The Washington times., 1935-11-28
NOW
Here'slHint for
Mr.BOrah
A NICE TRIP
BY HELEN EssARY

Gentleman from 1Qano muSC uoG
know how many people are for
him.
Mr.. Borah is so contrary, so
naturally contrary, and so op-
posed to things as they are, that
If he finds out too many people
like him, he'll decide he's no
good and turn against himself.
AS the gallivanting Vice Pres
ident, the Secretary of war and
the congressional party of visit
ors to the Philippines turn their
heads toward home and the next
election, / remember the remark
the little Sunday School pupil
made about the church mission
aries on their way back from a
stay in China. =.
They've done Gods work, I"
said the pious, knowing little
girl, "and had a nice trip be-
sides"
I sat in the gorgeous ballroom
of the new Greek Legation the
day before yesterday. Listened to
DR.. T. Leslie Shear, Of Harvard
University, tell about recent exca-
vations in Athens to 200 expectant
archeologiSts. And thought here
was the only lecturer I'd heard in
months whose heroes or villains
had not been named Roosevelt,
Ickes, Wallace, Perkins, Tugwell,
Hopkins, Morgenthau or Hull.
zeus, Paris, Dionysius, Apollo
and Venus we're the distinguished
citizens of DR.. Shears buried
world.
Considering these ancient gods
who so influenced the capital OF
Greece, set to wondering who
were the Washington counterpartS
Of the Olympians.
Who would be the adminiStra-
ton Dionysius- god Of good
drunkards? And who his hand
maidens? (You think them up.
You must know hundred candi-.
dates)
Who might be the Apollo? Now
here is a question. What mascu-
line beauties have we? Who the
Hercules-the strong man? I've
heard a hundred officials so de-
scribed in q tenth of hundred
years. But they sometimes weaken
these washington strong men.
What entrants have we for the
role of HermeS-the winged mes
senger of the gods? The lobbyists,
probably carrying the news on
creased feet. And who the Venus?
The towns full of Venuses -
though there are not too many In
the Administration You'll have to
look other places.
There's a Pan in every Govern
ment office building - twiddling
on a pay roll flute. "a dead Pan
the opposition sayS.)
The Facade of Giants that so
delighted Athenian sculptors -
where would that be placed? Pos
sibly on Constitution Avenue, the
almost completely classic high
way.
But who would be the GiantsP
That's something to argue about.
Giants come and go so fast in
Washington-often shrinking as
they go-so I shall make no per.
manent suggestion.
Who would be the Zeus? To
strike with bolts Of lightning when
he felt playful?
The Supreme Court, undoubt-
edly!
Mrs. Champ Clark, widow Of
the famous Speaker Of the House,
and herself for many years q
vivid Washington personality, Is
living in New Orleans with her
daughter, Mrs. James M. Thorn.
son. Mrs. Hugh Campbell
Wallace, widow of an American
Ambassador to France, who enter
tains beautifully in a fine house
on Massachusetts, Avenue, is aw-
fully interested in archaeology .
DR.. and Mrs. Thornwall Davis send
japanese 6 ard ems in attractive
bowls to debutanteS instead OF
conventional flower offering. "It's
Just our selfish idea," say DR.. and
Mrs. Davis. 1--WE like to think Of
you enjoying our gift after the
flower you sent to the hospitals
have faded and died. We brought
the custom home from the
Orient"
AS you drive along Pennsylvania
Avenue, down by the White House.
do you ever consider that large,
trim, yellow mansion (the one that
looks like somebody loves IT'D as
one of the most important houses
in America?
Give an admiring look at the
house the next time you go by.
1t is the hearthstone of the great
American clan of Francis Preston
Blair.
William Ernest Smith has just
published, in two volumes, the
story of this family. He says it's
next to the Adamses in it's influ-
ence over a period of so years on
American public affairs. Francis
Preston Blair was conspicuous
among Andrew Jackson's support
erS.
Montgomery Blair, as Postmas-
ter General, modernized the postal
system-fixed it up for Mr.. Far
ley. And Frank Blair was a gen.
eral in the Union ARMY.