The Washington times., 1937-04-16

LI1S Only Ilu1ldh =
in sight. Around Admiral GraySon
her was mud and more mud ana
uprooted trees and broken boards
and bricks from caved-in houses
and then more mud.
"Well, Nanny, how are you
getting alOng?" asked Admiral
GraysOn.
"BOsS, 1 amt cOmpIainin'."
"Is your cabin all right?
''NO, boss, it got washed away
but amt cOmplainin'."
"How's your family, Nanny"
saint got but one left, my old
man, and he got drOwn-dead in
the flocd. But 1 amt COM
plainiE. -
'Been getting three good meals
q day from the Red Crosse"
asked the Admiral.
"ShO' have. 1 amt COM
. plainin'."
"That's fine, Nanny. Folks
round here say you're pretty
old"
Eyes, sab, Use s'pOsed to be
round a hundred"
Indeed" answered the Ad-
miral politely. How do you
account for living so long when
you've had so many hard things
happen to yOu?"
''Well, boss, I couldn't say
egg-zactIy, less it's because l
always sits loose"
Moral to the tale: In Washing
ton. and most places in the world,
we sit tight and wear our nerves
to shredS. Let's try "Sittin' loose"
i like Nanny. Let's jes' natchelly
UnlaX.
Or. Hans Dieckoff, the new
German Ambassador, who is ar
irving at the embassy on May 10,
is tan and thin, has round smll-
ing face and curly yellow hair.
Postmaster General James A.
Farley is sending beautiful col
lection of rare stamps to young
Eoin MacWhite, son Of the irish
Minister and Mrs. Michael Mac
WIllGGR VIII 10 1AA ONAAOO4 CIV ~SSSS~S
Knock College at Dublin.
Jules Henry, counsellor OF the
French Embassy and exceedingly
wen informed on American az
fairs, will return to Paris to the
foreign office about May ID.
Scholarly Gaucheron, long at the
embassy, is expected to be the
next counsellor.
Miss 10 Coffin, assistant to the
Public Printer. spends many OF her
spare hours after office doing por'
traits of her friends and working
at sculptures to be cast in bronze
Miss Coffin has just finished a
bronze of her own conception OF
Saint Francis of Assist, which she
will place in her garden.
DR.. Hans Thomson, counsellor
Of the German Embassy, is part
Norwegian. I heard him at a re
cent charming dinner Of the Irish
Minister and Mrs. MacWhite chat
ting blithely in Norwegian with the
Norwegian Minister, Wilhelm
Munthe de Morgenstierne.
The. Attorney General and Mrs
Homer Cummings are going to the
coronation of King George ano
queen Elizabeth. Mrs. Cumming
is certainly a refreshing personal
ity. She has entertaining Thoughts
and mentions them.
The Assistant to the Attorney
General, Joseph B. keenan,, has 9
vice. He loves to ride in the blimI
that flies over Washington when
ever the weather is fair.
When Mr.. Keenan, has a hal
hour to lose he hurrieS down tx
the airport, climbs into the blimI
and floats among the clouds. Mr.
keenan, is going to indulge his air
Ynindedness extravagantly by cross
ing the ocean on the Hindenburl
the next time the big Zeppelin
makes a trip.
The other day the phone RAM
violently at the Democratic Ma
tional Committee headquarters.
"Can you tell me where / can
find Minnie?" asked a voice.
'Minnie?"
eyes, Minnie, the Democratic
donkey mascot. We want her for
the garden party the WOman's
National Democratic Club is 60
ing to have on May Is at Wood
lawn the home Of the Secretary
of War and Mrs. WOOdring. OF
course Mrs. Roosevelt is coming,
hut we want Minnie, too. This is
Mrs. ]. Craig Peacock, chairman
of the party speaking. Do you
really thing you can find Min
nie?"
Minnie, who spends her me
ments between public exhibition
at a luxurious nearby riding acat
eay. was called on the phone. Sh
seemed pleased to be invited on
by the Democratic ladies. And sal
she sure would come to the part!
From Minnie the Mule turn t
horses. They're all about in tn
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