The Washington times., 1937-02-15

ocrats.
The Buc h
II NANTES, or the
James A. Farley oxford Group
as they sometimes call themselves
are bringing religion into the
drawing room.
AS they sweep across the coun
try. a magnet for many who are
spiritually restless, they are IN
Producing "The Sermon on the
Mount" into the conversation OF
smart society.
During the past week, a dozen
or so outof-town Buchmanites
have appeared at various I'm,
portant washington houses and
told the story of their faith to
fascinated audiences.
AS I looked at the group the
other day at the home of Mrs.
Harold C. Walker, listening to the
personal experiences of the young
Oxfordians, 1 realized that for
many of us it was a novelty to
hear religion even mentioned In
anybody's home.
Among the many people saw.
who enjoyed this agreeable alter
noon and came away with some
thing special to think about were ::
Mrs. Henry Leonard, Mrs. Dwight
Davis, Mrs. Rose Wallach Mer'
riam, Miss Josephine Patton, Mrs.
Lawrence Wood Robert, jr., Mrs
Richard v. Oulahan, Mrs. Blair
Banister, Mrs. Robert j. Rulkley.
Mrs. Emlen Knight Davies, Mrs.
Harry w. Blair, Mrs. Stanley F.
Reed, Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis,
Mrs. Fred Britten and Mrs. w.
Gould Lincoln.
Senator and Mrs. Josh Lee met
each other at the University OF
Oklahoma where ne was the pro-
fessor of public speaking and she,
then Louise Gerlach, was stu
dent.
He was invited to produce play
on the summer Chautauqua circuit
and asked her to be his leading
woman. Likewise his bride. They
toured 10 Northeastern States and
took a belated honeymoon when
the play, "Sixes and SevenS." end
ed its season.
The Minister of Honduras and
Sonora de LoZano have the gift OF
happy hospitality. At the recep-
ton at their new Legation, 2611
Woodley Pl., they created an atmoS-
phere that was delightfully."- Latin
American and personal as well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.
have left for fortnight at Nassau.
They received more than 1,5O0 let
ters of sympathy when their son,
Joshua Evans Sd, died recently
following an automobile accident.
Mrs. Frinkel Darling, whose hrs-
band is a brother of Ding" the
cartoonist and former Government
Conservator Of Wild Life, visited
Mrs. Frederick j. Haskin recently
on her way to Williamsburg.
Mr.. Darling has the agreeable
task in the Williamsburg Restora-
ton of reviving Colonial crafts.
He is restoring such early activ-
tiles as spinning and weaving, pot
terry ma king and the decoration
of chind. Mrs. Darling was for.
1nerly HRS. Will Macdonald, OF
Washington.
Two sad stories have come to
our listening ears.
One proves that this washing
ton isn't as important as it thinks
it is.
The other tells Of the troubles of
a lady who eventually lost her
taste for orchids.
The first tragedy was brought
out at breakfast this morning by
the house guest Of a Senatorial
family at present Seething over the
Supreme Court retirement bill.
Between bites of hot biscuit and
broiled ham, the Senator was
shouting and banging on the table
until the soft boiled eggs turned
to scrambled.
The houSe-guest looked up
Sweetly from her coffee, and said:
81 do declare, you all certainly
do get excited about things in
Washington. Why. down home
in Gawgah, just don't believe
the people hardly know there's
anything in Washington but the
Monument"
The tragedy of the orchid lady
had a romantic note. A slavfsh
Suitor, dying in the 1929 boom
days, left her in his will ian
orchid a day" A pretty memory
but-orchidS last two or three
days, as you know.
Soon there wasn't room in the
ice box for the butter and eggs
the shelves were so full of the be-
quests the Loved One couldn't
bear to throw aWay-yet.
Came the depression. An orchid
q day was a fearful extravaganza.
Besides. a remote uncle in New
CONTINUED on Page 22, Col. s.