The Washington times., 1936-12-17

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nitely. She will Rep. ODay
fight for stronger neutrality bills.
More important, still, she will in.
troduce a bill in the House Of
Representatives prohibiting Amer
ican soldiers from ever fighting
on foreign soil.
Representative Mary T. Norton,
Of New Jersey, has also pledged
herself to fight in Congress for
the abolition of war. Mrs. Norton,
who as chairman of the District
Committee, is the Mayor of
Washington" thinks that women
in Congress should raise their
voices in unison against war,
against the traffic in things that
make war, and against all inter
course with nations that plunge
their unfortunate people into the
maelstrom of war"
It is encouraging to see in these
two clever lawmakers this deter.
mination to make clear their de-
mand that war should be ended,
certainly on this hemisphere.
I hear it said roundabout that
Mr.. Sumner Welles, who is doing
such an excellent job at the Inter
American Peace Conference, is
planning to resign shortly as AS
sistant Secretary of State and step
actively into Maryland State poll
tics.
Mr. Welles is already much con-
cerned indirectly with Maryland
politics. He is the generous god
father of the Young Democrats of
his State.
What route he means to take
if he does spring into the hard
fighting arena is uncertain. He
may have his mind on the sena-
torship. Or he may wish the
governorShip adorned by Mr..
Harry Wilma Nice.
Is There a Mrs. Santa Claus?
The 11-year-old son of DR.. and
Mrs. G. Rahm Stilson and his
friend, Billy, aged four, were COM
pairing their gifts last Christmas
morning. Louis was wearing
handsome new bathrobe. Asked
Billy:
did Santa Claus bring you
that bathrObe?"
Louis, having outgrown Santa
Claus, said tolerently:
"MrS. Santa Claus gave it to
me. Didn't Mrs. Santa Claus
give you a PRESENT."
To which the four-year-old re-
piled:
know Santa Claus had a wife,"
Then fearful that he might be
violating the rules Of the current
season, he hastily added:
"But Pm sure she's very
fine woman"
This incident brings up a
thought which have never con-
sidered earnestly before. IS There
a MRS. Santa Claus? If there is
She hasn't had good publicity.
And if there isn't, why isn't there?
Modern women are so frightfully
busy hurrying over the hemi-
spheres being menaceS and Guard
ian Angels, depending on the
mood, it is strange that the
throne at the North Pole has only
one chair.
It seems to me that being Mrs.
Santa Claus would be an ideal
office for an ambitious, high
minded woman. Here is sphere
that would visualize womanhood
in it's highest concept of useful.
ness" You know what I mean.
Lecturers on the more noble sex
talk that way.
Also being Mrs. Claus would be
an amusing and fairly easy Lady
Bountiful role. Just a dash south
once a year to the tune of sleigh
bells. One good nights work and
the rest of the year to catch up
on your sleep and write your
bread and butter letters.
It may be, as I said before, that
Mr.. Claus has a wife and just
isn't mentioning her in public. Mrs.
claus is probably homebody with
no more waist line than her hus-
band. But I'd swear that she is
capable. She certainly keeps Mr..
claus brushed up and smiling and
well nourished. She is certainly
very patient, having to endure him
about the house, tinkering with
TOYS 364 days a year. Getting him
packed off for one night must
make a pleasant change.
There is a possibility, of course,
that Mrs. Claus is only morgan
attic wife. Or maybe she belongs
to that fast set which the Arch
bishop of Canterbury has been COM
blaming about, and spends her
winters on the Riviera, while sweet
Mr.. Claus upholds the family tradi-
tions.
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