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The Washington times., 1938-10-28
By igor CaSSlnl;

which should be the most cultured
and broad-minded in the country,
has a very narrow mentality.
Do you sincerely think that it's
right to write about a fat lady
with face la Jimmy Durante as
the most lovely creature you have
ever laid eyes on and that
every time you go to party you
must say it was the most mar
velous party Of the century?
I don't mean you have to say that
the lady had fat stomach, an
ugly face and that the party
was simply rotten, but you can
find more appropriate adjectives
than those above mentioned I
know very well that I am being
criticized by certain people who
don't understand how I can be
so daring" and that I don't flat
ter them I know very well
that I am the first one who has
"dared" "take them for nice
ride" once in while .. But there
is malice toward none, it's just for
fun! And if people can't take
it, if people recognize only flat
terry, if people don't want to hear
the truth (even in a very hidden
way) there is nothing that can
do at present, anyhow!!
In answer to Martha Blair, who
accuses me of gossiping, I shall
say in humblest apology: "I'm
sorry you took my remark about
the food situation to mean any
thing against you. Also I take this
opportunity to frankly admit that
I write a Gossip Column. I have
always prided myself on the fact
that fulfill my job D.. Perhaps
now that you said that you would
rather write about food than about
people, we could clear things up
by changing your column from
"These Charming People" to
"These Delicious Menus"
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

offered the three most sought
after jobs in Hollywood. So.
MRS. EDMUND CAMMACK
4VA had a small supper party
the other night for her sister.
Artmesia DrefS, here from st.
Louis. The party was given in
Mrs. Cammack's guest cottage.
She calls it a cottage but to us
1t is a grown up house and an
especially attractive one with
pastel shaded walls, peach
colored silken curtains and gay,
decorative furniture. There was
dancing up in the living room
and plenty of amusement in the
downstairs recreation room and
Mrs. Cammack's dress of black
moire with lengthy train lined
with scarlet net, was fascinat-
ing. Nobody wanted to go and
nobody did until the wee small
hours which was one reason
there were so many, very sleepy
people IN CIllS Town Lne next
day.
X
nICK SPENCER, who was for.
~ merly Assistant Commission
er Of Patents, is in town for q
few days and out at the Chevy
Chase Club. Dick and his at
tractive, tiny wife, Kemper, had
a host of friends in this town
and used 20 give the most gay
and amusing parties at their
country place on the Great Falls
Road. When they left for their
now permanent home in Chi
cago, everybody was no end sad,
for people like the Spencers are
very hard to find, even in the
Capital of the United States.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
New Portrait

The portrait of Nine. Hassan
which hangs in the legations
large drawing room is one done
of her last year in Stockholm,
where Hassan Bey was then
serving as his country's Minister.
He proudly told us that it was
completed in four hours, sittingS
and all, and it bears a striking
likeness of the pretty chatelaine.
The background is a soft blue
shade, her evening gown of a
soft brown shade and about her
shoulders fur piece is draped.
The artist is Konstrand.
Nine. Hassan's favorite out
door sports are tennis and golf,
the latter game she plays fire.
quently with her husband. When
she has so regulated her days
to take care of her social obliga-
tionS, she hopes to be able to
find time to spend some hours
with him on the golf links of
one of the country clubs.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

among her fascinating guests. She
wore pink creation trimmed with
rosebuds, probably Molyneux,
which didn't begin to do justice
to her slender, girlish figure.
Our hostess greeted us in her fault
lessly decorated living room sur
rounded with flowers and price
less antiques. When the cock
tails were served l discovered
that each and every Martini (made
of gin and vermouth) contained
a tiny green olive. And then as we
sat down to dinner, a very simple
but delicious meal, l found that
the first course was one of my ia
vorite dishes cantaloupe!
Then the second course was
ttngues of soupe al poulet with
about three bread crumbs sprinkled
in each serving. This was followed
by chicken a la emperor, cabbage
(red), potatoes (mashed), salad
with Roquefort dressing), ice
cream in the shapes of horses,
dogs, cats and eagles, and de-e-e-
vine ginger cookies.
The guests left sadly and every
one agreed that Mrs. Toosweet's
intimate little dinner had been the
best and most entertaining in
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

