The Washington times., 1935-08-12
NOW
ChiUdLry As Aid
To Beauty
BAR MEETING
Nv HELEN ESSARY

will grow sere and unloVely
years before their time.
I'm positive of this. I've been
making a study Of the effect Of
pretty speeches and graceful
Southern ways at the forty
sixth annual meeting OF the
Virginia Bar Association.
Virginia lawyers compliment
their ladies OUT LOUD! Such
a flattering custom is more be-
coming to women than the
struggles of a generation OF
beauty experts.
The. bar meeting was held
at White Sulphur Springs.
Southern gallantry was flour
fishing at THE White" as far
back as 1778 when the Springs
and the Revolutionary War were
going. :,
This long established and
soothing attitude OF the gentle-
men of Virginia toward life and
"the fair sex" is undoubtedly
responsible for the soft voices,
the quick smiles, and the de-
lightful guile and the extraor-
dinarily youthful appearance
of the women of Virginia. To
many it has given them the
gracious manner of a prima
donna sure of her home public.
There, for instance, was Mrs.
Preston Campbell, of Abingdon,
whose husband, the chief justice
of the Virginia supreme court.
made that delightfully."- gay
speech at the banquet Saturday
night to the winners of the golf
trophies. Mrs. Campbell is tall
and slim and dark. Looks like
a girl. And has six grandchll'
dren!
Mrs. C. O'Conor Goolrick, of
Fredericksburg. wife Of the re-
firing president of the bar, is
extremely handsome. Mrs. Stu
art Campbell, of Wytheville,
whose husband is the new presi-
dent of the association, is small
and vivacious and pretty. Mrs.
Cassius Moncure Chichester,
wife of the secretary of the as
ISOLATION, is one of the most at
tractive looking women I have
ever seen. Mrs. James G. Mar
tin, of Norfolk, who just got
back from Europe yesterday.
has seven daughters. Think
that over. Seven daughters!
She doesn't look like she had a
care in the world.
She stopped in Venice on her
travels and bought point
Venise wedding veil, in case
just in case-one of the seven
should ever marry.
I liked Mrs. A. Stewart Rob-
ertson, of Orange, and Mrs.
Irving Whitehead, of Amherst,
tremendously. They are both
easy on the eyes and most
amusing to listen to.
These are just few Of the
charming crowd who, as sure
as I live, continue to be charm
ing because somebody keeps
on telling them honey, you
certainly do look pretty today"
There was much serious bust
ness at the bar meeting. Many
swell resolutions were passed.
Senator Tom Connally made a
fine speech. Mr.. Scott Loftin,
former president of the Ameri-
can Bar Association, told some
Of the best yarns-in between
an explanation of the five aims
of the national aSsociation-I
have listened to in long time.
I've saved the stories. They'll
make me a column some day.
In addition to the events on
the program, the polo match,
the rides up and down the
lovely mountains, the informal
parties here there and every
where, people talked about ma
tional politics.
Virginia is in a violent pollt-
Ical state of mind. Some of the
State is awfully peeved at the
Administration. But a larger
part is peeved at Senators Byrd
and Glass for not playing the
Democratic game properly and
giving the forces of recovery a
helping hand. Moreover, the
gentlemen who are accustomed
to seeing which way the polit-
ical wind is going to blow, say
Harry Byrd is going to have the
fight of his life for reelection if
he doesn't change his anti
Roosevelt attitude.
I wish could mention many
more of the delightful people at
the meeting and discuss the
reStful personality of the big,
white rambling hotel and its
cottages surrounded by acres of
grass and shrubbery.
Some of Virginia's best law.
yers were present, including
Armistead M. Dobie, dean of
the University of Virginia Law
School; Mr.. James H. Corbitt,
of Suffolk. and Mr.. Virginius
Shackleford, of orange Zone of
these two probably will be the
States new Federal judge ;
Supreme Court Justice Brown
ing, Of Orange; Mr.. w. R. C.
Cooke, of Norfolk Che looks
like the Prince of Wales on
one of his good days.: Mr.,
Robert F. Barton, jr., Mr.. H,
H. Hall. of Roanoke; Mr.. Allen
D. Jones, of Newport News;