Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-02
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
The Combination Of Perceiving Things
and Doing Them Expressed in a
Remarkable Personality
RN SARAH ID. I.OMRIE

Il
very presence TO John Wauamakcr: and ms
I listened to the glowing words of appre-
citation in such speeches as Heck ana the
Mayors and Alba johnson $ nj the luncheon
given in Mr.. aWanamnkcr's honor and In
celebration Of the Sixticth year of his bust
ness career. that interesting as the occasion
was and worthy of the remarkable life that
1t made the center Of tho picture. nothing
that was said. not even what he said hinl-
Solf could bring his personality vividly be.
fore one who had not known him or been
affected by that personality.
After ALL the great public acts and sue
ccsSes of mans life need his personality
behind them. lIc explains them rather than
little things Of life. tho small acts, The
habitunl everyday practices. the casual ways
Of speech or behavior that give ono tho key
10 personality and clue to why he is
what he Is.
T OOKING back TO my childhood as tar
IL into babyhood as I can remember, ] nm
aware Of nm alarmingly agile. delightfully."-
Gffervcscing person who chased covcys OF
laughing children up and down stairs. along
corridors in ono door and out tho other.
across sofas and under tables. with shouts
of laughter and clarion calls to capitulatee
and merry threats of worse to come. until
some regular. too sensible grown-up laid a
restraining hand on him and gave tho chill.
dren n chance to get their breath and
quiet down.
Looking back on the growing ur wears Of
nv teens. am aware Of an exceedingly
courteous somewhat ceremorious person
alty. who talked even TO very young persons
ms though they could be interested in his
varied information and experiences, and
then as suddenly dropped his ccrCmonious-
nose and changed into quick aside oi
good tempered hantcr that generally had
pan for it's raisOn 'ctrc.
| knew vaguely that this person was up
bpfprp tho family morning and shut
S"mcwher" in library Syery evening tn'r
II" was not maklng an address or preSlulns
at meeting. hlSo hne" tnht nc was I"
no ro,lnlcn on 10 prlnG Ine lunc persons ON Ui't
would expect nome 10 dinner Win MIN, WIZ WIZ,
n general breezy idea that some one Woun
see, that they had lively evening should
he be called on,
r"mcmhcr having my at'cntlon ca'len as
very Young chlId 10 ,ne easy ana cu... I!!.
Nated Spcerh ol man VINO had hod ht'e
schooling, In an ngc Whcn spcecn was NOR
careless man II Is To-Day ana rronnnclu'.ron r
'SS T"ghrd'H' JUST e. hpecahc u"dr' lor
hFScl Ia''r "n 'hht III the nlaItcr OF hIa'
l"rlaI SIrr"qhHihSs lh're was p@u,ch @ r'nI 5
ness ana q Dn'ch Snmptuousness thai nihT~
any interior whl"h wnS personal TO nm nan
iorHigh IN us "omtoriaolG rlcnAcSs'
IN an ih' houses ne IaS h'tu ", ~ Ii rom
IN" Iohg, low sth'cT i"rnluouSc on olu iorh
roau, near Wh'rc ms grchI IRON g"IGs rI aIt
on ,h" entrance HflNr' 70 !ue present crShrh
great hno'hS nc PrHctic"u WIZ anu anu
heterogeneous hoSpitPH'F lor eueFts nu'no.e
ana 'mnVr'ah'' WI" rnlu' una NM "'
curious hpolI MN ~ my WeLc p"ulcu.
r"r n'h'alh n" 'NPsus!Er o~anucl ~ VI str"'y
discuTslNehcss nc mas carrier lnr9ugn NJ" "
snGU'ar'E rctlCeni ulSp"si'lon' douO' II
many persons nave seen MN Ni'Sn n" "hS
IN inc art ~ coming 10 r"hl dcclSloh or
nave occn taken tHi'N INTO MS 'ouhc'"'
IN, hia Rltnp1 do bH,a te h,,pt
Il ness was all absorbing. ! have no mem.
oNy Of hearing him discuss it with any Of
lcct him turning the conversation from
business WIN hFm II nan'rrlnG touch.
us activity. n"d'lH and mental was twice
,i1,,," ,nm' OF d "pd'nnrH @ men, ~ ms Young ara
middle ,dgeo years were ta~cn ~ terrible
nac" or work; when is proof, 'onhrmcd
hy ms length OF days OF an immense
vita'iiH'
~ IL lN9' Hr"ns'h enough ana to spare
that gar" him nerve to ignore his failures
and not grow la77l, under his successes, ]
do not SNOW which IS IN" greater achieve
mcnt; 10 nay" cStHnilsh"d IN" nrst institn'
:" @ m"'" h Gu, .u' LII noJ", or,inr[ or
non' ~ Iavn dt."ovcrcd omG cmrinrcd .nc
a NAM a. Rnbnrt Ogdcn or ,o hoTo .oT.oI
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