The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-31
NOW
KudOS Season
Approaches
HONORS AHEAD
By HELEN ESSARY


Two of the most famous of the
Capitals intellegentsia-Dr. and
Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith-are
leaving shortly to attend the In
ternational Congress Of Biologists
at Moscow. Their young daugh.
ter, Constance, will go to Russia
with them.
DR.. Smith is a world specialist
in his field of geology, and is the
chief Alaskan geologist Of the
U. S. Geological Survey, of which
he is acting director. Each year,
for almost a score of years, DR..
Smith has led surveying parties
to Alaska and is planning field
excursions this summer to Siberia.
Mrs. Smith is a member of the
Washington School Board.
Other seasonal STRINGS among
the well educated lead to univer-
stiles and honorary degrees at
commencement time. Two gentle
men who will soon be off for
alphabetical honors are Secretary
of State Cordell Hull and Mr.. J.
Edgar Hoover, director OF the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Mr.. Hoover's earliest June date
will be on Tuesday at the Uni
versity of Missouri, where he Will
receive an IL. D.
A smart woman I know, Mrs.
Cloyd Heck Marvin, wife Of the
president of George washington
University, will receive a degree IN
Baltimore shortly. Not an hon.
orary degree but one she has
worked and committed for during
the past two years. The Peabody
Conservatory of Music will give
her diploma for her study OF
voice.
Senator william E. Borah, Lion
of the Rockies, has seen May
time" five times. With Mrs. Borah
he has been following on its course
among the local theaters. He
likes to hear jeanette Macdonald
and Nelson Eddy sing.
Now I spring to the intelligent
Sia whose erudition like that OF
Senator Borah has a political
flavor.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Of
Massachusetts,, grandson Of the
famous statesman for whom he IS
named, cannot get over being a
newspaperman.
what is going on in the Sen
ate today? When are we going to
adiourn?" he asked one Of the
correspondents with whom he used
to work in the Senate press gal
lery when he wrote Washington
news. for the New York Herald
Tribune.
"Why, Senator, you ought to
be able to tell us that answered
his friend.
st don't know anything that's
going on since I left the gallery
for the floor" young Cabot re-
Piled somewhat wistfully.
It happened at the German
Embassy.
DR.. Hans Luther, the retiring
German Ambassador, was giving
the last of his book beer eve
ningS to a group of American
friends, among them Senator
Henry F. Ashurst Of Arizona,
chairman of the Senate Judi
ciary Committee.
DR.. Luther had just amazed
his guests by telling them that
whether they liked the German
Nazi government of today or not,
they would have to accept it be-
cause the German people are a
unit behind Adolf Hitler, and the
German nation Is going to live
and command her place in the
family of nations.
Senator AshurSt arose, and in
q flowery speech, said to those
present:
1--WE have just heard his
tOric speech, one that will live
in our memories forever, a
speech delivered by sincere
man."
A little later a friend congratu'
lated the Arizonian on his re-
Spouse.
did I say too much?" the Sen
ator asked anXiouSly.
"You didn't say thing" re.
piled the friend.