The Washington herald., 1920-02-23
In the Linelight
BY George Perry Morris.

Anna Lane Lingelbsch has became
q member OF the Board OF Education
OF Philadeiphis, the hfst woman sp-
pointed under the present . stem Of
administration. Pubic opinion de-
manded q woman representative TO
help meet vexing and far from cred
liable local conditions. The ap-
pointee Is a mother with three chll-
dren. all In the public schools. IT'S
we'll Very nften educational re-
formers lie to Loss the public schools,
but nevertheless send their children
10 private schools. The appoiutee
has q M. A degree from the Univef-
atty Of Indiana. q Phi. d. DEGREE from
the University OF Philadelphia, and
she has studied at the sorbonne In
Paris, and taught at Bryn Mavr Col
lege. This would seem to be a case
OF preparedness"
Taicott Williams, the Journalist
and publicist, now that he no
longer has responsible charge of
the Pulitzer School OF Journalism,
Columbia University. New York
City, has freedom and time to give
to the delectable literary assign
ment Of writing a biography Of his
old friend, the famous 3. Weir
Mitchell, physician and man Of let
ters. Being the authorized" in
terpreter Of this significant mans
career he has full access TO such
documents and correspondence as
naturally would be available. But
DR.. Williams IL on the hunt for the
unexpected" and hopes that any
person having letters or other doc
uments which may be thought H.
Eliminating, will send them to him.
care The Century Company, New
York City. Let us hope that it will
not be too discreet a biography,
such as Froude would not write
were he living: but which Charles
Eliot Norton would.
John Mccormack. the Irish tenor
outclasses all the artists on record
In the total sum earned by him for
relief agencies during the World
War" 1t 10 truly a golden voice"
that can put $4,000 into the cof-
fers of the American Legion. the
Knights OF Columbus and the other
organizations. But he will sur
pass that sum inasmuch as he
gives his final ''beneht" in the
Hippodrome. New York City. on
the 2sth. This chapter in this
mans life he never will. regret:
nor will he fan to assign TO the
international. interracial strife, yet
another personal blessing. 1t made
him see why America was lovely:
so lovely that he must be a full
fiedged IL not native SON. He has
hlA "nT9t % hn l.
ization authorities would say.
How the high brows" of the
literary and dramatic worlds do
fall" for the royalties the pro-
ducers of films" offer. Their attI-
tude at first is one OF contempt.
then OF assumed indifference. and
then Of capitulation. We have not
yet heard OF Mrs. Fiske or Julia
harlowe or w. D. HoweIIs or Mar
garet Deland travelling TO Los
Angeles, but we expect TO any day.
Forbes Robertson did, and with
better luck than befell him on his
recent speedily terminated Ameri-
can lecture career. Hamlin Gar
land did, notwithstanding he is dis
tnrbed at the absorbing passion OF
MS "" HONlCt at q
time of their intellectual develop
ment when he was reading Emerson.
The text on which this homily is
hung is the announcement that
Maurice Maeterlinck has agreed to
write one scenario a year for a New
York "hlm" producer, and he is
now en- route to Los Angeles to see
how the productions" are produced.
it is announced that he
is travelling in the car usually as
signed to President Wilson when he
journeys. 1t is a long. long way
from Belgium and the environment
that produced the pre-war occult
and spiritual" essays to the film
town near the Pacific. However.
few artists" today are so rich in
coupons or so swamped with COM
missions that they can stop long TO
see whether the offers they receive
are wholly ideal.
So Minnie Hauk is partially blind.
old and destitute. but not friendless!"
Led by Geraldine Farrar. who de-
scribes herself as q fortunate and
happy American singer" an appeal
has gone forth for funds TO put this
once favonte singer out of all want
and assure her that be her remaining
days many or few she shan not lack
food, raiment and shelter. These will
be provided for her in Switzerland
where she now resides. The plan has
the endorsement OF the authorities of
the Metropolitan Opera Company. New.
York City, and donors can be assured
that any sums given will be spent
wisely.