Evening star., 1923-12-20
TALKS and TALES
With and AbOut
CAPITALS GUESTS

die"
No matter from what section one
halls, nor ones opinion of the ques-
ton at hand. admiration must be felt
for the manner in which an old
school Nirginan expresses himself
once his pride has been touched.
Meeting Senator Carter Glass in the
lobby of the Hotel Raleigh just as
he was on his way to breakfast, he
was asked how folks of the Old
dominion regarded the soldiers
bonus.
with a perceptive curl of his upper
lip and a slight furrow in his brow.
the Virginia legislator drew himself
to full length and replied. "Firginians
gbt and die for principle. not for
the purpose of receiving ii dole"
Senator Glass said further that it
mattcred not how Congress acted on
the measure, nothing could make him
change his views on the matter, and
every man, woman and child in Nir-
gnia knows that | am not going to
vote for it
There is absolutely nothing to it
but Coolidge. so far as We in Pitts
burgh are concerned. was the un-
qualified reply of Ia V. Babcock,
former mayor of the smoky city, and
head of the Babcock Lumber Com
pany, when ked in the New Willard
Hotel how the political situation was
regarded out at the western end of
PENNSYLVANIA.
"Asidc from the preponderance of
republican sentiment 50 usual in
Pennsylvania. the popularity of the
President and the course he has pur
ued since taking up the reins of
government is growing every day in
our section" continued Mr.. Babcock.
The prevailing feeling is that if his
message is lived up to. especially that
clause which has TO do with tax re-
duction. business throughout the
country will be given a great stimu-
lus Being Il Pittsburgher. Secretary
Mellon naturally comes in for great
deal of praise.
Mr.. BabcOck reported the lumber
business in healthy state, saying
that Florida, Tennessee and other
southern states We're shipping to the
Pacific coast. "On the whole. would
say that conditions continue to APP
pear bright" added the eX-otficial as
he spied former Gov. Allen of Kansas
and made off to catch him.
Fetch the chalk, Herman, and
credit Washington with another
spare" No. simply make it
spare" 1t should really be
STRIKE" as pretty little Mary Eaton.
who is scoring such a hit as Polly in
kid Boots" up at the National this
week. spent a large part of her young
liz in the heart OF the nation. but as
on the billboardS as does the dainty
artistic, all that can be done is to give
her d spare"
1t takes more than a pesky trife
like that, however, to ruffie Mary, for
when seen at the Hotel Washington
in company with her very best PAL"
Daddy c. II. 5. Eaton, known to many
composttors on all local newspapers.
her heart was so full of joy at being
back to the scenes of her childhood
that she didn't care much whether
she was featured or not.
''Oh, l just love this old town" cried
the little star, $ she pushed back her
blonde locks. It's been eight years
now since L left Miss Cora Shreve's
dancing school to join THE Bluebird"
company, and to me it seems a CEN
squirrels, the birds and-oh, l can't
tell you how happy I feel when here
With a little third degree magic it
was also learned from Mary that her
chief hobby, if such it may be called,
is an indeScribable love for dumb ami
mails. Next to that nothing pleases
her more than a trip to the movies.
and after that hiking for miles into
the country, preferab bly, with daddy"
Mary was born in Norfolk, Va but
at the age of two her parents brought
her to Washington, where she lived
until entering the professional ranks.
The little musical comedy queen is
not, however, the only talented mem
- 'lt fl mil 70 cl, ha.
six brothers and sisters, three of
whom are fast climbing TO fame.
Let's see said MIR Eaton, when
now with The Follies'; Doris. in the
movies with the Century Comedies
and Charlie. who opened last week
with Wallace Eddinger, in The Naked
Man"
..Oh. daddy. don't forget little Ed
win. and a look of chagrin spead
over Mary's face.
''Ah. yes" laughed the proud father,
and Edwin Mills, my oldest daugh-
ters baby, the Youngest child that
ever played a title role on Broadway,
who was featured with Alice Brady in
Nanda the Great" Then, requesting
that he be remembered to all the boys
IN the composing room, Daddy Eaton
took Mary for her constitutional
walk.
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~ A@dtpIIS lIod IeIL the
hotel when Fred F. McElhone, we'll
known horseman. and proprietor of
Grafton Farm" Upperville, Va, hop
ped out of the elevator and greetings
were passed.
Mr.; McElhone. who specializes in
brood mares and shelters the well
known sire, Out The Way, by Peter
Fan, reports the thoroughbred out
TOOK as most promising. I'VE are
banking on banner season. said
inc Nlrglnian. over at my brother
in-laW.'S A. c. Randolph's stud "OId
Melbourne. where Runantell the
splendid son of BroomStick preSides
never have prospects seemed brighter
than at present"
The mention of Old Melbourne will
doubtless bring sad memories to
those race followers who failed to
nave bet down on Melbourne out
at Laurel last fall when the runner
scampered home at 1873 to l.
Grafton Farm is where r. Hunter
DuIaneE, father-in law of Mr.. Nc
E.lhone, raised Silver Crest the great
est horse show entrant and hunter
in America.
And speaking of conditions in gem
eral. Probably no man in the country
has better opportunity to judge the
economic situation than T.. D. Chas-
sell, general secretary of the Farmers
Mortgage Bankers Association of
America, who. when seen at the