The Washington times., 1934-05-10

they know. Helen E''"ry
speak from experience to fifth grade exhbi-
ton yesterday the John Eaton School, Forty interested
girls boys tidy desks (of the Mothers
were expected Even the number forty). Mrs. Ely
their teacher standing front of the Glass; charmingy
dressed and composed The Mothers sitting in neat
with their backs to the wal-as we'll they might.
Carleton (ten years od) telling the cass-and the
Moher-about the great operas Easily and authoritavey
he gave the stories Of the keched the lives of their
composers and discussed the quality of their music When
Carleton sat down, quite calmly the shades lowered
and motion pictures were thrown on screen fastened TO
the black board James lecture the great paint
ngs of the world As each painting was shown dozens of
hands signaling in the air asked that their might
be chosen to give the of the picture who painted 1t
and to what school the artist belonged.
Such youthful knowledge of art and music having
pletey broken my aged and maternal spirit about
to creep humby home, when another boy, producing pic
lures cut from magazines Of chairs tables desks and
FORTH held them up the class Various children told
without mistakes to which period the furniture belonged
Hepplewhe Sheraton, Jacobean, Queen Anne, ADAM etc.
etc.
After dinner when my own fifth grader
nng fuitlessy the operas of Leoncavao and the
differences between the French and Flemish schools of art
almost mentioned that when to school learned
useful things like spelling. Having recently down in
spelling match second grade word hesated to boast
Ny real forte next about to explain the multi
plcation table able to multiply up to twenty
four and backwards But last night child fixed pene-
tfatlng eye upon me- thought "who wants to 60 on
multiplying for ever!''
If my fifth grader sends flower Mothers Day
I'll she's thinking about that other great American
institution, the "Be Kind to Dumb Animals week.
Jasper says only songs have been written to
Father One is Everybody Works But Father" and
Father Dear Father, Come Home With Me Now The Clock
In The steepe Strikes Twelve Jasper believed that
tender ballad 1.-THE Face the Bar Room Floor" was
inscribed to Father alone. Nowadays it also might be
meant for Mother.
Changing the subject entirely:
Mrs Homer S. Cummings wife of the Attorney General
loves pcnics Any day now, when she doesn't have to
to luncheon, four teas dinner and ball. she gathers
up three congenal friends four hampers OF food her
chauffeur and Leon the cook who has made her Sunday
night suppers famous Ceon doesn't like day off,
Mrs Cummings just makes him take airing sometmes).
And away goes the encourage to distant hills and Valleys
to the apple blossoms the Judas trees whatever
doing we'll outdoors at the moment.
If you think your hat is too large, don't worry
Quiet likely it ISM large enough
At awully nice the Argentinan Ambassador and
Nine Esp gave the other day, the largest hats in the
world-ust off the boat from Par-were present the
pretty heads of Mrs Warren Barbour Mrs Frances Whtten
and Mrs. Campbell Prchet They sort Of leone
undersh chapeaux." They tipped down On
the brms were modest flowers suggest innocence.
An extremely pretty widow Mrs. Morris S. Crumpacker
Tin white from head to toe) whose husband, member Of
Congress from Oregon and great friend of Nick Long
worths, died very suddenly few years ago, at the
Espils tea Mrs Crumpacker in for few days
her way north her youngest graduate from St.
Paus School, Another student at the University
of Oregon Mrs Crumpacker will be guest of Senator and
Mrs James Wadsworh at their home IN the Genesee Valley
in New York before returning to California.
One of the attractive Hagedorn daughters, Mary, who
has studying dancing Paris for several years. had
some friends yesterday Later she danced like
angel her guests Miss Hagedorn graceful radiant
creature her parents Mr. and Mrs Herman Hagedorn
she has lived various places in Europe In this country
the Hagedorns have homes in California Massachusetts,
and New Jersey Recently they bought place IN Washing
in Spring Valley Then again, they moved to settle
down Bancroft Place for several they say
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