Smyrna times., 1936-03-05

Now I'm wondering if the problem
couldn't be solved by supplying the
programs when the tickets are
bought, thus giving chance for
advance perusal.
Meanderings and meditations:
That mysterious blond who fits
through Times Square late at night
peddling cigarettes she's said
to be supporting a tubercular hus-
band down in Arizona. Fred
Waring wearing a belted blue coat
and white flannel slacks. That's
his official broadcasting costume.
-. Coal rattling down steel chutes.
n. Which force pedestrians out
into the street. James ]. Dool-
ing who has been leader of Tam
many Hall more than year now.
;. Looks as natty as ever
and is still a bachelor. Lester
Stone. secretary to the mayor. i.
He was once a newspaper man.
The American Legion room of the
New York Athletic club. Where
members who served In the World
war sit on a broad terrace and view
the city from a history elevation.
o1r1h within q o1uh ond
Hugh Bancroft of Boston and
Cohasset. 4. Another society miss
who has turned to the stage.
Got her preliminary experience in
the Gloucester School of the Little
theater. Memo for ambitious
playwrights: At the moment there
are about 1000 scripts on the desks
of managers. Two young men
parading Seventh avenue apparent
ly encased in dried fish. :. What
looks like fish from distance
proves to be pelts. s. Which, by
the deft hands of furriers, will be
turned into adornments for the
throats of fair ladies +. and some
not so fair.
Prosperity return note: Thirty
apartment houses are under con-
struction in the Bronx !. and re-
port has 1t that construction Is to
be resumed soon in Manhattan. /.
Another: Four Of the swankiest bars
in town have installed stock tick
ers. Seen in quick succession:
Pauline Lord, who returned recent
ly from the West coast; Beatrice
Lille, who has just come back from
Europe and Jane Cowl, another Eu-
rope visitor and in the next
block on Broadway, julius Tannen
who returned recently from Holly
wood. :. +. Catering note: One chain
of % restaurants serves $4,000
meals day.
On our mantelpiece Is a silver
cup. That may not be Of general
interest to readers of this depart
ment, but it is of lot Of interest
to US, being, In manner of speak
ing, historical. It's the first cup in
our family. Neither Bill nor / have
ever been successful In affairs that
involved the awarding of silver cups
so it remained for May to step out
and win the trophy of her bridge
club. The first thing she did was
to take it to Larchmont and show
it to Miss Marion Loucks, who, pre-
viously had assumed an attitude of
superiority because of several cups
and gold medals she won as diver.
The words were in such low
voice that they could scarcely be
heard. But they reached the keen
ears of the head of the largest mu-
nicipal police department In the
world. rs that so?" asked the
commissioner, a twinkle in his eye.
.In that case, I'm going to give you
a break. Complaint dismissed"
And the big George Intermot, stam-
mering his thanks, walked out of
the trial room with clean record
and with Romance at his elbow
Speaking of Romance, there was
that agitated young couple on the
second floor of the Municipal build
ing. The marriage license bureau
is on that floor and they were
standing very near the stairway
that leads to the third floor where
the municipal marriage chapel is
located. Just think" said the
young man as he gazed into the
ewes OF the girl with n great yearn-