Evening star., 1936-01-12

over 1,0OO acres OF lanQ. Sne says
it will take the Republicans 10 or IL
years to digest what the Democrats
have done for humanity In the past
three years.
As a member Of the District Com
mittee in the House, Mrs. Jenckes
worked in and out Of time for the
restoration Of the IS per cent pay cut
to both Federal and District employees.
Sh Is untiring in her efforts to bet
ter the condition Of the voteless In
habitants of the District. She is
sometimes asked to address the
United Mine Workers of America, be.
cause she knows something at first
hand about their problems and has
mining interests herself. When relief
coal was being distributed In her State
she insisted that 1t should be confined
to the products Of the Indiana mines.
Going on the theory that charity
begins at home, she has been q watch
dog for products Of her State and
came to the mat several times when
Mr. Harry Hopkins disagreed with
her. One of the first things she did
when she came to Congress was to
ask President Roosevelt for two
year embargo on imported dairy prod
ducts, for she. maintained that the
importation of foreign dairy products
while American surplus" production
was being arbitrarily reduced, was in
consistent with the policies of the
New Deal. She showed that there
was often 1000 per cent increase in
milk prices between the farmers gate
and the housekeeper's door. She adj
vocated more milk for children and
fewer doctors bills.
Representative Jenckes has just in
trcduced a bill in Congress known as
the Mt. Rushmore bill for the ap-
preparation of 100000 to provide
funds for carving the head Of Susan
B. Anthony on the mountain in
South Dakota, side by side with
President Washington, Lincoln and
other distinguished patriots. She feels
that the memory of this pioneer
woman in the cause Of suffrage
should be perpetuated.
Mrs. Hayes and Miss Lane
Arrange Rare Exhibition.
On Saturday, January Is, there will
open at the Corcoran Galleries a most
beautiful and interesting exhibition
of hand bookbinding which has betn
arranged by Mrs. William Allen Hayes
and Miss Marian U. M. Lane. the
latter one Of the best known crafts
men of the art in this country and
known for her work in England. The
exhibit will include bindings executed
by skilled amateurs and professionals
in differents parts Of the States, and
will be on exhibition in the small
southeast gallery which contains the
Saint Memins' miniatures. With this
intimate and artistic setting, biblio-
philes, those interested in the arts
and crafts and anyone who likes
the covers of a. book to be an in
PRODUCTION or at least suggestion of
its contents, will have an opportunity
to enjoy this collection.
Mrs. Hayes, who is ar interested
patron of art and an amateur book
binder, has some charming examples
Of her work which it Is hoped will
be a part of the exhibit. She con-
siders herself only a dilettante, how
ever, being more interested IN showing
the work Of others and the ad-
vsncement in this particular line of
work which she feels has been some
what neglected in Washington. She
spoke some time ago of the beautiful
exhibitions Of bookbinding which she
loved to attend in the museums and
galleries of New York and Boston. In
her desire to share what has been to
her delightful diversion as we'll as
hobby, she asked Miss Lane, her
teacher and professional binder, to
arrange the show at the Corcoran.
Warning: If one has not q great
deal of time he had best not 60 to
Miss Lanes studio to look around a
bit, for If he does he will surely find
it difhcult to get away. For this
charming EngliShwoman-who re-
sembles miniature Of the Louis XVI
period with her white hair, English
blue eyes and black eyelashes and
brows-seems to have the gift of
inoculating others with the interest
and enthusiasm she feels in her pro-
feSsion.
Ask Maj. Gen. William D. Conner
about this: He says that of all the
hobbies that man can indulge in
the one In which he can find the
most pleasure and enjoyment is book
binding.
1t seems that all his life the general
had longed to take up bookbinding In
all its branches, but never felt that
he had the time to give to it rs
soldering came first, until he wan
dered into Miss Lanes studio, looked
at the old English presses, the work
table with its fine North light, the
antique wall-case with Its tiny square
for tools, and all the