Evening star., 1935-12-22
About Well-KnOWn Folk
In Books, Art, Politics
Tiny Tim at White House Christmas Party
Bachelor Senators Beware Leap Year.
Ducky Medal to Director Ross.

since at the ordination of another
minister in New England, where 80
people were in attendance, 80 bowls
of punch we're consumed before going
to the meeting; 68 who had dinner
at the tavern disposed of A bowls
of punch, 18 bottles of wine, eight
bowls of brandy and a quantity Of
cherry rum or bounce.
In the Southern colonies, added to
a great quantity Of home brews were
importations of fine liquors, wines and
brandies. In the Colonial days many
of the old plantations in the South
had their own stills, and the South
ern housewives were noted far and
wide for their cordials, punches and
homemade wines.
Mrs. Ross Chants
Prosperity After Trip
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, director Of
the Mint of the United States, when
seen at her office in the old Treasury
Building a day or two ago, was alb
solutely aglow with satisfaction over
her recent trip to New Orleans,
where she went on business connected
with the Treasury. She says she
found the fascinating old city with
its French quarter and famous mar
ket with every evidence of a returning
prosperity, and was told by business
men and people generally that they
felt that good times were here, and
that since the beginning of the great
depression in '29, they had not felt
so encouraged as they now feel with
present conditions and the outlook
for 1886.
First in war, first in peace and
first in the hearts of his countrymen-
now that's not Mrs. Ross. or Gov
ernor' as she is called in the Treasury
but she really has a lot of 'flrStS"
attached to her name. First woman
governor of a State, first woman di-
rector of the United States Mint and
now the latest honor, she Is the first
woman to have her head on a medal
struck by the United States Mint. 1t
certainly is ducky looking metal, too,
showing the classic profile, strength,
perseverance and character as well as
beauty of Mrs. Ross face. On first
looking at the bronze, gilt metal the
face has more the appearance of a
very young man. The chin is strong,
the nose we'll carved, the forehead
full with gracefully arched brows,
and the hair short and wavy.
Perhaps the thing that most i'm
presses the visitor on first seeing Gov
ernor Ross, is the directness with
which she looks at one. 1t would
be rather difficult to lie to her or to
deceive her. It's not searching gaze
but it somehow looks right into ones
mind and the blue of her eyes is not
easily described-maybe it's the reflec-
ton of the blue hangings at the win
dows in her Office that deepens the
color-at any rate the color of her
eyes seems to become darker if she
looks intently at one.
During the Summer, Mrs. Ross trav-
eled thousands of miles over the coun-
try wherever official duties called her.
She particularly spoke of the heart
ened tone she found in the business
and agricultural world out through the
West, and the wonderful amount oi
travelling that was being INDUCED in
The hotels and tourists camps were
well filled, families looked prosperous
and happy. Mrs. Ross evidently feels
that there is still hard shedding ahead.
but that the trail has been blaZed
and it means a hard pull and a
strong pull Of all together. In other
words, it's up to each individual to
do his part.
Uncle Sam will have some spending
money for Christmas, for little Finland
has come bravely forward and paid
her installnent of $230,453. The en-
voys of eight defaulting countries have
notified the Secretary of State, Mr..
Hull, that they would be unable to
make payments. The total due at
this time from defaulting countries
amounts to 1865, ,414,177-and yet some
of the European countries boast that
they have balanced their budgets
we'll, let the Acting Director of the
Budget, Danny Bell, worry a bit.
Let the debs of Washington, where
men are at premium, and the maid
ems of New England, where there are
so many more women than men, take
notice that the Democratic donkey is
going to have swell leap year party
on February 20, 1886, when all metal
donkies will disgorge the dimes and
pennies which they have been COL
lecting during the past IL months.
and will celebrate with an all-Ameri-
can minstrel show which the 10000
women of the New Deal women's divi-
sion of the Democratic committee will
stage.
Besides the $4,000 women who
formed the Reporter Plan" brigade
last Fall, Democratic women and dis
tinguished men of the party will join
in the minstrel shows which are
being planned in every town and
county throughout the States. The