The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-07-28
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
SHUT-INS

an Of 81. The youngest, a girl
Of !. This little lass was from
the Childrcn's Orthopssiic hospl.
tai.
She was able 10 20 home. and nft
n hearing others tell Of seeing THE
decided that she wanted
o 20. too She appealed TO her
mother, who communicated with DIR
.oope. and the youngest shut.in was
included IN the party.
In one Gig car the only occupant. n
,cside the driver. WAS n crippled boy 4
Il u. The rest OF the load assigned \
had been unable 10 come at the last
minute. But that lad was not 10 be
disappointed because the rest could
rot be there.
Affections Of all ~~ts. from
heart trouble and broken banks
to rhesmafism and scnili y. were
present nj the shutin party.
In on~ car was an isy~ar old
hoy who has never walked. Win
him was his mother, who for
eight years has b~rn paral,rod.
Another woman has bren
paraiysed for II years.
There was n party OF III from
the county hospital. with four
attendants. Nine Of The II can
not walk.
During the Intervals between cpl
uodes dozens a emissaries from mem
bers OF the shutin party flocked TO
Or. Loope tell him how their wards
were enjoying II.
From the moment the opening
bomb was fired the pageant held the
attention OF the throng. who made
no sound except an occasional burst
Of applause al the conclusion OF
some telling scene.
The scene that reached deepest.
that moved the shutins mosi.
ps-rhaps. WAS the throng of Grip
ple and afflicted waiting tho mr..
rival Of Jesus To be healed Of
thor hurts. As the third episode
opru~d. and the halt and MANNED
came In steady prvcession bef~c
JerusAicm's gatr~, each shutin
was r~living his own experience.
for mot of them had walked
close 10 the edge Of the grave
htmseif--some were yet not far
away.
The gathering OF the rhutin
party was rcpieic with incidents of
and courage
80 Nh
cot think she could no. She had
not been out OF bed for years.
Daily she read accounts OF the pa
gcant. and ionged more than ans.
thing else TO view and hear u for
h. r,ef.
The family with whom she lives
are not rich. They have no car.
And no money 10 spend on pa.
Eeants. so this woman. thinking
only Of the happiness OF others.
bought tickets for all but herself.
IL only che had an auto
And then. nj the last mo
meni. aimut . nciEhbor told
her whAi The Star and Dr.
I.oope wer~ doing for the shut
Inns. Doubtinx that she could
be so fortunate n Ia be In
clude<l. she called DIR. Loopc-
and that house was unpeopicd
last night
Two there werr who did not 60
to the pageant One. a woman OF
-. decided that she could not riss
the journey The other Is a man
III with sleeping sickness. No one
could b. found who would venture
60 come in contact with the
disease.
One man was carried down two
flights Of stairs and back up again
by hts escort. A young man from
Providence hospital was out for the
first time In four years.
And 40 II went In the hearts OF
the shutins who saw The Way
farcr" last night It's gripping story
will never die.
Robert Day. who played the Way
farer's role at Wednesday evenings
performance OF the huge pageant.
received inspiration from the pres.
ence of The Stars party OF Shut
ins. parked at the rim OF the stad
sum. he declared In the following
letter to The Star, received today:
n With 10 sound y note Of
praise 70 the ihoughtfulncss Of
your management In making II |
possible for the unfortunate
'Shutins' 10 So and hear The
Wnyfzrer.' The thought Of
their prcsrssce WAS 10 mo an In
SEPARATION.
The presentation OF this a.
crcd pageant has brought out
many kindnsscs In thought and
action. but this seems the
gYnuiexl uuhls~t NJ fix~su all