The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-09
NOW
Mrs.MOrgenthGU
On Stump
ROMANCE
BY HELEN ESSARY

Thus for the first time in any,
body'S memory, the wife of Cab
met member will take to political
speech making in an election fight.
Mrs. Morgenthau will join the
Speakers Bureau, now being
organized by Miss Mary w. Dew
son, vice chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee in
charge of women's activities.
The bureau is composed Of un-
paid volunteer workers. At first,
Mrs. Morgenthau will limit her
talks to her own State, New York.
Mrs. Morgenthau is one of Mrs.
RooSevelt'S closest friends. She is
slim, dark and very handsome.
At the Gridiron Widows Stunt
Party at the White House in De-
cember, Mrs. Morgenthau, dressed
as Alexander Hamilton. argued
in a trial scene with verve and
wisdom.
The marriage of the dramatic
and beautiful Ruth Bryan Owen,
American Minister to Denmark,
and Capt. Borge Rohde, honorary
gentleman groom to King Of
Denmark, brings romance to
news pages principally occupied
with stories of politics. murder
and drought.
The Danes are delighted with
the marriage, so the Danish
Minister, Otto Wadsted, tells me.
Captain Rohde, he said, "IS
very, very charming, hkeable,
very popular. A sportsman. A
fine horseman, naturally. Also
he's a great billiard player"
"a champion, you mean, Mr..
Minister"
"Well, he beat me every time
] tried to play with him."
Captain Rohde, with the rank
of "Kammerjunker," belongs to
the smart court circle. Whether
or not a life confined to this group
will interest Mrs. owen or whether
she will keep her ministerial post
after she is married is point to
be settled. Maybe the dazzling
''Kammerjunkerinde (Mrs. Owens
new title), will prove herself to be
just another of those girls inter
eSted in career until marriage.
Public life has occupied Mrs.
Owens interest during her widow
hood.
But she may break a precedent
she has done it beforehand be
q diplomat and married woman
at the same time.
Within few days the appoint
ment of the present Undersecre-
tary of State, William Phillips, as
Ambassador to Italy will be for
mally announced.
The government at Rome has
said it would be very happy to
have Mr.. Phillips represent his
country there. This diplomatic
courtesy having been attended to,
the State Department will an
nounce the transfer.
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secretary is likely to be Sumner
We1les, now Assistant Secretary Of
State.
1T BEGINS WITH A SNEEZE
DR.. I. w. Steele, past assistant
surgeon, u. S. Public Health Serv-
ice, and DR.. James AuguStin Flynn
are going to Berlin on August II
as United States delegates to the
third International Congress Of
Otorhinolaryngology.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are un-
doubtedly smart fellows-benefac-
tors Of mankind.
But when I have tonsilitis am
going to translate the Latin and
look for a nose, throat and ear
doctor.
Prince Alexis Obolensky, presi-
dent of the Russian Nobility AS
sociation which is causing stir in
New York nowadays, has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Mack in
Washington.
Prince Obolensky's association
was organized, so they tell me,
to protect beautiful young Ameri-
can heiresses from the seductive
wiles of bogus noblemen. It has
1875 members of the authentic 400
Russian titles in America. It
claims it is the only authentic or
ganiZation for tracing genealogy.
A rival organization, the Noble
mems Club, is headed by Baron
Giorgio Suriani di Castelnuevo-
Calabra.
An appreciative letter has come
to brighten a columnist'S day. It
is from F. S. Gardner, of 500 Ken
} uedy st. N. W., and says:
"YOur column Of July inter-
ested me in its mild COverage
of Salem, Mass. 'Mild'-Only
because would have enjoyed
reading more on the same sub
ject, had you written it. I
know that there are hundreds
of others in Washington from
Massachusetts who would thor
OughIy appreciate your writings
of that part of Down East"
Perhaps, Mr.. Gardner, you have
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