The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-08
Capital Capers
BY GEORGE ABELL

rRBANE. courteous DR.. Sao-Ke Alfred SEE,
u the Chinese Minister entertained at lunch
con in honor of Sir Frederick Maze, inspector
general of Maritime Customs for Great Britain
in China
Ox-tan soup replaced the traditional birds
nest soup habitually served by Chinese ENJOYS
possibly as a concession by SEE to Occidental
appetites
In fact the entire meal proved uneXot1c.
Silver forks did service for chop sticks. There
were no eggs foo young, no chop Suey (Whlch,
incidentally, is rarely served in Chlna). Breast
of chicken Maryland appeared in lieu OF chicken
chow mein.
Sir Frederick (what an excellent appetite
most Brtishers have did full justice to each
course. His mouth was full of economics-and
roast chicken.
Minister Michael MacWhite of the Irish Free
State discourSed on commerce with Secretary
Roper, between persistent nibbeS OF celery.
Woodrow Wilson touch was lent to the luncheon
by DR.. Francis Sayre, Son-in-laW OF the late
President, who looks so much like Wilson that
he might be mistaken for his double.
Twinkling eyeglasses of DR.. SEE. Twinkling
smiles of Messrs. Young Kwai and Wei-Shiu
Lao of the Chinese staff. Twinkling repartee
from Envoy Michael. Twinkling eyes of Sir Ron
aid Lindsay, the British Ambassador, peeping
over crystal glass Twinkling grins from eco
nomists and Eastern expert of the State De-
partment
Altogether, meal replete with twinklings
and sparklings was the Chinese Occidental lunch
con of Minister Sao-Ke Alfred SEE.
DEMOCRATIC senators mumbled and grum-
- bled on Capitol Hill about the publicity
accorded young Senator Elect Rush Holt of West
Virginia.
The 29-year-o orator aroused Democratic
wrath when he made an address before the Ma
tional Women's Democratic Club and was fea-
tured by newspapers. His picture and that OF
Miss Jane Holt, his sister (who is to be his hos
tess). appeared on many pages.
Wind machine!" snorted one Senator
A second predicted speedy lack of interest in
Holt. Legislators appeared worried that in all
their years Of service they had never achieved
such headlines.
THE muse of poetry appeared at dinner in
l. the Shoreham. Not in the flesh, but
spiritually when Don Pedro Rivero, Venezuelan
poet and diplomat recited his own verses during
the fish course.
Poet Pedro entertained at dinner for Joao de
Deus Ramos secretary of the Portuguese Lega-
ton. himself the descendant of a great poet,
Joao De Deus.
Walters hearkened attentively as the liquid
verses of Poet Pedro fell upon their ears. Pedro
is we'll known to the Shoreham staff.
That guy remarked one servitor gazing at
the fish plates, could write poetry about a
shark"
The shark would relish Poet Pedor.
ID EPORTS are about town that Don Roberto
N Despradel Minister of the Dominican Re-
public is being recalled by Presdent-Dictator
Truiillo to become Minister of Finance.
Roberto is an expert on finance But his
| knowledge of American currency was somewhat
limited when he arrived here. AT q party which
he gave at a country club outside the capital,
astute Finance Expert Despradel was reputed to
have paid a .uck driver SIS to transport the
bass drum He was enormously tickled at TIE
good bargain h1 had made.