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Gladys Roberts stood in the upper right-hand corner of the Sheraton-Boston's "Ballroom" (which is just a convention hall painted gold) with a tall, thin man also from Alabama. He was in charge of the money.
Gladys Roberts, in her own low-keyed way, was supervising the Wallace Girls--most of whom were volunteer women from Greater Boston. The Wallace Girls wore appropriate banners and boaters and paraded up and down the aisles soliciting funds, selling Wallace neckties, and handling out little cards. They were eager...
The organist began to play again. Gladys Roberts and the Wallace Girls continued to move up and down the aisles. The number of dollar bills they received was impressive. The tall, thin man in charge of the money stood in his corner separating the ones from the fives. He threw...
After a while, Gladys Roberts, still smiling but looking a little bit haggard came up to the money-man. "He announced the $1000 petitions all wrong", she told him. "All wrong, it doesn't work that way at all." Soon Seymour was brought over to talk to Gladys Roberts. She...
Seymour signaled to the organist and to the Wallace Girls. But there were still no takers. Nonetheless the girls marched up and down the aisles, passing the backets. Gladys Roberts talked to the money-man for a few minutes more, shaking her head.