The Washington times., 1937-05-24
NOW
Court Debate
Stirs Club
THIS AND THAT
BY HELEN EssARY


who has many best sellers to her
credit, is about to be the new
editor of the magazine OF the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. This publication, issued
monthly, is devoted to the person
alties and policies Of the D. A. r.
It's funny but it's true that the
solemn old Supreme Court has
made enemies Of the sweetest
friends. Mention Of the some
times revered nine will throw any
Washington group into a frenzy.
The Women's National Demo
cratic Club, hitherto unanimous
politically, is at present rocking
with discussion over the Presi-
dents Supreme Court Retirement
Bill. If any further pro-retlrement
speeches are made at club lunch
cons and dinners, certain charter
members of the organization
threaten to resign.
, John Nance Garner refers 10
President Roosevelt as THE Boss.
Mr., Roosevelt speaks OF M
Garner as 1.-THE V. p"
q More about ''The v. P" Hes
mild as lamb, sometimes. But
If anybody looks over his shoulder
when he's playing poker-look out
boys!
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Auchincloss
are having some amusing New
York entertainers down for their
dinner and dance Tuesday at their
home.
The society editors Of this town
are good:looking and smart. Con
slider them all and you'll agree
promptly - Ruth Jones, Phyllis
Thompson, Flora Macdonald,
EVELYN Peyton Gordon and Hope
Rulings Miller. Two brunettes
and three blondes. All trim and
chic. they decorate the best parties
every day and every night in the
week.
Some day soon I'm going to
write about the columnists and
the social secretaries.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt does
the best virginia reel ia America.
Mrs. Melvina Schneider, Mrs.
RooseHelt's personal secretary, has
a hobby away from the White
Hoases-I1er niece, Eleanor Gym
thfas Lund.-1 year old and daugh-
terof Mrs. Scheider'S sister, Mrs.
Charles Lund.
Edward c. Van Devanter, the
Alexandria cousin Of the retiring
Supreme Court Justice Van De
vanter, pronounces his name van
DEE-vanter as against his ilfustri-
Gus relatives Van DeVANters
q. s. Ambassador to Mexico
Josephus Daniels, famous Demo
crat. publisher, and the Secretary
of the Navy in woodrow Wilson's
Cabinet during the World War,
reached his Seventy-fifth birthday
on May 18. Having been asked by
envicus fellows how he could do
as much at rs as at 25, he has
prepared 10 rules that have gov
erned his life. I wish I could
print the rules in full. However:
~. Like Livingston, have ever
been ready to go anywhere pro
vided it is forward. !.
20. My habits have been regu-
lar, with long working hours and
plenty Of time for sleep. I have
never used any stinulants.
r3. As boy was passionately
fond of baseball and almost slept
Withsa ball and bat.
~. Because getting angry and
losing control Of temper injures
ones disposition and retards eff.
cheney, have sought to keep my
self free from giving away to
wrath "
IS. AS q Journalist I early
learned the wisdom of the declara-
ton Of a notable editor, who said
that no man could measure UP to
his duty as an editor unless, as
he read In his morning paper of
the wrongs and injustice in the
world, he was so stirred with in
dignation that he became ami
mated by a high. resolve to do all
in his power to redress the wrongs
and bring about justice.
s'6. have always placed loyalty.
as a supreme virtue and as the
very mud-Sill Of character. With
out loyalty to convictions, to
friends, to principles, to good
causes, to religious faith, to party,
no man may hope to achieve his
highest goal.
81. have always been indif-
ferent to money or its. accurnu-
lation or the power it confers.
"a. have always been in close
association with youth and with
men Of youthful and forward
looking ideas.
''9. From early boyhood I had
deep interest in politics, but re-
solved, when a young editor,
never to become a candidate for
public office.
"1O. A man is as old as his
arteries and his interests. # he
permits his economic, religious or
social arteries to harden, or loses
interest in whatever concerns
mankind, he will lose faith in his
fellows and in his world, thereby
becoming prematurely old and
viii need only six feet of EARTH"