Evening star., 1934-10-28
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Art, Literature, Politics
Brain Trusters Not New White House lnstitu-
tion-First Lady Deplores Lack of College
Course-Debbies Unpopular With
Professionals.

would make. Perhaps some day he
will give a cabinet dinner for the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, and will
have turtle soup. Only chef of
parts, a bona fide Gordon bleu' can
make green turtle soup. There's a
bitter tang about it and good wine
must be one of the ingredients, and
then choice sauterne to 60 along.
This big, sphinx-like monster is the
cheapest boarder Uncle Sam has; the
menu is limited, consisting of beef
hearts and lettuce leaves-and he eats
only twice week-no C. C. C. camp
food for him.
Since Prince George, the new Duke
OF Kent, became engaged, his brother
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester,
has been helping out with dedi-
cations and opening public charities.
The poor Duke and Duchess of York
have their hands full with all the
public affairs that English people ex-
pect them to attend. In fact, they
demand it. The King and Queen are
not as young as they were and must
have assistance in these matters. The
population likes to see those who sit
in the seats of government.
BrltiShers everywhere are getting a
thrill out of the approaching marriage
OF the Duke of Kent and Princess
Marlna-handsome chap and a fairy
book princess. They are both quite
Democratic-the fashion now-and
gave new thrill the other day when
1t became known that the wedding
ring IS to be made of Welsh gold.
mined by dozen workmen at the
Beod CoedWr mines in Llanfrachreth.
Merionethshire. November 29-maybe
thanksgiving day here-is to be the
wedding day and Westminster Abbey
the scene of the ceremony.
Princess Marina may have shopped
about little in Paris, but the royal
family always sees to it that the
arts, crafts and industries of Great
Britain have the lions share-no pun
is meant-of providing the trousseaN
LaceS from Nottingham and Ireland,
Paisley weaves from Scotland, lew
eiry from the old gold and silver
smiths OF London. are all called upon
TO share in the preparations.
AT the fifty-firSt Triennial General
Convention of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church, held recently in Atlantic
City, 1t was decided that America is
not to have an archbishop, though
oeflnlte action was taken relative to
the establishment of a primatial see
IN Washington. 1t is understood that
Bishop Freeman of the Capital IA
vorS it.
The gloomy dean of st. Paurs.
London. is retiring, and there is a
rumor that he will visit the States
this Winter. Notwithstanding his
Somoer nickname he is delightfully."-
witty.
Early in the month at the Clergy
Fellowship meeting in London, Dean
Inge said, in addressing the meeting.
that it was his last appearance in
CATERS before he would 60 on the
dole. The deans subject was the
work OF the clergy in a new age. and
ne said: "A church could be filled
by providing what were called bright
services, by topical sermons, by poll
tics IN the pulpit and by discreet
advertising Qaughter), but what mat
tered was whether the congregation
was brought nearer to God" And
then one of his aphorisms, for which
he is noted: Religion is not taught
have not got themselves"
Mr.. Alfred E. Smith, Mr.. Jouett
Shouse. Mrs. Sabin, Candidate James
of Geneseo, N. Y, Sons
and Daughters of Liberty, arise! Do
not allow any one of the 48 sovereign
States to take the vote from any per-
son who has the right of suffrage be-
cause he has no job-if he is willing
to work. Several States have provi-
slonS for regulating the pauper vote
difficult to determine now, with mil
lions of unemployed
Politics sho' do make strange bed
fellows" Ole Nose said, when he went
home from the polls after casting his
vote. and found Ash
a Democrat, sound asleep
in his bed, after drinking up his pint
Of moonshine.
Inquiries at the several libraries in
town have failed to get Mr.. Donald
1922 novel, "A Man of
Purpose" There is to be a new
edition, which may be on the presses
now. It's the story of a lawyer who
is fighting vested interests and is de-
scribed as somewhat autobiography
lcal of the work in which Mr.. Rich
berg is interested at the present time.
1t is also difficult to find his Tents
Of the Mighty" on the shelf.
Mr.. John Masefield, England's poet
laureate, has a new sea story, The
Taking of the Cry" which is little
in the vein of the Bird of Dawning."
A glamorouS tale with the tang of
the salt and all the nomenclature of
the sea, which Masefield revels in
and which the landlubber needs
to interpret. The poet
laureate of Great Britain have US
ually written poems to order, as it
were, but Mr.. Masefield refuses to
mount Pegasus unless the inspiration
is quickened.