Evening star., 1923-10-06
TALKS and TALES
With and About
CAPITALS GUESTS

OGorman or Root, and yoti are de-
scended from one William Gayer, esq,
of Nantucket, who died there In ITO.
and you are interested in royalty, lit-
tie time should be lost In getting In
touch with Echlin Philip Gayer. Eng
lish actor. playing this week with
William Hodge at Polis Theatef, for
unquestionably you are descended di-,
rectly from Edward Of England,
and his wife Eleanor, daughter OF
Ferdinand Ill. King of CASTLE. long
line of notable Gayers. the Pianta-
genet blood royal flows through your
veins. and you have every right In
the world to perk UP and feel chesty.
Dropping In on the British player.
who Is stopping at the Hotel Shore
ham, for the sole purpose of obtain
ing bit of news about present con-
diticns of the English stage, Mr.
Gayer was found bent low over
genealogical chart, tracing and re-
tracing his relations in s&e United
States and nothing was fA .0ss 6ssa
his mind than this~S SSseSrfSaf---
British or American.
Really, old top; I've had perfect
luck today" exclaimed the we'll
known actor as he ran his hand over
his brow. I've succeeded In getting
in touch with several collateral cousins
right here In washington. and IL
can but fill UP this little discrepancy
here" and he ran his pencil over a
blank space, "that Will connect this
branch with this one and / will be the
seventh cousin twice removed from
the lady talked with this morning.
Isn't 1t wonderful?"
Absolutely. Mr.. Gayer." was the
enthusiastic reply. Are there many
streets, that Is, estates, named for
the ob family In Eneland aan.ined 5eSay The little
man without looking up. "old Stoke
Poges Manor, County Bucks. seat OF
the Gayer family for. centuries. is
still standing, and at present Is
low, it was at Stoke Poges that the
crusty Sir Robert Gayer refused ad-
mittance to King William III. ne
being Of the Stuart line. and refused
his actions on the long established
privilege enjoyed by the Britisher to
welcome whom he likes to the pri-
vacy Of his home"
at Nantucket Island, and. as he says
himself, judged by the intermarriages
resulting from the offspring of the
original Gayer. he is distantly con-
nected With all the old settlers of
edition de luxe Of the Roll Of the
Plantagenet Blood Royal" from Ed
ward I. King of England. and the
Courtenay-Gayer branch. and. as said,
those named Williams, Mitchell. Coffin.
Brookes, OGorman or Root have
chance to hop in, but they will have
to get busy.
The geneaiogist is a son Of Rev
grandson Of Arthur Edward Gayer.
Esq, Q. c.. LII D., both of Trinity
College. Dublin.
Every now and then reports are
brought back by returning American
tourists of the remarkable strides to
recovery made by Auitria during the
past two years. and all such were
verified In an interview with Fred
Waller. member OF the editorial stan
OF the New Free Press and the Illus
trated News of Vienna, two leading
central Europe journals. who. as q
special delegate of the Austrian
chamber of commerce and industry.
Is touring the United States to study
conditions, particularly of trade.
Mr.. Waller has been making his
stay In Washington at the Hotel Ma
tional and when seen at that house.
had seen in this country. II will call
ut all Of the leading chambers Of CONF
merce on this side" he said. For
the purpose of furthering friendly
tries was entertained at the AUS
trian embassy and do think your city
most wonderful"
Continuing the Austrian said: eco
nomic conditions in my homeland are
improving. Three years ago the situ-
alton looked hopeless. Credit for the
change is due to the marvellous work
accomplished by Premier Seipel, our
particularly talented statesman.
prastea xea rsea Is the rssa stabe o Rs
ernment and practically no political
discord. The annual Austrian. fair
held in Vienna recently has shown
international visitors the progressing
industry OF the country Many Amer
leans attended. Attractive offerings
for investment of American capital,
especially. in industrial enterprises.
are abundant"
Mr.. Waller is accompanied by his
wife and two children, his little
six-year-old daughter Gilberte, born
In the Philippine Islands, being quite
talented, having been offered oppor-
tunity to enter the motion picture
world.
The cat is out! lucid explana-
ton of the much-discussed condi-
tion of the Kansas farmer, especially
those In the wheat belt. was obtained
from Mrs. George T. Guernsey OF
Independence, that state, when seen
in her apartments in the New Willard
Hotel.
"The whole thing in a nutshell Is
this smiled the former president
I general of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, as she laid aside
! some papers For the past few
years the Kansas farmer has been
up came along he was hardly pre-
uared for the change. Three years
ago he was sending his children to
universities. riding in automobiles
and generally having a go9a time; lime.
crops and low prices and he couldn't
understand 1t. I live right in the
wheat belt and know our farmers
have had bad year. 1t will come
out ali right in the end"
Mrs. Guernsey Is president OF the
National Omcers' and State Regents
club of the d. A. R.. and also national
chief executive of the Daughters of
American Colonists. Both boards of
and she is here to preside at the gath
erings.
Looking the picture of health after
a summer spent with his family at
Ocean City, Col. John MeIlhennys
civil service commissioner under
President Roosevelt. has returned to
his rooms at the Hotel La Fayette
and says he never felt better In his,
life.
thing about politics. You know
have been out of the game for 10,
these many moons! I will say, how.
ever, that I think President Coolidge
a bully good President. and that the
American people should congratulate
ngioiai to stem into President Hard