Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18
ROGERSG|VESFACTS
ABOUT CLARA BOW
at Girl" Happened to Be In
vited to Reno Dinner, He
Tells Press Club.

He was just going out TO lunch with Q
fellow actor and merely suggested that
the friend take Clara Bow along. and
that's the fact of that thing, fellows"
At least that's the way VIII Rogers
explained to the National Press Club
last night how he happened to be in
Reno, New, gambling house with the
red-haired 1T Girl several months ago
when she lost thousands OF dollars and
then is said to have stopped payment
on the checks she gave to cover her
losses.
Rogers was speaking at the installa-
ton of the Press Clubs new officers.
He had covered" everything from the
Marines in Nicaragua to the fool
things they do up in Congress" and was
stalling for "a good joke TO go off on"
when club member asked him to tell
about Clara Bow.
Just Happened That Way.
Il knew somebody was goin' TO ruin
this evening" the humorist replied.
We'll, Ill tell you about that business.
met a friend of mine who was work
ing in picture with Clara, and asked
him to come along and 60 over to this
place for dinner. Well, Clara was there
and I just asked him to bring her
along, and that's the fact of that thing,
fellows"
But that wasn't all. VIII Rogers is
married.
And then the papers came out with
that thing about VIII Rogers being out
gamblin' with Clara Bow an--an when
I got home! Well, sir, those kids
of mine read the papers and they yelled
out: oh, mamma, look what old daddys
doin' now! And then mamma said:
Children, your fathers been a good,
1
25 years now, and must say that when
he did step out he sure picked live
number"
Rogers took the Press Club auditorium
stage after the new officers had been
installed. He began his talk by telling
the club how glad he was to be there.
He was glad. he said. because the Ma
rine Band was there playing. and he
hadn't expected to see 1t because he
thought all the Marines were in Mica
ragua.
Pinch Hitting Easy Now.
Then the humorist explained that he
was pinch hitting in his appearance at
the club. Pinch hitting, he said. was a
thing he had become pretty adept at
since the time me and Coolidge opened
that dam" He said he was pinch hit
ting for Nicholas Alice Longworth the
Speaker. and Jack Garner, majority
leader of the House" No, that was not
a mistake, he explained, Garner is the
majority leader because they haven't
| recounted EN- up there recently"
You'll have to go up to the gallery to
see them" he explained They do the
same fool things up there in Congress
that they're too dignified to do up here I"
Commenting upon Congress, Rogers
said they're talking about an extra
session.
THE Democrats are pushing IT," he
| commented, because they want to hurry
| up and get in again so they'll all be
counted. You see, they're afraid one or
two of 'em vii die, and the thing Is 80
close they need every one they've got.
You-an have noticed, haven't you, how
the good always die first"
Reminder Of the Zoo.
Returning for a moment to Congress,
| Rogers said the Capitol reporters in the
press galleries become so familiar with
the members that they can sit there
and tell you just what each ones goin'
to do; sort of like you parents who take
your children to the zoo real often can
tell your kiddies just what each particu-
lar monkey Is goin' to do next"
The Press Club officers who were IN
stalled prior TO Will Rogers talk were
| Eugene 8. Leggett, president; Bascom
Timmons, vice president; Oliver 3.
Lerch, secretary; william L. Bruck.
hart financial secretary, and Charles A.
, Hamilton, treasurer. New members Of
| the board of governors, who also took
their places, were William G. Murphy
Aubrey Taylor, Ralph A. Collins, George
l.. Simpson and Robert s. Allen. Nor
man Baxter was the retiring president.