The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-01
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10000 Callers
At Cathedral
SNAPPY GUIDES
BY HELEN ESSARY

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National religious enthusiasm
Is evidently booming.
Mr.. Roosevelt said in his last
fireSide chat that Americans are
feeling more cheerful than they
have for years.
Bishop Freeman would make
the same remark if he were talk
ing of improvement in the mum
dane world as seen from the
Washington Bishops House.
Greater crowds of visitors are
calling at the Cathedral this
spring than at any time since
the business slump stopped both
frivolous and religious sightSee.
ing. Every day a procession Of
buses unloadS pilgrims within
the Cathedral Close. Hundreds
come in their own motor cars.
Many arrive on foot.
Showing the visitors about st.
Adams this year is an attrac-
tive, we'll informed group of so
women. Cathedral Aides, they
are called. They are directed
by Mrs. James A. SALESMAN, who
is on duty at the Cathedral
every day. The aides wear pur-
pie robes and purple mortar
boards, such as college gradu-
ateS affect on special occasions,
and look picturesque in the
Cathedral setting.
Paid guides used to explain
the story of the Cathedral.
The business slump substituted
volunteer workers, who go on
duty after a course of train
ing. Monday night the aides
heard Prof. Will Hutchins, of
the American University, talk
on Gothic Architecture"
A few of those assisting Mrs.
SALESMAN are Misses Dorothy
Bierer and Ruth Miller Green,
of the Cathedral School al
umnae; Mrs. James Hender-
son, wife of the chaplain of st.
Adams; Mrs. Albert H. Lucas,
wife of Canon Lucas; Mrs.
Raymond L. Wolven, daughter
of Bishop Freeman and wife of
the bishops chaplain; Mrs.
Guy D. Golf, Mrs. Richard w.
Hynson, Mrs. Edwin N. Lewis
and Mrs. Ladder Mackall.
AS a destination beyond the
skies-well, tastes differ. For
instance:
They were down by the pink
cherry blossoms, staring at an
airplane sailing through the
clouds. Said one:
wouldn't you just love to be
up there? wouldn't you just
love to be flying over Pitts
burgh?"
ooh, wouldn't you, just"
We don't envy them their
new jewels, their yachts and
their new beaux (well, not es-
pecially). But we do covet some
things. Par example - that
exquisite velvety green lawn
about the Massachusetts Avenue
home of the Alanson Hough-
tons. It's the best turf in
Washington except perhaps
that at the japanese Embassy.
The Houghtons probably learned
how to grow fine grass when
Mr.. Houghton was Ambassador
to England.
Cherry blossoms are very nice
land so is currant Wine-apolo-
gies to Mother GooSe) but we
like best in Potomac Park-the
pansy bed.
If you haven't been down to
see the thousands and thou
sands of violet, yellow, rose, and
white blossoms with gay nod
ding little faces, spring into
your car and go at once.
The famous Kentucky Derby
will be raced Saturday in Louis
vile. Barry Bingham, in Wash
ington the other day, says you
pronounce it Darby"
This may be q touch of
English influence in Barry. His
father. you know, is Ambassador
to the Court of st. James.
Madame Troyanovsky, the
very charming wife of the
Soviet Ambassador, is i'll with
the mumps. =. The Army hopes
that General Douglas Mac.
Arthur will continue for many
years as Chief of Staff. They
say he's the best all-around Of
ficer in the Army. He's never
stopped studying. He works
hard, accepts few invitations.
Knows how to run the Army
and the civilians.
Associate Justice and Mrs.
owen j. Roberts nave gorgeous
silver. Mrs. Roberts inherited
some of it, dating to 1755. from
Major Charles Caldwell, of
Philadelphia. One teapot has
the cherished pineapple top, now
the personal---very. and obso.
1ete design of a famous Ameri-
can Silversmith.
Nancy Byrd Turner, who has
been reading her own poems be-
fore st. Monica's League in the
Cathedral Library at Mount st.
Adams, is pretty Vnd charming.
And doubtless had put staid
deans and clergy into pleasant
harmony with her spring poesy.
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