0VOU Can't Take It With
l. YOU" which, as everyone
knows, is the name of the smash
hit movie, is evidently a title
that few can resist. Our
Sleuths, after a period of doing
practically nothing, but COM
plain about the lack of news I'VE
could and did that ourselves)
arrived on our doorstep the other
afternoon in a complete dither.
1t seems that in New York the
smarty ones have organized a
club called You Can't Take It
With You" What the club is,
what it is supposed to do,, we
couldn't say, but-in Washing
ton, right now, there is a SINH
lar club, with Fritz Smith as
president. To get into this club
is more difficult than getting
the proverbial camel through
the eye of a needle. One thing,
there have to be four letters of
recommendation for each appli-
cant, and so far Fritz Smith re-
fuses to talk-about anything.
MRS. j. CLINTON TRIBBY
IVA has the most amazing
bracelet. A slender linked chain
witt. various charms, but one
little charm is rather bewilder-
ing. It is a gold figurine of the
Chinese god whom if anyone
touches, so says the old super
stition, and at the same time
makes a wish, all is well, the
wish comes true and life be-
comes suddenly beautiful.
Strangely enough and just be-
cause persons are so Skeptical,
Mrs. Tribby tells true story in
connection with this Chinese god.
It happened in Hollywood and
Jack Halliday. Humphrey Bo-
CART and Edward Lawford, all
movie stars as you know, were
at dinner with Mrs. Tribby.
She told them the story of this
god and promptly ell three
men touch the god and mace a
wish. In less than one week, all
three of these men had been
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
TOMakeBOW
18

Here's still another debutante
date to add to the calendar
Petite, dark-haired Catherine
Tilghman, daughter of Mrs.
Charles Tilghman, will be pre-
Sented at a tea dance to be
given at the 1925 F. Street Club
on November 18.
Catherine is a graduate of
Sacred Heart Convent and is
now attending Manhattanville
College where she is president
of the Dramatic Club. She is
intensely interested in drama
and hopes to follow the stage
as a career.
Mrs. Albert Benjamin Chand-
Ter, wife of the Governor Of
Kentucky. and Mrs. Keen John
son, wife Of the Lieutenant Gov
ernor of that State, are at the
Shoreham and will remain in
the Capital until tomorrow.
They have been visiting Mrs.
Chambers mother, Mrs. M. L.
Watkins, at Keysville, Va, and
spent day in Richmond, where
Mrs. Chandler formerly attend
ed school.
Mrs. Samuel Conner, the Dem
ocratic National Committee
woman from Kentucky, who is
in residence at the Shoreham
for the time being, will enter
tain at a cocktail party at the
hotel this afternoon in honor
of Mrs. Chandler and Mrs. John
son.
X 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Rus
sell have arrived at the Shore
ham from their home in Los
Angeles, Calf, and have taken
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

m o st gorgeous
creature ever to
set foot on the
earth undoubt-
edly the clever
est woman in her
brilliant circle of
friends-e n t e r.
tained at a de-
lightful, but Sc
lect, dinner Of 700
last night. Mrs.
Toosweet gilt
tered like a star
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

Nine. HaSsan, Egyptian born
and educated, has the true poise
and grace of a cosmopolite's
wife. She is definitely an attrac-
tive addition to the diplomatic
corps. She has the chic of a
Frenchwoman in the selection
Of her clothes, her shiny dark
hair she wears smoothly brushed
off her forehead and soft curlS
frame the back Of her head. Her
eyes twinkle gayly as she speaks
and it is with undue modesty she
claims her English tongue in
ferior.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
PETER CARTER
Says:

M NE. FELIPE MUNILLA, wife of the Military Atache
Iv1 of the Cuban Embassy, had small and always
with Nine Munias parties, extremely nice yesterday
afternoon Never have such pretty tea table with
mauve orange and chrysanthemums delecab Span
ish tdbts, frosted white and green Cakes gorgeousy
carved silver service piping bot hors douees and sand
wlches done in intricate shapes and perfectly delicious
the first bite Nine Munla herself is charming person,
vvacous with twinklng black eyes, shining black hair skin
like gardena and little way of holding ones hand in
her own or giving little pat the shoulder that
makes feel that, after ALL they the person
all the world that she really anxious to see
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
Colonel Host TODAY

Col. Frank James Morrow,
u. s. A., entertained at lunch
con today in the Blue Room at
the Shoreham. Among his
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Laur-
ence Vincent Benet and Col. and
Mrs. william M. Morrow.
\ \ 4
Mr.. and Mrs. I. G. Wilson of
New York city, are staying at
the Hotel Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
Plan lea

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Bo-
lick Hurd have sent out invita-
tions for an "at home" in honor
Of DR.. and Mrs. Clifford Tay-
lor, on Sunday. November 6,
from S until 7 o'clock, in their
apartment at the Westchester.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
POINT

