The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-12

her a fayorite position in the sphere of her craft
 A Birmingham woman reports a very pleasant testimonial from com potent critic concerning Miss Miles's work. The incident occurred at Chau- taudua during the past summer. The conversation transpired between this lady herself and a congregational minister who was lecturing at this famous educational mecca. A copy of The Age- Herald was loaned to this minister, a brainy woman preach ar, by the way.
 After a careful perusal she said:
 q think the very best work in that paper Is that of Myrtle Miles. She is a woman of genius. Her English is exquisite, her word-painting remark able for woman. "Tell her for me to keep it up. only wish we had more like her in the east and In Canada"
 A musician In Birmingham said recently that Miss Miles had done more for music and art in her news paper work. than can be easily ima- gined."
 The ge-Herald is the only State paper carrying ten departments of special interest to women. each hav- ing a province and chief all its own. Clever Dolly Dalurimpie'" Is none other than Mrs Orline Arnold Ship man. who was member of a house party given at the old Cowles mansion during the Graves regime. Then it was that Montgomery became ac- quainted with witty Ollie Arnold" who Is an accomplished musician, an elocutionist and a racohteur par excel fence. and always a distinguished fig ure in society.
 Ian le tb ciety editor of The Birmingham News This young lady, by all the tokens of heredity dlfd e3 native gifts. should Ianake a success as a writer. She is young. and counts herself but be- ginner. but she has the knack. and her future Is secure. She Is a native of Pleasant Hill. Ala. at which place her father. the Rev. J. H. E. Hall pre- sided over the old academy. As Il child she wrote, expressing herself both in poetry and prose. her worK appearing in church and educational papers long before she went into newspaper work as profession. lr letter to a friend this young lady gives bit of history that Is of inter. est in the consideration of motives l influences and obiectives:
 | During my younger days, my life was full of changing landscapes. In\ | parents removing to different educa- tional centers principally in the States l of Alabama and Tennessee. Impress sions of these days remain with mt steadfastly as effecting my work, anc one memory which stands out clearly as one which had much to do with tn, moulding of my desires was the infiu ence Of an Institution Of my father own founding The, Zelosophian." a Oak Grove. Ala. which. however. h. eventually sold and which now nc longer exists. Here in tn" at mosphere of real work. surrounded year by year with students and un der the tutorship of my father. thu seed was sown that manifested itsel later in an added impetus, an added earnestness in my work.
 Going out from under my father training, I entered The Birmingham Seminary" where my high school ant I preparatory work was done. It wa here that I began the first real stud! of the great authors, which led me two years later when I entered Cum berland University at Lebanon, Tenn l to take up special work in literature In this institution 1t was that 1 cam, to understand what writing meant t' mel awoke to a new life. and knev only an overwhe ming desire to b. | aDle 10 put OH paper tHdl WHlCn Ltll that which suffered. that which erie, within me for voice. the fancies tha fired my brain. so that others, read ing, might be able to feel. to under stand, to realize the people of m, imaginary world until they became m longer myths to them, but vital breathing souls. conveying tha which I would have them. that whicl they had been to me. I read constant ! ly. and although from my childhood had known the great. authors, still had read them understanding in uni, a vague. undehned sort of way, and 1 was here that they came out of tn volumes and talked to me. lived witt me- and l felt their soul. their spirit 1 their life, stir and blend into mine l recall these days with inhnit pleasure. No night was too long tha It was not too short for mel wa ever writing things that came to m out of the great Infinite somewhere reading that which had meant the If of those others whose pens had beel their happiness"
 Miss Hall was a member of the edi torial staff of the college paper. con tributing not only to her stated depart ment but poems and short stories a well. She was edltor-in-ch chief of tn coed edition of the Cumberland Col lege paper both of the years she wa a student there. Articles by her hay!