The Washington times., 1934-11-20
Helen Essary

happy way, -
have them Helen Es'ary
selves used the neat phrases
they collected at the Town Hall,
In their conversation-With the
best people, naturally.
Such an intellectual and en-
Pertaining aid to polite New
York society has caused Wash
ington no little jealousy. But
now, if meetings and invitations
and printed tickets mean any
thing at all, the Town Hall is
coming to the Capital. And as
soon as I rush down and SUD-
scribe to the "Series of Twenty
Forum Discussions Led by inter-
prefers of National and 1nterna-
tional Questions given on Sun
day evenings, beginning Decem'
her 2, in the Auditorium Of the
United States Chamber Of Com.
merce." I shall begin to feel
myself equipped to meet any
naughty MetropolitanS. And be
ready, as my grandmother used
to say, to "let Deever come"
(Who ever was Deever0.
Miss Grace Roper, who is the
associate director of the Wash
ington Town Hall (Mrs. Richard
Oulahan is the director), had
tea for the trustees and spon-
sors of the enterprise on Sum
day. The Secretary Of Com
merce and Mrs. Roper were
there-the party was at their
house-and were very hospita'
BILE, as they always are.
DR., John w. Studebaker, the
new u. S. Commissioner of Edu.
cation, told about the Town Hall
in Des Moines, where he was SUI
perintendent of public schools
until he came to Washington
two weeks ago. This was prac-
tically DR.. Studebaker's first pub
lie appearance. He made fine
impression on that part OF intel
lectual washington present.
DR.. and Mrs. Harold G. Moul-
ton Dr. Moulton is going to dis
cuss Socialism at one OF the
forums) Admiral and Mrs. Mark
Bristol, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank s.
Bright, Mrs. Frank West, Mrs.
Hugh Campbell Wallace, Mrs.
Prank Hiram Smell, DR.. Edmund
Walsh from Georgetown Uni
versity (an authority on Rus
sia); Canon Lucas, the nice, big
man with bright red hair who
directs the boys at st. Adams
school; Judge and Mrs. Law
renee Groner, Mr.. and Mrs. HuS'
ton Thompson, Mrs. Albert l..
Deane, William T. Stone. OF the
Foreign Policy Association, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Dawes
were among the guests.
The young diplomatic group in
Washington has such entertain
ing parties. The Agricultural At
tache of the Spanish Embassy
, and Nine. Echegaray asked a
few friends for cocktails the
other afternoon.
And since they themselves
were charming hosts MADAME
Echegaray is really beautituD
and their guests were amusing,
the hour or so in their drawing
room was delightful.
Among those who came in
after five were the Polish
Counselor and Madame Soko-
lowska, the new attache at
the French bassy and
Madame Saint (every one was
inquiring about her-she is a
particularly lovely blon d e..
senor Don Eduardo Vlvot, the
Count and Countess de Leusse,
DR.. Ernest Meyer, DR.. and Mrs.
Johann Lohmann, DR.. Jose
Lara, Major Norbert Champsur,
Senor and Madame de Yrujo,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney A. Guest,
Mrs, Celeste Crosby Miller, Mr..
Ernest Schlatter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerard Walravens, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ales Broz, Miss Mary
Louise johnson, Miss Evelyn
Peyton Gordon, Mrs. Harold
Hinton, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo
Albert Rennert, and Edward
Weintal.
Mrs. Donald Richberg stepped
bravely yesterday into an air
plane headed for Atlanta, and
made her first trip anywhere
by air. Mr.. Richberg decided
to visit Warm Springs, all Of a
sudden, and took his attrac.
tive wife along.
Phyllis says the night clubs
are thriving on the enthusiasm
Of gentlemen escaped from do
mesticity in the Middle West
and the Far South and come
1oyfully to town to help along
the New Deal.