THE WAY PEOPLE WOULD
LIKE TO BE WRITTEN ABOUT:
Mrs. Toosweet, who is the
The Washington times., 1938-10-28

Mrs. Crowell said they were
there for a brief holiday and
planned to remain for the rest
Of the week before returning
home.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
Minister and Nine. Hassan Getting
Settled in Legation in
Readiness for Winter
By Flora Macdonald

Only true diplomat could be credited with this state
ment:
Il have been in your country but short time but it is
my hope that may stay for many years you have
States. which believe is 49,
Just so did Egypts minister, Mahmoud Hassan Bey
express himself when my pleasure have tea with
him. his charming wife, and the Counselor of the legation
Mr.. Hussein Rady.
The envoy and his wife, and their two small children
pictured this page, have been slow in becoming acc-
mated to Washington This chiefly because since their
arrival three weeks they have been fighting colds
and sore throats from which the chdrens has
suffered But they all well and looking forward to
becoming better acquainted with Washington.
The Washington times., 1938-10-28
Son An Able Linguist

Their crossing from Egypt rough and only
are they beginning to feel some tranquility. Already Amr
the son. who will be years old next month"; is busy with
his studies at the Mar School and clever
has seldom been lot to meet He speaks German
fluen the Swedish tongue is almost natural for him for
ne has lived the past two years in Stockholm French
the family by word and English he both speaks and under
stands easily His nickname is Toto" while his little sister,
whose given name is Nawan, to "Noni"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
Cranberry Thrives Best
in Acid Peat, Muck Soil

The CHEEKY little cranberry, once
called CRANBERRY because its bios.
SONS resemble a cranes head and
neck, is not modest in it's require
mentS.
It demands lowlying land satu.
rated with water; prefers acid peat
or muck soil. There must be reser-
voirs to constantly feed thirsty fields
through miles of radiating canals
to food marshes quickly against kill
ing frosts and as a measure Of in
sect control, states a writer in
Prairie Farmer.
It must have winter protection.
Just before heavy frost, reservoirs
are opened and vines covered; they
lie snug through winter beneath q
blanket of ice. They must have q
blanket of sand, too, one inch thick
atop the ice, to settle gently but
firmly around vines in spring when
the ice goes out to absorb heat and
help keep frost away; to discourage
weed growth; to give old runners q
chance to reroot and thus renew the
bog.
Marshes are drained in the spring
and from short mother vines new
shoots creep. Buds swell and send
out a short shoot upon which pink
waxen blossoms bloom. When pet
ais fall, tiny berries emerge to grow
and plumpen. Slowly their color
fades from green to creamy white;
to coral pink, while the rare and
vigorous flavor develops within.
Gathered, dried and boxed, cooler
weather turns the berries full fla
vored and a rich, ruby red.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH
ST. PAUL, MINI.

The home of Mrs. J. C. Williams
was the scene of a gala Christmas
celebration on Monday, December
9th, given by the Willing Workers
club. The increasingly popular
fiddlesticks game and distribution
of Christmas gifts were the main
features of the evening. Mrs. G.
L. Hayden, wife of the pastor, re-
ceived the prize for the highest
score in the game. Guests of the
party included Rev. and Mrs. Hay
den, Mr.. and Mrs. Sides, Mr.. Bar
bour, Miss Aretus Blaney and
others.
A pleasant birthday surprise
party was enjoyed by thirty-six
guests at the home of Mrs. Minnie
Hall on Saturday night, January
first, Mrs. Halls birthday. A
luncheon set was presented to her
by the missionary society of St.
James church. Refreshments were
served.
The evening was made more en-
joyable by the junior missionaries
who furnished games for the occa-
sion. Rev. and Mrs. C. A, Stewart,
Of st. Peters church, Minneapolis,
were among the visitors.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
First Normal School

Vermont housed the first normal
school in America. The founder Of
the school was a minister, Rev. DR..
Samuel Reed Hall. He wrote a
number of tracts on educational
subjects, one Of which, on teacher
training, was such a forward book
that New York state purchased TO-
600 copies of it. On the site of the
old school is granite bowlder bear
ing this inscription on a bronze
marker: THE State Of Vermont
erects this tablet on the site of the
First Normal School in America.
Opened March /, 1923, by its found
err, Rev. Samuel Reed Hall, LID,
Originator Of Americas System Of
Teacher Training, Author of the
First Textbook of. Teaching in
America, Pioneer in the use of the
Blackboard as a School Room APP
pliance."
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
CoIonial Post Plan in =
Use BEFORE Revolution

