Evening star., 1936-10-25
BY ROBERT CRAWFORD.

A POFULAn. washington AoSleos
n was heard to say a few nights
~ ago that 1t was simply sheer
4 \ impossibility to get up din
ner party Of more than four or five
people, because as the election draws
nearer the high-strung nervous ten
sion Is SO great that every one Is on
the uui vive lest some one knocks a
chip or his shoulder! Mrs. Sumner
Welles said some time ago, as for her
self, she was determined to remain
close at home until after the election,
as she felt that she might get into a
fight. And yet Democratic or Re-
publican spell binder. speaking before
q group composed entirely Of those
Of his own political faith. must find
1t difiicult to put any punch into his
remarks, It's so drab where every one
agrees.
At dinner, however, at the
Women.s Democratic Club, the new
Secretary OF War. Mr.. Woodring,
seemed to be able to put a good deal
of pep into his maiden political speech.
THE first since his elevation to the
cabinet post. Some OF the voteless
inhabitants OF the District got good
deal Of excitement out OF 1t. These
non-repreSentative taxpayers have to
take their campaign speeches over
the radio or In hotel ball room. No
blaring Of bands. beating OF drums or
professions, except for those who go
home to vote. Mr.. and Mrs. TAX
alton without representation" only
scent the battle from afar!
Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde
Campaigns From Sick Bed.
1t would take more than an autmo-
bile accident and a broken leg TO Keep
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde out OF
the campaign this Fall, for. notwith-
standing she has been confined in
hospital for several weeks. from the
little county hospital at Washington.
Ind, last Thursday she broadcast Tor
almost a half hour. in clear reso-
nant voice on the issues now before the
people In her speech she remarked
that the quiet Of the hospital gave
her a clearer picture OF those issues
than she could possibly have had
in the midst of busy campaign.
The women, especially those In
public life, are very anxious to near
whether there will be woman rep
resentative in the Secretary Of State S
official party when he goes to South
America next month. 1t will be re-
called that Miss Sophinisba Brecken-
ridge of Kentucky and Chicago. one
of the most noted social economists
and social workers in this country,
was a member of the party on Mr..
Hull's former visit to the Southern
republics. 1t has now become the
practice to include q woman in the
personnel of delegations to national
and international conferences. At the
London Summer Conference in 1888
the first one Secretary Hull attended
after taking the State portfolio under
Mr.. Roosevelt will be recalled that
Miss Mary Woolley. an outstanding
American in educational and national
affairs, was something of a telling in
fiuence, and Mrs. Ruth Shipley of the
Passport Division of the State De-
partment a few years ago was the
only woman representative sent to
The Hague.
The Good Neighbor Secretary Hull
Will Again Go Visiting.
When the former Senator from
Tennessee, Mr.. Cordell Hull. first en-
tered upon the duties Of Secretary OF
State, he must have sent many ShiverS
down the spines of the gentlemen of
the protocol division by his straight
forward, natural way Of conducting
the affairs of the department.. A man
of great dignity and poise. he is little
given to unnecessary frills when it
comes to settling question OF
diplomacy that really matters. When
he made his first good neighbor visit
to South America. few years ago. he
caused several of his party to turn
pale about the gills when he put on
his soft felt hat and started out to
pay q few friendly calls on his
MOntevideO neighbors. Because on
such occasions the practice is for a
distinguished Government Official to
don q morning coat, topper. spats
and carry walking stick-young
foreign service students are warned
never to carry a cane-and proceed
with great ceremony and dry, con-
ventional phrases.
The Secretary of State was born and
reared in simple, homely surround
ings, but as lawyer, judge and legis-
lator, he has graced every position
which he has been called upon to fill.