Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-07

Dorothy Dix, known and beloved by
literally millions of readers not only
in the United States but in every land,
is visiting in Honolulu.
Pew people in the city knew until
the Star.Bulletin published the fact
few DAYS ago that Mrs. Elizabeth Meri-
wether GiIIner, registered with Mr..
GiImer at the Moana Hotel, is the Ia
nous author, said TO be the highest
paid woman newspaper writer IN the.
world who a few weeks ago was Sc
cured by the big Wheeler syndicate to
write for II and its clients exclusively.
For many years she has been iden-
titled with the Hearst papers. Her
pen-name, Dorothy Dix" is known
wherever there are newspapers and
newspaper readers With the change
to the Wheeler syndicate came long
ed-fcr opportunity. to travel and Mrs.
Glnasr Nil Tour part of the Orient be-
fore returning to the mainland United
States.
Very enthusiastic about Honolulu.
very cordial. very much delighted
with life itself is this keen-witted.
versatile, whole-hearted newspaper
woman. She is enjoying her stay in
Hawaii very much, and it Is safe to
say that her pen will add to the APP
preciatiye adiectiyes now given In
verbal praise of the Paradise OF the
Pacific.
She began her newspaper work on
the New Orleans Times icayune and
from q recent issue of this noted
Southern paper is taken the following
sketch other career:
Just a little more than 20 years
ago, fearful nervous young woman
timidly rendered the literary editor of
the old Picayune contribution. Her
heart In her mouth. so to speak. she
waited at the desk while the critical
editorial eye glanced down the closely
written pages, and gulped In astonish-
ment and delight when the editor
handed her over three dollars. 1t
, meant acceptance: the pathway to lit
erary fame was oDen 20 her.
That fearful, nervous little woman
was Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer,
since known wherever great newspa-
pers and magazines are read as Dor
othy Dix. It was the beginning of
Dorothy Dix's brilliant career as a
writer of a quaint philosophy of the
/ human heart that has wide and gen.
eral appeal. and force that compels
the appreciation of its basis in sound
logic.
Her triumphs have been great and
many. She has been "brow-bound
with the cak'' of literary achievement,
In the hard lists of battle where only
true merit. the outgrowth Of certain
genius, wins, and in America and
throughout the world where the Eng
iish language is spoken Dorothy Dix
Is known, and her PHILOSOPHERS and
i humorous articles are read with an
| interest that few great writer's have
been able to command from the public.
Twenty years ago last May Mrs.
Gilmer wrote her first article for the
Picayune. signed Dorothy Dix After
: working four years for the Picayune.
her articles attracted the attention OF
Mr.. Hearst, who took her to New
York. where, with the Hearst papers,
she soon became one of the recogniz-
ed writers OF the country. Everybody
knows sMirandy." the lovable old
darky character, that has added fame
and prestige to some of the leading
magazines. "Mirandy' was only one
of Mrs. Gflmer's many triumphs. and
among others might be mentioned
Dorothy Dix Stuff as it is taught
! in the School of Journalism in New
/ York. II all deals with human rela-
tionship, and gets right down to the
crux Of things, sending flashes of hope
and happiness 10 the tired heart. and
giving a new and brighter view of
dark and heavy problems.
When Mrs Gilmer came on the
Picayune she was young. green and
Totally inexperienced. and had only
seen big newspaper from the out
side. But she had pluck as we'll as
genius, and the two constituents walk
ing hand In hand served as ready ar
chitects to the young woman's fortune.
When asked how she came to write