The Washington times., 1935-11-13
NOW
Whittier Europe,
Suing Topic
LADY LAWYER
BY HELEN ESSARY

This story, Whlcn Mr. o II IL
Walsh, brother of the late Sen
Rtor Walsh, tells about the LADY
lawyer who made the smart re-
port at a bar meeting in WIS
consin this summer, may answer
the question.
The lady lawyer was neat,
Rood-looking, we'll dressed and
alert. She read an excellent re
port of the committee of which
she was chairman without look
ing at manuscript or notes. Her
voice was clear and authorita-
tive. Her manner was selt-as'
sured.
A bachelor Iawyer-obviously
he'd been enjoying life-listened
raptly to the report. Then lean
ing across the aisle he said to
Mr.. Walsh, in loud tones:
"Say, that woman talks like
she knows what she's about
doesn't she? Well, she's the kind
of woman I deteSt."
Mr.. Raymond Gram Swing,
editor and author, who has done
more international broadcaSting
than anybody living, will discuss
with the members of the League
of Women Voters whittier Eu-
rope, and Should we Follow"
tonight at the Mayflower Hotel.
There's a speech I mean to hear.
This brilliant young former
foreign correspondent Of several
American newspapers is an ex-
cellent speaker who understands
the European situation about as
well as anybody can.
Things about people:
When Mr.. Robert Jackson was
flying home from New York the
other day, his plane got lost in the
fog and circled about for an hour
or so without being able to land
If she would ever land was prob
lem. How did you feel when you
were miles up in the air, not know,
ing whether or not the next min
ute would be your last?" they
asked Mr.. Jackson when he finally
came down. It just kept thinking
Of the things I hadn't done" an,
swered Mr.. Jackson. The Am
bassador of Brazil. Mr.. OSwaldo
Aranha, is one of the cleverest
men in the Diplomatic Corps.
They tell me he's always ION his
toes, ;" which is remarkable consid
ering the fact that during one OF
the five revolutions Mr.. Aranha
passed through he had at least
three toes shot off The charm
ing Massie Pages eat sparingly OF
cakes at tea parties but bear a
cookie or two home to their two
children always waiting to say
'fGood night, and did you bring
anything home from the party?"
Some Washington people are
going to help make the tenth ami
versary of the New England Con
ference at Boston November q
and % a success. Mr.. o. MAJ
Gardner, former governor of North
Carolina, will talk For the South.
DR.. Harold G. Moulton, president
of Brookings Institution, will dis
cuss "Industry's New Program
and Goodrich Murphy, son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. Farmer Murphy, OF
this city, will have the fascinating
subject of ''Winter Sports" Mr.
Dudley Harmon, who used to live
in Washington, is director OF the
conference. Mr.. oliver Newman
who helps the Republic of Santc
Domingo manage its financial at
fairs, wears golf socks in pattern
of brown and gold in checkers
three inches square. Two large
boxes of orchids for Mrs. Jesse
Jones and Mrs. James B. Alley
went down to New Orleans on the
Bankers Special. Mrs. Jones and
Mrs. Alley stayed at home. .
When Marshall ExnicioS, Beau
Rrummel of the smart young set
decides that the polka dots in his
new neckties are one-eighteenth
of an inch too large he sends the
ties back to London.
DR.. Paul Bartsch, information
ally known curator of molluScs
at the Smithsonian, is about to
head a scientific expedition to
Puerto Rico, the Samoan Islands
and the Philippines.
The expedition will study water
flora and fauna.
One of the instruments de
signed for undersea observation
cost 100000.
This paragraph has nothing to
do with anything that has gone
before. I suppose it has moth
ing to do with anything in par
ticular. However. here it is:
The distinguished lady was call
ing at the time on the club presi
dent. Two of the club president S
dear little children came bound
ing in from school. The club
president was so lofty and so pub
lie minded and the conversation
had been so uplifting that the
children arrived as a shock. An
alien note in a rare atmosphere.
The distinguished lady was no,
ticeably polite. How are you
getting on in school, dears?" she
said.
"Oh, we're getting on swell"
said the noisier of the two chill
dren. "Only our friend Jimmy's
not. They sent him home again
today, mother. The teacher said
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