The Washington times., 1936-05-23
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DR.. Buchanan
Visits Capital
COURT BORED
BY HELEN ESsARY

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America from remote places, are
now on their way to the OXfordiar
House Party-the National AS
sembly in the Berkshire Hills in
Massachusetts,.
Whether or not you believe that
the oxford Movement is a new
kind of emotionaliSm or that it is
a sound religion practiced by God
controlled individuals" you must
have been touched by the personal
sincerity OF it's members as you
met them in Washington. You
may have gone to their meetings
prepared to scott. Though you
possibly remained unconvinced
you felt at least respect for the
Buchmanites' simplicity and hon
eSty,
Sitting on the front row of the
biggest local oxford meeting, at
which Kenaston Twitchell pre-
sided. was Mrs. Evalyn Walsh
Mclean. She was smartly dressed
and wore gorgeous jewels, includ-
ing the Hope diamond
Two of her children were beside
her. She was eager that they
should miss none of the speakers
revelations of experience and con-
version to the new faith.
DR.. Buchanan visited Secretary
OF State Cordell Hull. He discussed
with Mr.. Hull in a long, long talk
the need of Americas moral and
spiritual aWakening-if world
peace is ever to be achieved"
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, Mrs.
Fred Britten and Mrs. William NC
Clellan Ritter are among the
Washington converts to the OK
ford Group.
Brigadier General Peter Winser.
a famous horseman in England
before he lost a leg. is stopping at
Devon, Pa, to judge at a horse
show on his way to Stockbridge
and the oxford Assembly.
The Supreme Court Is Bored
The Supreme Court, by a ma
Jority decision, 6-3, tells me pri-
vately that it's getting a little
bored with being regarded person
ally as an austere institution.
The Supreme Court says that it
is made up of human beings. It
likes its little jokes, its little glass
of wine.
It likes to talk to pretty women.
1t even enjoys frivolity-when
away from the Temple of Justice.
The Supreme Court is generally
fatigued with the apprehensive
face thu public assumes at it's ap-
proach' and is pretty fed up at
being treated, socially, with exces-
Sive reverence.
Royalty Stops By Unexpectedly
A few days ago Stratford Hall
was doing in a Sunday morning
relaxation proper after week day
activities of a reviving Southern
plantation.
A small boat pulled up at its
wharf. A smartly uniformed
gentleman stepped ashore. Looked
curiously about.
Then began to walk hurriedly
with a military step up a mile
long winding road, under big trees,
past blooming dogWood and red
bud, and rocks and slopes covered
with myrtle and honeysuckle, un-
til he reached the Big House.
Here he knocked at the front
door through which Robert E.
Lee, Lighthouse Harry Lee and
other thrilling Virginians used to
pass. Inquiring for Brigadier Gen
eral B. F. Cheatham, the STRAIT
ford superintendent, he said:
president Roosevelt is out in
the Potomac River in his boat.
He'd like to come up and see you
and the place-if it's cOnven-
lent"
Convenient! 1 should say it
is convenient" said General
Cheatham. please be seated.
I'll order the station wagon
right away and we'll stop for
Mrs. Harry Halves. She's the
only Director down here at the
moment. Then we'll go right
down and meet the President"
The station wagon called at the
cabin where Mrs. Halves was stay
ing-all the Lee Foundation di-
rectors have cabins at Stratford-
and went quickly down to the
River.
"T'm mighty glad we got the
new wharf up in time" said
General Cheatham. "T he ice
took out the old one last winter,
you know. Just yesterday 1 said
to two of the wOrkmen, You've
got a little spare time today.
Finish mailing those boards
down. No telling who might
want to come to see u.s. But in
deed, l hadn't dreamed of such
an honor S the Presidents
visit"
While the Station wagon waited
at the new wharf, President Roose-
welt and the governor general of
the Bahama Islands. Sir Bede Cliff
ford, and Lady Clifford, eek-end
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