The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-12
Mrs. Owen Writes Interestingly of the Talented Young
 Ladies Who Not Only Chronicle the Doings of Society,
 But Write of the Matters of Special Interest to Women !. Readers.

Walker has for several years held leading place in the Southern newspa' per field. Her feature work particu. larly Is characterized by a grace aud charm wholly exceptional. She has delicacy of perception and an artistic sense of treatment"
 Of Southern parentage, her father the late Captain John A. Walker. hay ing been prominent officer In tho Confederate army. Miss Walker was born in the quaint little town of Flu fauia All of her fist years were spent in an old-fashioned garden of an old-fashioned home. When she was still 8 young girl her parents removed to Birmingham.
 It Is said that Miss walker holds the record for having on more than one occasion exhausted the edition or The Age Herald when there was un- usual demand for articles that she had written. One of the most talented actresses on the American stage was playing an engagement in Birmingham a few years ago. She gave a coach Ing party on the afternoon that she arrived and Miss Walker was mem Der of the party. There was a charm ing story in The Age Herald, an in teryiew. and Mir. wilstach who after ward became Richard Mansheld's manager ordered one thousand copies of the paper A special edition had to be run of for him.
 Miss Walker Is the author of charming historical work, Memories of the Graham Family" which was brought out in an edition de luxe the past winter This little volume met with instant success. the large number of advance orders practically exhausting the edition before The New York publishers had put the book on the market.
 The story, goes that during the Christmas holidays, the head of a large i9booix department which was fea.&sssing. Miss--Walke CTS book exten- sively saw her one morning browsing among his books. She thanked him for his great interest in her own little volume.
 Well" he said, this historical work is charming-I am not surpris- ed that all the big libraries want 1t but next year you must write a love story"
 Miss Walkers forthcoming book concerns itself with one of the south the Shorters of Alabama. beginning with a Lord Mayer of London and bringing these interesting records down to the political and social his- tory of this remarkable family when one of it's most distinguished mem- bers was one of Alabama's war gov ernors.
 Miss Walker lives with her mother in a charming home on the South Highlands. Her mother is the com rade In every thing that her daughter undertakes. At intervals they travel about and much of Miss Walkers de- lightful work has been notes of travel.
 Miss Myetle Miles succeeded Miss Walker upon The Age Herald. and Is making a signal success of her work.
 The able women who had preced ed her had set a high standard of workmanship and it showed great pluck in an utried young scribe t, siege the pen laid down by them This Miss Miles did with lust the dauntless courage one would look for in a Texas girl. for Miss Miles is a native of that great realm. She mas | a fluent style and makes her column. of great social value by the broad treatment she gives the varied acti vities of a tremndously energetic so l cIal center. Her patience and gra uOusness in her work have made fo