Evening star., 1937-03-21
Republican League Ladies
Do Themselves Proud.

Republican League Ladies
Do Themselves Proud
1t has been some time since Wash
ington-Whlch is Just one luncheon,
cocktail party and dinner after an
other-has seen as animated and en-
thusiastic a gathering as at the lunch
con of the league at the Raleigh Hotel
on Friday last. But hope springs eter-
nal IN the human breast The Demo-
cratic landslide of 1886 is accepted;
the sound Of the turtle is heard in the
land and at the gala luncheon last
week, Springtime, new life, hope and
no repnlng were Symbolized in the
color decorations of the gayly Haunting
daftodlls and other yellow blossoms;
lavender flowers, making a beautiful,
freShening color scheme, and the
shaded lights all betokened Spring is
here and the ladies of the league are
up and doing with a heart for any
casualties that may befall while the
present Congress is in session. The
likeness of the old G. O. P. elephant
which looked down on the speakers
table at the party had a wicked, fir
tatious look in his eye and there was
q debonair twist to his tail as if he
realized that he had been on the ropes
for quite some time. but that while the
watch was relentlessly ticking, he had
faith in l941
National Republican Committeewoman
From Kansas.
At the speakers table was a goodly
array of the prominent workers in the
party, Mrs. Ralph Harris. national
CommitteeWOman from Kansas, not at
all discouraged by the events of last
Fall came all the way East to be
present, viVaClous and charming. Mrs.
Charles NJ. Lea of PENNSYLVANIA, who
counts her Southern ancestors of quail
tty on one hand, but who went over to
the side of her husbands party. was
present; Mrs. Russell Harrison, daugh-
ter-ln-laW Of the late President Ben
Jamln HarrlSOn-the HarriSons of
Brandon on the James; Mrs. Jacob
Leander Loose of Kansas City. who for
some years has made her Winter home
In the Capital the rendezvous for all
that is interesting and distinguished
In official life; Mrs Flora McGil
keefer Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker, Mrs.
Virginia White Speel, tops when it
comes to political lore, and Mrs. Har-
Vey Wiley and many others whose
names help to spell the success of the
League Of Republican Women. Then,
at Mrs. Kelley's right sat the guest
speaker, the handsome, clever, witty
Nine. CantaCuZene, who writes a good
deal as she speaks and whose book.
My Life, Here and There" was best
seller of the 20s.. Her subject on
Friday was Good Government" and
she certainly kept the attention of her
audience, She seems to have some of
the fighting qualities of her paternaI
grandfather, President U. S. Grant, for
whom she had great alteration.
Nine. Cantacuzene Born in
White House.
Nine. Cantacuzenes story. My
Life, Here and There" is written in
chatty conversational way, with a
good deal Of food for thought and a
Keen intelligence showing her powers
OF observation and her ability to sift
the passing events of her early life
Taking it down from the shelf to get
few facts, it was later laid down
only to be picked up and read through
Tor the second time She says she
was born IN quiet room, its windows
looking out under the great portico of
the Presidents mansion adding, IAN
unusually large girl, 13 pounds of
chubby health-myself" This must
have been forerunner of the strength
and will which enabled her to carry
on through those dark and terrible
days IN Russia when she must have
felt that the end had come. She also
writes in this book of her later life
In different parts of Europe. When
ABOUT l6 she was presented at the
Austrian Court-her father, Gen.
Frederick Grant, being American
Minister there at the time and filling
out his post until his successor could
be appointed by President Cleveland.
AT a court which was noted for its
elegance and brilliancy Nine. Cam
taCuzene was the most toasted beauty
How satisfying that so many of the
beautiful things of life could come to
her before the final debacle but she
l.
loved native land has been her COM
penSatior.
Who viii Be Next
President Of the League?
Who was that who said to Mrs.
Kelley at the luncheon that when a
new rector Of the church was to be
called all likely clergymen were in
Vlted to preach kind of probationary
sermon to test their fitness and adapt
ability for the job and that the
occasion of Nine Cantacuzene' talk
On good government looked suspicious?
MIS-. kelley's diplomatic response was
the weather was beautiful and the
HoWerS at the luncheon we're lovely
and that she planned to 60 to Phila-
delphia on Tuesday to attend the
luncheon at the Bellvue- -Stratford,
given by the city of Philadelphia in
honor of Mrs. George Horace Lorimer
"a distinguished member of the Re-
publican League-for her outstanding
work as citizen, philanthropist and
benetactor. Mrs. Kelleys term of
office expires in April, when new
president Of the league will be elected.
The Lenten Season
Drawing to a Close.
Palm leaves and flowers today, and
now beautiful and triumphant it will
be as Christ's entry into Jerusalem is
celebrated in the different churches.
And a very great multitude spread
their garments in the way; others cut
down branches from the trees. and
straWed them in the way" And the
Lenten season is drawing to a close
and next Thursday will be Maundy
Thursday, day that was formerly
observed in accordance with the pre-