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Evening star., 1935-03-10

The Minister Of Austria and Mime.
Prochnik will entertain at buffet
supper this evening
The Minister and Mme- Prochnik
will give q dinner party In the lega-
ton March 20.
The Minister of Czechoslovakia and
Nine. Veverka, and their son., M.
Ferdinand veverka, jr., and dughter.
Mile. Nella Veverka, are in New York,
where they are staying at the Wal
dorf- Astoria.
The Minister Of Panama. and
Sonora de Alfaro will entertain ut
luncheon today In the legation, when
the ranking guests will be the Min
kter OF Denmark and Nine. Wadsted
Sonora de Alfaro will be hostess at
luncheon Wednesday In honor Of
Mrs. Daniel G. Roper. wife Of the
Secretary of Commerce.
Senorita Amelita Alfaro. daughter
Of the Minister and Sonora de Alfaro.
will arrive Friday for the Spring
holidays from the Knox School,
where she Is q student.
The Chinese Minister and Nine.
Sze entertained at a dinner last eve
ming In the legation In honor OF the
Attorney General and Mrs. Homer
s. Cummings. The guests mcluded
the Minister OF Switzerland and Nine.
Peter, Senator and Mrs. Aiben w.
Barkley. Senator and Mrs. Warren r.
Austin, Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers. Representative and Mrs. Geoi &c
Durham. Representative and Mrs.
Daniel A. Reed. the commercial secre-
tary OF the British Embassy and Mrs.
Chalkley. Maj. and Mrs. Parker West,
Mrs. Francis Savage, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rublee.
The Minister of Paraguay. Senor
DR.. Don Enrique Bordenave. will be
host at luncheon Tuesday In honor
of Mr. Meredith Nicholson, American
Minister to PARAGUAY
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Warrenton Activities
OF Interest in Capital

Miss Emily North King has returned
from Camden. S. c., where she went
to take part in the Virginia Horse
Show. On her return she spent sew
eral days at the University of Virginia
and rode with the Pennington Hunt
Judge and Mrs. Richard U. Strong
and Miss Elizabeth Trescott of Wash
ington were guests of DR.. and Mrs
John T. Sprague at Dunworth for q
few days.
Representative John Hollister, Gin
cinnati, Ohio. and Mr.. George Garrett
of Washington spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. George Sloane.
Mrs. Alexander Duer entertained at
luncheon on Wednesday following a
matinee party at the Fauquier
Theater
Lieut. Floyd Ferris. U S. NJ. is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. E. w. Winmill.
MIR. and Mrs. s. Prentiss Porter and
Mrs. John F. Jelke OF Lake Forest. Ill,
are spending some time at North
Wales.
Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Doeller have
returned from visit of few days to
New York.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert c. Winmill
returned to New York this week after
spending a short time at their country
place, Clovelly Farm.
Miss Dorothy Neyhart has returned
to Warrenton after spending q month
In Florida with her mother, Mrs.
Adnah Neyhart of Framingham, Mass.
Mrs. r. M. Willis had as her guests
for few days Miss Emma Rock. Miss
Peggy Minor and Mr.. Ashby Willis
Of Washington and Mr.. Thurston B.
Willis of Clearwater, Fla.
Miss Agnes Blackwell has returned
from New York, where she spent a
week.
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The Minister OF Ecuador, Seror
Captain Colon Eloy Alfaro, sailed
Thursday from 0uayaquil, Ecuador. for
this country. He will arrive in New
York March 10, where he will remain
for day or 80 before coming to the
Capital.
The Minister Of Hungary and Mime.
Pelenyl viii entertain at . dinner
March 10 In honor of the Attorney
General and Mrs. Homer 8. Cummings
The Minister and Mime. Pelenyi
will be hosts again at dinner April
2, when the honor guests viii be rhe
Undersecretary Of State and Mrs. VII.
liam Phillips.
The Minister Of the Netherlands
and Nine. van Haersma de with and
their daughter. Mile. Nora van Haers-
ma de With, will leave today for q
months visit in Cuba, where the Min
lister also represents his country. They
will be accompanied by Mime. van
Haersma de With's sister, Mile. Ines
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WILL HONOR FOUNDERS
Randolph-Macon Alumnae
Hold Dinner Tuesday.

