Evening star., 1913-04-13
Expresses Love Of Flowers
and Admiration for Cor
coran Gallery Statues.
GIFTED YOUNG WOMAN,
DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND
Here to Deliver Lecture on the
Heart and the Hand at
Belasco Theater.

Miss Helen Keller. the talented young
blind. but who has overcome these
difficulties, and now is not only able to
listen" with her hands. but is able
to speak quite clearly, arrived in this
city last night Together with her
teacher and companion. Mrs. Macy.
she is the guest of Dr. P. S. Smith of
3429 Newark street, Cleveland Park,
D. c. Miss Keller will deliver lee
ture at the Belasco Theater tonight at
$50 on THE Heart and the Hand. or the
Right Use Of Our Senses
Miss Keller's sense of touch is re-
markable. When reporter called
upon her last night at DR.. Smiths
home he was introduced by Mrs. Macy.
who placed her hand in that of Miss
Keller and spoke rapidly on her fin
name quite clearly and correctly. But
Mrs. Macy had neglected to mention
the name OF the paper the reporter
represented.
What paper are you within asked
Miss Keller. Mrs Macy told her. Miss
Keller was eager to talk of the Capita
city. She expressed great pleasure al
again being in Washington, where she
had obtained. from DR.. Alexander Ora
ham Bell. her first start toward her
Beauties of Washington.
There are such beautiful things in
Washington said Miss Keller ''Oh. il
is SO nice here. with your Botanical Gar
dens, your Geological Park and, best OF
all. your Corcoran Art Gallery. l just
love to get out and feel the flowers and
the plants in the parks and gardens and
the statuary in the gallery. I could spend
hours and hours in the art gallery study
ing the sculpture. There is the grea,
statue of Napoleon during his last days
Its expression seems to reflect the mind
of Napoleon in those days. 1t is just like
seeing him during his last days.
Then there is that statue by ST.
Gaudens in Rock Creek cemetery"
What statue is that?" asked Mrs.
Macy.
"Oh. that which nobody seems to
know what St Gaudens intended it to
represent. That statue of mystery. 1t
Is So great. / like to study it,
you know the Napoleon and st.
Gaudens' statues, don't yop?" she ask
ed the reporter.
The reporter confessed that he had
not seen them
Mrs. Macy suggested to Miss Keller
that reporters didn't have time to visit
art galleries and cemeteries.
An. SAID MISS Keller who was very
mich amused at this suggestion lIit
reporters will have tC t0~the GENE
teries some day."
Miss Keller attended the international
flower show in New York and Mrs, Macy
said visitors there were amazed at the
way Miss Keller distinguished the vari-
Gus flowers and plants.
Keeps Informed Of Current Events.
Her knowledge of current happenings is
remarkable. She always insists that Mrs.
Macy read the newspapers to her and
keep her informed as to what is going on
In the world. Mrs. Macy reads while Miss
Keller follows the rapidly moving fingers
or Mrs. Macy's lips with her hand Mrs.
Macy's fingers move at remarkably
rapid rate, but Miss Keller during the en-
tire time she was talking to the reporter
did not once ask that a question be re-
peated. She was asked what she intended
to do while In Washington.
IF I were not afraid of getting stuck
in the mud caused by the constant rains
which you have been having In this city,
she jestingly replied, II should take the
time in going around in the country about
Washington and studying nature. Study
ing nature is my strong point. you know
Miss Keller and Mrs. Macy will remain
in Washington until Monday night, when
they will leave for Maine to continue the
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