The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-18

Lila Sanford has been termed sue
cessful by all those who know her
even though she has so far failed to
produce a novel or other literary work
as she planned to do. From the time
when she was curly haired little girl
listening to fairy tales she hoped some
day to be a real author.
In preparation for her life work, or
her career as she chose to call 1t, she
specialized in English and compost
ton wherever it was possible in her
school courses.
She went to high school and college
and her name was always connected
with the school publications, such as
weelllies, monthlies, year books, and
other such school literature
When in high school she applied for
q Job on the morning paper in her
town and became the school CORE
spondent for that particular paper.
OF course, by this time her mother
and father and all Of her relatives
were convinced that they had genius
in the family and that it was only a
matter Of time when Lila Sanford S
lame would appear on the bookshelves
along with Charlotte Rronte, Mar
Roberts Rinehart, and other such ia.
sponGent for her paper through her
high school and college days.
Writes Society Column.
Naturally her family and friends ex-
nected her TO do big things after she
han won her sheepski11. Il is to Lila 5
credit that she did not hope for as
Sudden success as her family predict
ed.
she applied for Sob On the morning
paper rs soon as she retCr led home
after her graduation exercises. The
Someone was needed 70 direct the
work abroad.
editor knew her We'll and realized that
she had sufficient training in Ensiis
to be able to spell and 10 know no"
to put sentences together properly anC
she had another asset, she knew al
most all Of the people in the town anl
undoubtedly knew all Of the upper
crust Of society.
These We're the things which the
editor thought of when he asked hel
If she would like to try being societ
editor on the paper. And he knew
when he asked her what her answer
would be, for she had been telling hin
every year that she wanted to start il
her career on newspaper.
OF course Mr.. and Mrs Sanfor,
thought that it was Lila's very 5000
high school essay and much bette
college thesis and the MANY litti
stories that she had sent 10 the pape
which were her recommendations 70
the place in the society room, an,
they also thought that Lila mus b
exceptionally good to be put in charg
of such an important department wit!
out any previous training.
Lila did not try to enlighten he
parents, but She did try to make he
society column the best in the cit,
She succeeded IN doing this, but eve
after two years spent gathering bit
about engagements, weddings. partie
and dances, She was paid no NOR
than fifteen dollars a week for he
efforts. She started IN for twelve do
lars a week and was earning but fl
teen after two years of the hardes
kind Of drudgery, all night work an
Sunday off sometimes.
Gets War Job.
She became restless and disheartel
Cd and finally asked to be put in tn
city room where she might have {
least a variety of stories She wa
refused at first because they did NJ
want a woman in the city room" Sh
kept asking and asking until fnall
she was given cahnCe. In her ne
job she was called sob stuff editor
She went along on almost all of tn
big stories which broke and gathere
up the bits of pathOs and human i
terest which were connected with II
main story She did" all the woman
events, such as political meetings ar
civic club meetings. After two yea,
spent in this work she had risen
he one of the best reporters in the cit
room, at least she was the best in h,