The Washington Alumnae Chapter
of Randolph Macon Womans College,
Lynchburg, Va, will celebrate Found
ers' day at q dinner in the club Of the
American Association of University
Women, 1884 I street, Tuesday at
8 pm.
Mrs. Joseph M. Howorth, member of
the Advisory Committee Of the Vet
erans' Administration, will be guest
speaker. Mrs. Howorth, formerly Miss
Lucy Somerville, was a member Of the
class Of 1915 at Randolph Macon.
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van den Brock dObrenan, who ar
rived In this country last week.
The Minister and Mime. van Haersma
de with entertained at dinner last
evening, with the ranking guests were
the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Henry A. wallace and the Secretary
Of Labor, Miss Frances Perkins.
Mrs Ralph Close, wife Of the Min
lister Of the Union of South Africa,
will entertain at luncheon Thursday
in honor of Nine. Peter, wife Of the
Minister of Switzerland.
The Minister Of Fl Salvador, Senor
Don Hector David Castro. viii return
tomorrow from New York, where he
attended last evening the dinner given
by the Pan-American Society.
Mrs. Robert Brennan, wife OF the
secretary Of the Irish Free State Le-
sation, has issued cards for q recep-
ton 1t. Patfick's day In her home ut
3s42 Cathedral avenue.
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Ambassador of Poland
Is Dinner Party Host
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Senorita Marta Trucco, Senorita
Graciela Trucco and Senorita Rebecca
Trucco, have as their guests in their
cottage at Miami, Fla. the attache Of
the Belgian Embassy. M. Gerard WAL
ravens and Nine. Walravens. It Is
expected that Ambassador Trucco. his
daughters and their guests will re-
turn to Washington together Sunday,
March II.
The Ambassador Of the Union Of
Soviet Socialist Republics, Mr.. Alex
ander Troyanovsky. will join Nine.
Troyanovsky today In New York.
where she has been spending the last
several days with Mime. Skvirsky, wife
of the counselor Of the embassy. The
Ambassador left the Capital Friday
afternoon for Yale University, Hart
ford, Conn.,, where he attended din
ner given last evening by the pro-
fessors Of that institution.
The Ambassador of Japan, Mr..
Hirosi Saito. Is In New York, where
he will attend the foreign corre-
spondents' banquet Tuesday evening.
He viii return to this city Wednesday.
The Ambassador Of Spain and
Senora de Calderon entertained at
dinner at the embassy last evening.
Senorita Zoe Patterson and Senorita
Olga Patterson, daughters of the AM
bassador Of Cuba, Senor Guillermo
Patterson y de Jauregui. will enter
tain . small company of young peo-
pie at . dinner party Friday evening,
taking their guests later 20 the dance
which the Minister Of Persia and Nine.
Djalal will give At the legation that
night.
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The charge d'affaires Of the Egyp-
tian Legation, Nicolas Khalil Bey, will
entertain at a reception In celebration
Of the birthday anniversary Of King
Fouad I Tuesday afternoon, March
2e.
The third secretary Of the German
Embassy, Herr Gustav Struve, and
his bride, Frau Struve, whose mar.
rage took place February % In Stans
ford, Calf, will return to Washing.
ton tomorrow and will make their
home at 3257 N street. Frau Struve
before her marriage was Miss Elinor
Castendyk. daughter Of Mrs. Chris.
tian Castendyk Of Honolulu, and the
late Mr.. Castendyk.
The third secretary Of the Cuban
Embassy. Senor DR.. Jose Manuel Lara.
Is In Detroit, where he will represent
the Ambassador at the diplomatic
banquet and ball which win be held
there Tuesday evening.
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The Minister of Paraguay. Senor
DR.. Don Enrique Bordenave. will be
host at luncheon Tuesday in honor
of Mr.. Meredith Nicholson, American
Minister to Paraguay.
Evening star., 1935-03-10
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Evening star., 1935-03-19

