The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-27
NOW
Marine Officers
Face Goes Red
GARDENS GAY
BY HELEN ESSARY

end on Chesapeake Bay has
caused one Marine officer heart
breaking embarrassment.
It really was the Presidents
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. You
know how things are. One SIM
ply has to blame everything on
Mr.. Roosevelt. Dust storms and
the price of SteWed tomatoes
and everything.
Speaking Of stews- But
that's my story.
The Chamber of Commerce
was on its way to clam bake
at Quantico. Indeed it was on
its way too long.
The Chamber would have
eaten its clans hours sooner if
its boat hadn't been compelled
to bob around in the Potomac
River while the Presidential
yacht got under way.
With nothing to do while
waiting but mutter in the best
Chamber of Commerce manner
about the peculiarities Of the
man who was keeping them
away from their party, some Of
the gentlemen decided on an
other highball or two.
When they finally landed
these gentlemen were feeling
very merry. They were met by
Marine officers, handsome in
their best uniforms. With their
buttons shined especially bright.
In the name of hospitality.
It was the shine on the but
tons, really that caused the en-
barrasSment. For when one group
had been shown about the quar-
tiers by a certain captain, the
most cheerful member Of the
tour smiled noticeably. Put his
hand in his pocket, and said:
"That sure was a nice little
trip! Here Boy! Here's a little
present for yOu!"
And he handed the startled
officer a quarter.
Phyllis sayS-a well-conducted
scandal is a great social asset.
Mrs. Lillian Wright Smith has
been made the garden specialist
for George Washington Uni
versity. -.~....
DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi-
dent of the university, decided
that although the university
campus was small, it might yet
be beautiful. So he asked the
help of Mrs. Smith, who founded
the garden group of the Wom-
ans Twentieth Century Club.
With no actual assistance
but unframed labor Mrs. Smith
has turned the back yards Of
the old houses which the uni
versity uses as class rooms into
delightful gardens. Many of the
lilacs, bridal wreath and flags
are gifts from old estates now
thriving in their new setting.
In Puerto Rico it takes a long
time for that sanity admoni-
ton about turning the other
cheek to be put into effect.
Way back in 1882, Puerto
Rico'S Chief Justice was slapped
by an annoyed and high-tem-
pered Islander. This month
2 years, 10 months and % days
later-the Chief Justice decided
he would do nothing about the
matter and dropped the case.
| If you are fortunate enough
to dine at the Louis G. Cald.
wells, the dress suit that once
clothed the fine figure of a
Republican presidential pros
pect (1936) may serve you soup.
Or again, the formal evening
fegalia that sometimes adorned
the handsome editor of the ma.
tons biggest business maya
zine, may give you liqueur from
O silver tray.
In other words, Senator Van
denburg and Merle Thorpe have
presented their last years
"white ties" to Mrs. Caldwell's
new butler.
A charming indoor flower ar
rangement was the row of clear
pink ported geraniums on each
side of the stairs leading to Mr..
and Mrs. Leland Harrison'S
drawing room. Miss Anne
Churchill Harrison, in white or
CANDY, helped her mother re-
ceive the other day. Anne
Churchill will be beauty some
day-with big eyes and long
black hair.
Observation-Disclosures.
had just heard about the
collection of Rubens in Mr..
Ringling's picture gallery at
Sarasota, Florida, when the cir
Gus parade passed by under the
Big Tent. AS I looked at the
desperate faces of the perform
ers, old and young. I wondered
about the amount of dissillu-
Sionment it takes to buy a mas.
terpiece for a circus owner.
Then the elephants came in.
Did a numbering jig. I forgot
my brooding. And decided that
life was at east entertaining.
Speaking of circuses, there
was that acre of grim congress
sional faces staring at Mr..
Roosevelt while he made the
bonus speech.
Also that face of Senator
King. of Utah. being invaded
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