Evening star., 1937-06-14
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
NT CENC
F ANDREW OLSEN of Kimber

Idaho, who seems to be in town
for a while, wonders where all
L those Olsens who appear with him
in certain guest book came from
We can tell him. They came right
out of the imagination OF a localite
who thought Andrew might get a
pleasant surprise if he wandered back,
after dinner, to take another squint
at the guest book.
The local man is gueSt-book en-
thusiast. He never goes to the IA
nous rural eatery in question with
out scanning the names of those with
whom he may be eating at a given
moment. The other night the last
name on the list was that of Andrew
Olsen Kimberly, Idaho. The Wash
lngton man got big kick out of rais-
ing Andrew seven Olsens, whatever
his whim may have done to the sane
tlty of the guest book.
The fact that the original Olsen in
the book might never have seen the
list again didn't bother our man in
the least. He feels that he sort Of
left permanent record of an Olsen
reunion which subsequent guest book
lockers will see and find touching.
X
GUESTS.
incidentally. if Andrew Olsen is
curious about such things, the
10onldn OF the other party 1Dho
signed herself "Olga Olsen" (she's
a slaue to alliterntionJ is the ia
nous sister of one OF Holly,uood's
most famous diuas. The others uere
a pair of housewives Jancy, not
plain, an architect, successful
advertising man, an artist and
colurnist.
X
WHEN.
WHATEVER other glories they may
W behold. Larry Lloyd's eyes have
seen that of man who yielded to an
impulse to see what would come OF
mixing inks Of several colors.
The possibility that the dignified
author of the experiment might sud-
denly have gone mad occurred to Mr.
Lloyd, but he could not take his eyes
off the chap. He watched the latter
pour ink after ink into single recep-
taCle, little bit from this bottle q
little from that, until it seemed that
business never would get under way
again.
Finally, however, the thing was I'M
ished.
what have you got?" asked Mr.
Lloyd
The most beautiful blue in the
world" said the man, writing his
name in the most beautiful blue In
the world on white pad in
front of him
PROGRAM.
WHEN two hostesses take one out.
of-town guest in tow in Wash.
ington, it is likely to be pretty tough
on the poor guest. 1t happened her.
the other night and, after an hour Of
the dizziest planning in human his.
tory, curious and plying listener
took the guest aside to ask:
Now do you really know what yol
are doing Monday?"
Sure said the guest. We're goins
swimming at Smithsonian in the
morning, shopping for a dress Al
Folger in the afternoon, We are having
dinner at Corcoran in the evening
and doing whatever they do at the
Roadside in the evening
But" he added significantly, I'll
certainly upsets my old ideas Of wha,
was around Washington"
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REWARD.
Austin H. Clark, genial and
learned Smithsonian Institution
biologist, may 11op 1Oear the cross
OF knight of the Order OF Danne-
borg, awarded hin, 10 years ago
By the kingdom OF Denmark for
distinguished services.
An American citizen can't ac-
cept a foreign decoration Uithout
cypress permission OF Congress.
Congress just got around to it
last Ueek.
FILLER.
A TTORNEY GENERAL CUM.
MINGS walked into the press
room Of the Justice Department one
recent day chuckling audibly over a
newspaper clipping he held In his
hand.
Look at this" Cummings said
holding out the clipping, but covering
the end of the story with his thumb
1T is really amusing" Puzzled re-
porters looking over his shoulder read
news item describing status OF the
Attorney Generals antitrust suit
against the Aluminium Co. of America
That's my story" confessed one OF
the men, his face getting redder and
redder. Whats wrong with it?"
Look" said Cummings, and re-
moved his thumb.
Some printer, trying to fill hole
at the bottom of column, had added
a couple of lines of filler" It made
the last paragraph of the story reac
as follows:
Snake venom is sometimes used a,
a cure for cholera"
I'm still trying to figure out,
Cummings said as he returned the
clipping carefully to his pocket, "just
who is meant by the snake"