Evening star., 1936-09-06
Liking People, Anne Cameron
Puts Real Ones IN Her Stories
Creator of Mrs. O'Malley wrote the First
of Trailer Series While Visiting
Sister in Washington.

| up to a Scotch English heritage be-
yond her California nativity, but
laughingly admitted that there were
those who accused her, even in her
own family, of being a throw-off from
some remote gypsy strain not yet
genalogically run down to source.
But why did you switch of from
Mrs. O'Malley and begin writing
about folks travelling In trailers?" we
next queried.
Didn't you know?" was her coun-
ter question. that one firm alone
which several years ago manufac-
tured about 400 trailers as q seasons
entire output has thus far sold over
12,00O9 Rolling along in trailers
seems to be an increasing trend in
modern life, whether we like it or
not-how transitory or how perma-
nent, of course, we have no way Of
knowing"
Learns About TraiIers.
BY the conversational route, had
presently followed this delightful oral
encyclopedia on the subject of trail
ers through an inspection trip Of a
trailer factory in Baltimore, and
heard with much interest Of their
varying types of construction, their
mileage cost and upkeep as we'll as OF
the original outlay necessary to own
one in addition to its subsequent re-
sale value.
Something tells me that Anne Cam
erons itching travel foot, plus the call
that the open road has for her, is one
day going to cause her to drive up to
her familys door with trailer Of her
very own and an invitation to twin
soul or two to go rolling along with
her in search of the beckoning adven-
ture that may lie just over the curve
of the next hill.
Neither do I mean that this will
come about because Of a feverish.
modern restlesSness within that will
not permit her to long sit by her own
fireside. Rather is it that Miss Cam
eron is imbued with that splendid type
of curiosity which has its roots in the
belief that the world is so full of
number of things we just ought to 60
see them for ourselves.
am prone to concur. too, in her
sisters comment: IF Anne we're on
a desert trek with caravan train,
by the first nightfall she would have
instituted a series of fireside parties
with camel drivers seated croSswise
telling her their life experiences, in the
sign language If necessary, with her
least of all minding If the tea were
seasoned with sand, because Of the
many elements of shared pleasure
that would be present in the group"
Her two nieces, Anne and Patricia,
(Anne is her namesake, as you might
SuppoSe) declare that "Auntie's pet
extravaganza when she gets home
from one Of her jauntings hither and
yon, is an indulgence in velvet hostess
gowns" A ruby one, I should say,
would be just the right foil for her
glowing charm, should she need one,
for along with her gift for witty repair
tee Is her refreshing habit of poking
fun at her own idiosyncrasies and a
most beguiling and flattering fashion
of listening attentively to others, so
that her guests always feel as If they,
too, have been witty and wise.
Essentially Feminine.
Miss Cameron is so essentially femi-
nine, so truly appreciative of the view
point and leadership of men in affairs
of business and government, so little
dogmatic in her own opinions and
convictions, that it is difficult to Wis
ualize the sturdy independence which
last Summer took her up in the high
Sierras on a pack trip where no
woman had ever been before. In
deed, no man has accomplished a sim
liar feat since William Edward White
blazed the trail in 1904.
When touring our National Parks
wasn't the easy tourist pastime that