Evening star., 1935-04-21
About Well-KnOWn Folk
Danny" Bells Big Budget Job.
Bodies of Congress Given Shake-up.

naturally so. Scotch blood, Scots.
wha hae wi Wallace bied"
Two heads Of Gen. Hugh Johnson
1t would take more than two heads
to express the varying moods Of the
general " Secretary OF State Hull
beautifully modelled head, the poet
more than the politician or statesman
but the head Of President Roosevelt
Is the gem of the collection. At first
it repels one-the chin is not Roose-
veltian enough, the nose not strong
enough - but after sitting before
the plaster portrait for some time
one finds that the characteristics OF
the face, whose gamut Of expression
Is unusual. are all there and the eyes
hold one to attention.
The friends of art in Washington
have certainly demonstrated their
interest in home talent, and the large
department stores have given gener-
ously and largely of their space to
make the exhibition a success. Some
of the shops have created a sort OF
drawing room effect for the pictures
and q warmth and cozineSs in the
atmosphere that has taken away the
often cold, unsympathetic feeling dis
played in the walls of a picture
gallery.
Tomorrow the exhibitions will be
open to the public. Only a few OF
the pictures have been seen, but
Flowers" by Sarah Baker, q prize
winner, is very lovely-Mr. julius
Garfinckel, must have thought so as
he bought 1t right of the bat. He
has, by the way, small but well
selected collection of etchings which
were displayed at the Corcoran Gal
leries some months ago. Then a
black and white-charcoal medium
Experience Meet MaSsydony," by Mr..
Prentiss Taylor, fascinates one. 1t Is
the interior Of a Negro church with
the members stirred to what is evi-
IDENTIFY shouting enthusiasm by the
descent of the dove Nanny. down
South. never shouted in church with
the gothic architecture displayed in
this picture. but the feeling OF excite
ment in the maSsed figures and the
realistic grouping is fine. This pic
ture also won q prize.
It's a far cry to that big cluttered
up room in the Treasury Department
in 1928, where the budget first saw
the light of day under the tutelage
of Mr.. Charles w. Dawes, to the quiet
office in the Treasury now presided
over by the acting director Of the
budget. Mr.. Daniel w. Bell. Mr.. Bell
is what is known as a "two-man"
job as his real title is commissioner
of accounts and deposits. You know
he's quite a surprise. When one is
ushered into the presence OF the
director, he receives a shock as he
expects to see a severe looking, white
haired man with scrutinizing eye
the budget is ever on the alert for
the chap who is trying to put some
thing over on it-but instead a cor
dial young man of about 20, with
black hair-iust a few gray ones in
the temples for distinction-and very
wide awake, almost merry eyes. Looks
like a foot ball coach or even a half
back with his broad shoulders.
Those first months of the budget
when Mr. Dawes waved an old broom
before a public meeting of admins
traitors in Continental Hall, to illus
were hectic days. The great World
terrible, but the trusting public stood
aghast at the figures in billions which
Mr.. Dawes reeled off with such
alacritv.
Now the budgeteer speaks of billions
and billions without bat of an eye
lid and If he were being interviewed,
might tell what wonderful gymnastics
can take place in the figuring of an
annual budget. When just reminis-
cling. however, Mr. Bell tells what a
fascination figures have always had
for him. He is career man, begin
ming in the Treasury over 20 years
ago as clerk: then he studied and
was graduated in law-he laughingly
calls himself brief1ess lawyer, as he
has never practiced.
Best sellers with sex complex do
not appeal to him. or thrilling mys-
terry stories, but books on economics,
banking and government. or his
recreation-except when Mrs. Bell
takes him out to game of contract
bridge or the golf course lures him
for what he calls very poor game
score unmentionable.
That was a fine hospitable party
at the Women's National Republican
Club house last week and Mrs Dolly
Gam, who stood with Mrs. William
Fitch Kelley, president of the club
received quite an ovation. Smiling
handsome and responsive. she must
have felt like she was on the hustings
once more, from the way she was
greeted. How she remembers people
is almost uncanny.
The accomplishments of the club
in the last two years have really
been very great. The women did not
wait for Mr.. Herbert Hoover,s call to
arms. but began right after the elec-
tion in 1882 to get ready for 1886.
Under the leadership of Mrs Kelley,
and other well-known women of the
Republican persuasion, great progress
has been made along the lines of
wornen'S ORGANIZATIONS throughout the