The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-09-07
NOW
Peabody Copy
Coming Here
FARLEY NOTES
BY HELEN ESSARY

The little town of Danvers
Mass, now named Peabody in
honor of it's illuStrious citizen
George Peabody, is sending to
the Georgetown University library
. copy of it's most treasured
painting.
The original canvas now hang
ing in the Danvers library is the
one George P e b o d y admired
when it was owned by Queen
Victoria.
Queen Victoria, respecting the
philanthropist greatly, had Of
fered him a baronetcy. Peabody
refused. He did not wish to
relinquiSh his American citizen
ship. He said:
'Tf Your Majesty wishes to.
make me a gift let me have
q certain painting in your pos
session."
George Peobody's philanthropieS
extended to England as well as the
United States. The Peabody In
Stitute in Baltimore and its
kindred organizations are among
his generoSitieS.
What do you suppose, of all
things, are the largest interna-
tional gatherings held anywhere?
World Poultry Congresses!
The fifth congress was held in
Rome in 1893. The sixth was
but recently concluded in Leip-
zig.
The congresses are held every
third year under the Sponsorship
of the worlds Poultry Science AS
ISOLATION. The seventh congress
will be held in this country, maybe
In Washington.
Then we shall find out-do only
the ROSTERS go to the meetings.
Or do the hens and chickens trot
along, too?
Practically the entire personnel
Of the National Press Building was
eneregtically chewing gum a few
days ago. A lively young thing,
dressed in comic opera red satin,
had whisked from office to office
with free samples Of a certain
brand of gum.
While under the spell of this
visitation, hundreds of tired office
men and women, with the air of
so many automatonS began
methodically chewing.
A visitor dropped in at head
quarters of the Democratic ma
tional committee. Everyone there
except Mrs. Lucy r. D. Ficklen
was chewing violently. She was
asked:
"HOw did you reSist?"
81 didn't resist. I have the
gum neatly tucked under my
tongue. A gOverneSs of mine in
sisted that though born a South
erner 1 should learn to speak
distinctly. She modified the
method Of DemOStheneS, and
substituted lemon drops for
pebbles. AS a result of this SUI
perb childhood training, 1 can
manage a wad of gum with the
greatest of ease"
But it's the sound of gum, Mrs.
Ficklen, that is so soothing. The
sweet cracking sound rests my
personal nerves.
The veterans bonuses have
come and gone with the wind
most of them.
Yesterday, however, I heard the
prize bonus story. 1t happened in
q small town in Illinois.
Two veterans decided to use
their money to give the, mothers
a trip to their native countries.
One of the mothers was born in
Poland. The other in Ireland.
A steamship agent, consulted
about the thrilling jaunt, found
that the son of the Polish woman
had not enough money to give
his mother holiday in far away
Warsaw. But the son Of the
Irish woman had more than
enough for a fare to Cork and
back again.
So the Irish-American said to
the Polish-American:
''YOu take what I got, and I
take what you got"
Both old ladies went off on
their frolic without misgivings.
What they will do when they get
home is a new story. Ask for
government relief, probably.
VOTE AMERICAN