The Omaha morning bee., 1925-02-10
Helen Keller Real
Marvel of Century.
Says interviewer
Story of Her Education More
Wonderful Than Develop
ment of Radio and
Airplane.
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between Miss Keller and the outside
world, Miss Keller laughed happily
and kept patting her teachers arm.
1t is really wonderful, this comradrie
between Miss Keller and her COM
panions. Mrs. Macy and Miss Thorn
sen.
Compared With Napoleon.
Miss Keller and her companions
were guests of honor at a MONDAY
luncheon at the Fontenelle, at which
c ii. Wilhelm presided. The purpose
was to introduce the work of the
Helen Keller fund for the American
Foundation for the Blind. Miss Kel-
Ter and party will be in Omaha until
Thursday. The response to the appeal
has SO far been generous in the ex.
treme. Miss Keller spoke happily of
her former visits to Omaha.
When Miss Keller graduated from
Harvard her lifelong friend, Mark
Twain, telegraphed his congratula-
tons, concluding by saying: 1.-The
two greatest of this age are Helen
Keller and Napoleon"
After visiting with this talented,
marvellous woman, 1t is easy to agree
with Mrs Macy. who said, THAT was
wonderful compliment to Napoleon"
Honor Guest at Tea.
On the luncheon table before Miss
Keller was vase of flowers At Miss
Thomsen's request she touched and
named the different flowers and ac-
tually told their color. How does she
do it? How do birds fly, and radio
waves convey sound? What is cleo
tricity? When you are able to ex.
plain those thinggs 1t may be pos
sible to explain how Miss Keller can
tell colors.
With smile and hearty handshake
Keller stood in the receiving line
for two hours Monday afternoon at
tea given in her honor at the Hotel
Fontenelle. Mrs. Sullivan and Miss
. Thomson stood at her side and
spelled out the names of the visitors
by sign language on Miss Keller's
hands. Miss Keller then spoke slow
~ to the guest near her in words
that were clearly spoken. She seemed
delighted to learn something personal
of each guest who greeted her. Miss
Thompson described the attrative
setting for the tea TO Miss Keller
telling her in the sign language just
what flowers were on the table and
describing the cakes ready for the
Tea.
Mass Meeting Tonight.
Miss Keller was attBactively gowned
in Alice blue georgette. which was
beaded, and wore a corsage of orchids. |
She wore pearls. She spoke to her
new friends of Mrs. Charles c. George
of Omaha, who was her. advisor while
they were both students at Radcliffe
college. Miss Keller and her com
panions also spoke OF the disappoint
ment at the absence of Mr.. and Mrs
:. n. Dietz and Gould Dietz, who ar9l
in Peru, South America, at present
Miss Jessie Millard and Mrs. A II.
Richardson poured tea. Mrs. Paul
Gallagher and Mrs. p. ii. Bogardusl
were in charge. Those who assisted
Il the tea were Mesdsmes John W.
Towle, Windsor Megeath, +. w. Nash.
4. l.. Reed. Philip Potter, Harold
clifford. II. Won Schultz, 7. L. Davis.
{. M. Wilhelm. A. F. Jonas. George
.rosiyn, w. B. Millard. jr.; Milo Gates,
Wallace Sheppard and Casper Offutt.
More than $50 invitations were is.
sued.
No plans for Tuesday have been
made for Miss Keller except the mass
meeting in the evening at the Bran
deis theater. Miss Keller and her
companions have been touring the
United States since last May in the
interests of the American Foundation
for the Blind. They will be taken
on an automobile ride through the
city Tuesday morning.