Evening star., 1934-01-28
Tales of Well-Kn0Wn Folk
In Art, Literature, Politics
Do Men of Lower House Excel IN Scholarship
Over Senate ?-Turk's Liberal Grant to
American Art-Polish Artist Exhibit.


feet that a Senator's brain was larger
than that of q Representative. but
judging from the greater number Of
Phi Beta Kappas in the Lower House.
they have 1t 4 to l on the Senate-and
most of the much-coveted keys there
were won through scholarship and are
not honorary
President Roosevelt, who wears his
Phi Beta Kappa key on all occasions.
says he did not get it until 25 years
after he finished school, This emblem
is the only jewelry or ornament that
appears in pictures of the President.
worn in the left buttonhole of the lapel
Of his coat. He received the honor
from Hobart College at Geneva, N. Y.
one of the oldest colleges in the State.
As a graduate of Harvard University
he was later made member Of the
Harvard Chapter The society is very
proud of the President. not only for
his craftsmanship, but for his unsur-
passed qualities of mind and heart.
While SO 9-l0 per cent have gained
their membership in this "aristocracy
of brains by winning pre-eminence in
scholarship, that alone does not make
Roosevelt it was his contribution and
devotion to active public service and
the general welfare of humanity. And
one must have the qualifications of
gentleman and all that that implies.
Senator John Hollis Bankhead of AL
ALBANIA. Senator Bronson Cutting of
New Mexico and Senator Carter Glass
Of Virginia all wear the key. While
a. ,f.ti T cfav
of Montgomery, Ala; Representative
William Bacon Oliver of Eutaw, Ala.
and Representative Archibald Hill Car
michael Of Tuscumbia, Ala. are men,
bers Of the society and are graduates
of several universities both in and out
Of the State. Representative Cassius
c. Dowell of Des Moines. Iowa. wears
the key and Mr. Andrew Jackson Mon
tague, Richmond, Va, who holds de-
grees from five universities and COL
leges. one of which is old William
and Mary. was elected from that col
lege: Mr. Schuyler Otis Bland of Vir-
ginia and several others in the House
are Phi Beta Kappas.
At William and Mary College. Will
namsburg, Va. this first intercollegiate
fraternity, the Phi Beta Kappa, was
established on December 5, l776.
Whether the society was founded by
the students of the college in the
Apollo room of the Raleigh Tavern
may be tradition or fact: at any rate
the students who first discussed the
fraternity very likely met in the room
of Thomas Jefferson in the Chrlsto-
pher Wren Building. majority OF
the original members of the society
we're the makers of American history.
Women are eligible to membership and
there are several of the sex in public
life in Washington and in other places
who hold the honor.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Cordell Hull have returned from South
America and are now in residence at
their hotel. Mrs. Hull observed the
spirit as we'll as the letter of the law in
returning to the States on regular
passenger boat but she regrets not ac-
cepting the Presidents invitation to
travel with the Secretary on the cruiser
Richmond. She had rough passage
up.
The Secretary returned to the Capital
so unostentatiously week ago, that
there we're only few newspaper men to
greet him. To these he said. Good
morning, gentlemen" the salutation was
returned and th' Secretary proceeded
on his way. He had requested that the
Department OF State would no: take
notice of his arrival. His mission seems
to have turned out happily, but like all
international conferences only time can
tell what the results will be- In making
his report he said. "the Seventh Interna-
tional Conference of American States at
Montevideo, marked a transition in the
attitude OF Latin America toward the
United States, which perhaps the av-
erage citizen does not yet realize" The
press of the United States and of the
Southern Republics seem to have We'd
with one another in vOicing apprecia-
ton of the goodneighbor policy which
the administration has SO heartily ad-
vocated and its policy in the late Cuban
revolution so practically demonstrated.
Since the visit of the Prince of Wales
on his goodwill tour. South Americans
agree there has never been repre-
sentative of foreign country received
with such whole hearted hospitality
and confidence in the justice and
craftsmanship of the man, as was Mr.
Hull. His Southern ancestry helped
him to meet more than half way the
cordial gallantry OF manner natural to
those of Latin birth. and what to one
of a Northern climate might seem
effusiveneSs, was to the Secretary Just
the natural spontaneity of the people.
Mrs. Hull had ample time to enjoy
the hospitality and beauties Of Monte
video-"The City of Roses"-which is
one of the most beautiful cities of
South America. With her love of flow
ers. she revelled in the gorgeous variety
in the parks and plazas. which are on
every side The Prado, Montevideos
oldest and mCst beautiful park. is a
vast expanse of lovely glades. gardens,
lakes and grottoes. traversed by pic
turesque stream. Its most wonderful
feature is a rose garden. where there
were blooming some 800 varieties of
roses collected from every cline.
The dean of the diplomatic corps,
Ambassador Ahmet Muhtar, Is the most
charming host, his entertainments COM
bining dignity and elegance with dem
ocratic cordiality. His government
demonstrated its practical liberality
some time ago when 1t granted to the
BYZANTINE Institute Of America the
privilege of restoring to the world the
Christian art in the Mohammedan
mosque, the famous San Sofia, once
known IS the level of Christendom."
The splendor and beauty Of architec-
ture and decoration which have for hve
centuries been hidden in this mig ghty
temple, built by the Emperor Justinian,
are now with meticulous care being un-
covered and are gradually emerging in
all their pristine glory.
The Turks, coming into possession OF
Constantinople. ordered these mosalcs
in which Christian symbols appeared,
covered, so that they might not be seen
by worshippers of another creed. In
this concession made by GhaN Mus
tapha Kemal and his Council of Min
listers to the American Institute. Chris
tendon has received lesson that is
practical demonstration of the brother
hood of man
Americans and other foreigners are
co-oneratirp in the big art show Whl,h