Evening star., 1936-02-02
About Well-KnOWn Folk
In Books, Art, Politics
Gov Smith Threatens Marathon Lead
House Wit in Crimson Velvet
Rare Lincoln Portrait.

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place of Washington, Jefferson, Madi-
son, Monroe Patrick Henry Richard
Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee
the last two SignerS OF the ConStitu-
ton of the United States-turned her
back not on her cherished party. she
said, but on certain doctrines which
were being enunciated and to which
she could not subscribe.
All went merry as marriage bell at
the league dinner and Representa-
tive Florence Kahn Of California
surely did step out in that crimson
velvet gown that contrasted so beau-
tifully with her soft white hair. Thou:
sands who visited the halls of Con-
gress daily are accustomed to seeing
Mrs Kahn in sombre black carrying
her large pocket book in her hand,
but she was whole bouquet by her
self at that dinner You know she is
the wit OF the Lower House, and posi-
lively uncanny when it comes to po-
litical clairvoyance in summing up
what the concenSuS of opinion will be
on any measure before the Congress.
She has put through some bills when
the gentlemen of the House said it just
could not be done.
At the reception Mr.. and Mrs.
Shouse gave after the dinner, at their
house in Georgetown. Mrs. Kahn
sparkled with wit and fun and some
times took the spotlight from Gov.
Smith. who was given salon all to
himself at the left of the beautiful
hallway of the old Thomas Wagga-
man house, which was in years past
noted for its fine collection of Dutch
art. Mrs. Shouse bought the house
several years ago and restored it.
Mrs. Sabin Sits
With the Mighty.
Mrs. Nicholas LOngwOrth was at the
party. too looking quite regal in a
silver goWn-why forSake the gold
standard-and Mr. John w. Davis Of
West Virginia and New York, who also
ran. and Senator Reed of Pennsyl-
vania, who will have his followers at
the Cleveland party in June: and there
was Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr.,
looking for copy for his new book. Mr.
Robert Lincoln O'Brien, chairman OF
the United States Tariff Commission,
and not by any cans least, that SIM
ply fascinatingly, irresistibly charm
ing Mrs. Charles S. Sabin--by the
way, how is her potato crop she
threatened to plant?-who was the
only woman to sit at the speakers
table.
The gloom Of the past week and
the roaring guns of the coming 1886
campaign we're stilled last Thursday
night when thousands Of cities and
towns in the United States and in the
islands of the sea celebrated the 54th
birthday anniversary of President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The entire
series OF celebrations far and wide
were under the supervision OF a Ma
tional Committee headed by Col.
Henry l.. Doherty, with Col. Carl Byoir
as genera, director, and Keith Morgan.
vice president of the Warm Springs
Foundation, treasurer. The commit
tee reports that during the years the
balls have been given there has never
been such spontaneous outpouring OF
interest and offers Of help as there
have been this year. 1t is also re-
ported that in New York City, the
Presidents home, paralysis mortality
is low. There were only AZ victims per
100 coses reported. which is said to
be the lowest mortality rate for a
large number of cases of this disease in
the last quarter of a century. The sta
tistics were taken from the Metro
politan Life Insurance Co. In the
year there were 2,l34 cases, with only
80 deaths
A rare portrait OF President Lincoln
will he displayed for the first time at
| the Lincoln tea at the Hotel Lincoln,