Evening star., 1933-03-06
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

Roosevelt. Handsome Dick" joined the
executive squad in 1908, when T. r.
was on the job, and F.. D. r. finds him
stu there, now As chief, the post he's
held since Wilson days. The new Presi-
dent and Jervis met under delightful
circumstances beneath the White House
portico on Saturday, IS Gov. Roosevelt
was seated in an automobile awaiting
PRESIDENT Hoover for the drive to the
Capitol. Dick" was hovering around
unobtrusively, As is his way and duty.
AS he was to ride up Pennsylyania
avenue with the incoming President, he
suggested to Admiral Grayson, who was
on hand, that 1t wouldn't be . bad idea
II some one told the Goveror who Jervis
was. lest F.. D. r. wonder who the
Stranger IN the car might be. An in
formal Introduction ensued. why.
DICK, the President-elect was over
heard to calculate, they don't need to
inIoduce US. remember you per-
1ectly from the days used to visit the
White House while I,was at the NAVY
Department" Then the man of the
hour and the Secret Service veteran
shook hands like long-lost friends,
which they ere.
Sir Ronald Lindsay, sky-scraper Am
bassador Of Great Britain, went OF the
gold standard himself for the inaugura-
t!on ceremonies at the Capitol. Nearly
all the other members of the Diplomatic
corps, headed by the stately dean,
Ambassador Claudel Of France, were
agitter with gold braid and trappings.
Sir Ronald claims, among his other
distinctions, membership in the Body
guard of the King of Scotland" an
honor reserved for those who belong
to the ancient Scottish clans. Lindsay
is Of the aristocratic Crawford clan.
SO he donned the outfit of the body
guard Of the Highlands and became
the most picturesque envoy of the lot.
The uniform consists Of q long. bottle
green. belted and full-skirted tunic
piped In dark red, with trousers to
match, and atam-o'-shanter Of the same
material, surmounted by q red POM
pom like the ones the BNe-Devils of
the French army made famous, Slun9
across his ample chest and over the
left shoulder, Sir Ronald wore q color
full striped silk sash of blue and green.
apparently the insignia Of the body
guard.
Believe 1t or not, an inaugural visitor
from the West deposes and says that
at q local radia station not long ago
Rear Admiral Richmond Pearson Hob
son was introduced for a broadcast as
the man who sank the Maine In
Havana Harbor." The WashinRtonian
to whom the faux pas was related said
1t Is almost as good as what happened
IN washington once when q group of
British naval officers was presented to
Hobson. Gentlemen" said the in
troduoer, "all Of you. of course, know
Of Capt. Hobson's famous exploit with
the Merrimac." Quoth the senior
Britisher: "Oh yes. quite, but, captain,
you must admit that the Monitor put
up . jolly good flght!"
LO, the poor Republicansi Senator
Vandenberg Of Michigan, young guard
white hope (among others) for 1895,
was accosted at the Capitol during the
Inauguration by an acquaintance who
bubhled: Senator, I hope you haven't
forgotten me-" The Wolverine states
man replied: MY dear friend, the
shoes on the other foot. It's fellows
Ike ne nowadays who're happy to be
remembered"
tCopyrieht. 1887