The Washington times., 1935-03-05
NOW
An Aid to Gdiety
Of Nations
HAPPY ENVOY
By HELEN ESSARY

American Ambassador to Tur-
key, many people know. That
he was almost Ambassador to
Mexico, few people remember.
So nearly was Mr.. Morgen-
thau Ambassador to Mexico
that an admirer sent him a
dozen cases of champagne to
celebrate the honor. Sent them
to Mexico City, where they
duly arrived. Mr.. Morgenthau
did not arrive.
He decided that the climate
of Mexico City would be bad
for Mrs. Morgenthau's health.
Seven thousand feet above sea
level is hard on the strongest
heart. So Mr.. Morgenthau de-
clined the appointment.
His dozen cases of cham
pagne were gratefully received.
however, by the American En-
bassy at Mexico City. And
added considerably to interna-
tional gaiety.
Everything we hear about
the MorgenthauS, "Srs., "JrS."
and thirds" is interesting.
Henry Morgenthau, jr., has a
gorgeous bass voice which he
hasn't been using recently.
Not for singing.
Henry Sd, son of the Secre'
tary of the Treasury, is 10, a
composer, an etcher and a poet.
And has done creditable things
in all these arts.
Of Mr.. Morgenthau, sr., who
is in town visiting his son, we
inquired the proper pronuncla-
tion of the family name. Every
one has a different idea.
Morgenthaw is probably the
most common way. This is in
correct.
Mr.. Morgenthau Che should
know best) says the word
should be spoken with the "h"
in the last syllable silent. Like
MorgentoW-to rime with COW.
The translation of the word
is Morning Dew." This is
probably poesy for "The Early
Bird Catches the Worm"
Continuing on the subject of
Mexico City, Josephus Daniels,
Woodrow Wilson's Secretary of
the Navy, is very happy there
as the American Ambassador.
Mr.. Daniels is 73 years old,
which nobody remembers. Par
ticularly Mr.. Daniels. He is
well and enthusiastic.
Mrs. Daniels makes a charm
ing Ambassadors wife. She is
handsome and hospitable and is
delighted with Mexico generally.
Stanley Hawks told us this.
Mr.. Hawks is in town for a few
days on his way from Mexico
City, where he was attached to
the American Embassy. With
Mrs. Hawks, he is bound for
Switzerland, where he will be
first secretary at the American
Legation at Berne.
Mrs. Hawks is a really beauti-
full person. We first saw her in
Warsaw in the thrilling old
Palace where several members
of the American Embassy Staff
had apartments.
She had just bought an ex.
quisite Polish costume. At each
succeeding post to which her
husband has been assigned
Guatemala and Mexico-Mrs.
Hawks has found native cos
tunes. And wears them, on spe.
cial occasions, with grace.
Mrs. Franklin Delano Roose-
velt is "a First Lady" Fanny
Hurst says so in the Democratic
Digest" now being published by
the Women's Division of the
Democratic National Committee.
She declared:
"The women of America are
catching on to the fact that
Eleanor Roosevelt is one of the
greatest things that has ever
happened TO them. This first
First Lady has refused to step
into the little mould in the
biscuit tin of Presidents Wives.
To-day, the obs and abs of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Before's have all but died away.
The spectacle of the First Lady
of the Land moving about, here,
there, and everywhere, on her
various missions of social investi.
CATION, legislative, education,
has become local and not too
remarkable phenOmana."
Mrs. Winthrop Chanler, whose
"Roman Spring" is the story of
her girlhood in italy (she is a
half-sister of E. Marion Craw-
ford), is in Washington this
American spring There's ab-
solutely nothing about Amelia
Earhart that is annoying. She's
amusing and easy to look at
and doesn't take herself hard.
Mrs. Edward Keating, who
catches the lions that roar at
the meetings of the Women's
National Democratic Club, said
of Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin, who
recently retired as club presi.
dent, and of Mrs. Edward B.