for our calamity They have no ground
for an alibi. It was no act of God,
but the failure Of a man-made system
Of business and government that
dragged US down. 1t is only by i'm
proving that system that we can climb
out Of the pit that we dug for our
selves
Now is 1t not evident that this
should be a time Of practical planning
and sensible discussion of a progress
slve program to maintain the gains
we have made and to insure a further
advance? But instead Of giving at
tention to this vital matter, what are
the people doing? What are their
representatives in Congress doing?
The plain fact is that most of the
people and large number of their
political leaders are engaged in watch
ing, or playing parts in, a national
vaudeville show, with political CO.
medianS, contortionists, wise crackers,
ballad singers, crooners AMI exhibi-
tionists crowding the stage. OF
course, II Is an amusing show. But
do people realize the danger of per-
mitting those who appeal only to self
ish emotions to become the shapers
Of public opinion? Do they realize
the danger of having public policies
determined solely by appeals to preju-
dice and class interest? Do they
realize the danger Of making ignorant
conceit, immaturity and inexperience
! combined with reckless self-assertion
Continued on Thirteenth Page.)
Evening star., 1935-03-19

man who Is sufficiently ignorant, or
vicious. or blindly emotional to prom
ise some simple cure for q highly
medicine man brings forward an oint-
ment to cure rheumatism, a gargle
for tuberculosis and tonic for
malignant cancer.
To those who are weary with tough
problems and bored to death with sta
tistics come the wise cracks Of the
superficial politician who can tell in
10 minutes how to answer an eco
nomic question that has remained
unanswered for 10000 years.
To those who are annoyed by the
iDr the preservation Of liberty and
and order in a modern nation comes
the smooth oratory of an empty mind
demanding for every one an unre-
strained individual liberty, which is
either a plea for anarchy or simply
nonserce.
Laying the Blame.
To those who seek an enemy against
whom to charge their misfortunes
come all varieties Of the demasogue
charging that bankers, or labor lead
ers, or chain stores, or Communists or
clergymen or racketeers, or big busi-
ness, or college professors, or cham
bers of commerce, or Congress, or the
A. F. of L., or Wall Street-or anyhow
that some particularly wicked lot OF
people are the cause Of all our woes.
Now the plain and simple fact Is
that we are all responsible and that
the persons least responsible for our
difficulties are simply those who knew
the least and had the least. so that
they had the least power of making
important mistakes. Those who knew
the most and had the most Of power
must accept the greatest responsibility
Evening star., 1935-03-19

them, they would make their demands
heard in one great shouting that
would drive the sensible, progressive
leadership of this Nation into common
action, and into common opposition
to those who are playing upon the
prejudices of either the fortuntei rich
or the unfortunte poor, and who either
blindly or. Intentionally are enlisting
their followers to engage In civil war
fare.
Why is 1t that the people Of this
country, the sober, sensible, hard
working men and women, do not un-
derstand the dangers that are con-
fronting them, and are not sure to-
day who are their friends and who
their enemies?
Feeding Upon Scandal.
TIE first and foremost reason Is that
during the last 40 years the people
have been feeding more and more
upon scandal, sensation and excite
ment, instead Of upon important
news.
The headlines of the daily papers,
which scream Of crime and exposures
and personal attacks, are their meat.
They lap up the news columns which
reek with gossip and rumors that mis-
lead and confuse them. and with prop
aganda In which fact and falsehood
are cleverly interwoven. An attack
made by or upon any prominent per-
son Is exciting news. The great solid
achievements of men and women who
are actually making this a better
world. arouse little interest In public
habituated to eat the raw, red, drip
ping stories of sin and catastrophe
and conflict, served up for breakfast,
lurch and dinner every day.
This is not an indictment of news
paper publishers. They are compet-
ing in the business of supplying peo-
Die with what they want to read. If
people demand more comic strips,
more sporting news, more crime and
7candal stories, the successful pub
Usher and editor will see that the
people get what they want. That is
his business. I am merely explaining
why the great mass Of people know
less and less about their Government,
as the Government becomes more and
more complicated and harder to un-
derstand. and they read less and less
about what is really being done.
Since bad news Is always interest,"
ing, and good news is usually not,
what impression do people get of what
|. is actually happening? Let me give
Evening star., 1935-03-19

