The Washington times., 1914-10-29
ChiId's Loyalty to Native Town
Remains When, as Woman,
Fannie Wards Genius Won
Her Success on Stage.
By GARDNER MACK.


time of record that the form and
features of Cupid have been utilized
for the purpose of fixing the name
and fame of a State Of the Union
firmly on the common understand
ing. The grand old State OF Mis-
souri,. which possessed an up-to-date
city in st. Louis half a century be-
fore many OF its competing Com
monwealths got a start as such,
seemed to wait almost century be-
fore she emerged from the cate
CORY of terra incognita to most Of
the inhabitants Of this country.
The late Samuel L. Clemens mark
Twain really started the Missouri
ball of publicity rolling when he
came into being in the delightful VIII
lage of Monroe City. Monroe county,
No. (Which. by the way is one of
the favorite native villages of your
humble servanD. But the ball
the state until long after Mark was
known in half a dozen languages.
Then, years afterward. came the eff
forts of the Hon. David r. Fran
CTS and the worlds fair. These sim
ply put the name of st. Louis on the
stamp canceling machines. Missouri
was waiting for a little child to
lead her out Of the dark.
Child Gives City Fame.
A little child had been respon-
sible for the States being put on
the map in the first place, you know,
Auguste Chouteau was only fifteen
when he established the city of st.
Louis, just $50 years ago. as the
agent of Pierre Laclede Ligueste.
And so il remained for a child to
complete the job of fixing the State,
as well as the city. very firmly i'm
the minds OF the people of the world.
The selection of Cupid as the form
in which the child appeared was
entirely Independent of the people of
the great State that benefited from
II. however. st. Louis has been
center of art and learning for
great many years. popular impress
sions to the contrary notWithstand-
ing, and has sent many great ar
lists out into the world. There are
few people in the United States
who remember that Adelina Patti
started her career Of triumph from
the old town on the Mississippi. She
lived there most Of her early days,
and there il was that she took the
preliminary cantcrs with her flexible
voice, il one might use the term, the
voice that has since hurdled every
barrier to fame and fortune and Still
remains one Of the greatest voices
in the world.
The point is that while there are
not more than a dozen people out
SIDE the Patti family connection
who know that the present Bar
oness Cedarstrom ever lived IN
the city Of St Louis. on the other
hand no person who has ever
talked five minutes with Fannie
Ward, who was the Cupid of the
States Renaissance, as well rs
the star of MADAME President
at the National Theatcr next
week, will ever forget that she
did come from both, st; LOUIS and
Missouri and that she is extreme
" proud Of the fact. This. how
ever. is getting a bit ahead of the
story. because there hasn't been
anything yet stated 10 connect
the Cupid OF the first paragraph
with Miss Ward Here's how il is
done.
Fannie Ward Loyal ST. Lomsan.
Not 50 very many Years ago
there lived in the city of -. Louis
business and an artistic tenpera-
ment whose name was Buchanan.
He was a member of the family
that gave President to tn"
United States ami he felt that the
family should keeT on contribute
ing 20 the general public good.
His daughter. Fannie Ward Bu
chanan was born on Washing
tons birthday, grew Vi in 50.
Louis and imbibCd q lot Of the old
traditions Of the town and is
fame. ST Louis IL fun OF tradi-
tiors. by the way. As the center
OF much eighteenth century 70
Spanish. and German antsccdents,
II has a host Of beautiful stories
connected with its early life.
Fannie Ward Buchanan learned
q lot Of ihese when she was grow .
ing up and she also learned that
81 Louis haF been sort Of rec
luse among cities. Prosperous and
hsppy. II hasn't cared SO very
much about the world outside and
hasn't let the world outside botheI
a. Miss Buchanan determined that
AZ 4 loyal daughter Of the city she
would do everything she could 10
correct the Knowledge Of tho
world concerning her birthplace.
developing into an sxceptiOnally
beautifui and charming child. she
decided at an early age 10 adopt iho
stage as the means of spreading the
Missouri gospel James Norton, az