The Washington times., 1935-08-08


motor cars.
Some Of Virginia's best law
yers and most charming women
are gathering at White Sulphur
Springs today for the forty-sixth
annual meeting Of the Virginia
Bar Association.
Magnificent oratory, light
ened by an occasional mint
julep, a game of golf or q twirl
on the ballroom floor Of the
Green Brier Hotel will consume
three busy days.
Some Washington celebrities
will attend the meeting. Senator
Tom Connally of Texas will
make a speech. Mr.. O'Conor
Goolrick is president Of the as
ISOLATION. Mr.. Goolrick is from
Fredericksburg, one of the
smartest lawyers in the State,
but hasn't yet been persuaded
to run for Governor.
Portents Democratic for 1885
Campaign-Possibly!
Mrs. James H. Wolfe, vice
chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, went fish
ing in the Delaware Bay on the
yacht Vidette, on a party given
by Secretary of War Dern. Mrs.
wolfe caught half a hundred
fish. Toward evening the fish
got so big she couldn't pull
them in.
Secretary and Mrs. Dern and
their daughter, Mrs. Harry BaX-
ter, also caught scores of fish
Of enormous size.
Charles Nicholson, publicity
director of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee (probably the
smarteSt man in town, has two
fans working in his office. One
on his desk keeps his head cool
and inspired. Another fan, a
big fellow on the floor, directs
q heavy stream of cold air at
the oncoming footsteps of urg-
ent callers.
Peyton Halves (she's both
pretty and witty is daShing
out to Montana soon to have a
visit with Elizabeth Wheeler on
the Burton K. WheelerS' ranch.
About October Is Miss Halves
and her parents, former Sena-
tor and Mrs. Harry B. Halves,
will leave for Honolulu on that
famous cortege Of hundreds
bound for Manila.
The Inauguration of the New
Commonwealth Government of
the Philippines on November Is
will practically sweep Washing
ton clear of distinguished citi-
Gems.
Frank r. Kent, who speaks
his political mind-and more,
has departed with his wife,
Elizabeth, for q tour of Norway
and Sweden. Mr.. Kent is ex-
pected to return with renewed
enthusiasm for the New Deal.
Mrs. CaZenove Lee, the Wash
lngton director of the Robert
E. Lee Memorial Foundation
Committee, is in Charleston,
r., T., gaining strength for Octo-
Der IL, the dedication day of
Stratford, the birthplace Of
Robert E. Lee in Westmoreland
county, Va.
The dedication of Stratford
will be one of the most thrilling
events in Virginia history. No
other home in America has the
historic significance or the pre-
else architectural aspect Of
Stratford Hall, built two hun.
dred years ago. AS the BIRTH
place of Robert E. Lee, of two
signers of the Declaration of
Independence, of two others
who represented their country
at the courts of Europe during
the earlier years of the Republic,
and as the home of Lighthouse
Harry Lee. it is hauowed by
memories which no other man.
sion in America can share.
Eddie Becker and Ken Muir.
ray have offered to do me a
guest column while am on va
cation. They say they will
change the present name to
Don't Look-Now." Ken Muir
ray will use as his first contribu-
ton the poem written by his TO-
year-old cousin, THE Working
Mans Lament"
Jack Latimer, who does pub.
licity for Secretary Ickes and
whose first detective story,
Murder in the Mad House." was
q quick success, is publishing
this week a second hair-raiser,
Heading for a Hearse."
Mr.. Latimer'S publisher wrote
him for a photograph the other
day to illustrate some blurb. Mr..
Latimer dug up a pretty noble
picture of himself, seated at a
desk smoking - thoughtfully.
The publisher wired back, mo
good. Too gloomy" Mr.. Latimer
replied, what the dickens
you're no Apollo" And sent the