The Washington times., 1929-04-09
Irish Minister Yarns of Grave
Danger in Wise and Witty Speech
With Mrs. MacWhite,
Envoy Is Guest of Ma
tional Women's Demo
cratic Club

The minister of the Irish
Free State, Michael Mac
White, is warning us of a
grave danger. With eco
nomic conditions in Ireland
so much improved, emigra-
tion to the United States is
falling far short of even its
reduced quota-and we may
be faced with the necessity
of providing our own poll
ticians and policemen.
IA Startling
! This startling possibility was
brought out in the speech
which Mr.. MacWhite made yes
terday at the forum luncheon
of the National Women's Dem
ocratic Club, in which he told
of having been met at New
York by a customs inspector
named O'Connor, of having been
greeted in Chicago by captain
of police whom he had first
met in school in Ireland and of
encountering Irish names and
Irish faces wherever in this
country he had had any contact
with local politicians.
1 Facts and Figures
} This was a whimsical and enter
tanning feature of a talk which
was in a distinctly serious vein.
But Erin's envoy even managed
to make figures and statistics
interesting as he told Of the cam.
paign for economic readjustment
and industrial development in Ire
land. He spoke Of the successful
harnessing of the River Shannon,
which "had been running uselessly
to the sea since the creation of
the world" and of the part this
great hydroelectric development
had played and would play in
reducing unemployment and fos.
tering industries.
As for the stability of the
Irish government, he reminded his
hearers that, since President Cos
sgraye had been in office, he had
had official relations with no less
than six British prime ministers
and that he might deal with
another before many months had
passed.
Mrs. Macwhite was present
with the Minister. She has the
blue eyes, brown hair ana fair
complexion typical Of the Irish
colleen, but she is Danish by
birth. And she has achieved dis
tinction in her own right as an
hrtist--a fact brought out by Mrs.
John Allan Dougherty, who pre-
sided at the luncheon and intro
duced the speaker.
; Guests
+; Educated for the pacific profes-
sion of a teacher. Mr.. MacWhite
plunged into a military career by
enlisting in the French Foreign
Legion, and when he first came to
this country with the French war
hnission to aid in the Liberty loan
drives, his Irish brogue caused
bit of a sensation from a man wear
ling the horizon blue uniform.
more recently the new Minister of
fathe Irish Free State had been serv-
ling as his country's representative
[swith the League of Nations.
Although these weekly forum
Fguncheons at the Democratic Club
1are always popular. there was an
Unusually large attendance yester-
ssday. Mrs. J. Borden Hartman,
Hfhe president, was on hand. Rep
esentative Ruth Bryan Owen was
an interesting interested
guest Lady Broderick and Mr..
land Mrs. Alexander Blair Thaw
nwere guests Of Mrs. Beverly Will
Aianson. Others glinpsed were
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs.
Charles Warren, Mrs. Charles S.
SEIam1in, Mrs. George S. Hamlin,
Mrs. George Eckels, Mrs. Stephen
Bonsa1. Mrs Edward B. Meigs,
Miss Cornelia BasseIl Miss Caro-
line Reilly, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
IA. De1ano. Mrs. John M. Shafroth
and Mrs. Harry Covington.
r Vice President Curtis had as
mis- guest over night his son,
Harry X. Curtis, of Chicago, who
Aeft this morning for New York
TO remain there until Saturday
before returning to his home.
~
The French Ambassador and
Mime. Claudel will be the ranking
Ekyuests at dinner this evening of
,sfhe Chief of Staff, Z. S. A, and
MRS. Summerall, who are enter
&aining a company of 16 in their
quarters at Fort Myer.
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I Wedding
i The wedding of Miss Ivy Bruce.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
W. Bruce, and George D. Fischer,
IT., son of Mr.. ana Mrs. George
FISCHER. of Cherrydale, Va, took
place at o'clock yesterday after
noon in the Chevy Chase Presby-
terian Church with the Rev. j.
IIillman Hollister, pastor of the
church, officiating.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, was
gowned in beige chiffon made
with a bertha falling to the waist
line in the back and long. tight
sleeves. The skirt had a pointed
hem-Iine. Her hat was a picture
model in horsehair to match the
gown. Her flowers were a bou-
duet of butterfly roses and lilies
of -the-valley.
/ The bride had as her only at
| tendant Miss May Shoemaker. Of
Chevy Chase, who wore a gown
LOT periwinkle-bl chiffon. with
I;hat and shoes to match. She
carried Columbia roses.
Betty Jane Cleaton. niece of the
bride, was flower girl. She wore
= ruffled frock of orchid silk and
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