Evening star., 1926-03-28

eTdl purpose OI ttlc SLuuy is 10 pro-
vide a condensed and easily accessible
source of information upon the life of
one who stands as an active agent in
an important phase OF American his
tory. Here is a sketch of the carly
life of Susan b. Anthony, of those in
fluences OF setting and temperament
that turned her thought toward the
public obligations resting upon her
sex. From this point Of awakening
10 her clear duty in the matter the
story goes on with her efforts and fail
ures and slowly advancing successes.
till at the last the name of Susan 3.
Anthony has an honorable place In
the historic story of the world s
progress.
There stands here also a sketch of
the Anthony League Of the District of
Columbia-its foundation, its progress.
its mode OF operations. its present
standing. its aims and detectives for
the future. Along with this sketch go
the names OF those who have eff
ciently furthered the cause Of the
league. In the main. however. the
book is the story Of the woman who
stands as the inspiration and encour-
agement Of those women who have
accepted her call TO the ranks Of re-
sponsible citizenship. Here is one who
takes her influential place as a pat.
tern Of fortitude and intelligence and
perseverance in leadership.
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IN THE NAME. OF LIBERTY. BY
William Bourke Cochran. New
York: G.. p. Putnan1's Sons.
A DDRESSES Of marked oratorical
distinction receive less attention
than they deserve. These are. in the
main. confined to classroom studies, TO
the literary exposition Of a more or
less patient tutor casting pearls before
a self-engrossed number-of cailow chill
dren. The historic content of these
| orations receives no. appreciable con.
Sideration. where. as matter of fact
they sum almost invariably the peak
OF some high moment in history. They
are the flare on the mountain top
lighting up all the ways TO this sum.
| nit of events. Edmund Burke, Daniel
Webster, Demosthenes, Cicero and
many another since their days, being
masters of eloquence. are ignored as
the voice. each. Of the vital points Of
his life and time.
A book OF addresses here by William
Bourke Cochran. one OF the gifted ora
! tors Of our own day, only three years
ago speaking with power and elo
quence in our own Congress- Cochran
possessed three supreme topics. each
| close TO the heart of the man. One of
these was Ireland. for William Bourke
Cochran was a true son of Erin. be.
| side being perfectly good American.
I Another one was the holy Catholic re-
! ligion. And d third was politics EN-
I bodied in the principles of the Demo
! cratic party. Through his own mental
( agility he was. as a rule. able to bring
I the three under the spread of his own
mastering passion for liberty. An odd
/ trio to bring together at all times
| under the inspiring names of freedom,
| independence. liberty. There is no lack
| Of sincerity here. Rather warm
| heart and a facile mind drawing free
dom from the very hands Of restraint.
However, these addresses project
picture after picture Of American life
and events at some outstanding point
Of importance and interest. Here is
history as we'll as music, fact as well
as impassion fancy putting the spot
light upon many points of national
concern.
GENTLEMEN RICHES. BY Lucille
Borden, Author OF The Candle
stick Makers" Etc. New York:
The Macmillan Company.
A MOTHER story on the current
theme Of unhappy marriage. an.
other story of the happy solution of
this impossible situation. Marriage is
the most completely disillusioning
state into which man and woman have
entered. Once thoroughly and hon
estly convinced that a mistake has
been made there is no power that can
restore 10 marriage its first intent and
its most solemn obligations. The sa-
credness of contract does not avail. The
commands Of religion do not suffice.
The social duty falls into desuetude.
Only a Spartan rigidity Of adherence
to the conception Of austere devotion
to promises made when the conditions
were all against sanity of agreement
only this state can prOlOng the ten
ure of a really hateful marriage. Low
ers may quarrel and make up. with in
crease, rather than diminution, of af-
fection. Married pairs. never. Yet,
here is an agreeable story-well set,
now in England. and now in Africa
Of unhappy marriage. Embalmed in
the atmosphere Of a religion that
counts marriage a lifetime undertak-
ing, the vicissitudes OF the romance
are unfailingly hedged in from the
final and complete separation Of the
two-in one. A story rich in incident.
waywise to the portrayal of character.
intuitive toward the frailties Of human
nature. orderly and dramatic in mat
ters Of story building story that
counts its deepest foundations those
OF revealed and ingrained religious
convictions and adherences.
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THE KENWORTHYS BY Margaret
Wilson. Author Of 1.-The Able Nc
Laughlins." New York: Harper
& Brothers.
HERE is romance OF American
life that broadens out finally to
embrace the social problem of divorce
In it's reaction upon the children Of
parents legally separated. The divorce
is founded upon the technical charge
OF desertion, with no defense set up
by the husband, who seems to be
willing for release on any decent
ground. For sentimental reasons the
boy is assigned to the mother with per-
mission to visit the father at set
times. Speedily the mother marries
again, so speedily as to suggest that
the preliminaries Of the ceremony
must have been made prior to the
legal separation from the first hus-
band. The boy, sensitive and high
strung lad, hates both his stepfather