The Washington times., 1935-10-29
NOW
Turkish ENJOY
Has NeU Name
A BORAH VOTE
BY HELEN ESSARY

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under their new family name,
"Ertegun."
Two years ago law was passed
In Turkey requiring every Turkish
citizen to take a family or a sur
name that was truly Turkish. Time
was given for the selection Of the
name. And further opportunity
for the name to be registered.
Under the old system in Tur-
key, several people in one family
often had different surnames.
This naturally caused varieties OF
confusion. It added to the diff
culties Of life in such everyday
matters as looking up a friend in
the telephone book or sending bills
or invitations.
The new names of the Turkish
Ambassador and his wife are now
Mehmed and Madame Munir Erte-
gun.
This afternoons entertainment
Is an anniversary reception in
celebration of the independence of
Turkey.
Definitely I believe in the Sec
ond Rooseveltian dynasty.
But yesterday Mr.. Thomas c.
Bradley told me the story about
the way Senator Borah felt when
Jester, his favorite horse, snubbed
him.
Now, I am wondering if the gen.
tleman from Idaho wouldn't do
right well in the White House.
One morning not too long ago
Senator Borah came to the Capt.
tol looking unhappy. To the Good
morning, Bill" and How are you,
SENATOR" of his friends, Mr. Borah
replied with a downcast nod.
At his desk he turned over pa
pers abstractedly. Seemed unable
to settle himself to work. Finally
he jumped up. Clapped on his
hat. Said to his secretary:
Say. I'll be back-later.
Nothing wrong, I hope, Sena-
tori"
"I should say there is something
wrong"
He went hurriedly out of the
room.
In about an hour he returned
smiling, nuoyant person. Briskly
hung UP his hat. Went conf.
IDENTIFY to the work of saving the
nation.
The cause of the mornings
difficulties was eventually dis
covered. While Senator Borah
was taking his usual morning
ride through the park, his horse,
Jester shied at speck of paper.
The Senator switched Jester
seundly for such stupidity.
At the end of the ride Mr..
Borah offered the horse the
usual lump of sugar. Jester
tossed his head and would have
none of it.
The Senator offered a big
apple. Jester stamped about the
stall.
Mr.. Borah wheedled in his best
voice-the one that has moved
thousands to tears or rage. Jes-
ter would not look at him.
Reluctantly Mr.. Borah left for
the Capitol.
And as I said before, was un.
able to work.
So he travelled all the way
back to the stables, near the
Connecticut Avenue bridge. Pat
ted and conSoled Jester for quite
0. half an hour, so the stable
attendants said, before the big
chestnut would even turn his
head.
At last Jester decided to re-
lent and forgive the Senator for
the switching. When he con-
descended to accept the sugar
and the apple, Senator Borah
left the stable a happy man.
Mrs. Genevieve Forbes Herrick
who was so severely injured in
the automobile crash in New
Mexico in which Mrs. Harold L.
Ickes lost her life, is, after her
long and tedious illness, on the
definite road to recovery.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
when travelling east recently,
went to st. Vincent's Hospital at
Sante Fe to see Mrs. Herrick.
She also called on Ibrahim Sey-
fullah Bey, the secretary of the
Turkish legation, also injured in
the accident, and the man who
drove the car that crashed, both
Of whom were at st. Vincent's
Hospital.
John Herrick, who has been
in Sante Fe since his wife's ac-
cident, writes of her noticeable
recent improvement. One of Mrs.
Herrick's Washington friends has
just had letter in Mrs. Her
rick's own handwriting.
."Geno," as her friends affec-
tionately call her, said she ex-
pected to be out of the hospital
In about month and seemed
very cheerful. Mrs. Herrick, how
ever, would be cheerful under any
circumstances. She is an adorable
person.
Writes brilliantly, is a gay and
sympathetic companion and has
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