The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-27
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Medals Puzzle
Diplomats
BREEZY POKER
BY HELEN ESsARY

BY HELEN ESSARY
The American First Lady
never wears her medals. But
should her hosts of the British
Empire wear their decorations
in her honor?
This was a question that trou-
bled the Canadian friends Of
Mrs. Franklin q. Roosevelt when
she went to Montreal recently to
attend a meeting of the National
Conference of Social Workers.
Lavinia Engle, who was a
delegate to the conference, says
the Canadians, reared with rev.
erence for royalty, kept thinking
of Mrs. Roosevelt as Queen of
the United States.
They said to each other that
If by any chance Queen Mary
should be in Montreal, distin-
guished Canadians would re.
ceive her in Splendor. Mrs.
Roosevelt, they thought, de-
served proportionate honor.
Therefore, should they wear
their medals and decorations to
Mrs. Roosevelt's banquet? And
II so, which ones?
The American delegates were
not noticeably disturbed by this
problem. But they did rather
want to do the right thing.
The difficulty was settled,
however, when Frank Bane, di.
rector of the Public Welfare AS
ISOLATION, said he certainly
would wear his decorations if he
had any. But the only medals
he could produce were two gold
footballs.
| My spies say that one-third
Of the dancing and drinking
people on the roof gardens and
night clubs slip away without
paying their bills.
Washington has always been
o bad financial risk!
You don't know anything
about poker until you sit in a
game with Middle Western
Senators and their brides.
Having come from the Mary
land Free State, I thought I
had inherited a certain apti-
tude for the game. I was
wrong. Maryland betting is
inocuous compared with the
long shots of the American
plainsmen.
1t may have been that, since
I haven't played poker with
Senators since the timid Hoover
days, I wasn't prepared for the
enthusiasm of New Dealers.
In last nights game, prac-
tieally everything was wild.
With $25 worth of chips to
start with and Lady Luck
farther around the corner than
the next election day.
That little dealers choice"
called Ma Ferguson set me back
O. new bathing suit. To play
Ma Ferguson, deal five extra
cards to the center of the table.
The lowest card in your own
hand and any card like it are
wild. In the hopes of getting
an extra wild card you stay in
and bet madly each time one
of the five table cards is
turned over.
E. Kite is also exhilarating.
Deal seven extra cards. Place
them in the center of the
table, two at the top face up
and the others two at a time,
except for the last card, which
makes the tail of the kite.
! Pay we'll to see every card
as it is turned over. Use all
j or any of those running down,
not crosswise, to make your
own hand.
High or low hand wins.
Divide the pot. Garry out the
remains and the I. o. us at
half past three in the morning.
I Like many smart people,
Molly Dewson, special advisor
of the women's division of the
Democratic national commit
tee, is absent-minded.
When Miss Dewson starts out
for a days appointments, her
secretary puts notes in her
pocketbook, telling where she is
going at such and such a time.
And then has to watch Miss
Dewson so that she won't for
get to take her pocketbook
with her.
! A Virginia friend writes news
Of Potomac Landings:
"We're SO interested in one OF
our neighbOrS. He's George Rice.
who lives in = big meandering
house on the Potomac, just off
the Mount Vernon Boulevard.
We are all wondering about him
because he lives alone except for
a friend, a chemist from the
Bureau of Mines, and big staff
of servants.
"HiS trees and flowers are gOr-
geous. On the liver side his
gardens are terraced down to
the water. A big motor boat
ties up at his private wharf.
ROwbOatS and canoes are pulled
up on the beach. A large Amer
lean flag waves from q flagpOle
and is seen by peO' lie in the
SivnW hna%S