The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 10, 1908, Page THREE, Image 3
WRITES SPEECH TO ORDER.
One Woman Finds it a Protitable Occupa
tion.--Many Requests from Parents to
Prepare Graduation Addrseses.
Now York, December 21-"It
mawkes no difference whether the
sl'- , is for a feast or a funeral,
I ready to write it and I
guar aitee satisfaction." The speak
er was a young woman who occu
pies an apartment in a studio build
ing only a few doors from Fifth
avenue. "My charges are from $io
to $ioo for a speech, and from $5
to $25 for teaching how it should
be delivered.
"This is my busy season, for ev
erybody who has any ambition to
be known as a speaker has some
thing to say at Christmas festivi
ties. If you will let me glance
over my books for a moment I can
tell you just what I have on hand.
In the way of Christmas greetings,
at Christmas trees and such occas
ions I have already delivered and
yet to be called for thirty-seven
speeches. Of this number only
four are to be taugi't. I mean on
ly four of the thirty-seven persons
who are to deliver them have come
to me to learn how to speak their
speeches. Six of them are old pu
pils and would have taken lessons
had I thought it necessary. Twenty
are new customers.
"There are just 102 names on my
books for toasts and replies to
toasts to be delivered within the
next two months. Most of them re
fer to Christmas, but others are
for Washington's birthday, Lin
,coln's birthday, Lee's birthday, and
some few for St. Valentine's. As
to toasts on 'women,' 'our wives' or
'our sweethearts' I keep a supply
on hand. I write them whenever I
have a moment to spare, knowing
only too well they will be taken off
my hands almost any day.
"Most of the women customers
want patriotic speeches or cleverly
worded toasts. Sometimes it is a
reply. 'To the Ladies,' but'not of
ten as one might expect. As a rule
I think that women who attend
men's dinners are quite willing to
allow the men to do the talking. I
have had some amusing incidents
conwected with my w'omen custom
ers; but nothing like the side-split
ting affairs with the men.
"There is a certain man in this
town with something of a reputa
- tion as an after-dinner speaker, a
hungbrist, who comes to me for
every word he utters in public. He
was among my filrst customers. A
few wveeks after I opened my of
- fice,'wh*en I was doing all the busi
ness alone, that man appearedon
morning and stated his wants and
said he could only give me two
days to write the speech. He was
~such an awkward ungainly sort
-of a man that I hadn't the slightest
suspicion of his position. He didn't
say where the speech was to be de
livered. only gave me the subjech
said that he wanited something very
-good and was quite willing to pay
for it.
"He was on hand promptly to get
the speech and as promptly turned
in the other half of my fee for writ
inmg it. Then he asked if I would
Sobject to reading it over to him.
As this was to be his maiden effort
he wanted to hear just how it
would sound to his listeners. As
there wasi no lack of self-confi
dence, I suggested that he do the
reading and let me make correc
tions, if any were necessary. Such
reading., I never heard before and
never expect to hear again. He
emphasized every 'and' 'the' and
'but' in the paper to such an extent
that the other words had no exis
tence. It was ,the funniest effort
at reading I had ever heard. I
-have considerable self-control, but
not enough to have taken me
through that man's performance.
When I begani to smile I simply'
couldn't stop: the laugh had to
con:e ogt WYhen firaily I could
control t-:el su&icntly to ex
plain the man wasn't the slightest
bit offended.
"'That is all right,' he replied.
'It shall go that way. I want the
fellows to laugh. Don't matter if
the speech is intended to be ser
ious. I hate a serious dinner. I'll
give the fellows something to
laugh at.'
"He gave them something to
laugh at, for the next morning the
papers told of his speech. They all
agreed that it wasn't what he said,
but the way he said it. Oh, he's a
famous after dinner speaker now.
My other customers don't know it
of' course, but he gets the refusal
of all my work, speeches and toasts.