an example from N. r. A. When
N. r. A. was exciting and making lots
Of trouble, the papers were full Of 1t.
When N. r. A. quieted down and went
to work doing a good job. cleaning up
a lot of mistakes and ironing out
dificulties, it didn't produce much
news until popular humorist, with
characteristic disregard Of personal
responsibility and truth said: IN. r.
A. Is as dead as the dodol" That
made the front page-not because
the statement was true, but because
it was entertaining.
An old proverb reads: Happy is
the nation which has no history"
The modern version apparently is:
Unhappy Is the day which has no
hysteria."
World Under Tension.
For more than 20 years the whole
world has been living under a great
emotional strain. Here in America
we have lived through a World War
in which we were engaged, followed
by brief depression, then by seven
years of a get-rich-quick boom, then
by over three years of sickening
decline, and finally by two years of
steadily rising hope and relief from
terrible pressures of misery and de-
spair. The nerves Of this generation
have been stretched to fearful ten
sion. They have been played upon
so continually by strong emotions that
they are frayed and quivering.
Just as the individual may suffer
nervous breakdown, just as a single
mind may give way under persistent
overstrain, so whole people may find
that public opinion is losing its So
briefly and common sense. The suf-
fering. the worry and the fears of
millions of unhappy individuals gradu-
ally develop a worried, nervous, emo
tional public mind.
This is a time most suitable for
the rise Of the well-meaning fanatic,
the unscrupulous demagogue, the pro-
fessional exhorter. the Utopian prom
issor and the political charlatan.
To those who are heavily burdened
now come the honeyed words of the
Evening star., 1935-03-19

stand together or we shall be sepa-
rately destroyed. then the sweet virtue
of self-sacriflce may become a prac-
tical necessity of self-preservation.
That is the appeal for cooperation
which today should transform the
hard headed but intelligent business
man Or politician into a soldier foB
the common good.
1t should be possible to prove today
to at least four out of every five voters,
to at least four out of every five faith
ers and mothers in this land, tlat
they and their leaders must stand to-
gether against the Old Guard and the
Destroyers for the protcctt On of everv-
thing which they hold dear. And II
the voters and the fathers and mo,h-
ers of this Nation really knew the
facts and the dangers confronting
Evening star., 1935-03-19

gressive leaders of business. Of agri-
culture and of politics to stand to-
gether in a common opposition to the
Old Guard, who by doing nothing ex-
cept to obstruct progress, would wreck
recovery, and to the destroyers, who
by fomenting class conflicts would
drive us into civil war.
No mere exhortations to sink selfish
ambitions and personal gain in de-
votion to the general welfare will
change this situation. When busi-
ness man or politician feels that he
cam be safely advance his selfish in
terests by refusing to cooperate he is
not easily persuaded to sacrifice per-
sonal gain for the public interest. If.
however. he should be convinced that
We are menaced by ca, 2erous COM
mon enemy, and that Ne must either
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Continued on Thirteenth Page)
Evening star., 1935-05-26
Springtime in the Heart
Continued from p0eesix
d from, page six

thrown away a cigarette end. and set
the jungle alight. Hockey went next
day to see Sergeant Balls.
You've got a job for our Albert?''
asked the Sergeant, and the look on
his face was as one who recalls the
date, and is glad to find it isn't April
first after all. "Jonquil. come here" he
called to his wife. Mrs. Cumberland
thinks she has job at the house for
our Albert"
You could tell at glance that Mrs.
Balls did not really believe it. People
had tried Albert here and there before.
but they never kept him for long. She
could only cape.
The matter was settled. and Hockey
drew the Sergeant aside. Tell me, has
the boy any brains at all, Sergeant?"
The Sergeant scratched his head.
"I've never thought much of EN- my
self. sir. But still :"
Evening star., 1935-05-26

