Evening star., 1934-04-08
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Art, Literature, Politics
Mrs. Hull Writes on Foreign Service Wives.
Hunting in England Under Difficulties.
Magazine Features Magma Charta Arms

West Coast, $500 miles to the Pan.
anna Canal and then through the Car
ibbean Sea-some 800 miles to Puerto
Rico, or perhaps the Virgin Islands.
The officers who are arranging fol
the movement of the Battle and Scout
ing Fleet from the Southern Califor-
man bases to the East Coast, say
nothing so comprehensive in the way
Of tactical and strategic exercises has
ever been devised for such a large
force of American naval power.
Admiral David Foote Sellers, who
will command, will sail aboard the
fleet flagship, the dreadnaught Penn
sylvania. And, by the way, Capt. Will
son Brown, who will succeed Capt.
Walter Vernon, as aide to the Pres
ident the first of June, was formerly
commander of the Pennsylvania.
The fleet is expected to reach New
York waters by the end of May, and
is to be reviewed by the President.
The administration may have de-
clared hands off when it comes to
State elections, but Vice President
Garner has announced his intention
of voting for his old friend Senator
Tom Connally.
Mr.. Garner will doubtless be torn
by conflicting emotions when the
senatorial primary fight comes off
down in Texas this Summer. It's not
that he likes young Joe Bailey less,
but because years of association with
Senator Connally in the House have
drawn them very close together. Then
too, Senator Connally nominated him
for Vice President
When the late Senator Bailey,
father of the present Representative
in Congress from the Lone Star State,
first came up to Washington to take
his seat, he acquired some promi-
nence. or publicity, when he was said
to have refused to wear a tail coat
and topper on some official occasion.
More than one public man has
sailed into great prominence on the
tail of dress coat, but when it was
all sifted down it was found that they
had no particular aversion to the
article-juSt had not needed it. Ask
Representative Dirksen Of Illinois.
The Japanese Ambassador, Mr..
Hiroshi Saito. graciously consented
to talk over the radio yesterday about
the japanese Cherry Blossom Festi-
val. which Washingtonians and thous-
ands of tourists throughout the coun-
try are looking forward to on April
IA and Is.
Mr.. Saito considers the cherry
blossoms, so beloved in his own coun-
try, symbolic of the friendship be-
tween the two peoples. These artistic
trees in Potomac Park, were presented
to America in 1912 by the municipal
ity of Toxic. and accepted by Mrs.
William Howard Taft
If they should be here at the time,
the two children Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Saito, little Sakiko and Masako will
doubtless be the drawing card when
they attend the festival in their na
tive dress. The late Ambassador. Mr..
Debuchi always attended, with the
ladies of his family in japanese CO.'S
tune.
Mr. Bernard Shaw-it is not known
just why he eschews his first name.
George-has arrived at his seventy
eighth year and has written 81 plays.
Did Shakespeare write 81 or 40?
Mr.. Shaw's three plays: Too True
to Be Good" Village Wooing" and
"On the Rocks" are Shavian to the
last word and as usual the prefaces
are the most desirable.
1t has been said that as, Shakes
peare unlocked his heart in the Son.
nets" Shaw has unburdened his mind
in the prefaces. They are not always
distinguishable from the plays. for
while the plays argue, the prcfaces
often put on an act.
Again a life of queen Elizabeth,
although it bears the title, Raleigh
and His World" One wonders if it
could be possible that there is any,
thing that has been left untold about
Good Queen Bess. Perhaps there are
no startling new revelations in Irwin
Anthony's Raleigh" but at any rate
the author tells his story in refresh
ing manner and leaves one to wonder
WIlelllSI liley dOLllIS, 1lhe, vi OeSplSe
Elizabeth.
The University of North Carolina
Press, has just put out a 7O0-page
book on Culture in the South" The
advertisement says: "Thirty-one of
her-the South Sons and Daughters
Survey their Region in a Spirit of
Scientific Investigation" which sounds
we'll. but a hurried glance through
the books might rile those who come
from generations of the blood
Mr.. w. T. Couch, in editing The
book has not cut out some rather
personal illusions to public men in
the South who still have a following
among the best. In fact he calls
them by name.
The April number of the Daughters
of the American Revolution Magazine
is unusually beautiful in its illustra-
tions. For several months it has been
the policy of the magazine to use for
its cover design a picture of the State
Capitol of one of the 48 States. AS
the design proper, is not marred by