The Washington times., 1936-05-12
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Martha to Get
First Wreath
HOUSE THRIFT
BY HELEN ESSARY
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wife Of the famous George, is tt
have her hour.
The Third Triennial Confer
ence Of the Associated Farm
Women Of the World is going tt
Mt. Vernon this month to lay
wreath upon the tomb of Martha
washington.
Martha, besides being a fine
lady and q helpful, dutiful spouse
in both peace and war to her illus
trious husband, was a farm
woman--always. She it was who
kept going q large colonial estate
with an acreage reaching into the
thousands, while the immortal
George was off at the wars.
History records that foreign
and domestic dignitaries have to
date laid 1924 wreathS on
Georges tomb.
But this is the first wreath for
Martha.
When Philadelphia was chosen
as the Democratic convention city
q number Of good Republicans of
great wealth wrote to Mrs. RooSe.
welt and invited her to make their
home her headquarters for the
convention.
Mrs. Roosevelt wrote back very
sweetly that she was not plan
ming to attend the convention.
If her husband were renomi-
mated, however, she would arrive
in Philadelphia with him on the
last day Of the convention when
he made his acceptance speech.
Naturally she would stay
wherever her husband did.
Other limitations of Philadel.
phia'S agitation over the conven.
ton leak out.
Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller dis.
covered that the committee on en-.
tertainment had included a visit
by the delegates to the Dupont gar
deI1S at Wilmington.
The Dupont feeling for the New
Deal has been showing itself lately
in o backhanded way in the Lib.
erty League. Mrs. Miller thought
1t best to omit the Garden Tour.
Mrs. Roosevelt, having decided
that Republican h ospitality.
though genuine, might be embar-
RAISING, is being given large re-
ception at the West Chester home
Of the Democratic Governor Of
Pennsylvania and Mrs. George H.
Earle.
Meanwhile, the entertainment
committee is working desperately
to fill in time between the arrival
of the delegates on Tuesday, June
%, and their departure on Satur-
day.
The convention will be virtually
q one-man show. No fights, not
even a gentle contest is expected
to tighten the air of finality.
AL Of these thousands Of dele
gates with money to spend must
be amused. So Philadelphia is
going to do everything humanity
possible to please them.
CarnivalS, music festivals, ath-
letic meets and military displays
win be part Of the five-day show.
The town even may ring the Lib
eT.tv Re1l
Brisk ladies Of both political
parties, who plan to make public
speeches between now and Novem-
Der, probably have forgotten the
story about Lucretia Mott and the
first woman'S rights convention
ever held in this country.
That rash meeting took place in
Central Falls, N. Y, in 1848. Lu.
cretia and the bold Suffragists
went suddenly feminine and said
they were frightened out, Of their
wits at the idea Of presiding at
the convention.
So Mr.. Lucretia Mott was asked
to take the chair. And did.
The Great Falls of the Potomac,
where you probably will go picnick'
ing soon, used to be called the
water works.
Before-the- Civi1-War writers had
an even less romantic name for
the falls.
They called it The Obstruction.
And mentioned the enchanting
place in terms of castiron pipes,
culvertS and waste channels.
Mr.. Stanley High, who is in
town to help reflect Mr.. Roose.
welt, has discovered that the
Georgetown house he and his
pretty wife have rented is next
door to the house of Mr.. Jouett
Shouse, patriot Of the Liberty
League.
. AS you trip lightly down a gal
1ery aisle to find a seat for watch
ing the proceedings Of the House
do you realize that your feet are
treading the carpets where once
trod the mighty of the House?
With thrifty, housewifely in.
StinctS the guardians of the CAPT
tol put the House rugs and car.
pets, grown old and rusty, in, the
gallery.
o. E. S. Honors Mothers
A program in honor Of Mothers
Day has been arranged for the