Evening star., 1921-09-25

7 INTRODUCING Mother MacColl:
Some of US have entrance Into the
very best society, which is a good
thing in its way, but here is
woman who has won for herself an
open sesame into every penal institu
tion in the country. Which counts
for whole lot more.
At her request all wardens open
all doors, for the reason that Mrs.
Jeanette MacColl is a special agent
of the Department of Justice. but it
Is the tender sympathy of her that
unlockS the hearts of the men and
women who have sinned against the
law and are paying the price. Her
reports are made direct to Attorney
General Daugherty, and it was her
official mission here the othe- day
life's hive to meet the mother of
three hundred and more children.
with the family growing. These chill
dren are the men and women and
gi-ls and boys she has helped to turn
to the right: mot one of whom has
gone back to prison"
just to see her. arrs. MacColl is
small. digUfIed woman with friendly
eyes and 7plea sanity crisp voice. but
when she talks about her children"
there comes to you vision of that
first Samaritan Who helped his fallen
neiehbor. across the way:
:.W heneyar man goes wrong
some woman has failed in her duty.
And when man doesn't ge; q square
deal after serving his sentence. and
thus paying for the crime he may
have committed. he has something
against the Govern'n nrnt.
That is the creed she works by. and
as you listen 70 one Of her imme
diate cares for her children. say the
effort to obtain musica: instruments
for the inmates of the Mcneil Island
federal prison. away out in TT coma,
Wash. where they have only a
couple of homemade drums and
piano as musical as bray:ug
donkey" you know that somehow,
she is going to get them
And. also. you feel that you must
help. il only the li:tiest bit to keep
from being brother to that other
Samaritan who passed by on the other
side
A MAN was one of bunch--rlean-
- ing coterie--sitting under the
speaker of the day"-see ad.
All around the ..sinall ballroom.
flashed the jewels and radium gown
lets of society. eacn portion of it
registering inspired poses as the
speaker adopted as his owr. the
genius of writer's gone before.
In contrast to the finery of the
occasion. there CHANGED to be sitting
next to the man. plain white woman
in a plain black frock. who in her
years of solitude has adopted Marcus
Aure'ius as an elder brother and
Plato as her pa but-aS the speaker
cast thei" pearls of wisdom before
those present. pausing to accept liba-
tions of praise. she didn't say beans.
When he was through with Marcus
and Plato. had dipped into Hudibras
for liShtsome touch of wit and, was
to show how degenerate the world
is getting. he struck a high place
where he felt called on to criticise
the work OF that Architect of whom
we believe all things and know
nothing. rs .
"Old age and death are mistakes"
(Applause) Had l created the world
should have assured you earthly
Immortality by making health catch
ing instead of disease" pause, for
rapturouS ovation.)
You may crib classics and get away
with it. but when it comes to swip-
ing Bob Ing.rsoll-
The man bolted up. but before he
could protest he was matted Dy the
plain soul who nabbed him by the
arm. AS he had never laid eyes
on her before. and as she wasn't what
you could conscientiously call an eye
full At that, he naturally paused for
explanation. and while he was getting
it the lecture-person was being show
cred with the confetti of praise.
That fake is stealing from Inger-
sollT
Let him. Ingersoll doesn't want it
any more-and if it makes them at
all happy. what's the odds?"
Look at all these women, will
you. My wife is one of them-would