Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-10-30
Author Is
Featured
Saturday

Miss Emma Lindsay -Squier,
author OF THE Wild Heart" "Ad-
ventures in Captivity" and "on
Autumn Trails" series Of animal
stories that have appeared IN
Good housekeeping Magazine, the
former converted into book FORM
was most appreciated visitor In
Salem the latter part OF the week.
Coming with but days notice
proceeding her, the program for
her entertainment was OF neces-
sIty hurried. Arriving Saturday
morning, she was motored about
the city by Mrs. Louis Lachmund;
at luncheon she was the guest OF
members Of the Writer'S section
of the Salem Arts league, covers
being laid around table in the
Rose room of the Spa for Miss
sauier. Mrs. J. M. Clifford, Mrs.
w. r. Fargo, Mrs. Byron F.
Brunk, Mrs. Gertrude Robson
Ross, Mrs. Edna r.. Daily. Miss
Sauier was claimed as dinner
guest Of Miss Julia Webster, pre-
ceeding her talk in the evening in
the lecture room of the Salem pub
lie library.
At the luncheon Miss SquieT
told OF many things sof Interest
concerning her work; of hei
debt OF gratitude to Basil King
widely read author, who discov'
cred her store of knowledge o.
the wild heart" and her talen'
for writing a simple, delightful
story. Miss Squier explained tina
all the tales recounted in her sew
eral series were founded upon al
actual incident or experience
that the old woodsman, who fea
tured so conspicuously in "Th'
Wild Heart" still lives in tn
Puget Sound country tina
"brother," another character, wa
in reality her nephew, a son o
Mrs. Eta Squier Seley, forme
Salem resident, and also know
to the literary world
The children Of the city wer
entertained by Miss Squier at tw
o'clock in the city library, and II
her talk to adults in the evening
the author retold the story Q
"Ski-gat, the Sengull;" contrib
uted the tragic tale of Arnold
the Porcupine," which is to b
published shortly, and also de
lighted the audience with the re
cital OF incidents in the life 0
"Bill, the Elk" which story
likewise to be given to the pub
Tic in the near future, one of
series that will be published Il
the collection known as Broth
ers OF the Sunset" This is tn
group of stories that Miss Squie
will write this winter in Los An
geles, for which place she wa
leaving Saturday night, afte
completing a trip through the va
rious national parks, where
with credentials from Good Hous
keeping Magazine, she was escort
ed through the different sanctu
aries OF, wild animals, there t
learn at first hand the stories o
bison, elk, bear and other fire
Quenters OF these government
Fairgrounds.
Miss Squier demonstrated he
versatility Saturday night, for sh
Is a story teller of the highes
rank, as well as an artist wit
the written word Reeountin
story after story, she completed
fascinated and captivated he
listeners, weaving into her tales
tears and laughter. a subtle an
delicate thread of suspense an
her own naive personality.
II came naturally by my loy
for animals" said Miss Squie
''for both my parents had I'll
greatest sympathy with the vii
things that inhabited the countr
about our home on Puget soun'
Often my father, going out
hunt quail, returned home with
flower, bit OF moss or some uniqu
natural formation, and the info
nation that he had seen cove
OF quail, but that they We're {
pretty, that somehow, he eouldn
bring himself to shoot them
any father smiled Miss Squle
twas much like Mac in N
latest series"
1t Is the intention OF Mi
Squier to pass through Salem me-
March on her way to New Yor
city. She has been secured
speak before the Salem Arts le
que at that time, and on the dc
following, will assist at the ded
catory ceremonies Of the new
X. Gill bookstore in Portland