Evening star., 1923-02-04

I T'S popular pastime, this mir
roring" of Washington. but it is
seldom. indeed. that the looking
glass has sent back quite 30 many
grins as those which have greeted
the ortburst Of Mrs. Miles Poindexter,
wife of the Junior senator from
Washington state, to which attention
has recently been called. When Mrs.
Poindexter wrote her piece" about
the gay official life here for the home
papers she, Of course, did not give a
thought to the consequences II it
should get back to the Capital city.
Washington to have missed that
trenchant pen and that pungent COM
ment.
For instance, the cabinet meeting
or last Tuesday would have been en-
tirely spoiled. This was the first
cabinet meeting after Mrs. Poindex-
ter had put the said cabinet on the
grill and toasted 1t to a nice, rich
brown. Naturally the cabinet was
interested. and those members who
had escaped the pungent per, had
tion Of those who had been held over
the hot Goals Of feminine scorn.
President Harding himself can pull
wicked bow when he wants to and
he. too, let fly with some shafts OF
wit and wisdom at the expense of
the supposed discounted cabineteers,
who, however, refused to be discom-
flied.
when Secretary Fall arrived at the
White House he let it be known that
he was very anxious to see Secretary
Of War Weeks. He said some very
nice ladies wanted to hold a recep-
tion and wished the War Secretary
would send some handsome young
ter, you remember. said 1T was great
10 be the wife Of the Secretary of
War because of the perquisites in the
way Of handsome young officers as.
signed to attend your "at homes" and
other social doodabs.
We'll, John. have you any nice,
young, handsome officers this morn
ing?" the Secretary of War was
I'VE have nothing but handsome
young officers" came the grinning
reply.
4 ND there was the Secretary OF the
"A Navy. Mr.. DENLY. Mrs. Poindexter
thought she would rather have that
portfolio in the cabinet than any
Of the others. Think Of the nice speed
boats on the Potomac, the naval
yachts, the Marine Band to r4ay at
your teas and receptions, and, of
course. plenty Of handsome young
naval officers always at command. to
say nothing of the wonderful trips
one could take ones family on.
Secretary DENLY will admit to any
one that he has had bully time" as
head Of the Navy. He has had as
much fun in his job as Theodore
Roosevelt had in the White House
although naturally he has not broken
as many pates with the big stick. But
think of it, in addition to going 10
the Orient last year on a naval trans
port, and flying around China in a
rickety airplane which jolly well
crashed to the ground with all on
board, and rowing the deep seas in g
submarine. Secretary DENLY a few
nights ago went coon huntin' right
outside Washington I'm the hills Of old
Virginia There were coon dogs and
real old coon-huntin' coiored persons
and of course the white hosts to the
Secretary. They treed a coon and die
everything that good hunter,
! ought to have done. It's shame thai
coon huntin' expedition didn't get into
| the official record.
Secretary DENLY likes the Navy. He
| was in the Marine Corps during the
ward and ask il anybody is having 6
good time in Washington today. Mr.
DENLY would give a hitch to his
trousers, step forward, salute, and
say AYE. aye, sir" or, better still
AYE, aye madame"
y II
THERE is one deep. dark, dank cabi.
i net secret which Mrs. Poindextel
| failed to expose. 1t has long beer
known to his associates in the officia
| IA rnilx that Attorney General Daueh.