Evening star., 1936-01-19
About Well-KnOWn Folk
In Books, Art, Politics
Mr.. Pierpont Morgan Reveals Secret-Mrs.
Guffey-Miller Makes History Exhibit
of Hand-Bound Books

city for the nomination OF candi-
date for President of the United States
and won unanimous consent to the
city of her choice. If this is not his
tory in the making, where was Patrick
Henry?
Mrs. Guffey- Miller, national Demo-
cratic committeeWoman from Pennsyl-
vania, certainly stole the show at that
meeting of the Democratic National
Committee to select a meeting place
for the 1886 convention.
The men present. including Vice
President Garner, Postmaster Gen.
eral Farley and the men from the
West and Middle West who had come
armed cap-a-pie to take the cOnven-
ton to either Chicago or California,
were simply flabbergasted when the
handsome sister of the junior Senator
from Pennsylvania, Joseph F. Guffey,
took off her gloves and sailed right
in, grabbed the convention right out
of their hands and received unani-
nous consent to hold the convention
in Philadelphia.
Senator McAdoo and the gentleman
from Chicago put their $l50,000 with
promised perquisites back in their
pockets and every one became so en-
thusiastic that even Gov Talmadge Of
Georgia took his thumb out of his
mouth and joined in.
Mrs. Miller, wife of Mr.. Carroll
Miller, member Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, with earnest
ness, wit and humor. pointed out why
the national convention should be
held in the Quaker City. She told
the committeeman that 80 per cent
of the money subscribed to the fund
to bring the convention there had
been contributed by Republicans, and
she added: Il Shudder to think what
the Republicans will do with this
money if we return it to them." Spot
light! The house fell for it.
The atmosphere around the Demo-
cratic headquarters had been a bit
gloomy of late and it took woman
to jolly them up. With dramatic
effect she painted a most glowing
picture of Philadelphia as meeting
place for the followers of the i'm
mortal Jefferson, recalling that this
year marked the l60th anniversary
of the signing of the Declaration Of
independence there; that on Deem
ber IL, 1887. the Keystone State voted,
43 to %, for the ratification of the
Constitution of the United States, and
recalled that President Grant, who
had received his second nomination
there, had added two justices to the
Supreme Court in order to get a
legal tender" decision from that
tribunal.
Mrs. Miller waxed eloquent as she
said, We'll ring anew the Liberty
Bell-as a matter of fact. it is not
cracked?-this time not only for po-
Itical freedom. but economic free
dom Well show the desk on
which John Hancock signed the Dec
laration Of Independence, as he ex-
pressed it. In letters so large that the
King of England may read It i.
Well take you over the fields and
green hills of Valley Forge. where the
soldiers Of Washington's Army. cold,
hungry and almost naked, resolved
to Withstand autocracy until they
won-just as the Democrats are doing
today" Great stuff!
Tail Coats
In the Breeze.
I'VE sail the ocean blue and our saucy
ships beauty"
With tail coats to the breeze we
expect to do our duty-apologies to
Gilbert and Sullivan. Rear Admiral
David Foote Sellers, superintendent
of the Naval Academy. has recently
issued regulations providing for wear
ing formal dress at future boxing
meets at the Academy. This order
is mandatory on all persons coming
under supervision of the superintend-
ent, including all officers, midshipmen
and civilian instructors. It is also
requested that visiting teams and
spectators generally wear evening
clothes or corresponding military
dress. The admiral hopes in this way
to create social atmosphere which
he thinks more suitable to college
boxing Tickets to the boxing meets
are to be by the invitation method
and forms will be sent out similar
to those for foot ball games. The
new regulations provide that there
will be no charge for Winter sports
this season as in the last few years.
The exhibition of beautiful hand
hound books which opened at the