The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-10
Minister to
Danes Guest
of Novelist
Fannie Hurst Entertains
at New Restaurant
for Mrs. Owen.
BY HELEN WORDEN
Times SperiaI Writer

NEW YORK, Oct 10-Fannie
Hurst gave a luncheon for Ruth
Bryan owen at the Longchamps
restaurant recently August Heck
scher was the only man at our ia
bic
Stately gray-haired Mrs. Owen.
American minister TO Denmark, is
in the United States for three
months. She left New York Mon
day on a lecture tour Of the West
ern states.
The new Longchamps, at 622
Madison-av, which opened Satur-
day, is decorated with panel por-
traits OF Indian chiefs, painted by
Winold Reiss. The color scheme Of
the room is a dashing combination
OF scarlet, white and black, touched
of by bright blue and lemon vel
low.
Eat in Many Languages
Luncheon in many languages, in
GLIDING the Scandinavian" read
the blue hand lettering on the large
white parchment menus.
It's a marvellous luncheon" said
Mr.. HeCkscher, glancing at the list
of entrees, which ranged from Man.
haitian rum ScOundrel, Danish hors
d'ouVres, English mutton chops and
tomato eSpagnol to hearts-of- let
tuce with Russian dressing and a
dessert Of French biscuit Tortoni.
August HCckScher had Mrs. Owen
on his left and Mrs. Oliver Harri-
man on his right. Others at the
party included Mrs Heckscher,
looking very smart in a black and
white ensemble; Mrs. Richard
Aylesworth, Mrs. Fiorella La
Guardia, Mrs. Grover Whalen, Blair
Niles, Mrs. Alfred Knopf, Helen
Rudd Owen, Peggy Bremen, Fran
cine Larrimore, Constance Hope,
Beulah Livingston, Henrietta Add
ton, Mrs. Finley Thomas, Mrs.
Frederick Ecker. Cyrena Van Cor
don and Anna George de Mile.
What do you think is going to
happen to Denmark if there is
World Warp I asked Mrs. Owen.
Denmark is a peace-loving ma
ton" she said. Il believe it will
resist all efforts to involve the
country in any war. 1t is not
martial land
Resembles Her Father
Mrs. owen looks more and more
like her distinguished father. Will
liam Jennings Bryan. She has his
gift Of OratOry He could read
cut and dried report Of a certified
public accountant in a tone that
would keep an audience in breath
less state of emotion. I believe Mrs.
Owen could take dull topic-say,
the minutes of a directors meeting
IN boiler factory-and interpret
the Secrctary's account in a manner
that would leave the crowd weak
with the tragedy of it all.
II lecture topic is international
Pee"
j. IL maps were sketched on our
mcn3S. Tiny flags marked the for
ei2n localities of the city.
Sc New York first" was the
legend at the top of the page.
The Danish section lay in Brook
lyr, just below the Brooklyn bridge.
l don't believe they ever have set
tied in any particular New York
neighborhood. There are some
Danes at International House. But
not very many" cautiously answered
a Miss Mcdonald, when I called
Saturday. Il am not allowed to
give out the exact number"
You will find the ma iority of the
Danish people in Bay Ridge" Mrs.
Duncan Morrison Of the Danish and
Swedish Silversmiths. told me. Il
don't know why they all settled
down there-perhaps because they
like the sea"
My knowledge of Scandinavian
New York is limited to the Fin
nish Book Shop at Is E. 125th-st,
the Swedish Engineers Club at 81
w 5lst-St, and the Swedish Raths-
keller at 52nd-St and Third-av.