Long, before the Revolution, CO.
lonial post system had been estab-
lished. According to "Old Post
Bags" by A. F. Harlow, in the early
settlements, servants, acquaint-
ances, merchants, peddlers, friend
ly Indians and ship captains were
the casual postmen, some making
a charge for their services, some
carrying letters free. Shipmasters
about to sail from either England
or America often hung up bag in
some tavern, in which letters for
the other side were to be deposited.
When vessel arrived, some mem
Der Of the family would be sent
on board to inquire for mail. The
letters not thus delivered would be
taken by the captain to coffee
house on the wharf. Hence the
habit grew Of depositing at the
wharf coffee-house letters also go
ing by land to and from other parts
Of the country, these being carried
by whatever means the landlord
found available. It became Gus
tomary to address ones correspond
ent at the leading tavern of the
community. Thus several years be-
fore there was post Office OF post
rider in the colonies, rude, slow,
unsafe but neighborly system of let
ter delivery had sprung up"
The first legislative action was
taken by Massachusetts in 1889, APP
pointing Richard Fairbanks house
in Boston as the place for deposit
ing letters to be sent overseas or
brought from there. The Continen-
tai congress in IT'S made Benja-
min Franklin the first postmaster
general and the following year he
was succeeded by his son-in-law,
Richard Bache.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
Wolf, Cunning Animal

Nature knows few beasts more
cunning, more elusive than the wolf
There are trappers who have lived
all their lives in wolf-infested terri
tory, caught many Of the animals
in traps, yet have never seen live
wolf. That is easily explained.
Wolves fear men, recognize them as
their greatest enemies. The wraiths
Of the timber generally refuse to
approach any place man has been.
When hunters find a caribou that
has been killed by wolves, they
sprinkle the carcass with strych-
nine, hoping the wolves will return
and be poisoned. Usually, it is q
vain hope. Only the unwariest Of
wolves will touch the meat for the
man-scent is there.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
THE VOICE OF MT. OLIvET

This year we resolve to bring to
our members and friends bigger
and better programs and enter
tainment throughout the year. We
can only do this with the aid of
fellow Christian members and
friends.
The subject for the adult class
of the B. Y. P. U. was 'The need
of intelligent service"
Calendar for the week:
Sunday, January g.
Sunday School, $3.50 a. m.
Morning Devotion, 11:00 a. m.
B. Y. P. u, 600 p. m.
Evening Service, 800 p. m.
Workers Council, 400 p. m.
Monday, January 10
Relief Society meets at the
home of Mrs. Louise Wilson of
COS w. Central Ave-, at 8 p. m.
Wednesday, January 12-
Prayer Meeting, 8 p. m.
Thursday, January 13-
Choir Rehearsal at the home of
Mrs. Ella Golden at 8 p. m.
We wish all clubs, auxiliaries,
and churches a happy 1888, and
may it make you rich in spirit and
in grace. Take We heed, watch and
pray, for you know not when the
hour cometh. May peace abide
with you all.
Mrs. Arlee Blakey, Reporter.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
Guiana Has MANY Rivers

Guiana, properly understood, is a
belt Of jungle country covered with
q network Of rivers, lying on the
north coast of South America,
roughly, between the Orinoco and
Amazon rivers. It is about 1850
miles long and includes, as well as
British, Dutch and French Guiana,
the old districts known as Spanish
and Portuguese Guianas, included
respectively, in Venezuela and Bra
I'll. It is jungle except for narrow
plantations along the coast and the
larger rivers and has a tropical
climate and two rainy seasons a
year. 1t is rich in plant and animal
life, and its jungles produce the rar-
est orchids, the most dangerous
snakes, the finest tropical woods,
and such animals as the tapir, the
iaguar and the sloth. For this rea-
son it is paradise for the natural
list.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
Church News
Wayman A. M. E.
Hi-LiteS
Rev. E. A. London, Pastor