He is able and willing .to pay. It is
a matter of business with me. The
last time I saw him was on the
street. He was much disturbed.
He sahs astm the night before
!i,unt been as succesful as usual
He was sure it wasn't the fault of
the toast, but of the dliverv. be
cause he was learning to read an(
recite like other men. He want
ed to know if I couldn't give hir
lessons, teaching how he used tc
do. That was impossible and I
told him so. No civilized humar
being except himself had ever don(
as he had done.
"Women as a rule don't car(
m nucl, about their delivery. The)
say. and I expect they are quite
right, that the members of theii
clubs never listen to the speeche:
and papers read at their .meetings
They either sit and whisper or the)
think about outside affairs. The
do the thing for tne sake cf the re
putation it gives them and to se(
their name in the papers of the re
ports of the meetings. If one of m3
speeches is printed in a magazine
a paper or an anuual I require ar
extra payment.
"Women never object to this
They seem quite satisfied with th<
reputation of having produce(
something worth printing. Met
are not so easily satisfied. T'.ei
think one payment ought to suffic<
unless they get some money re
turns for the printed article. Ever
then they will haggle about it. 0:
course, I always have ec argu
ment to bring them to their senses
I always ask: 'What would you'
friends and the public say if :
should insert as an advertisemeni
my affidavit claiming that article a
the product of my brain and re
search ? I don't have to ask tha
question often, however, I an
thankful to say. People as a ruh
are willing to standd by their bar
gains.
"Next to the Christmas seasor
the graduation season is the busi
est for me. I couldn't begin to tel
you how many graduation speeche.
I have written in my time. A
least half my orders for sucl
speeches come from the parents o
the boy or girl to b graduated
When I remind them that boys anc
girls are not supposed to get assist
ance in such work it does no good
only distresses them.
"My methods are very simple
To begin with I came to New Yor_
with the intention of writing fo:
the papers. I didn't make much o
a success, and seeing this opening
I determined to step in the breacd
and try my hand at working up
business. Realizing the necessit:
of a convenient locality I rente<
this studio. From some half doze1
customers, most of them club wo
men, my business has grown unti
now I am : -,d to employ two re
gular assistan.,. and anm alread:
dreading the day whe. a.nother wil
have to be broken in. ')ne assist
ant does my office work, while thi
other spends all her time in thi
libraries. I have to have materia
to build up articles and speeches o1
and it is her business to get a
~mtch as the libraries can give.
"Couldn't I make as much mor
ev as a magazine or newspape
riter? I certainly don't believe
could make half as much. There 1
a great difference between speak
ing and reading. A speech or arti
le that would pass muster and ev
en be considered clever when we.
spoken might prove both flat an
unprofitable reading. There1
nothing original in my work
few jokes, not always new: a fes
facts, historical or to suit the sub
ject under discuss'un, clothed il
good English. Any well educate<
woman willing to give her tim
and mind to it 'might do as well. I
is lack of time among the peopi
who are rushing about in their ef
forts to keep up with everythin
more than anything else that put
money in my pockets. The rm
jority of the men and wvome
whose speeches and toasts I sul
ply could do just as wvell themse
es if they only had the time t
think them out."
CAPT. GRIFF'ITH MARRIBS.
Sperintenplent of Penitentiary Wed
Lexington Woman.
Columbia, January 7.-This al
ternoon. at the home of the brid
in Lexington county, Mrs. Sti
Kinsler and Capt. D. J. Griffit
were married, the Rev. C. A. Free<
of Columbia, officiating. Cap
Griffith is the superintendent of thi
state penitentiary, a position whic
he has held for nearly ten yeart
and he was formerly senator fro;
Lexington county. Immedisatel
after the wedding Capt. and Mr
Griffith left for Knoxville, whel
they will visit Capt. Griffith
daughter, Mrs. Brice, formperI
Miss Bertha Griffith.
/
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under call of State Bank Exai
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Cash in vault 35,041 03
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