The Washington times., 1936-02-21
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TACT DRAMA
BY HELEN ESSARY
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largest and handsomest dinner Of
the florida Gold Coast season
Their hosts were Mr.. and Mrs
William Theodore Hoop.
Obviously Pam Beach Hoop-ee!
n Un-huh, AL. Mother knows.
Outline Of q Drama in One Act
Representative Blanton, the
anti-medical man from Texas, 60
ing to q member of the District of
Columbia Medical Society to
have his tonsils removed.
It is rumored that the real rea-
son Father Coughlin is prepared
to accept Congressman O'Connor'S
invitation to come to the Capitol
is to show that he has no kick
coming.
Whenever this column wants to
write about a perfectly fascinating
party it has been soday before
yesterday, the editor looks grim
and says parties are out"
However, today the rule is going
to be broken. A very special en-
tertainment must be considered
the dinner given for the Archi-
bald Barklies, of Philadelphia, by
"JesSe and Mrs. Jones" as Gene
Buck, who brought down some
uNew York stars to entertain the
guests after the brandy and finger
bowls had gone, described the
hosts Of the evening.
The dinner was in reality a
cross section Of the citizenry (plus
their wiveS) who rule the town
and the country and a fev for
eign capitals. After the formality
and satisfaction of eating was
over, ambassadors, senators and
other dignitaries turned their
chairs around and relaxed. Fac.
ing the center of the big horse
shoe where the hundred guests
were seated they watched the
show. And had the sort of happy
time one seldom has in Washing
ton where entertainment is cut to
the same general pattern.
Lansing Hatfield, who had
brought his beautiful big voice
over from Baltimore for the eve
ming, sang Mr.. Jesse Jones' favor.
ite song, "Alone on the Prairie"
Mr.. Jones sat on the edge Of his
chair and looked like he terribly
wanted to go back where the cow
boys roam. OF course, if he
should go, he couldn't stay long.
He'd have to rush back to explain
to somebody who wanted to bor-
row $719,684,320 from the RFC
that $674.35 was all he needed.
Stan Kavenaugh, who is playing
ct the Winter Garden now, did
come miraculous juggling, Balls
and Indian clubs floated from his
absurd moostache to his top hat,
through the air and down to his
toes and up again.
Somebody told Postmaster Gen
eral Farley, who was having a
marvellous evening, that a juggler
like Stan ought to be in the Demo
cratic Party. Mr.. Farley said he
probably was there anyhow.
Mrs. Michael MacWhite, wife Of
the Irish Minister, sort of batted
her eyes at this and unfortunately
said nothing Q'm always on the
uui vive for Mrs. MacWhite's re-
marks. They are very discern
tng).
Senator Arthur Vandenberg,
likewise had no comment to make
about the juggling situation. He
kept on biding his time. You
know how he has been doing
lately.
To 20 back to the party. Billy
Hill. who wrote 1.-THE Last Round
up,' 1.-THE Spinning Wheel and
"Wagon Wheels" sang his own
songs. A beautiful change they
were from most after-dinner en-
tertainment. Arias and speeches
bore me after 1890 p. m. Mr..
Buck tried to persuade Senator
Alben Barkley to sing Wagon
Wheels" which he does so sympa-
thetically. But the gentleman
from Kentucky went shy in the
presence of "real talent"
Nate Leipsig's card ~tricks were
uncanny. With the assistance of
solicitor General Stanley Reed,
who has been drawing glowing
TVA cards out of the Supreme
Court pack lately. he discovered
lost aces and jacks. He found a
queen of Hearts for the Italian
Ambassador, Mr.. Augusta RosSo,
and inspired Mrs. George Holmes
to cut with a knife into a
wrapped deck with magnificent
results :
Michael Lewis, aged six, so they
tell me, is arriving in Washington
today from Bronxville in time to
advise his mother, Dorothy Thomp-
son, about her speech tonight on
"The Right of Married Women to
Earn" before the National Wom-
ans Party. I can easily believe
the story about Michael because
the Crown Prince of the Sinclair
fewis-Dorothy Thompson family
must be q young genius. Michael
also. plans to see his old friend,
John Temple Swing, son Of the
RAYMOND Gram Swings, with
whom he spent last sumner in
Vermont. Dorothy Thompson, in
dicentally, is a speaker of devastat-