An inspirational sermon was de-
hvered Sunday morning by our
pastor, Rev. E. A. London. If that
message was indicative of those to
come throughout the rest of the
year, we can promise a period OF
good will and great spiritual feast
ing to all those who attend our
services.
Rev. London will be the speaker
at the quarterly meeting of st.
James Church, Minneapolis, on
Sunday afternoon at 3:OO p. m.
Wayman's choir will assist at this
service. Our St. Paul friends ana
members of st. James A. M. +.
Church of that city, will be glad to
know that our pastor and choir Will
be their guests at the quarterly
meeting OF that church on Sunday
afternoon, January Both, at 300
p. m.
The Junior League recently
elected the following officers:
President, Naomi Whitaker; wee
president, Hubert Carter; secre-
tary, Geraldine Langums; CORE
spending secretary, Thomasina
Brown; treasurer, iona Langums;
librarian, Essie Mae Whitaker. All
of our young friends between the
ages of 9 and IA are invited to our
meetings. We meet at $500 p. M,
every Sunday evening.
Mr.. Albert Jackson, of ITO 18th
Ave. NJ, is i'll at the General Hos
pital, also Miss Fanny Jackson,
who was taken to that hospital as
a result of a fall on slippery
streets. Miss Jackson's condition
is reported fair.
One of the holiday season visi-
tors to our city last week was
Mrs. George Jackson of Racine,
Wisconsin, who was formerly Miss
Eleanor Rooms of this city. She
visited her mother, Mrs. c. Brown,
of 415 Dupont Ave. N.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
Painted Many MadOnnas

Raphael Q483-1520) painted more
great Madonnas than any other art
ist. ''The painter of countless ma
donnas," Browning called him.
Raphael was among those who hui
manized religious painting by US
ing beautiful women and children
of northern Italy as subjects for his
Madonna and Child pictures. He
painted no martyrdom, no Last
judgment. no Crucifxion., His men
and women are either glorious with
youth or dignified with old age. His
short 81 years was a crowded his
tory of man who achieved great
success and fame in his own time.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
Bibles Got Their Names
From Errors of Printers

Several curiously-named Bibles
which have become famous received
their names from typographical err
rors or archaic words which they
contain, or from some special cir
cumstance in connection with them,
says Pearson's London Weekly.
There is, for instance, the Bug
Bible. This Bible, Coverdale's, Of
the year 1885, is so named because
Psalm Is is translated: Thou
shalt not nede to be afrayed for
eny bugges by night" The Author
lied and Revised Versions both read
terror" in place of "bugges."
The Discharge Bible, an edition
printed in 1906, contains the word
discharge" for charge" in I Tim
othy SCI: 81 discharge thee before
God ;"
The Murderers' Bible was an edi-
ton of 1901 in which the misprint
"murderers" for ''murmurers"
makes Jude 16 read: these are
murderers, complainers, walking
after their own lusts :"
The misprint of ''the Parable Of
the Vinegar" instead of the Vine
yard, gives the name to the Vinegar
Bible; and the Wife-hater Bible is
an edition of 1910 in which the word
''life" in Luke IA: 26, is printed
wife,"
There is a more generally known
work - the Brooches Bible, which
has been the cause of more queries
to editors of newspapers than most
other subjects of intriguing argu-
ment. This Bible was so-caIled be-
cause passage in Genesis was rem
dered: 1.-THE eyes of them bottle
were opened and they sowed
fgge-leaves together, and made
themselves breaches" This occurs
in every edition of the Genevan BIZ
BILE, but not in any other version.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
"CreeIing Che Bridegroornn

There is an old Scottish custom
known as erecting the BRIDE
groom. A basket of stones is tied to
his back. The bride cuts the rope
and so relieves him of his burdens.
In another part of Scotland the bride
is expected to kick a football out
of her carriage so that a game
may be played in celebration. In
northern district, the first man to
give the bride gentle kick at the
wedding party is rewarded with a
kiss.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
Church steeple on House

The builders of the timber church
of st. Catherine, the most note
worthy structure in Honfeur,
France, made an odd compromise
when it was constructed several
centuries ago. AS the church was
too weak to support its steeple and
there was no room for it in the
churchyard, says Golfers Weekly,
it was built, and stands, on the
house across the street.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
Use Spider Webs for Fish Nets

Use SpIuCT WtUS IUT FISH Nets
Natives of the Tobriand islands,
just off the mainland of New Gui-
nea, are provided with fish nets by
nature. For on the islands spiders
grow to such size that their webs
are strong enough to use for Ash
ing. Spun between jungle trees,
these webs often trap large birds
and even animals. They are peri
odically gathered by native hunting
parties. Attached to a wooden
frame and pair of drag lines they
make excellent nets that work as
efficiently as those woven by hand.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
CHRISTMAS

st. Jacobs Mite Missionary
Circle of St. James A. M. E..
Church distributed Christmas boxes
of dainties and toys, donated by
friends, to nine needy families.
The circle received a very liberal
donation of toys from Mr.. John
Morgan, 927 Rondo St.