The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-27
ONLY ONE TOPIC
OF CONVERSATION
NOChance to Divert Irish
Lady From SingIeness
-. r.a Of Interest
TERRIBLY IN EARNEST
Everything Measured by It's
Relation to Freedom Of
Her Beloved Country

Tho air in tho hotel was rather
warm, and people .cfg"drd 20 ,'""'
.bout the champion of the lr.su
cnutr Mise Mary NLtcs5WIn'g at thr
rereptlon held fOr nor ON the after.
noon Of her visit hero that th'
valiant, straight 1ittlu figure OF the
honor guest wHA completely hidden
from view. Wh,u one dId catch a
rnomentary glimpse Ot her through
a sudden and bdcf opening iu the
shifting groups nbout her. 1t was 10
remember flccting Impression OF
n very earncgt face, oil eyes anu
color Eyes and color and flame
that IL Mary MacSwincy as hh'
looked that afternoon. Blu" Ii'sh
eyes. wide and luminous and
shadoUod To purple by black ihHn'H'
a face flushed with lovely color
ceriso Il was, too deep Tor rose
The flush camo and went "a hh'
talked.
"Tulsa," shc repeated, hor words
delightfully."- colorcd with the r'ch-
ness OF accent that all nf the culture
and all OF tho schooling ana an OF
the travelling In tho world du'hh I
take from the true lrish man OF
woman, '"TulBa is wondrtiul 'l'E'
truly, for | have found warm trl'ha-
lincss here for Ireland. fTlehuIl-
ness such an havo found I'm ONlh
homa CITY and Sapulph today ipt
instance: city IL always b'ah'.tu'
to mo whose people aro In sympathy
with Ireland
Ucr epeech had that same de
clsiye. clean cut treatment OF WoIu'
that characterizes her public SPEAK
a with lnf1fiNt'
earnostncss, looking very lnteh''y
meanwhile at her qucstioncr.
"Yes. I do like the southwest
..mc another answer. sondwichcd III
botween greetings To tho groupH OF
admirers. lato Comcrs, who drlti'u
nm 10 be introduced. ~ nave h'', :,
touched by the sentiment thai /
have found IN It's states Tor Ire
land. Always its people have been
friendly TO US"
Ireland Always Ireland Ttu',
MaS MacSwincy meant ireland, ana
IL was for ireland that Hh" was
here. but II only she would thlN
about something else, Just for ln"
ment. The ambitious ono trleu
again. 49,.
"Your congreasw oman -elcctP Have
met her2 / have met several re-
narkable women since | have b'cn
in your great country. Many "l
them have expressed encouraging
and Intelligent sympathy Tor our
people. There was one woman IN
Kansas, now: when Ireland
Just then n fresh contingent
eager for u word and TO tuch MISS
MacSwineys hand, cams up
little later
"I think America Is n great a
wonderful country II ia so greh,
ana wonderful that II II would
recognize our republic within a
month, other nations. and eventual
ly England, would do likewise 40
believe" she leaned forward itt''
in her earnestness, her eyes grow
larger, the color flooded her worn
face, "that the United States WI
recognize Va by Eastor. Yes. do
believe that. l believe that 1t would
truly and surely do II II the people
OF America hand their way
ireland. Never anything but lro.
land. And tho sincerity and fire OF
her earnestncss, an earnestnoss al
most terrible, caught and held th'
attention OF the people who stood
about, listening. Just then mem
ber OF the committee came up VIII
IA suggestion for another talk. no