story, but she did not altogether be-
lieve him. They had dined and wined
well, and in any case men talked wildly
during the war
The General was dead, though
Hockey could never think of him like
that. but rather pictured him as
attending to personal correspon-
dence." What had happened to Mrs.
Cumberland, he did not know, and
he did not care. She had always been
preposterous woman.
The years rolled by. Hockey was
grey of head, and had a permanently
stiff knee. He had retired from the
Army as Major. His sense of humor,
he said, prevented him ever reaching
the Higher Commands.
1t was in their garden one morning.
the daffodils shaking their heads in the
sunshine. that Hookey's wife suddenly
said:
Balls . Balls l seem to re-
member that name. Listen to this in
the newspaper, Hockey. His Majesty
has approved the appointment of
Major General Albert Balls to the
Cornforth Division"
Good heavens" said Hockey.
Let me see. 1t is! My sainted auntr'
Albert, plucked from the choir stalls
in springtime foible had risen to this!
Hockey. in his small garden. looked at
the apple blossoms coming out and
noted the foam of the almond trees in
the valley and thought of that other
spring. long ago. He stood.
humbled at the uncertainty. the mag
nificent absurdity, of the world, where
one mans joke may be another mans
fortune.
How General Cumberland would
have laughed! Hockey wished he had
taken him into his confidence before
Evening star., 1935-05-26
THIS WEEK

any reason for your taking him out in
the tonga with you"
He looks we'll sitting in front with
the driver. find him useful. Besides"
said Mrs. Cumberland, passionate as
women are who come to motherhood
late, growing boys need fresh air."
Albert certainly grew. When the
Generals term of office was over, he
stood six foot in his socks. The re-
moval of his adenoids had frightened
him up lot, and he could now be
trusted to clean Hookey's riding boots
without getting the backing inside as
well as out. With Mrs. Cumberland
he was marvellous.
"Eustace," said Mrs. Cumberland,
firmly. you must get him into the
Regiment"
The General looked surprised. But
does he wish to go into the Regiment"
1t was soon obvious Albert was one
of those genial boys. willing to go any
where he was pushed. The 4Oth Foot
received him gladly. He was the right
size. The officer commanding was the
Generals brother, and he promised to
keep sympathetic eye on Albert.
The Great War broke out. Albert
walked out of Hookey's life, a full
fiedged Subaltern. Sometimes Hockey
pointed him out to his friends, saying.
There goes my days good deed"
But he never said anything more.
He never told the whole story to
anyone but the girl he married. She
was gold of hair, and blue of eye, and
in her arms Hockey forgot his lost
love of the East. He married her, and
spent his all too short leaves with her
in Cookham, and had, in common with
most men of his generation, a son
called Peter and daughter called
Pamela.
One night, he told his wife the whole
Evening star., 1935-05-26

he died. -. There was no one to share
the amazing business with now, unless
Albert himself. -. A thought came to
Hockey: 1t would be amusing to see
what Albert had made of it, and what
it had made of Albert.
He sought him out. -
A typewriter letter assured him
General Balls would be pleased to see
him at four in the afternoon. Hockey
had been prepared for splendor, but
General Balls abode struck him dur-.,h
There were minarets, twin canons,
towers, balconies, and over all; giving
it cachet, few the Union Jack.
Presently he heard the old familiar
jangle of equipment, the well remem-
bered sound of a heavy boot on a
marble floor
The General came in. Hockey would
never have known him. He had fined
down and mellowed. He had acquired
that picked shade of complexion
essential to those who wish to rise to
the Higher Ranks. How far he was
now removed from the gaping boy of
that bygone spring, only Hockey
knew. He looked upon his own work,
and was amazed.
Mice of you to come" said General
Balls. of course l remember you.
You were the Ado. remember you
teaching me the proper way to clean
riding boots. Not a very apt pupil, l
fear. But my heart was never in such
things. Have drink"
Hockey had one, and leaned back,
enjoying himself.
Cad, mine was a pretty romantic
story, can tell you. I don't suppose
you ever knew the truth of it. Amaz-
ing affair. Just shows you can't keep
a youngster with anything in him
Continued on page 49,
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We'll. listen to me. Tell Albert
that never, on any account is he to let
on he didn't write letter. If the mat
ter of the letter comes up. tell him to
look sheepish and grin. Tell him to
grin like hell.
Tell him that if he lets on he
didn't write that letter, his chances
in life will 60 whistling down the wind.
Sergeant. See?"
NUNS the word, sir. Anyone as
can give us hand with Albert :"
Albert took to indoor work. He
was neat with his fingers, obliging and
willing, and at the age when growing
boys will 60 to all lengths for good
food. Even the General found him in
offensive about the house, though he
sometimes grumbled.
You'll spoil that boy. Laura.
Making so much of him. I don't see