Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-12
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Would you be bored with confessions
Of a Society Editor We have more
space than news today, along the line
Of social variety. You know we can't
make up society stories, though we
get from the winds of public opinion,
sometimes that charge. blown direct
" into our unprotected p~hysiogomies.
but really the stories are stretched
rather than eVolutions OF imagina-
tom: don't you think so?
If n clearer understanding could be
established between the woman in pri-
Natc life and the reporter of society
events on the local Paper, the average
hostess would have her pathway clear
ed of thorns, and perhaps the trouble
some ecker of details might avoid
being stuck" or "stung' by the self
same thorns. The relations are diff
ficult. for the reporter, always so, and
for the hostess, equally. especially If
she fails to realize the function of the
and the lurking presence
OF the Golden Rule. awaiting in this.
as In other and more momentous af-
fairs, a air chance for exercise.
Men disdain writing up society
diey won't acknowledge ever read
ms 1t, but we've reason to believe that
they do) so the work falls usually TO
woman who in the minds of man is
ltIllltLil Ift&R ~
We haven't time 10 argue the ques-
tion. and what's the use of arguing
with a man. anyhow Society re-
pcrting is mostly accomplished by wo-
men, and it is greatly to be feared
that the feminine reporter is weaker
than the masculine when confronted
with the temptation to revenge-and
The temptation is sometimes mlgntN
noverful We have known a writer
80 --.t.ty4 mat haIflnn in her at
tempt to learn the details of a small
social affair, to take her revenge by
proclaiming in print, that Mrs.
Brown gave a large party Imagine
the -sequenc in Mrs. Browns So
cial circle.
It's a pretty good thing to remem
Der, when dealing with society VIII
ers that their orders come through the
newspaper from society itself. When
the hostess, her friends and her neigh
hors cease to take an interest IN
chronicles of social life, then we can
dierense with columns devoted to that
feature and the vocation OF society
society editor is no more.
Suggestion: If you wish to ellml-
nate that feature of newspaper work,
quit reading society. But speaking OF
Inc Golden Rule eve don't mean tle
modern version, either) doesn't 1t de-
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toils Of YOUR entertaining as you arc
willing to pay the newspaper for CIV
inn Won from the drawing room Oh
Won, neighbour The news gatherer
hoe innerative orders to secure a re-
mort of your entertainment oHt
eourse or another; which source ~
shall be is yours to DECIDE. Dun
YOU think it stands 70 rfas"n
write I'm can be more satisfactory 10
al concerned If the details are gwen
Nv Yourself? Perhaps you VIII thlhh'
II il no concern of the others-prettN
ro~asoniuR. and true; but it's lule !"
donlore the publicity given TO per
soihl affairs, when the appette Tor
reading them persists. 10 the 'oH
ser, ative family which Is hostlle %
indifferent to the social news Na NclH
rare family. by the way neWs,ap'l
workers. are quick to see through "
noeel the ONLY curse is to take the
renorter as far into its confidence ar
II can persuade itself to 60 win ail
courtesy. The confidence, IN such
coses would seldom he abused. You
know nothing so sharpens the scent
If n and challenges lts en-
terrrise as an effort to conceai lh'
facts. .hoso
Men in public life understand theso
thines well. The statesmen nom ING
rnnorters most dread and admire IS
the genial man who receives thenh
kindly. talks freely, and says noth-
inc. TO be crusty is to invite dlsas-
ter. The evil Of publicity VIII prop
ablv cure itself. The principal VIC
tins. i'm the course of time, VIII ne
the smart sets whose performances
are of the grand stand variety
Did you go to the children's reelt-
al If you did, you are enthusiastic
If not the telling o. the same may
poems? Isn't hat what LongfelloW
calls the children? How does it GO
let's see:
All. what would the world he to us
If the children were no more.
We would dread the desert behlnd us
Worse than the dark before
Ye are better than all the BALLADS
That were ever SUNG or saia'
For We are living poems.
And all the rest are dead.
Wen. the musical work of the little
mes was really little short OF marvel
ous and when one pauses to cohslueI
that the instruction was begun III
January, then the mind readily az
knCWlpd2eS. there must nc q 49,
field in musical kindergarten work.
The hit of the evening was a bit oil
operate work and song, the tamlllar
Bobby Shafto. Marion Frank VINO
gives promise of inheriting great tai
ent, sang the lead in dear childish
fashion and did the acting equally as
well. Donald Cavanaugh played BOD
BY Shafto who went away to sea, ana
Marcella Matson was charming IN the
role of little Miss Consolation.
The whole was clever in
and brought forth rounds of applause
Bessie May Shadrach was cunning III
her rendition of the Little Runaway
n Alice LeTarte is "A child or Won
der at piano work. George Pink
who was the youngest of the perform
ers. had a solo and Marjorie steam
played the closing march with q SKIN
that betokens rare talent. others
who added TO the really interesting
program. were stella Garcia, Juhet
Fleischer. John Steward. John cur
ton, Franklin Peters, Alice Herndon
LeClair and Gladys Cavanaugh. MIs-
Frank, by her singing of There, Lit
tie Girl, Don't cry introduced the
only grown up feature Of the eVenins
ol child entertainment. Mrs. Stew
ard deserves much credit for the sue
cessful commencement exercises ana
was assisted hy Mrs. Cavanaugh ana