The Washington times., 1935-03-02
NOW
Great Liberal
Philosophers
LEES COMING
BY HELEN ESSARY

By HELEN ESSARY
Oliver Wendell Holmes, the
Great Liberal of the United
States Supreme Court, now des-
perately i'll, has the humor and
tolerance that give wisdom a
common appeal.
A friend of ours one day was
taken by the then Associate JUS
tees niece to have tea with
him. Our friend was thrilled at
this chance to meet a great man.
Here was an oracle whose life
had been thoughtful, whose de-
cisionS were sure, and whose
knowledge was deep. She said
to Mr.. Holmes:
"Mr. Justice, your experience
and judgment must have given
yOu real beliefs about life and
death and people. Please tell
me, Mr.. Justice, some of your
conclusions"
The Justice said this was q
question that had been asked OF
old men down through the ages.
Smiling, he continued:
'But 1 shall try to answer
honestly. / could write the in
conference.-the truths of exis-
tence, as I believe them to be
on One-half of a sheet of note
paper!
"Then should have to turn
the paper on the other side and
write, I amt Sure!'"
Amelia Earhart is not getting
a medal from the National Geo.
graphic Society on this visit to
Washington. Two years ago she
received the highest award the
society can give.
It was a gold medal common.
Grating her flight across the
Atlantic Ocean. If there are
no more medals to give the
First Lady of the Air, the socie-
ty is nevertheless keen to show
its interest in her exploits by
arranging her lecture and
luncheon.
Col. and Mrs. Raymond E.
Lee will be in Washington
shortly to see their friends be-
fore starting for London, where
Colonel Lee will act as Military
Attache at the American EN-.
bassy.
The Lees, who are among the
most popular people who come
and go by the Washington way
station, have been living for the
last two years on a mountain
side in Vermont. Their friends
who have been lucky enough to
see them tell of their ancient
brick farm house, its old furni-
ture, the books, and the piano
which Mrs. Lee moved in.
During the winter they have
been buried in snow, practical
ly.
Colonel Lee was in charge Of
the CCC work for the Fifth Sec.
ton. The lovely Jeannete Lee
has been taking part in the
activities of the little town of
Barre, and writing a column on
Washington politics for the
service paper.
Baroness Won Nagel, of Flor.
ence, is in Washington for the
spring. She was the guest of
honor at a delightful luncheon
given by Mrs. Frances T. Whit
ten.
The Baroness is a beautiful
woman with white skin and
black hair and has the ease and
gaiety of people who have lived
in various parts of the world.
She is an American and a Colo
NAL Da."e Her Bavari2n hus-
band was Ill - Diplomatic
Corps. The young Baroness
Beatrice Won Nagel is studying
in an art school here.
Among Mrs. Whitten's lunch.
con guests were Madame Bos-
from, wife of the Minister of
Sweden with a hat and scarf
as blue as her eyes,; Mrs. John
Biddle. Mrs. Mark L. Bristol,
Mrs. Sidney A. Cloman, Mrs.
Kurt HetZel, Mrs. William P.
MacCracken, jr., and Mrs. Wal
ter R. Tuckerman.
Mrs. Tuckerman, incidentally,
has kept a record of every party
she has attended in 80 years.
On her place card she draws a
small table chart in lead pencil,
outlines the names and places
in ink when she reaches home,
and files away the card to make
q story of interesting people.
They like us-these European
MOBILES. Whatever else they
may say about our brash young
country, they find us amusing.
Which is all that one should
ask.
Prince Colonna, of Italy, who
traces his ancestry in a direct
line to Julius Caesar, was in
town over the last Weekend.