Evening star., 1960-08-11

amusement at some every
day small incident. We hold
these memories and try
stumblingly to use his own
words to say how deeply we
enjoyed these treasures he
presented to us, but we can
not tell it. We can only say
How we shall miss him!"
Florence G. Thorpe
You will no doubt receive
many. many letters about the
article about the passing Of
our good friend, Mr.. Trace
we'll. It was indeed q MASTER
piece about a very kind and
wonderful person. I didn't
know him, although I had
written him several times and
as always his replies were
very helpful. For nearly "a
years I have been a faithful
reader of his column. I am
sure he is now with his
Maker. who holds all such in
His hand.
Mildred B. Goodwin
I was shocked and dis
tressed to read Of Mr.. Trace
wells passing away. His
column will be greatly missed.
Daisy w. Capen.
I was greatly saddened by
the passing Of Mr.. Charles
E. Tracewell. Although I had
been reading his column for
only 2 years. I received SO
much pleasure from it. par
ticularly when he wrote about
birds-as I have q number Of
them. I sent in several ar
ticles on birds and he printed
them-much to my surprise
and delight.
I don't think his column
can ever be replaced-and
thousands upon thousands Of
readers will miss it.
Mary GoOde
Charles E. Tracewell is
gone. The little people, many
many thousands, will mourn
for him and tears will now as
they reflect on the unfillable
void he has left in their
hearts.
The little people - those
of whom Tracewel usually
wrote - the little people who
live next door or just around
the corner and seldom bathe
in the spotlight accorded to
the powerful and rich. but
nevertheless we'll able to read
with a truly deep under
standing the paragraphs Of
Temp Jones as he explored
so delightfully."- the hyways Of
their lives, The little people
will miss this man.
As we contemplate the
good life work Of Charles E.
TraceweI, I believe I can
properly say on behalf Of all
us little people, well done;
we will miss you, Charlie"
G. M. r.
(As he always signed my
lettersD
The writer's are among
those several hundred thous-
and whose inquiries Mr..
Charles Tracewell so patiently
and so courteously answered
throughout the years. While
we knew him only through
his column in The Star, my
husband and I have received
much happiness through
reading his writings. We wish
to extend to you. his Editor.
and through you. to Mrs.
Tracewell, our sympathy and
sorrow at the loss Of q fine
person. and gifted writer. He
wrote with such discernment
of simple, everyday happen
ings, that they regained their
miraculous touch, for actually
the chirp with which a cardi-
nal denotes his arrival. darts
away, and then perches near
by at your approach, then
quickly descending to the
feeding station as you leave.
is not an ordinary event. The
cardinal Is a beautiful work
of creation and he does con-
tain in himself the hint of a
miracle. In the midst of
everyday living Mr.. Tracewell
never failed to note, and to
remind others, as a skilled
writer and a perceptive hu-
man being, that the song Of
the mockingbird is truly
beautiful If we but listen. His
readers will miss him. How
ever, perhaps some day the
best Of his writings will be
put into book form for the
rest Of the country to read
and to enjoy as we in Wash
ington have done these many
years.
George and Esther Meier.