The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-22
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Halle SeLGssie'S
Gift to u. S.
SUMMER EVILS
By HELEN ESSARY

main office"
The young man persisted:
"What's your job there" ..
And Mr.. Fleming replied
alphabetically:
"E-I'm the President"
I like to read about Halle
Selassie, Select of Cod.
Halle Selassie is a beautiful
name, like music. Prettier even
than Benito Mussolini.
Bishop Freeman was speaking
Of Halle Selassie the other day,
when I found him walking in
his Cathedral gardens.
On Sunday, November 2,
1880, when Halle Selassie was
crowned Emperor of Ethiopia,
Bishop Freeman caused a spe.
cial prayer to be said in honor
of the descendant Of King Solo,
mon and the Queen of Sheba,
and in honor of his people.
This so pleased Halle SelasSie
that he sent to the Cathedral,
in a specially designed plush
box of red with a purple lining,
"the gold Abyssinian cross"
The cross is carried by the
crucifer on all special occa-
sions. It is formed of small
crosses in intricate lace-like
design.
The inscription, Halle Sc
1aSse. Emperor of Abyssinia,
has presented this cross to the
Washington Cathedral, $780,"
is in English, evidently done
by native craftsmen.
":Dear Helen EsSary:
81 read that your note at the
foot of your column the other
day about vacations and lumpy
beds, painful Sunburn and de-
termined drinking. Sorry, but
I don't feel sympathetic. Re.
hOboth sounds like Heaven to
me.
washington couldn't be
worse. The only people left in
town whether strangers or
bosom friendS) ask you brightly,
day and night, is it hot enough
for yOu?'
Being a reporter in Wash
ingtOn in July is frightful. All
the perSOnages you want to in.
terview live way off in Virginia
and Maryland, and say, Can
you please come by at 8 in
the morning.
''HOme life is worse than a
near-career. Last night I found
q message from the landlord
that next month my rent would
advance ten dollars. Crept out
into the shade of the apple
tree to cool off. Found a mil
lion Swirling gnats there.
Wandered indoors to hear a
group of flatvOiced beggars
chanting at the front door
about: Some poor struggIen'
Sea-mun you may rescue, you
may save
"Offered two bits - hastily.
Withdrew to sitting room.
Couldn't bear hearing about
the good deeds performed with
the donation.
watched the black ants run.
ming across the newly polished
floor. Observed the cat behav-
ing strangely. Spent the rest of
the evening wondering whether
1t was fits or kittens she was
about to have.
THANK Heaven for your
chance at sunburn, my child.
Yours,
"Perspira O'Day."
That screen drunk and roue,
Edward Arnold" was having
lunch at the National Press Club
the other day. The people at
the next table said he talked
about the California climate,
camps for children and his fav.
orite salad.
Lord Tsaacs. Prime Minister of
Australia, and Lady Isaacs, his
wife, recently in Washington, are
orthodox Jews. Sir Joseph
Lyons, Governor General of Aus
tralia, and Lady Lyons are Irish
Catholics, Australians tell me
that under this combination of
ideals their island is better gov.
erned than at any time in it's
history. Women Subsistence
Homesteaders in Texas are ro-
mantically named-Dovey, AS
pazia, Flarvia, Willie.Pearl, Thel.
ma, Cloye, Regina, Audrey, Eve.
lyme and Eula-Belle. The mems
names are plain, William, Ernest
and James-probably why the
women promoted a change Of
scenery. The Prescott Cat
leys are building for Pres, jr.,
and his young family a little
house on the edge of Rock Creek
Park from the bricks bought
when the historic Riggs Mansion
on I Street was torn down last
spring. :. Bob Kelley Che set
ties affairs for the State Depart
ment in Russian, French, Ger
man and Italian) is making his
annual pilgrimage to the con.
tinent on August Is. It's prob
ably his 659th crossing.
RMAATN T0n