiance to
me H-rlem Socialist Club.
There / heard discussions on questions
81 roal moment by people who were alive
tand using their brains. As soon as they
BOT acquainted with me and saw that
lFts IN reel earnest they began to give me
cooks to read, and before long a o fer
mentation Of idecs began, and agnin they
proceeded to break out At the club.
Hero however. no rev rules wers made