Evening star., 1922-10-22
N Thursday. April 81. having.
as hoped, given Boston



as hoped. given Boston
something to think over, /
started on a long, through
Journey to Washington, which was
frightened in the middle by picking
up my whole family at New York and
carrying them on with me. l had
determined as far possible to leave
them in some central position while
I did the work but it seemed wrong
that their young minds should not
receive the tremendous impression
which the capital would give. While
we were still wavering an invitation
came from MIR. Mark Sullivan. the
we'll known journalist. that they
should stay with his children in his
home while we did our business. saw
the press. etc. at hotel This sener-
so we were able to take up our
travels again in joyous-though
rather noisy-companionsh
1t was late when we got to Wash
ington. but in spite of this. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Sullivan. with true Ameri-
can hospitality. were waiting at the
station and carried off Miss Stable
and the children. while we drove to
the Belmont Hotel. where the press
mercifully spared us for that night.
They made up. however. next morn
Ing. i observed that among the press
men who interviewed me was ore OF
the young Vanderbilts. who had, 1
presume, been thrown into the water
to learn to swim for himself. without
the bladder of wealth. The press
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also less earnest. in Washington than
elsewhere. but there is world press
there. men who deal only with great
interests. like Mr.. Mark Sullivan.
papers.
Drive Over Beautiful City.
After the press ordeal was over We
city. which has improved enormously
since my last visit. 1t contains some
vistas which can hardly be matched
In the world, and the sight of the
lovely dome of the Capitol lit up at
night by the beam of searchlight
is like one of Vale Owens magnifi-
cent pictures of the other world, or
some glorious vision by Martin. One
feels as one looks at that center of
power that surely selfishness. ma
tional or personal. will not forever
prevail. and that some great thing
for the whole human race will come
out of that wonderful silver dome
outlined against the starry sky. The
salvation of the world depends upon
America rising to Che height of those
responsibilities which overwhelming
power must bring with it,
Which reminds me that during the
day we saw a group of women dele
gates assembling in front of ex-
an infirm and broken man emerged
to address them with a few tired and
halting words. Was ever a man in
the whole course of history placed
In such position? l confess that
in my historical reading l can re-
member no such case Ali Europe at
the supreme moment of fate accept
ed him with reverence as the ac-
credited plenipotentiary of great
nation. and then on account of some
unintelligible to outsiders. they found
all his promises and engagements
swept out of sight and were left
alone to carry out the engagements
which had only been entered into on
the strength of those same promises
Well. the story is not ended yet. but
however it may end. the episode
stands by itself. and no one can but
pity a man placed in so dreadful
position. He was hailed in Europe
the skies. I wonder what his recep-
ton. poor man. would be today?
Lincoln Memorial Embellishments.
Washington has been greatly en-
bellished by the new white marble
monument to Abraham Lincoln. a
building so chaste and perfect that it
would not have Jared If placed upon
the Acropolis. When one looks from
its perfect outline to the large
obelisk which represents the nations
homeage to their great founder. one
must admit that the Americans know
II they do occasionally place them
in rather difficult positions while they
are alive. / wonder. by the way, how
many Americans realize that Lincoln
was sustained at the most arduous
crisis by his help from Beyond fur
nlshed by spiritualism..
The story is clear and remarkable.
Miss Nettie Colborn. young trance
medium. went to Washington in the
crisis of the north-south war. Her
object was to get a furlough for her
brother. who was a soldier and i'll.
Mrs. Lincoln had heard of the pow
ers of Miss Colborn. and the Presi-
dent was asked to confirm them. Miss
Colborn was asked to the White
House. Upon the entrance of the
President she was at once entranced
and SPOKE for an hour in a most con-
vincing and commanding way. Spec
,Ators seem to have recognized terms
of speech which recalled Daniel
" eDSttT nose pTSSeHl NeCidTSu
that they lost sight of the timid girl
In the majesty of the utterance and
seemed to r"a'Ze that sam" s'~H-e.
masculine spirit force was giving
speech to almost divine commands"
Orders to Issue Proclnmation.
The spirit orders were to instantly
issue the proclamation on slavery
and so give moral elevation to the
war. Lincoln was much impressed
and said: "My child. you possess a
very singular gift. and that it is of
God I have no doubt. l thank you
for coming here tonight. 1t is more
important than perhaps any one here
present can understand" A later
communication urged him to go In
person to visit the federal camps.
where the soldiers were much dis
couraged The effect of these two
measures coming at a time of such
danger to the republic was so great
tnat it is not too much to say that
the words of a medium went far to
nreserve the state-that very state
which now makes mediumship a
nenal offense and allows such physic
sensitives as Miss Colborn to be har-
rfed by the police.
II seems absurd to be always speaking
In euperlatives. and yet 1t is difficult to
avoid il when one mentions some OF the
sfkfts Of Washington. The Capitol Is