The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-05
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A JOURNAL OF SOCIETY
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New York, Aug, 5.-For two genera
tons the eagle eye of Charlie Journal
has catalogued the conduct Of the
Blue Book sets younger folk. Char
lie, suave, discreet and wise gentle
man of the world, has been the most
trusted and socially accepted figure
in New YorkS night world.
In a sense he has been a sort Of
chaperone and mentor. AS overload
of the famous old Montmarte club,
gathering place of the elite, Journal
would receive many calls an evening
from worried dowagers.
Their daughters were stepping out,
they would say, and would he please
keep an eye on them-See that they
didn't drink much, if they drank at
all. Journal was adopted as part and
parcel of ManhattanS swanky social
picture.
Well, that generation grew up and
today has children of its own. The
old Montmarte is gone, though it
promises to reopen this winter. Jour-
nal is temporarily out of the Broad
way picture. He now plays entire
preneur to a Friday night supper
club at Monmouth, N. j., also known
as the Nominate.
Worried dowagers call up as they
did in the yesteryears. But he finds
that much discussed younger genera
ton of today are quite as smart as
their fathers-if not a bit smarter.
And just as simple to handle!
X X X
IT'S ALL IN THE GAME
And there's chuckle for newspa-
per folk in the recent experience OF
Ishbel Ross, one of New York's best
newspaper women.
In the course of being a general
assignment worker, Miss Ross has
attended many festive parties staged
for authors, actors and such.
But recently the moment came
when Miss Ross herself was to be
starred. She had written a novel
promenade Deck" And her pub
fishers decided to present her as guest
of honor at gala reception.
The liner Paris was hired for an
afternoon. An elaborate program
was arranged. Hundreds of invita-
lions were sent out. Miss Ross pre-.
pared for one of the thrills of hel
life.
A few days before the event, Mis-:
Ross was summoned to the city edi.
tors desk.
Better get right down to Winston.
Salem for the Libby Holman story!'
he said.
There was no party on the Paris
Miss Ross was turning out her 1,00(
words at the moment when she wa.
to have been guest Of honor. Which
is the way things are in the newspa'
per business.
JUST CHATTER
Old Massa Ben Bernie has COM
posed the official jazz anthem for thu
Chicago Exposition. He calls it "Chi.
cagoana" and it is the first effort a
going semi-classical And Ok
Massa Vincent Lopez, preparing t.
leave the st. Regis roof for western
tour, was faced by the tough assign
ment-tough to performer, that is
Of picking out band as good as hi
own. Who ever heard of leade
who thought any band as good as hi
own? ;. Vincent nominated Dicl
Gasparre's organization.
And, while on musicians, Howarl
Lanin claims the largest musica
family in this land There ar
eight brothers and one sister and al
Of them have been successful in mu
sic His father and mother me
on concert tour and were married
Towards father has never sur
rendered his classical traditions no
accepted jazz 4. To please his dat
Howard has never played syncopat
ed version Of any musical classic
Smith Ballew Is the tallest of the "or
pilots" measuring six feet six.
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