The Washington times., 1936-06-05
NOW
In White House
Mail Bag
STORING PANIC
BY HELEN ESSARY

DIV E0OAASA
To Mrs. Eliza Young who is
visiting Mrs. Roosevelt at the
White House, the postman brought
q family letter yesterday. The
letter was from Mrs. Young's New
York State home. I quote it
paraphrased. The postscript is
verbatim.
'Dearest Mother:
1--WE are just delighted that
you are staying at the gorgeous
White House with the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt. 1t must
be wonderful. We can see by
the papers that you are assOciat-
ing with lots of titled Ladies who
have come to your Country
WOmen'S Convention. Isn't it
all too thrilling!
"Well, mother, have grand
time and remember to tell us
all about those exciting people
when yo come back.
Lovingly, EDITH.
sep. S.: Where did you put the
squash Seeu!
Off the Record DipIOmatically
The Swiss Minister, Marc Peter,
says the Swiss are not as conven-
tion-minded as Nordic races and
Americans.
The Irish Minister, Michael
MacWhite, declares he is "a
farmer by instinct" Irish pota-
toes are his speciality as a crop
and a meal. He has never de-
veloped a taste for American
sweet potatoes. Neither has Sec
rotary of Agriculture Wallace, for
that matter.
A remark in Some People
Never Learn" bulletin of the Re
publican national committee, gave
me quite shock.
1t advised the American Gov
eminent to follow Kublai Khan
and store UP grain, wheat, bar
ley. rice, PANIC or what not"
The thought of storing up
panic didn't impress me as sharp
propaganda. The dictionary was
slightly comforting. 1t told that
PANIC was edible grass" as well
as fright and terror" 1t gave
no definition for what not"
Mrs. William Boyce Thompson
soon will be sailing back to Wash
ington on her yacht. Alder" the
second largest in the world. She
has been in New York waiting for
the arrival of her son-in-laW and
daughter, the United States Min
lister to Norway and Mrs. Anthony
j. Drexel Biddle. After reporting
to the State Department, Mr.. and
Mrs. Biddle will go to the Demo
cratic convention at Philadelphia.
Mrs. Thompson is one of the
most remarkable women in the
United States. A list of her min
ing and railroad interests and her
hobbies would fill column. She
is an ardent suffragist. She is a
member of the Committee of One
Hundred of the Inter-American
Commission of Women.
She is keen about archaeology
and directs the Boyce Thompson
Southwestern Aboretum at SUI
perior, Ariz. Dashes off to South
Africa in between times to look at
her: holdings there. Encourages
university excavations in Persia
and the Island of Cyrpus.
Her collection of jade and semi
precious stones is amazing. She
wears her decorations from Italy
France and Peru on chic Paris
clothes. Has a sense of humor
and cheerful life.
Mrs. Thompson'S late husband
was that Economically inclined
capitalist who backed the Keren.
sky government in Russia with a
million dollars in hopes of avoid
ing the subsequent revolution.
Domestic Dissent in the Supreme
Court
Justice Stone of the Supreme
Court says that Mrs. Stone drew
the plans for their fine house on
Kalorama Road. Mrs. Stone says
that the Justice was his own arch
itect. So there you are.
Anyhow, it is one of the most
agreeable houses in town and is