The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-04-15
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GridirOn Diners
r. Cheer Firms
CABINET WATTS
BY HELEN ESSARY

nlgnt was greeted Win pleasant
applause-until Mr.. Jarhnefeld,
the Minister Of Finland, was
asked to stand.
B Then came the most Spontan'
eous hand clapping and cheer.
ing from Gridiron guests that
the club has ever heard a diplo-
mat receive. It was much more
than applause. 1t was an ova-
ton.
Finland, you see, was the
only country owing the United
States money that has con-
siStently met it's payments.
The incident was the sensa-
ton of the Clubs Fiftieth An
niversary Dinner.
President Roosevelt always
has arrived punctually at his
Cabinet meetings. Indeed, he
always has arrived long before
the meeting was due. Cabinet
members accustomed to find
him waiting for them were as
tonished that he was late at
Saturdays meeting. They sat
and wondered what had hap
pened-for exactly Is minutes!
Then the President entered
the Cabinet room and said:
''I'm sorry. gentlemen, but
Mr.. Tumulty was lunching with
me and we had much to talk
about"
A few significant conversations
heard over the week end
"HOw do you do Mr.. Secre-
tary Of State! How is the
world behaving today? Are we
going to have a war;?
Cordell Hull bowed slightly.
Smiled. just a little, and said, in
his slow Tennessee drawl:
I'm not optimistic ma'am
about a war;"
ooh, don't go Mr.. Farley.
Stay and talk a WHILE"
Listen, / wish / could, but
don't you see I've got 70 go up
to the GridirOn dinner and
pO-lit-i-cate."
Mrs. James j. Moffett speak.
ing:
81 must get Jimmie back
into business. First though,
maybe the day after the Pres
ident has let him go from the
Housing Administration, we are
going round the world. I'm
crazy to see the Far East"
The members of the United
States Supreme Court may be
creatures of majesty to CULVER
ing lawyers.
But not to a certain door
keeper in the Capitol-doubtless
q man with a clear conscience.
Associate Justice Roberts, who
tells the tale himself, wanted to
listen to a debate in the House
of Representatives. At an en-
trance to the gallery, a door,
keeper stopped him.
care you a member of the
HOuse?"
"NO, I am nOt?"
"Show your card Of admit
lance, then"
81 haven't card"
"SOrry, nothing dOing!"
"I'm a member of the Supreme
Court. / believe I'm entitled to
o seat in the gallery"
The doorkeeper chuckled:
Well, well. So you're one Of
those fellows that wears a long,
black nightgOwn. Why didn't
you say so in the first place?
Go on in"
Not another story Of the
same sort-but there's a family
resemblance.
The Supreme Court and the
United States Treasury met
face to face on Massachusetts,
Avenue yesterday morning. Mr..
Morgenthau was walking down.
town. Mr.. Hughes was on his
way home from his daily be-
observation-disclosures conStitu-
tional.
The Secretary of the Treas
ury waved blithely. The Chief
Justice gravely returned the
wave. Then lifted his hat.
Secretary Morgenthau promptly
lifted his hat. Both gentlemen
bowed tremendously while the
traffic slowed down to see if
the Mannerly Great would stop
to chat. They didn't. They
went briskly in opposite direc-
tions.
Mr.. Johann Lohmann, second
secretary of the German Am.
bassy, is a gardner and lin.
gust. In moments of emotion,
the gardening instinct tri.
umphs. Mr.. Lohmann was
phoning a wholesale vegetable
and flower man:
my friends and I want some
fine onions. What is the price
q wagOnlOad"
"a wagOnIOad of OniOnS?"
Eyes, yes. We want many
Of them"
SIS the whole German En-
bassy going to eat OniOns?"
EAT them? GOtt! We will
plant them in the ground. And
in the spring they will come up
beautiful daffOdils and tulips"
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