The Washington times., 1937-02-16

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my friend. Come here to the
microphone, Jim, and tell your
friends what you think of them
Jim, who had been drawing
forked pictures on the tablecloth
while the "Guv'nor" spoke such
praise as most of the audience
would have given their souls to
hear, obeyed.
With a nice modesty he told
the 1900 in the Mayflower din
ing room and the several hundred
thousand out on the air OF his
gratitude for their help. He said
"a kind word" to Molly Dewson,
his vice chairman and to the mil
lions of women who followed her
leadership.
For the committee and for
Charlie Nicholson, who has moth
ing to do with my speech" he had
honest gratitude. "And I hope" he
concluded "that with my last
breath I shall be worthy OF the
confidence Franklin Delano Roose'
welt has placed in me-"
It really was a blissful evening
with never a diScouragin' word
from beginning to end. The Irish
who had elected the Dutch were
there from most every State in the
Union.
A Kelly of Chicago, a Murphy of
Detroit, a Guffey of Pennsylvania,
and naturally a Garner Of Texas
were lust of a few of the descend,
ants of the Emerald Isle who
stood up in meeting and told what
a fine fellow Jim was. And they
said it, all of them, like they
meant it.
It was Jim's big night. Not even
the President stole his show.
But a woman almost got his
goat. Molly Dewson was the siren
who fused him as have never
seen Jim Farley fused before.
That was when she persuaded him
to come to the microphone for a
sort of Jim and Molly" Brother
and Sister act. In words Of one
syllable she said what "a perfect
grand fellow" he was. She said it
again with the red rose that she
fastened in his coat lapel. And
she said it last with kiss.
Mr.. Farley thereupon blushed
o deeper red than the rose he
had just received. The audience
laughed with joy. And the sound
of the kiss meanwhile went round
the world, and marked a roman
tic era in politics.
It wasn't a real scandal though.
Airs. Farley was there looking on.
So were many other pretty Demo
cratic ladies. They wore their very
best clothes - floating chiffons,
shining satins, and sparkling Sc
QuinS that caught the light when
the photographers flash was
turned on. Molly Dewson'S sequln
Jacket sent off a myriad of sparks.
She faced the diners on slightly
raised daiS in the center Of a
group of National Committee
Charlie Mitchelson, w.
Forbes Morgan, Frank Walker
and "Chip" Robert, the excellent
dinner-chairman.
Chip, by the way, wore some
thing very new in dinner suit
1t was Of midnight blue broad
cloth and would have undoubtedly
looked awfully well beside the soft
powder blue chiffon of his wife'S
graceful gown.
Mrs. Robert sat at the same
table with Mrs. Roosevelt.
Mrs. Roosevelt was handsome in
black chiffon with shoulder drap-
cries. Mrs. George Preston Mar
shall-the beautiful moving pic
ture actress, Corinne Griffith
was dramatic in black lace with
a lace mantilla over her black
hair.
But let's go back to the men.
Jack Garner made a gorgeous
presiding officer. He is undoubt-
edly the Vice President Of "theSe
heah" United States" but he's
still from Texas.
His bushy eyebrows stood out
as belligerently as ever. His face
was pink and happy. He made
everybody smile when he reached
out and rumpled Mr.. Roosevelt's
hair several times.
All evening long he made me
think Of a Santa Claus without a
beard, a Santa Claus born from
down South instead of the North
Pole.
1T sho' does give me a real keen
pleasure to be here" he said.
you all know that Jim's an hon
est man politically. And when a
man is honest politically he's hon
est all over"
The Cabinet looked very sweet
and innocent when it stood up be-
hind the Guv'ner and Jim on the
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