The New York herald., 1922-12-18
THE REVIEWING STAND
By Alexander Woollcott

frills whatever and very fortnight.
l very often go down to have a meal
with her-her scones are inspirational
and was speaking to her last night
about the problem you had set forth
In your article. She grew very
thoughtful about 1t and finally vouch-
safed an opinion that she would hate
to have one OF her own lads footloose
In New York. As her lads are husky
Scots easily capable of moving the
car barns II they wished. their hypo-
theticai plight did not seem as pit
eous TO me as II apparently did to
her. Out of her motherly medita-
tion came this suggestion: She has
In her apartment near the restaurant
a large front room with an alcove.
This has twin beds and one OF them
Is occupied by one of her lads. Said
lad leaves his boudoir early and re-
turns late--all day long the apart
ment Is entirely empty-rather nice
for a gent with a play in his system.a
Poily's charges at her restaurant
would be 25 cents for coffee and rolls,
65 cents for a hearty lunch and II
for a very hearty dinner. For the
room the charge would be So per
week. Polly said after mature con-
sideration-I love her Scotch lack of
precipitancy In financial aYatrs--that
II he pr-r-r-oved to be an agr-r-r-
reable lad an a-r-r-r-rangcment
might be made that would make his
expenses still less.
Polly's address shall be forwarded
to Iowa at once. and, with the need OF
just such inspiration as few hot
scones can give. we have made note
OF the address for the sustenance OF
the dramatic department.
A rather more staggering hand
was stretched out by the Welcome
Stranger Committee Of New York. an
organization which has imposing sta
tionery, bearing the names of so many
committeeman. such as Mayor Hylan,
Will Hays. Frank Case, Ivy Loe and
the like, that there is not much room
left for letter. Crowded over 20 one
side, however. was the following CON-
munication. signed by Edward l.. Ber-
nays in behalf of the committee:
A large committee moved by the
appeal OF the young dramatist from
Iowa. and moved. 1t may say. even
more deeply by the plaintive tear
drop that marred the Philadelphia
pie Of your boarding house friend.
would like to step forth from the I'M
personality of its committeeship to
offer help to the young man from the
West.
The Welcome Stranger Committee
of New York City was formed some
months ago with the very purpose In
mind to help just such friendless
visitors and pilgrims to this large
city.
Your interest in this man. we might
say parentheticaliy. proves our con-
tention that New Workers. are at
heart hospitable, and hospitable In
fact when they are given the oppor-
tunity II young Iowa will get In
touch with US we shall do our best
to give him names and addresses OF
dwelling places that may conform to
his purse. We shall not insist on his
future success. but shall try to make
him and his ideals welcome.
We know nothing whatever about
the Welcome Stranger Committee nor
how effusively 1t would greet the
young Iowan. but we cannot suppress
notion that II would give the au-
thors Of ITO the Ladies' and Merton
Of the Movies" good time. Indeed
we think Mr.. Kaufman should send
Mr.. Connolly to Hoboken and have
him return wearing a silky brown
toupee. a pair Of tortoise shell glasses
and an ingenious expression. He
could then test the hospitality of the
official welcomers and collect data for
comedy we should like to attend.