The Washington herald., 1917-04-21
New York, Day by Day
By o. o. McINrYRE.

Spscaal Correspondent Of The washington He-,Is
New York. April 2O-The Rev. Or.
lanes L. Walker, who a. the advance
representative OF Billy Sunday and bis
oSGrsanlzadon' ~ was asked when he arrived
~ IN any circumstances Mr.. Sunday had
ver s- puonciy called attention TO the vir-
tues or favorable attributes OF anv ner-
son attending a tabernacle meeting
That is rather hard 10 saw" saId Dr.
walker. Sometimes Mr.. Sunday nearly
commences person publicly, but / be-
iieVe on the whole he does not favor max
ing any individuals too optimistic about
their advantages
remember at one meeting Mr.. Sun
Gay asked the women present II there
were any among them who devoted more
tlrne 70 prayer than 20 primping. He
asked those who did to raise their hands.
No hands were raised.
Lhen Mr.. Sunday asked how many Of
the women present devoted the same
amount Of time to prayer that they did
10 making themselves beautiful Six
hands were raised. and Mr.. Sunday asked
ne six women TO come to the front Of the
tabernacle. They were the plaiaest woun-
en- I believe ever saw.
Mr.. Sunday looked at them for a mo-
ment and asked them II they devoted the
exact amount Of time TO prayer that they
old TO making themselves beautiful. They
said they did
Well said Mr. Sunday, after another
look at them, 1T won't do you any harm
to pray longer than that"
Heard in the subway:
We'll, goin' to war"
"oh. guess we won't do any real
No. I don't s'pose So"
How'd you like the Presidents s
speech?"
Pretty fair I didn't read it aII-on'y
tho headlines"
There Is a story on Broadway that
Douglas Fairbanks was lifted from a
800 week job on the legitimate stage
to many thousands a week in the movies
by the art Of press agency. OF course he
had the ability. but the press agency
made the ability known TO the popular
people is the argument made.
There was a newspaper tipster along z
Broadway who had the idea that Fair
banks would be a big attraction in the
movies. He kept doggedly after Fair
banks.
His proposition was to do his press
work and wten he became famous to
share in the spoils. Fairbanks finally let
him go ahead more to get rid of him.
The press agent planted all kinds Of
sAbIlcH- nc NOlO Ldlek
the cafes and attributed them to Fair
banks. In fact he worked night and day
to make the name Of Fairbanks better
known Incidentally he worked himself
out Of Job.
Fairbanks did get over with a waIlop
He paid the man a satisfactory sum, as
the story goes, but now he doesn't need
a press agent
He was a studious looking young 7 an
He sauntered through the lobby Of the
Majestic I asked a friend who he Fas.
That fellow" he said, lis c. P. est
P. Brook Haven. Pelham Grenville and
P. G. Woddehouse, but better knoF i as
Pelham Grenville Woodhouse." These
names are mostly the nom de plumes he
employs for his writings. In real life he
is Pelham Grenville wodehouse, an Eng
lish writer. who is making great strides
He uses c. P. West because he lives on
Central Park West, and P. Brook Haven
because his summer house is at Brook
Haven, and Pelham Grenville because
well It is obvious Wodehouse has just
written Have a Heart and 'Oh, Boy"
which are having run on Broadway.