The Washington times., 1935-02-08
NOW
Supreme Court
Isn't Worried
AN ART HUNTER
BY HELEN ESSARY


about to pack up sables and
polo ponies and depart for Palm
Beach who tells me that the
condition of the country grows
more deplorable each day. That
the President has completely
destroyed confidence. And that
no one absolutely no one-has
any money.
Men about to upset the finan.
cial situation CT the Roosevelt
administration could not look
so merry as do the justices of
the United States Supreme
Court. l seem to see one every
day or so.
The other afternoon. Mr.. JUS
tice McReynolds was the most
light-hearted guest at the "at
home" of Secretary and Mrs.
Cordell Hull. A dozen attrac.
tive girls from Gunston Hall
arrived with their classmate,
Miss Sara Dean WITT CTae
Witz), Mrs. Hull's niece. And
surrounded the associate justice
with admiration and beauty.
A few minutes later the hand
some and distinguished gentle
man laughingly asked Mrs.
Clarence Goodwin how she was
keeping herself amused. Mrs.
Goodwin said she was living
practically in solitude.
II don't beIieve it," said Mr..
Justice McReynolds. in his
most courtly manner. mo one
ever really enjoyed life-alone."
So-the worry about the gold
clause is probably joke on the
country.
Five dollars to a stuffed Give.
the Supreme Court decision will
be genteel and soothing.
Saw the brilliant Mrs. McCook
Knox at the "at home" of Mrs.
Owen j. Roberts. Mrs. Roberts,
as YOU know, is the charming
wife of Justice Roberts, of the
U. S. Supreme Court.
Mrs. Knox was about to dash
off into Maryland somewhere
to see some old family portraits.
She has the delicate task of de-
Gliding on the value of old family
portraits for the Frick Art Ref
erence Library in New York.
The library, which was founded
by Helen Frick, contains photo
graphs of hundreds of Colonial
characters who had a part in
settling this country.
It is not only a fascinating col"
lection in itself and of great
pleasure to people with Colonial
ancestors, but it is thrilling
history of the founding of a ma
ton.
But to return to the family
Of Justice Roberts for moment.
Their daughter, Elizabeth, was
receiving also, in their George"
town house, and was looking
very handsome. AS she should
If there is any truth in inherit
ance.
Every time I go to town
hall meeting, I revel in the sue.
cess of this enterprise. Feel
awfully proud of the Judgment
Of its most energetic two direc-
tors, Mrs. Richard V. Oulahan
and Miss Grace Roper.
In Washington, where discus
slons and speech-making are to
be heard free of charge when
ever two or three people are
gathered together, it took cour-
age to undertake the Town Hall.
But the courage was there and
50 was managerial ability.
The discussions are excellent
and sometimes fierce. The
speakers are eXhilarating.
Everybody you ever knew, or
hope to know, goes. And if you
stay away, you confess that you
are either questionable or dull.
Maybe both.
The D. A. r. Board of Cover
nors came into Constitution
Hall the other night to hear
Lily Pons and to admire the fine
acoustics of this million-dollar
creation of theirs. (The hall,
not Pons)
They rustled into their re.
served boxes with nothing to
distinguish them from Ordinary
Citizens save the six,inch, blue.
and-white banners strung cater
cornered across their chests.
Phyllis hopes that by the next
snowfall, she will have worked
out a system on how to behave
when being snowballed by the
young.
She has not yet been able to
make up her mind whether to
smile brightly at the demons
who aim at her, in the hope
that they will consider her a
sporting character and let her
be; to shake her fist at them;
or to call policeman.
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