The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-19
OF interest to Women
81 Wlnona Evans Reeves.

ence q rumor will travei and how 1t
Will be credited even ii 1t be told
only as hearsay. Last week there
| was n cruel one, passed about in
the city to the effect that Helen KEEL
Ter was repulsive to look at and that
she left disagreeable memory. That
| people gave credence to the story
made the audience much smaller than
1t should have been at her lecture
and deprived those who believed it.,
OF seeing most charming woman
and witnessing the greatest triumph
In the history of education. be-
lleve that no one VINO saw her on
Friday night would have missed the
opportunity for anything and no one
came away with anything but the
most loving memory OF that wonder
full girl. II in compensation for the
fact that only about four hundred
people heard her when there should
have been twice that many, we can
deny that rumor wherever it is heard,
we shall have done something worth
while.
One who cares for the "dog-hght"
form of entertainment wouldn't care
for Helen Keller and it is probably
some such person who had no sense
OF proportion and small appreciation
OF values who first started the rumor.
1t was repeated innocently of course
and credited to they say" 1t can
be denied intelligently by those who
saw and heard Helen Keller here. At
the close OF the lecture number
of people went to the little class
room and met Miss Keller person
ally. Among them was one woman
who said to her. Il hated geometry.
too, and couldn't learn it, and quick
~ flo no nor
heads, aren't WEI" Mrs. H. r. Miller
had niece. Ruth Mooar, who was
deaf and dumb and who went to the.
Wright Oral school where Helen KEEL
Ter was for short time. Az soon as
Ruth Mooar was mentioned she res
called everything about her and
asked Mrs. Miller where she was.
When John r. Irwin was a little
boy he made collection Of auto
graph letters Of prominent people.
He wrote to Helen Keller and had
delightful letter from her. beginning
Dear Little Friend Jack. Mrs.
Macy read the letter to her after the
lecture. and she put her hand up to
Mr.. Twins head to see how tall he
was, recognizing that he is six feet
little friend Jack" AS he left her
he said, Goodnight. Miss Keller"
The message was given into her hand
almost instantly by Mrs. Macy and
she looked directly at him with eyes
that seemed to see and said. Good
night. Jack" @
That Mrs Lafayette Brown and
her daughter Miss Eleanor Brown,
are to leave keokuk this month to
make their home in Chicago is a dis
tinct loss to the social and club life
of the city. Miss Brown has been
one Of the most active and efficient
club women in Keokuk She has al
ways done her share and with the
most unusual characteristic that
when she has been asked to do some
thing. she has always said. Yes, I'll
be 50 glad to-" in a gracious way.
which made one think that this task
was the one thing in life she wished
to do. So many people do things
grudgingly that the few who do them
willingly and graciously are greatly
appreciated She has been promi-
nently identified with the Monday
Music club. being on the executive
committee and chairman OF the pro-
gram committee. She has been
member of the board Of directors OF
the Y. W. C. A., and one OF the most
faithful and efficient helpers in the
work OF the association. She is presi-
dent of the Woman's Auxiliary of ST.
Johns Episcopal church and an
exemplary church woman, beside be-
longing to number of literary and
social clubs She is talented to an
unusual degree along many lines and
no one will be quite able to take her
place in the various activities of the
clubs and social life of the city.
Recently the father Of little
school girl said to her, I'll give you
a dollar IL you WI. get an T. on
your report card" The little girl
came home and said, Father, got
an E." and he said, Good, what int"