Evening star., 1937-08-05

W YELL, there's one consolation
Az -. We poor wage slaves
~ " who have to stay in the
Washingtn steam bath
through the Summer, while friends
dip their toes in the surf at Cape
Nav or wear top-coats at night in
California, have company in our mis-
cry . for the lads up on the Hill
have to stay here, too heh heh =.
And some of them even have con-
vinced their wives that Washington
In the Summer isn't bad . For
out at the Wardman Park the other
afternoon there were Senator Claude
Pepper and his handsome wife, cooling
of in the pool . Sen. Pepper prov
ing what a swimmer he is by crossing
the pool IS times without even breath
Ing hard while his attra ctive Mrs.
does neat dive Mrs. James Meeks,
wife + the Representative from Illinois
Is about this Summer, too, Frightening
the scene out at Wardman by having
picnics on the back lawn q. picnics
featuring old-fashioned peanut races,
needle threading contests and such
manner of fun :. And Rep. and Mrs.
Otis Brand were seen the other night,
having their fun watching the quest
Tor talent additions in the Metronome
Room . There's another Of these
tonight, too . with Kathryn Hill
yer George Riley and John Heiney
scanning the contestants and picking
the best.
s''Others of the Congressional con-
flngent like their cooling of on the
Shoreham Terrace Frlnstance
Sen. and Mrs. Bob La Toilette . :.
Sen. George Radcliffe and Sen.
and Mrs Pepper get about there often,
too, to lend an ear to Barnees rhythms
. The Madrillon gets 'em, too .
Mlnnesota's S Rep Henry G. Teigan and
South Cardinals Rep. G. Hayward
Mahon, ir, having been seen there
on various evenings Of late.
s"'Note to the night club column in
that afternoon daily: Judy Ellington
is singing with Rudy Valee and it's
no rumor You'll never hear her,
though, listening for Patricia Lee -. :.
on account of Rudy has named her
Roberta Lee . She was Pat Ellington
on one of his broadcasts. but that
reminded every one of Duke so
the change.
What's this about Matt
tVolga Boatman, Windsor being the
first person ever to kiss Mrs. Rooee-
Velt's hand? Seems Matt went
continental while entertaining the
President and his wife at a recent
White House affair :.
Laura Curtis and Ferry
Heath we're at the Shoreham terrace
couple of nights ago, with the
CHIP Roberts Also at the ter
race he same night at various spots
about the ringside were Natalie Camp
bell Prltchet . DR.. and Mrs. Kim
Moran, she looking too lovely in a
Cape May tan and blue chiffon or
something Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Meacham Marion Dawn, the
Lotus songstress. figures there aren't
~iAoNSii AAiSoA III a SO
she dimes ats, follows that at $50
with half a loaf Of bread with
much butter), glass of iced tea and
slab Of pie that big :. just a snack,
she calls 1t Rumor has 1t that
Pete (Powhatan Roof Macias enter
tanned on the boat returning from
his vacation by singing "On
the Road to Mandalay" Strangest
sight of the week: That labor
conciliator all alone at his table at
the Hi-Hat just sitting, not
surrounded by at least two girls, not
acting S master of ceremonies and
leading the entertainment IF the
PoUhatan Roof Band has sounded
sort of tired this week, it's because
the lads still are getting over cele-
bration of Marty CT am not Married'D
Rubins birthday anniversary Satur-
day night Maybe the Greek AM
bassador, the John Caswells, Patsy
Parker and Billy Semmes and all
those other people who've been at