The Washington times., 1934-12-29
NOW
Famous Singer
Coming Here
"A WHALE STORY
BY HELEN ESSARY

In Paris a few weeks ago at
one of Mrs. Walls smart con-
certs, the gorgeous Norwegian
prima donna, Eide Norena, of
the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany, sang "The Echo Song"
1.-THE Echo Song" is the bal
lad immortalized by the adored
Jennie Lind. It's real name is
""The Herde Sang" It was
written by Ahlstrom, and it is
the hope of every modern So
prano to sing it as Jennie Lind
did.
When the Paris audience
heard Norena give the famous
ballad they were thrilled. They
felt that she had fulfilled the
songs tradition.
On Wednesday night Madame
Norena will be the guest of
honor at a dinner given by the
recently arrived Minister OF
Norway anu Madame Munthe
de Morgenstierne. Not only will
the dinner be of great arts
tic interest, but it will be the
first entertainment the Minis
ter of Norway and Madame de
Morgenstierne have given in
the Royal Norwegian Legation,
since their arrival in this
country.
"Where are you going in
such hurry?"
So we asked Phyllis as we
caught up with her down by
the Labor Building. Said she:
"TO the Bureau of Fish"
cries to buy a seal coat"
"What?
"TO the Bureau Of Fish
cries to buy a seal coat! I'm
in a rush, too. It's an auc-
tiOn, you know"
We didn't know, but we
asked. And found out that:
The Bureau of Fisheries
keeps always on exhibit at its
Washington home, just off
Constitution Avenue and Four
teenth Street, six coats made
of Alaska seal. BY this insinu-
ating method is shown the
value of the seal industry and
the pride of the Bureau of
Fisheries therein.
Every so often, time and
moths being what they are,
the six seal coats grow family
shabby. Then, the Bureau Of
Fisheries holds an auction.
Shortly thereafter, six new
old seal coats genuine seaD
appear on the Washington
streets. And six beautiful new
coats arrive to adorn the Bu-
Teau of Fisheries.
Other poignant news from
the Fisheries Bureau.
This time it's a fish story
from New England. And its
title is "A Halibut Is Never a
Whale" or "Who Cares?"
In New England, to begin the
story, halibut are caught by
the thousands of bushels. A
New England radio station re-
Gently reported the fare (fiShing
terrn) as 100000 pounds of
white halibut, 10000 medium
halibut, and 5000 whales"
The following day the radio
station received a letter from
"One Who Knows" The letter
said bitterly that the state
ment of the radio station was
ridiculous. 1t was perfectly OBJ
vious that no Misunderstanding
vessel could have carried 5000
whales.
Mr.. F. F. Dimick, agent of
the Fisheries Bureau, imme-
diately ordered a change in
the language of halibut news.
Halibut of $50 pounds or
larger are now designated as
"extra large"
The term whales" was too
confusing.
A new organization is being
formed in Washington. Query
well, what of it? There's
nothing exciting about new
organization in Washington.
Answer-but this one is-dif-
5erent.
It is called the Daughters
Protective Association.
It has been organized by
daughters who, though tender
and true, sometimes find them.
selves handicapped by the youth
and beauty of their mothers.
Competition from ones own
contemporaries is hard enough
to bear, but from a mother.
Anyhow, here are a few mem
herS of the league. Also q list
of their inherited mothers. Note
that the names Of the mothers
are in brackets (where they be-
long-maybe.).
Valerie Prochnik CMme. Proch-
mix, wife of the Austrian Minis
teri.
Alice Fleming (Mrs. Robert
". Fleming).
| Florence Katherine Meyer
lMrs. Eugene Meyer.
Mrs. "Pete" Bostwick (Mrs.
James F. CurtiS).
! Tania Tugwell (Mrs. Rextord
q. TugwelD.
Helen Wardman Mrs. Harry
Wardman),
! Mrs. Marshall ExnicioS (MrS.
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