Evening star., 1937-03-02
1887 LAMPO0NED
BY PRESS WOMEN
Club Acts Out Scoops for
Mrs. Roosevelt and Other
Prominent PersonageS.

Prominent Personages.
Mrs. Roosevelt on a sit-down strike!
That was the burden of the program
showing the 10 big news scoops OF
1887 as visioned by the Women's Ma
tional Press Club And the Presidents
wife sat and enjoyed these 10 scoops"
presented by the members OF the club
at its annual dinner at the Willard
last evening.
The entrance of the newsboy with
shis" extra" was the signal for the
opening of the program which fol-
lowed the dinner Dashing in, the
newsboy called his wares" by an
nouncing "All about Mrs. Roosevelt's
sit-down strike" Then the curtains
parted on the stage and there were
White House picketS carrying banners
and excited women attempting to
rouse Mrs. Roosevelt and break her
strike. These excited women included
a representative of Reedsville, the
strikers" favorite project; a repre-
sentative of the "Amalgamated Society
of Organizations Accustomed to Being
Sponsored by First Ladies'" and only
a Junior Lacquer" who was equally
unsuccessful Representing 11,167
mothers needing baby blankets, the
next woman demanded to know II
Mrs. Roosevelt was knitting, but con-
firmed the fact that she was lust
sitting" Then Secretary of Labor
Perkins" with a determined manner,
attempted negotiations, but tainted on
finding Its Eleanor"
Lovers Quarrel Next.
As the Secretary tainted the news
bow dashed in with another OF the
visions of the press women for news
stories of 1887: "All about the lovers
ouarrelr The scene revealed a bed
room: date, some time after April II,
1887. A royal crown hung upon the
post of the shabby iron bed. An er-
mine robe was spread across the foot
of the bed. The occupants were in
the middle of conversation which
sounded something like post mortem
on a bridge game, with arguments
about king illnesses and queen illnesses.
and why the man in the case "let
Stanley Baldwin take that last trick
and where the bromo seltzer might be.
The lady reported that the gentleman
had poured it into the crown, remark
ing, Whats a crown but head
eche?"
The famous lovers, it seemed, were
down to their last truffle and can of
caviar.
Meanwhile, the strike went on, with
picket signs demanding mo more
inaugural teas down with news
paper columns" and union hours for
first ladies'"
Again the newsboy raucouSly flashed
across the scene, shouting the expose
by newspaper women Of great rack
et-that old hoax that newspaper
work is SO interesting because you
meet such interesting people"
The newsboy shouted the distressing
news, Mrs. Roosevelt won't negotiate!
Rejects peace novel" The pickets
went on with "No More Press Club
Parties" Who Gives a Hoot for
IIousing?" and knitting? Mkt"
Again the newsboy screamed
scoop: Read Hattie Caraway's Diary!
It's full of Senators!"
COunter-Pickets Appear.
Counter-p -pickets menaced the White
House. While Mrs. RooSevelt's pickets
demanded abolition of the speed-up
system at White House receptions, and
zone days rest in 49," the counter
pickets proclaimed the strike unfair
to critics of Mrs. Roosevelt"
This was temporarily forgotten, as
women were given the big fashion
news of the year, "surrealist hats"
shown in the shop of the originator.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth,
among the first shoppers, wanted
hat to express her latest occupation.
Nine. SurrealiSt and her assistant,
Gaga, concocted one for her. consist
ing of an Alice blue beret, upon which
was mounted large ash tray, couple
of packages of the cigarettes and the
cold cream and the bed which she in
dorses
Pickets and counter -pickets fought
at the White House door, Pinkerton
labor spy was found listening at the
keyhole, and military and naval aides
were called out. AS the warfare sub
sided new picket appeared with
sign, Nobody knows how tired am"
Just as the newsboy screamed the de-
cision of the Supreme Court on the
Presidents court reform plan.
Boo Verdict Rendered.
The justices appeared in black robes,
looking just year older than they
looked as they drove into the news
paper women's party year ago in a
horse and buggy. 1t was six-to-three
decision. The majority, the six more
than 10 years old, Of course, rendered
its opinion-a long judicial "boo-oo!"
Even this surfeit of big stories could
not restrain the gaspS as the news
boy shouted:
THE revolution is here! Read all
about it, ladies!"
The curtain went up on Mrs. Van
derbilt's home The revolutionists
were there, replete with earnestness.
boards, red flags and torches to fire
the Vanderbilt mansion. The butler
tremendously escorted them in, asked
them to await Mrs. Vanderbilt's re-
turn. The revolutionary leader told
the women you can start reign of
terror" But they couldn't, because
Robert Taylor was going to make a
personal appearance at movie. So,
the leader decided, Monday we'll let
our passions CO." But that turned out
to be the opening game of the world
series, SO they couldn't.
Then the newsboy screamed an
other shocker: presidents message
to Congress! All about the great
society reorganization" This in
cluded the retirement of "aged and
infirm social leaders" after their