Evening star., 1934-03-18
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Art, Literature, Politics
First Ladv Knits and Reads Aloft the Clouds
While Flying Home-President' Mother
Refuses to Have Street Bare Her Name

miniatures in the Charles Fraser
collection of 100 portraits, now on
exhibition in the National Art Gallery,
is like scanning the social register of
Charleston, S. c.. not only of some
$50 years ago, but of the present day.
On second thought-has Charleston
printed social register? Would 1t
not seem rather anomalous in the
historic city where families were"
or were not" since the earliest set
tlement, and where the entree socially
used to be more diff1cult than at the
old Austrian court But once in,
the cordial. splendid hospitality could
never be forgotten.
Now this most charming city has
gone twentieth century-wise and is
having an aZalea festival, or Mardi
Gras, like New Orleans or the Gaspa-
rilla of Tampa. Music with Marion
Tally, singing, program of sports, a
water carnival and races.
Golf with Walter Hagen, who will
defend the championship he won
last year. Gene Sarazen, Johnny Far
rell and other well known golfers
will try for the cash prizes totaling
$4,000.
Two unusual events that have not
before been witnessed in this country
Is the huckster's contest in which
Charleston street cries will vie for the
honor of the city championship, The
grand finale will be the Colonial ball.
at which all are requested to wear
Colonial costumes, and at which the
Junior League girls will dance a
minuet in the costumes their great
grandmothers wore.
And speaking of pageantS: There is
to be a most colorful one in London
this Summer at which the ancient
art. or rather sport, of jousting is to
be the attraction.
Only the heads Of states in exist
ence during the Middle Ages are in
vited to participate next June. This
lets America out and France, Spain,
Italy and Germany in. The chal-
ienge was sent out last month by
the Morecambe Pageant Committee,
which organized the last joust in
1889.
Premier Mussolini, President Ia
mora of Spain, President Lebrun of
France and Chancellor Hitler have
been invited to go to London, equipped
with medieval armor, horse and all,
and break a lance. They will be
expected to charge against each other
in full armor on an armored horse,
and must unhorse their opponent or
break their lance against his armor.
But here Is the joker: The invita-
ton provides that should they be
prevented from attending personally,
they may send deputy.
Another pageant which will be of
particular interest to the Society of
the Descendants of the Barons of
Runnymede in America is the pageant
Of Runnymede, to be held from June
to 16 on the famous meadow near
Egham and Windsor. scene of the
sealing Of the Magma Carta by King
John on June 10. 1915
There will be 5000 actors and 200
horses in the pageant, and such well
Robertson and Irene and Violet Van
brugh will take part. Cardinal
Wolsey will be played by Sir Barry
Jackson.
1t will be recalled that among the
more important provisions of the
/ charter were exemption from arbi-
trary arrest, trial by a jury Of ones
peers, a provision that justice should
be neither sold, denied, nor delayed
and the protection of life, liberty and
property from unlawful deprivation.
| Mrs Julius Y Talmadge of Athens
Ca, is president OF the society in
this country.
To return to the Fraser collection
Of miniatures for just moment
There are several of the Huger family
| of Charleston which are Of interest