The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-12
NOW
RehObOth Gives
FLOWer ShOW
WHO'S OMAR?
By HELEN ESSARY

town clothes on carefully over
its sunburn and went to the
Firemen's Ball for the benefit
of DR.. Beebe's Hospital in LeweS,
Delaware.
This week-today in fact
we are arranging flowers and
vines in our incest bowls and
vases, and carrying them to the
annual flower show, held this
afternoon and tomorrow morn
ing at the beach front club
house of the Village Improve
ment Association.
Mrs. w. S. Corkran organized
the show so wisely at tea at
the Homestead, her delightful
old place in Henlopen Acres,
that village people and summer
residents are in glow of pride
over the success of the exhibit.
Naturally, there is a Wash
1ngton committee for the show.
It includes Madame Prochnik,
wife of the Austrian Minister;
Madame Djalal, wife of the
Minister of Iran; Mrs. Donald
Richberg, Mrs. Emmons Smith,
Mrs. Marshall Orme Exnicios,
Mrs. John Lewis Smith, Mrs.
Edward Pickett Raymond, and
Yours Truly.
Some very clever Wilmington
people who belong to the Gar
den Club of America and with
out a struggle take prizes at
flower shows are judges OF the
exhibits. They are Mrs. Charles
A. Higgins, Mrs. Robert Rich
ards and Mrs. Paul du Pont.
The colony is settling down
to it's usual summer activities
or lack of them, whichever way
ones disposition lies.
Madame Prochnik and the
lovely Valerie, with Patricia not
far behind, in bright rubber
bathing suits and gay little
white hats, are decorating the
beach. Young Edgar Prochnik
is helping the lifeguardS row up
and down beside the surf. Since
the recent drowning the protec-
ton for swimmers has been vigi-
liant.
The Minister of Iran and
Madame Djalal are interesting
new diplomats here. They have
q little cottage in the woods,
cheerily named "The Clover
Patch" Madame Djalal looks
extremely we'll in a bathing suit.
= I persuaded the Minister of
Iran to discuss Omar Khayyam,
the poet of his own country,
and discovered to my surprise
that Omar is no. regarded by
the Iranians (this probably isn't
the way to say Persians, since
they have changed their names)
as a great poet. His philosophy.
which combines a lazy fatalism
and a joy in the products of
the grape, is not regarded as
wholesome-for other people.
Fitzgerald's translation, the Min
lister of Iran thinks, is in itself
superb.
Over-the-Week-end when the
big, strong men come down
from town, there's always a con-
troversy about bathing suit tops.
Rehoboth authorities say that
no matter what fine, manly
chest the bathing suit top con-
ceals, the top shall and must
not be removed while its owner
is basking on the public beach.
If this order is disobeyed, the
town constable will be called.
The constable doesn't move
very fast, however. Many Wig
orous lads likewise their
fathers) break the rules now
and then. Other back-to-nature
boys step over the last jetty
where the life guards have no
supervision, and dash about on
land and Sea-in their trunks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Rich
berg left yesterday for a Today
house party given by Mrs.
Thomas H. Blodgett at Great
Darlington, Mass. Mrs. Joseph
Roberts, of Washington, will
have their cottage while they
are away Mrs. EmmonS Smith
has gone to Washington for the
weekend.
Judge and Mrs. Edgar T.
Goodrich, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Afford, Mrs. A. Britton
Browne and Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Berliner are entertaining
guests over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron w. Price,
Judge and Mrs. Peyton Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. C. Gar
diner and Mr.. and Mrs. George
p. McCabe are here.
Among those at the Hotel
Henlopen now are DR.. and Mrs.
w. D. TewkSbury and Miss
Helen Tewksbury, Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Brown, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Brown, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Bruce E. Anderson.
Interesting people from viii.
mington are settled at the
beach for the season. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Laird are estab.
lished in their big rambling
cottage by the lake. In dark
blue Stacks and blouse and an
amusing little tasseled hat on
her white, curly hair, Mrs
Laird was the prettiest thing
under the umbrella the other
day. She had houseful OF
guests over the weekend Mrs