The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-04
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After Thought
On Wedding
SYDNEY NOTE
By HELEN EssARY

Perhaps British politics advances
by going backwards. Perhaps the
Government WANTS to create a
Duke of Windsor party. Perhaps
its attitude towards the wedding
which, heaven be praised, finally
took place yesterday, was a method
of creating sympathy for the I'M
fortunate Edward.
Perhaps the Empire isn't SO
keen about its new King. Perhaps
the Government really likes Ed
ward better. t.f2
If not, why, while building
George VI up as a fine fellow, did
it openly forbid him participating
in the marriage of his brother ana
thus spectacurally present him to
the world as Monarch and man
of no mind and no will of his own.
Speaking of gardens-and who
isn't-,Jay Pierrepont Moffat, U.
S. Consul General at Sydney, Aus
tralia, now in Washington for a
holiday, says that Sydney Is a gar
den ten months of the year and a
glorious bathing beach for eight
months.
OF course, he confesseS, there
are few sharks in the Pacific
Ocean.
But If you swim in crowds the
sharks won't eat you. Sharks don't
like crowds. Intelligent creatures!
Besides, the annual "take" OF
the shark in the waters is only
about eight year. A mere
nothing compared with the auto
mobile take"
Mr.. Moffat is enthusiastic about
his present post. Likes the people.
the climate and the generally
agreeable life. His wife is now
visiting her father, Joseph c.
Grew. United States Ambassador
at Toxic.
I met an engaging young per-
son yesterday over pre-luncheon
mint juleps in the Kalorama Road
garden of Mrs. John Oliver
LaGorce.
A sparkling young person who
had casually flown down from
New York lin her own plane for
the party. =
A clever young person whose
smart black poke bonnet showed
a smooth, untroubled brow despite
the fact that its owner managed
four big houses, two children and
one husband!
I am speaking of Mrs. Arthur
H. Kudner, whose husband is a
Very Big Advertising Man.
within a few weeks Mr.. and
Mrs. Kudner will go to their $4,000
acres Carrie cattle ranch near
Albuquerque, N. M, for a month
or so.
Carriozo ranch is famous wher-
ever ranches are talked about. Its
annual barbecue held early In
August draws celebrities from the
Southwest and other wide awake
points Of the compass.
A thousand guests are expected
for this years gathering. In addl-
ton to food and drink for such
a multitude there will be COM
plete circus, a rodeo and gorgeous
impromptu entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kudner have big
farm on the Chesapeake Bay, near
GraySonville. Part of the winters
they spend in their house at
Miami. In between times they
manage to endure life in large
apartment overlooking the East
River in New York.
Senator David I. Walsh, of
Massachusetts, still is being leased
about the radio speech he deliv-
cred impromptu on the night Of
the Hindenburg disaster. He was
rushed from a dinner party to the
broadcasting studio to speak on
what this tragedy would mean to
lighter-than-air aviation in this
country, a subject in which he as
chairman Of the Senate Naval AT.
fairs Committee was interested.
This disaster tonight to the
Shenandoah is tragic" said he.
Someone tried to correct him, Civ
ing him the name of the German
dirigible. Twice after that he
called it 1.-THE Heidelberg" He
never once called the ship the
Hindenburg.
Asked about his mixup later,
he said Solemnly:
ut shows the danger Of lack
of preparation"
Add to Notes on Our Civiliza-
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