The Washington times., 1934-10-06

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yachts were
in the har- #
Dor, more Helen Essary
jewels were worn, more ser.
wants were employed in each
menage than ever before in
her experience in the colony.
Also, more champagne was
drunk than has lightened the
cares of recent cottagers and
visitors.
The champagne bill of one
hostess for the past short sea-
son was $4,000.
Also:
Returning travellers protest
that Central Europe is grim
and apprehensive. That it has
lost the gift Of enjoying life
in which art it so Suavely sur.
passed the rest of the Western
world.
And that it was relief to
get back to "the States" where
people took their gayety and
poverty" with enthusiasm.
Did you know that Donald
Richberg's father ran off from
school when he was 16 and
Joined the Union Army at the
outbreak of the Civil War?
John C. Richberg. the father
Of the director of the Federal
Emergency Council and presi-
dent of the NRA policy COM
mittee, had been an under.
graduate at Knox College,
Galesburg, ILL.,, for a mere six
months when he decided he
must hurry off and fight for
his country.
His father got him released
from the Army because of the
boys age. Sent him to Annap-
oils to the Naval Academy for
three years. With a commits
sion as a midshipman, John
Richberg served through the
Civil War and was honorably
discharged in 1867. Knox Col
lege honored him with the de-
gree of LID in 1912.
Discovered Mrs. Cordell Hull
and Madame Simopoulos lunch
ing at the F Street Club yes
terday. They were talking about
their summers experience, about
flying, and-about lions!
Honest women-both the wife
Of the Secretary of State and
the wife of the Greek minister.
Quite without reluctance they
agreed they were not mad about
flying, and seldom at their pest
when whizzing through the
clouds.
Mrs. Hull said that one of the
courtesies Of her recent hosts at
Montevideo was a 12-passenger
plane to be used by her at any
time she wanted to hop over
the Andes or look at the Carjb.
bean or South Atlantic Ocean
from an altitude of 5000 feet
or so.
Mrs. Hull first saw her plane
when she went out into her
garden at Montevideo. And there
was the great, terrifying thing,
tied up to hitching post, SO to
speak. Flapping it's wings. paw
ing the air and Snorting to go.
Mrs. Hull collected II guests
now and then-climbed in the
ship with them and heroically
did her best to appreciate such
hospitality. At last the air
ship, finding itself standing at
its hitching post for long, I'M
appreciated hours, flew away
home.
Madame Simopoulos had a
flying experience to tell about.
With the Greek Minister and
their son, she was taken over
Lake Michigan this summer in
a Century of Progress hydro
plane. Before they went up.
their names were taken care
fully.
This attention was inspired
not alone by the Importance of
their passengers, so Lillian
Simopoulos discovered when she
got safely on the ground again,
but because not long before a
hydroplane had exploded. It
had been so difficult discover
ing the identity of the pas.
sengers among the remaining
ashes that the company there
after thought it best to prepare
in advance r-eventualities
Continuing to other means of
making life soothing for celeb
rites, Mrs. Hull mentioned
that she and the Judge (other-
wise known as the Secretary Of
State) had sat directly behind