The Washington times., 1936-02-07
NOW
A COrking Idea
For GCGndL
CHATTY TIME
BY HELEN ESSARY

Sne was Small anu IOu1u WASAi
snappy eyes and the remnant OF
. dimple. Unexpectedly and with
out introduction she said at Mrs.
Cordell Hull's last "At Home:
els that one Of our Senators
standing over there?"
She waved a big shabby black
purse at q firm jawed frock coated
gentleman. who might have come
out of the Lawmakers Album.
I said / didn't think he was a
Senator.
That certainly is a pity, she said
sadly. She supposed he was Sena-
tor Borah with all that long hair
and that sort Of firm jaw. I ex-
planned: E...} - .. ,
But Senator Borah is cutting
his hair nowadays" ~"
"I'm sorry to hear that. / a.
ways liked 1t long. / want to
meet the big Senators here. You
see I'm Mary Stone. I'm 73
years old and / just drove in
from Chicago. I ride myself
over twice . year. What came
to Washington about is to get
. canal 1,O73 miles long built
from Chicago to the Atlantic
Ocean,
The idea was good, answered.
But how was she going to make
1t work.
Official Wasaington,at-hom
goers were in a nearby group.
Soft voiced Southern friends of
Mrs. HUI were saying, Won't
you all have q little ,tea." Or,
''I'd like you to try some Of this
candy. II certainly is nice"
But Mrs. Stone and I stood
and talked about the big canal.
Mrs. Stone declared that the Sen
ators said to her whenever she
went to their offices:
Madame, IL you could man.
age to get this st. Lawrence
Canal built you certainly would
be a great public benefact0r.
Such magnificent water high.
WaJ Is one Of the prime needs
Of our modern American civil.
izatiOn.s
The trouble was, Mrs. Stone
said, that everybody seemed to be
for the idea but nobody had be-
gun digging through the rocks
and turning aside the whirlpools
Of the ST. Lawrence River. She
said she supposed she would just
have to keep on trying.
/ said I supposed so, too. And
went over to have a little pride
full conversation with Mrs. Sam
McReynolds, of Tennessee, about
her new granddaughter.
Thus began a chatty Washing
ton half hour. I discovered imme-
diately Mrs. Key Pittman (the
amusing MimoSa) who has just re-
turned from a Hollywood Stopover
on the grand tour of the Philip.
pines with her husband. Mrs. Pitt
man said she liked California but
she got tired Of looking at plati-
mum blondes. Found Ralph Hill
and Robert F. Kelley discussing
with their usual wit and good
: humor certain meant to be spright.
ly characterizations Of perennial
bachelors in current magazine ar
ticle, '"Too Quiet on the Potomac"
Heard Mrs. Olive F. Buford
thus. addressing me: Gracious
Goodness. didn't recognize you,
Hats are so freaky this year." Con
sidered with Mrs. Buford the ru'
NOR that ten people in New York
had put up a million dollars each
to, defeat "Our President" Re
garded Mrs. Wadsted, ornamental
in q mink coat and Mrs. Robert
Whitney Imbrie looking extremely
young with definite envy. Told
Miss Vera Bloom I would adore tc
come to see her next Tuesday,
Observed Mrs. Homer Cummings
In a mink coat and turban tossing
off epigrams.
Was fascinated by white ruff on
black gown, tilt Of hat. and spice OF
conversation of Mrs. George Allen
Saw George Simmons, matri
monia1ly eligible, and was intro
duced by George Williams to a
pretty Mrs. didn't catch hel
name) from Boston. . .Meditate6
on the possible effectiveness of the
soft golden brown hair Of Mrs. vii
liam E. Borah against the blue
tapestries Of 1900 Pennsylvania
someday. Maybe.
Greeted cheerily by Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Shepherd elizabeth looking
smart In slick black.) Thanked
Mrs. Sue Oulahan for kindness ir
returning lost Town Hall tickets.
Said to Miss Anne Goding, former
principal Of wilson's Teacher
College, that I'd love to come fol
"An Evening with Carl Sandburg'
Oh February "a. Also accepted
happily invitation of the Raymond
Gram Swings to meet the Sinclair
LewiSeS next Thursday.
Said thank you for a lovely tint
to Mrs. Cordell Hull. Admired he
serene and special hospitality
Stopped at the coat check room
Found Mrs. William Jenningl
Price looking handsome and agreeC
with her that Washington is NOR
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