The Washington herald., 1912-09-08
lane adams FOREMOST
CITIZEN or CHICAGO
John Burns Calls Her @OnIy Saint America Has Pro
duced" Founder Of Hull House Is Political Power
in City and to Be Reckoned with II Country.

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MISS Adoams.
ASK Mrs. Jones aooua sAn n,,,
lou may no' -, "a,
We, wen sou W.. =. not she used to live
in the Polk Street neighborhood Of Chi
cago before the day when MISS Addams
drifted about m search OF piass ~
oeein heI me mofK ana NJ
ano hkeG the o,u Iui ,.a,, at,n,,, a.
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rear nenosome' anu you Ano" s"e
that And she never seems 70 .no"
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just comes ana Nsts me nAs =
else: only IT'S more visty' you see' snr
undefstahos- we "o,Aeo tossi
ana me- was here doins cnurcn risp,
ing when she nrst founo tnis pis
dnnt think sh0o ever 40
much. but i encourased ner al eouio'
ana am Wonde .,
Lots OF other people. men ana women
with far more education. aohity' ana
experience than Mrs. Jones hs1. nave
thought at various times tnat MISS Ao-
dams would never 90 ahytnins ihueii,
and many of them nave hVeo 70 say
Amt IL wonderfui!
s.The Only Saint
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'ohh MS .ne
ana memoer Oh r1fhahien''
upon her the title the only saint
America has produced" Yale UNIVERSE
ty conferred upon her the only hon.
orary master of arts degree It ever be-
slowed upon a woman The University
Of Wisconsin and Smith College each
has made her an IL d. Honors have
fallen to her very thickly the last ten
years Her power has grown from more
to more, SO that there is not politician
in Chicago who does not fear her. and
her experience makes her opinions OF
weight In any gathering Of expert stu
dents Of social science in this country
Eope ~.,, $3.50.
b.r n, the n,.s time when yale hon
ored her az the most eminent member
of a profession which thousands Of edu-
coted women have entered but which
was unheard Of in the United States a
quarter OF a century ago. the faculty.
alumni, and distinguished personages
thronged about the unusual guest, a
small. quiet. pale-faced. not very no.
ticeable woman, wearing for this occa-
sion the scholars cap and gown
Upon n time a CHICAGO man Of means
and prejudices talked SO savage about
that Huh House woman. that at last
hi, wife, as a last means of defense.
managed that they should meet at
dinner table What was his astonish-
ment having come prepared to do jus
tice to his opinion of the woman ques-
ton and her right to interfere with the
poor, to see across the table q soft
voiced exceedingly well bred woman.
evidently a lady OF the eariy-day retir-
ing school. He had looked for an as-
sresive woman's rightser with a loud
voice and opinions screaming to be heard.
He forgot his belligerent attitude, and
when the evening was over no one was
more araazed at its outcome than him
self
Practical Worker.
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thinss tnat nave given pause 70 'ne "
whose business u Is 10 10 shoSe 'inhss-
A few years ago she was made sarpase
inspector for the Nineteenth ward one
held the JOB or three years She wanted
the contract to Keep the aheSs clean
herself. and she was prepared ten times
over to give the necessary pond wneh
she failed to get that contract sne pc
came inspector. the commissioner OF pSo
lie works gave ner star as the ssmooi
OF her autnorfty 10 resuiate scesehssr
matters. ana she proceeoeo 70 see 10
that the contractor did MS outy.
The streets and alleys OF her ward
had been VIGOROUSLY nitny; Inc con-
tractors had haoitualy nesieceed tnsm'
The ward leaders were astonished ~nen
somehow or otherS MISS Adams was