Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-05

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oS Is. W. Dodge & COMPANY first at
tracted notice in Golfers prize story
contest few years ago. Though one
oi the youngest writer's competing. her
story, The DISsembler" was awarded
tne NTH prize, and William Allen
| "hlte. one of the judges, placed it sec
ohu. shortly after appeared the cIev-
er sketch, THE Letter Written and the
Letter Sent" which was reprinted by a
| large number of magazines and news
| papers. She has since been a regular
contributor to Smart Set" apple
ton and other metropolitan maya
zines. BY birth Mrs Urner is a south
erher. which might be inferred from
| hcf genuine love for horses, quite an
| parent through all her stories.
| The Laetare medal which is annu-
| ally conferred by the University of No
ire Dame on some lay member of the
roman catholic church in the United
| states Tor distinguished service i'm art,
literature, science or philanthropy, Will
De given this year to Frances Christine
FISHER Ticrnan, author. better known
| III the literary world as Christian Reid
Shc mas written nearly forty novels of
instinct literary merit, and she is also a
| constant contributor to the magaZ zines
Her books and articles are of strong
moral tone. wholesome and elevating,
ana IL vas Tor this reason that the off
claiS OF Notre Dame conferred the med
al on n"r. III" J.actarc medical takes its
name from the fourth Sunday of Lent.
on winch 1t is always awarded. The Gus.
| tom of giving it is modelled on the an
cent observance followed by the pope
of sending golden rose as u mark of
| especial honor to sovercigns and
| other notable persons. The gift of
the medal is confined to members
Of the Roman Catholic church
| IN the Cnitcd States. 1t is a large disk
| OF pure gold, beautifully enameled and
chased, and bears some appropriate de-
| sign. which changes to the profession
or lire OF work for which the recipient
Is distinguished. Surrounding the de-
sign appears in Latin the motto. Truth
| is mighty and shall prevail" This
IS the only time in it's history
| for the medal to go to the South. 1t
was first given in 1888 to John Culinary
| Shea, historian Then followed Patrick
j. Necley, architect; Eliza Allen Starr.
art critic; General john Newton, civil
| engineer; Patrick V. Hickey, editor:
| Anna Hanson Dorsey author; William
j. Onahan, publicist; Daniel Dougher-
| ~, orator and publcist; Major Henry
| f. BroWnsOn. soldier and scholar; Pat
| rick DOnahoe. editor and phlanthr,-
piSt; AuguStin DAILY, theatrical mana
| Der; Anna +. Sadlirr author; General
William S. ROscCrans, soldier: Thomas
Adds Emmett. physician; Timothy f.
| Howard. jurist; JOAN A. Creighton,
philanthropist, William Bourke Cock
| ran. lawyer and Statcsman; John b.
Murphy, surgeon; Thomas B. FitZpat-
| rick, merchant and philanthropist; Dr.
! Francis Quinlan, surgeon; Katherine
Elcanur Conway. author and editor;
james {. Monaghan, puDlicist and ed
| lcator.
Although much was expected of Harold
| Morton Trainers new novel, The Chry s.
ais, and an extra large first edition pre-
| pared for that reason by his publishers,
| lothrop, Lee d Shepard Company, Bos-
| ton. the heavy advance orders compelled
II second large printing before the date
| of publication, April list. The demand is
| especially strong in the Northwest where
| the scene of this exceptionally vigorous
| novel is mostly laid
| "Sunnyfield' has been chosen as the
| title for Louise Morgan SiIIs story for
| children. which the IIarpers will publish
| within Il fortnight. The title signifies
| literally sunny field for the story
| center is Il vacant bit of ground at the
rear of great city house which the
| parents of two children. boy and a girl,
rent for their playground The device
| from the parental point of view is al
| together new and excellent, and while
| the children in Mrs. Sills book might
| lie accused of belonging to the fortunate
| classes. the pleasures of childhood are
| sufficiently Democratic to give all little
| folk II thrill of expectancy as to what
would naturally he doing on Il sunny
field if it were all their own
Mrs Maud Howe Elliott, author of
| Sun and Shadow in SPAIN writes to her
| publishers, Little, Brown &. Company
| from Rome, where she is spending the
| winter, that she is a member of the
American Relief Committee in that city
| for the help of the earthquake sufferers
| in Sicily, and that Mr.. Elliott went down
to the island on the ship Bayern. sent by
| the same committee, where he did good
| service. and obtained some splendid pho
| tcgraphS. On his return to Rome, Mr..
| Elliott was visited by the King and
| Queen of Italy, who went to his studio
| to view his painting The Diana of the
Tides. which is to he sent to the Ma
| tional Museum in Washington. and to eX-
| anime the photographs. Mrs. Elliott
writes that the scenes thought terrible
were wonderful and awe-inspring, and
that she had heard of countless thrilling
experiences which she would write about
later.
What Ditfidence Did" is the title of :;
pretty story that is given first place in
the April st. Nicholas. Dffidence was a
IL year old girl of the continental days
and met some of the great personages of
the time. One of her treasured posses
sons was IL beautiful pearl loclet. What
she did with it and the results that follow
make a story that both boy and girl
readers will enjoy.