The Washington times., 1937-01-20
Wants to Shake Governors Hand

Ter (little Elliott's big sister, sE
Wants to Shake Cover
She wants to shake hands wit
tive Mansion at Albany, Spring
capital may be), and she is goi
her duly elected Representative
So she is going places.
The Inaugural Committee has
where these ambitions may be
to have enough to furnish conve
life. Or until 1910.
She'll be at the Capitol, of c
the fancy pants" the latter re|
1t will be epoch-making event
but Miss Democracy will be too
busy taking notes on Mrs. Roose-
velt's costume to hear much OF the
speeches. Anyway she can read
what they said in the papers. If
she has been lucky enough to get
a good seat and has good pair OF
glasses she'll take down every de-
tail of the White House ladies,
wardrobe for the day. Mrs James
Roosevelt, the Presidents mother,
will be there to see her son again
formally assume the helm of the
Ship of State. Or, in the Presi-
dents own football terms, pick up
the ball for the second half OF the
game.
From the Capitol. and without
waiting for the parade, Miss
Democracy will hurry to the White
House for the big luncheon. Or
if she missed getting an invitation
for that event she'll want to be
on hand to be among the first in
line for the White House tea fol-
lowing the luncheon. About six or
seven hundred invitations for the
luncheon have been issued (about
half that number will not be able
to be there), and about four or
five thousand to the tea. The the
ory that only half the luncheon
guests will accept may be sound as
the invitations said r. S. V. p,
but the number going to the tea
is entirely prohlematical. A safe
guess would be all of 'em.
Large Luncheon
The luncheon will be served in
the State Dining Room and famous
East Room of the White House.
Guests arriving will be greeted by
Mrs. Roosevelt and directed by
White House aides to either the
right or left dining room of East
Room. The White House has
handled crowds of this size before
and knows the ropes.
Mrs. Roosevelt expects to shake
hands with EVERYONE. And that
means the 300-odd luncheon guests
and the tea invites. The PreSi-
dent will be present at the tea,
but will not shake hands.
The tea will be Miss Democracy'S
best chance of viewing the largest
number of notables at one time
and so she'll expect to stay. after
she has shaken Mrs. Roosevelt's
hand, and mill about a bit. The late
Ike Hoover once lamented at a
similar White House party that
guests insisted on "going down
the line" a second time for Sec
ond look at the First Lady to
verify first impressions of what
she was wearing. 1t takes a bit
of strategy on the part of White
House aides to prevent this. And
frequently they don't.
After the tea, if Miss Democracy
halls from New York State, she
will go to the Shoreham for the
3-to-6 buffet luncheon being given
by the two Senators from that
State and Members of the House
delegation in honor of Governor
and Mrs. Lehman. Or, if a Florid-
ian. she will want to go to the re-
ception, 4-to-6, being given by the
Florida State Society of Washing
ton at the Washington.
Concert Tonight
After the tea and State parties
Miss Democracy may pause to
grab a bite of dinner Cif her
appetite is still unsatified) and
then she may elect to take in the
Inaugural Concert at Constitution
Hall. Mrs. Roosevelt will be there
with the Presidents mother, Mrs
James Roosevelt, and Mrs. Wood
row Wilson. They will occupy the
Presidential box and give Miss
Democracy an unrivalled oppor
tunity to see together the wife anc
mother of one Democratic Pres
ident and the widow of another.
There, too, she will see the Cabi
net ladies and the Diplomatic
Corps who, by this time, she should
be able to recognize. That is, il
her glasses at the Inaugural cere
monies were good ones and hel
ability to recognize faces up to par
However, if she has neglected to
buy a concert ticket or isn't muSi
caly inclined she might decide
to pass up the opportunity to again
see the Presidents wife and
mother and go to one Of the State
evening DartieS