Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-12
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HAD GOOD TIME, THOUGH
BY KATHLEEN MCKEE.

After having had the impression that
people like to get publicity which CON
stitutes free advertising done up with
such art that it will get by the copy
editors. I was awakened to the fact that
free advertising is not coveted by some
individuals. a
Having received the information from
the Democratic side of the house that
Miss Julia Landers would be sent to the
Public library next Friday for n joint
debate with a Republican speaker, ad-
journed TO the Republican headguar-
tors Mt the Hotel SEVERN to find out the
female Republican whose lot it would h"
Meandering into the speakers bureau,
where from past experiences / presumed
that my curiosity would be satisfied,
informed one of the dispensers of in
formation my desire, whereupOn she In
formed me, after. having given me a
thorough "once over" that she did not
give out information" and that we
would have to see Mr. Robinson, the
chairman. and eff 1 would have a seat
he would see me in just minute"
CANCELING
SPEAKING DATES.
So / was entertained during an inter
mission Of one hour and ten minutes in
hearing speaking engagements Cancelled
over the telephone and in seeing my sue
cessors in arriving enter the portal Of
Mr.. RObinson's room, and by and by
began to regard myself n permanent fix-
ture for the morning.
Seeing no indication of any admittance
to that sacred room departed for the
women's bureau where made known my
request.
I was informed that no publicity was
given out unless talked to Mr.. Schorte-
meier, secretary of the State committee.
Considering that the quest Of one
speaking date was quite an enterprise,
I departed for the secretary's office to
be halted at the entrance of his re-
ception room by a gentleman who as
sured me Mr.. Sehortemeier was not In,
despite the fact that I had just seen
him enter his office when | started to.
ward the Women's Bureau.
On imparting to him the information
l sought he suggested that go see Mr.
Hitch of the publicity department, so
I made the third lap Of my journey to
the publicity department having a de-
lightful time sightseeing around the
headquarters. for with one or two more
trips 1 would have visited every room
In the hall.
SOLVED? LET'S
READ ON.
Now I knew all my troubles had been
solved, but why had l never thought of
the publicity department before.
By that time one hour and twenty FIVE
minutes had elapsed and the extent of
my information about the Republican
woman speaker at that meeting was about
as far advanced as it was before 1 ever
heard about the meeting.
The publicity man decided that I had
rot seen enough Of the women's bureau.
so he took me down there again, al
though I would much rather have visited
some of the rooms / had not been I'm,
and we came away with our knowledge at
the point zero.
Then he decided to call the Marion
County headquarters, but after having
been Informed that the line was discon-
nected. he thought that maybe they didn't
know anything about IL anyway and sug-
gested that l call up the library and ask
them who the speaker would be-
Say, how do you suppose the library
would know who you are going TO send
out?" l asked while he took another
futile trail at the telephone.
Seeing that the extent Of my informa-
ton had been reached in the publicity
department thanked him and decided to
move on to the next parking place.
YES-sHE
does HER PART.
Taking look at the Labor Bureau
and the negro headquarters. l decided
there wasn't anything doing there, so
there wasn't anything left for me to do
but make a home run regardless of
whether 1 had the ball or not
Any way, my education had been ex-
| tended considerably with the result that
l know there are certain abnormal hui
man compositions that won't give me q
free meal in order to tell me that they
need my personal influence.
But thoughts Of a deeper nature took
/ possession of me and | cOgitated on the