The Washington times., 1935-01-17
NOW
HOsteSSes HaUe
Mystery Calls
A PEACE BOOK
BY HELEN ESSARY

woman who is as much OF an
institution in the social life OF
the town as an official wife's
DAY at Home" In fact, she
and the "Day at Home" arrive
simultaneously.
This woman'S name Is un-
known. She appears alone and
never talks with anyone. But,
90 they tell me. she has not
missed a single cat Home" for
years and years.
She called on the Cabinet
Wives" yesterday. She was in
one drawing room half an hour
before the hostess was ready
to receive. After the party
began she went into the dining
room. found a chair and sat
close to the table for about a
half hour and ate heartily.
At each succeeding call she
went quickly to the dining
room and seated herself behind
the assistant who was pouring
tea.
One troubled hostess, who
has received her often, Sug-
gested hopefully a few weeks
ago that she might like to be
driven home. The perennial
guest accepted enthusiastically.
One her way she asked the
chauffeur to stop twice. While
he waited a half hour for each
stop, his passenger went to the
"at homes" Of two Ambas-
Sadors' wives.
The Minister of the Irish
Free state and Mrs. MacWhite
accompanied the Irish Players,
who were at the National last
week, to a reception given by
the League of American Pen
Women. One of the Pen Women
heard Mr.. MacWhite intro
duced as "The Minister" She
said:
"A minister? Indeed! I'd ex-
pect a priest to be travelling
with a crowd like this"
Col. Frederick C. Palmer, IA
nous war correspondent, who
has written brilliantly about 20
of the worlds best and most
recent wars and instructions
0nd who himself fought in the
World War, is in washington
now, looking over the New
Dealers. And writing a book
about peace!
love to hear of a book
about peace. And loathe
volumes on "Our Next War;"
Colonel Palmer tells me his
book is a big, thick, powerful
one. Peace is a powerful sub
ject.
Colonel Palmer is now staying
at the Cosmos Club, and sight.
seeing like a 'heerful tourist.
He hasn't been in town for
several years. He likes the
look of the New Washington.
Colonel Palmer began his ad-
venturing and writing during
the Greek War in 1897. Then
he dashed over to the Klon-
dixie. He crossed the Pacific
to the Philippines a year later.
in time for the Spanish-Amer-
lean War. Returned around
the world with Admiral DeWeyS
fleet. Hurried back to the
Philippines. Then over to
China with the Peking Relief
Expedition in 1900. Central
American and Macedonian in
Surrections occupied one year
Of his energy.
He was with the first JAP
anese army in the field in the
Russo-Japanese War. Took in
the Turkish h revolution, the
Balkan wars, and was honored
with a Distinguished Service
Medal for his own fighting ef-
forts during the World War.
And now, as I said before,
Colonel Palmer is writing a
book about peace.
Returning home late yeSter-
day afternoon. and hearing the
voice of the Young Man of the
Moment in the library. was
attracted by the words: "The
Supreme Court" "the gold
clause" and Constitutional"
I thought with satisfaction
that American youth was inter-
esting itself in government.
But, as I paused at the door
expecting to be further edited.
the Young Man of the Moment
said to his feminine audience:
"This was the really good
thing about the argument. The
lawyer got so excited that he
dropped his false teeth on the
court room floor"
Lawyer Hogan Crank j.
eats luncheon every day at the
Y. w. C. A. cafeteria on In
diana Avenue. With him, gen.
orally. are his son-in-law. John
Guider, and his associates, Ed.
mond Jones and William H.
Donovan.
The Y cafeteria was once a
fine home. It still has faint
atmosphere of PALMER days.
plus the present delectable odors
Of good cooking.
Repres esenta t i've Caroline
,N'nav 0f New VoY.k has the