The Washington times., 1934-11-07

Of great ma -
tons. Helen EsSary
Modern system of install.
ment buying! Mr.. Paul Fitz-
patrick, who is one of the most
important and popular persons
in the Housing Commission,
knows how modern installment
buying is.
When he was in Egypt re-
Gently, Mr.. Fitzpatrick explored
a tomb, then being excavated,
and discovered an ancient tab
let. Psychologists, deciphering
the writing thereon, read the
story of Chaldean gentleman
who bought a house on the in.
stallment plan-4,60o years be-
fore Christ.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick proba bly,
knows more about installment
buying and selling than any,
body in the United States.
When John j. Raskob left the
du Pont Company and went
into General Motors, he urged
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, then in Eu-
rope, to come back home and
help him organize the General
Motors Acceptance Company.
(Which, translated. means an
opportunity to buy a car on the
installment plan with the aid
of a large central organization.
Previously the trick had been
managed in a small way by
local companies)
Further notes on Mr.. Fitz-
patrick:
He is a wizard at mathe.
mates. They tell me he can
put Mr.. Einstein in his place
with only, half a struggle. And
he hasa lovely young niece in
the Ballet Russo.
John Charles Thomas. who
Is singing tonight at the birth
day dinner of Mrs. Eleanor
Patterson, was bit provoked
recently when the newspapers,
in writing Of his decoration by
the King Of Italy, gave his age
as 81.
MIR. Tomas is a mere broth
of a boy of Al. Incidentally,
he is son of a Methodist
preacher in Maryland.
The Rev. Mr.. Thomas Is de-
lighted with his sons artistic
success. Whenever Mr.. Thomas
entertains on his yacht, which
he anchors near Easton in the
Chesapeake Bay, his mother
Is present.
There's another interesting
birthday tomorrow.
The seventeenth birthday OF
the Soviet Republic. The
greatest group of revolution
aries the world has ever
known.
There must be something sig
nificant about the state of the
heavens on November 7. Evan
Celine Adams would have known.
Wasn't there a song years ago
with the chorus, Fireman, Fire
man, Save My Child"
A new song, if you are living
in Montgomery county, is "Po-
liceman, Policeman, Call the
.Doctor!"
Here's the story to prove the
change in sentiment.
DR.. E. w. Titus CHS first
name is Elijah. though it is low
and unfriendly to reveal the
fact) was visiting DR.. w. D.
Tewksbury in Chevy Chase re.
Gently. Mrs. Titus and Mrs.
Tewksbury we're out of town.
DR.. Titus was sleeping soundly
at the time of my story. He
wasn't expecting a message from
q patient. though very hasty
calls from patients are among
the blessings of DR.. Titus spe-
cialty in medicine.
DR.. Tewksbury was awakened
first. Looking out Of the win
dow, he saw a policeman, who
demanded:
"Dr. Titus! Is he there? Tell
him to come down at once"
With the speed of a good OBJ
stetrician, DR.. Titus sprang into
his clothes. His conscience was
clear, but here was an order to
be obeyed. At the door the po'
liceman was waiting.
"SOrry to disturb you, doctor,
but we knew you were here. The
operator had a little trouble
making you answer the phone
and asked us to help. The fact
is, dOctOr-there's a lady at Co.
lumbia feeling mighty bad all
Of a sudden. She says she wants
you. And she wants you quick"
Phyllis says there's no limit
to what an energetic widow with
cocktail shaker can accomplish
particularly in Washington.