The Washington times., 1935-01-08


to the NRA?
What is the alcoholic con-
tents of the successful Wash
angtonian?
How many hours day does
the successful Washingtonian
spend standing in a smoky,
crowded room with a glass in
his hand?
The Bureau of Standards, al
ways ready and reSourceful, is
working on these social-or
are they medical-problems.
Kindred problems, which the
Bureau will consider later, are
the. extent of a hosts endurance
and the liquid components Of
hospitality.
ApropoS of the same subject
Is the milk bar, the newest
thing in smart drinking.
The success of the holiday
season in Richmond hospitality
was the milk bar of the Robert
Worth Daniels, who entertained
for their daughter, Elizabeth
Christion Daniels, at the Com
monWealth Club.
The Daniels live at Brandon,
one of the famous old James
River estates. During the eve
ming of their daughters party,
champagne, but no hard Ii
Quor was served.
At midnight, the Brandon
milk bar opened. Big milk cans
were placed on a transformed
oyster bar. The guests were
delighted at the idea and con-
sumed gallons and gallons of
milk.
And as for the day after the
party-it was lacking in remorse
that follows a too joyful eve
ming.
Mrs. James H. Wolfe, who is
in washington acting as direc-
tor of the women't division of
the Democratic national COM
mittee, sent a long telegram of
congratulation to her husband
yesterday, when he was sworn
in as judge of the Utah Supreme
Court.
Judge Wolfe spent the Christ
mas holidays with Mrs. Wolfe
and their five children at their
home in Alexandria.
Elbert Wickes. who manages
the Abbey Players, performing
at the National Theater this
week, controls the speech-mak-
ing arrangements of such Wash
1ngton prima donnas (masculine
gender) as Senator Robert M.
La Toilette, Mark Sullivan,
Lothrop Stoddard and Oswald
Rand.
Only a genius of a hostess
could watch so or 10 people
linger nonchalantly-and hope
fully-long past the cocktail
hour. And then produce for the
so or 10 marvellous supper.
Mrs. Louis Caldwell was just
such a genius the other night.
The Caldwells entertained for
their guests, Mrs. Herbert
Raulston, of Los Angeles.
Mrs. Raulston is a member
Of a famous California family
and is herself an artist of
distinction. with canvases in
the California art galleries.
Several of her portraits are at
Mr.. and Mrs. CaldWell's home
in Massachusetts, Avenue Park.
They are brilliant character
studies and exquisite in line
and color.
Miss Elizabeth Wilson is a
mathematical genius. She has
a way with her, too. She
brought home with her from
Pittsburgh, where she was one
Of few women delegates to
the recent Conference for the
Advancement of Science, a
program autographed with a
gay remark, (relatively speak
ing) by the great EinStein.
Einstein, says Miss Wilson,
has nice sense of humor. A
sudden beaming smile. A firm
handshake. An extraordinarily
soft hand. and rumpled hair,
brushed up and back off a
high forehead.
Miss Wilson is herself one of
those gifted people, who bios
som as the modest violet in
this town of press agented
celebrities. Miss Wilson is an
actuary. Took her Phi. D. in
Actuarial Science at Harvard
last year. She is the sort of a
person on whom the insurance
companies rely to calculate
the possible length of life.
When Miss Wilson was a girl
of 16 she was head computer
in the ballistic unit of the Ord
nance department of the U.
S. A. AS a child, she played
with mathematical problems as
most children do with picture
puzzles.
The curfew bell rang yester.
day on all formal and organ.
lied debutante entertainments.
Soon the Junior League will
announce those invited to join
the organization. Playtime is
over for the pretty young things,
Good deeds and hard work