The Washington times., 1935-06-04
NOW
Mrs. Taft Sees
London Drama
STARS VS.. NRA

By HELEN ESSARY

many plays as the hours Of her
stay will permit.
After London, Mrs. Taft will
visit Stratford.on-Avon for the
summer series of Shakespearean
plays.
Mrs. Taft, perhaps more than
any woman in public life, has
been a patron Of the arts. She
founded the Cincinnati SYM
phony Orchestra. For her en-
couragement many ambitious
musicians and actors have been
grateful.
Mrs. Taft's interest in the
cherry blossoms in Japan and.
her desire that the Potomac
Parkway should resemble Lun-
eta Drive in the Philippines
were the inspiration of the gift
Of the cherry blossoms by the
Mayor of Tokyo. Before Mrs.
Taft began to worry about the
SwampS about the Speedway,
there wasn't the beginning of a
lower Potomac Park.
Thoughts, not especially
sweet:
After finding the average age
of the gentlemen of the SUI
preme Court, we conclude that
the time at which a man is
most likely to get passionate
about the Constitution is when
he is 10 years and s months old.
Now the Republican party IS
talking about nominating a
Democrat for the presidency.
There's desperation for you!
Annoyed lady says New Eng
land conscience doesn't prevent
its owner from doing anything
he shouldn't-it merely keeps
him from enjoying his trans
gressionS.
The astronomers at the Naval
Observatory are delighted that
the death of the NRA may bring
them longer working days.
Working time that ended at
81 hours a week was a trial to
these scientists.
You see, regardless of the
Closing of their observatory
doors, the earth has kept on
moving. Especially up OIL the
Massachusetts, Avenue hill by
the big telescopes.
Day and night, it has moved.
You may have noticed. The OBJ
Servatory has had the most
awful time trying to catch up
with the earth and the other
planets that have kept on going
out of office hours.
The hours and the minutes
and the split seconds have
licked off relentlessly in the
sacred clock in the observatory's
underground vault. Ever since
Mr.. Roosevelt introduced the
NRA to mundane world, the
astronomers have been breath.
less.
For whatever may be said
about 1900 Pennsylvani :, Avenue,
the Naval Observatory is the as.
Economical center of the Gov
eminent.
Madame Jarhnfeldt, wife Of
the Finnish Minister, already
is in this country repeating her
success as a public speaker in
Finland.
She has just returned from
New York, where she made an
address and presented a por-
trait of Madame Svinuhufvud,
wife of the President of Fin
land, to a group of Finnish
ladies.
The Finnish Minister threatens
to 60 on the Chautauqua cir
cult himself. Just to keep up
with his eloquent wife.
With the delightful Madame
Jarhnfeldt, the Finnish Lega-
ton, for the first time in many
years, is enjoying complete rep
resentation in washington. Re-
cent ministers have been un-
married.
Definition of contentment-
one comfortable chair in shade
of an old apple tree in hillside
garden of the Jouett ShouSes'
Wolf Trap Farm; plus cows
grazing-at distance on brook
side; plus lusty mint julep in
tin cup wrap the tin cup in
cloth before serving-it frosts
like a Christmas garden); plus
one large Smithfield ham sand
wich( ham cut of decent thick
ness; plus a few pleasant
people.
D. A. R. feels prosperous.
Plans immediate pension system
for faithful employees. And bet
ter work in Southern mountain
schools Georgetown intelli'
gentzia closes shop for summer
Franklin Roudybush COM
pletes series of Friday night
open forum meetings. Frank
Simonds has led on foreign az
fairs; Lothrop Stoddard, con
temporary politics; Jay Franklin
Carter, New Deal; DR.. F. E
Townsend, old age pensions
Frank Gillingham, IVA; and
Newbold La Motto, opium
Frank Roudybush now is in
garden contest with George
Williams. On July 4. Mrs. Joe
Crockett (Flora Mason). Of
Alexandria, will judge contest
Loser to give cocktail party fol