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HISTORICRAMS X By Leslie Hartley
B r o N z e

THIS HEROIC ONE
STATUE OF ADMIRAL
DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT
IN FARRAGUT SQUARE WAS
CAST FROM METAL ORIGINAL
LY CONTAINED IN HIS FLAG
SHIP. THE U. S. S. HARTFORD.
DESIGNED BY WINNIE REAM
HOx1E, IT WAS UNVEILED IN
1881.
DAv1D GLASGOW FARRAGUT.
famous American naval ofiicer
and hero OF the battle Of Mobile
Bay, was born near Knoxville,
Tenn, July 5, 1901.
Adopted by a naval commander
when he was just a boy. Farrasut
was appointed midshipman when
he was only 81 years old and, in
spite Of his extreme youth, ac-
credited himself well during the
War of 1912.
1t was the Civil War many years
later. however, which gave him
the opportunity 10 WIN real pro.
fessional distinction.
Though . southerner, Farragut
adhered to the Union and in De-
cember, 1861, was chosen to COM
mand the important naval expedi-
ton against New Orleans. His
success In opening the Mississippi
was followed later in the war by
his victory in the battle Of Mobile
Bay, the crowning achievement of
his life.
It was during the battle Of
Mobile Bay that Farragut. in his
historic flagship, the Hartford,
ordered her through . Confed-
crate mine field with the famous
and characteristic phrase: Damn
the torpedoes, 60 ahead!"
As result of his achievements
rarrasut was made rear admiral,
and In 1866 was commissioned
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Take the first two letters Of the fruit
that keeps the doctor away. add the
first two letters Of the skin Of .
citrus fruit, and then add . three.
letter word for bed. Put the letters
together and you have the name Of
another fruit.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES
I. Perspire, drink and fan.
2. Acre, cool, roam and elms.
3. HEAT - beat - beam - TEAM
GOLF-gulf-gull-PULL.
4. Crossword puzzle solution.
5. Cardinal and robin.
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Use Eeg as Funnel.

HERE is a tip with which you can
= surprise mother the next time you
are helping her around the kitchen.
You know how hard it is to fill q
bottle with q small neck without spill
ing the liquid all over the table. You
can't use an ordinary funnel in a small
opening, and when you pour with a
graduated glass you must have very
steady hand.
When you don't have such a glass;
here's a suggestion which is even bet
ter. Take half eggshell and prick q
small hole in the end. Place the shell
in the oven and brown the surface
very lightly. It will be less brittle and
last much longer and you1l hnd It viii
serve better than . real funnel.
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"SOAP BOX DERBY"

BOYS of small means have just as
good a chance to compete in the
Soap Box Derby as boys of wealthy
families, Betty Clayman, IA, of 1918
Ninth street NV. points out in a
letter on the Soap Box Derby. She
writes:
Dear Sirs-1 think the Soap Box
Derby one Of the best contests ever
sponsored by any paper and the
American Legion. Most of the boys
know have already entered or are
planning to enter. I think 1t gives
each and every entrant something to
do, and 1t not only gives him splen-
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For the Puzzle Fans

become . small wagon, an arrow, q
piece, . small pie. and . bump on
your hand. Can you guess n1e7
3
Behead . fruit and get an organ Of
hearing. Behead . fruit that grows
in Florida and get the name Of an
old wood stove. BeheAd fruit that
grows in Georgia and get . word
meaning apiece.
These three pictures represent the
names Of three fruits. Can you guess
them?
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Kay's Corner
BY Katherine Houison.
A NEW STYLE BREAD BOX.

HERE'S bread box that Mother
will appreciate because it keeps
the bread fresh several days longer
It's made from a mincemeat bucket
and does the job especially we'll for it's
finished inside with a hard, waxy
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Hobbies and Activities of Young Residents Washington
Junior Page Letter Box
Soap Box Derby and Other
Subjects Are Discussed.

did training now, but, II he Is talented.
prepares him for future work.
IT = boy is wealthy. the Derby
will teach him that money doesn't
buy everything, as he can't spend
any more than the poor boy in
preparing his racer. Furthermore.
the prizes are not just lot Of stuff'
to be put away and forgotten, but
something any boy would be proud
to own"
my HOBBY"
A CT1VE membership in All club
- is equivalent to hobby with
Bernice Watt, IL, of Burke, Va, who
writes:
Dear Editor:
When I was 10 years old I joined
an organization in our school known
as the Girls All Club. In our club
We chose two projects, sewing and
cooking. Each member was allowed
to select one of these projects.
MY selection was sewing. I was
truly amazed at how fascinating this
work could be. The first two or three
garments made were sleeveless
dresses Then we chose q more COM
plicated pattern with difficult sleeves
This process was very tedious but most
of the garments, when finished, looked
smartly tailored.
Each year one day is set aside
for q rally day, which Is a meeting
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The definitions:
ACROSS.
/. A proposition
3. The smallest State (Abbr.)
4. A fruit
8. Unusual, seldom found
T. Beside
8. So
10. Toward
49, Male child
Is. Past. gone by
II. Armed conflict
19. I
81. You and
%. State bordering on Eastern Canada
DOWN.
1. Surface
2. A kind Of crown
4. To peep, look curiously
5. Remainder
Z. Exist
.. Negative
II. A monster or giant
IL. Fruit preserve
Is. Therefore
IA. Point Of the compass
Is. Precious stone
10. Reverential fear
20. "Yes" in Spanish.
.
am q word Of three letters repre-
senting paintings and sculpture. BY
putting various letters In front of me,
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OF all the All Clubs in the county.
During the day style dress reviews and
amateur shows are held. Each club
gets up short skit and at the close
OF the program judges award prizes.
Cold drinks are sold and the pro-
ceeds are added to the county camp
fund.
In the latter part Of the month
OF June as many as possible attend
the country eemp, which is held at
jamestown. Va. or perhaps Camp
Kaylor, Md. At camp girls have the
opportunity to ride horse back, swim,
dance or learn hAndicraft."
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A Banker.

WHATS the matter, sonny?" said
= kindly faced gentleman to an
urchin on the street. You must b
very poor to wear such shoes Is those
this kind of weather. Have you any
father.
"Well. I should say I have"
What does he do?"
Hes . banker, he is."
"A banker!'
"Yes. sir. He's the Teller that piled
the snow on this here sidewalk"
Setting Matter Right.
MAGISTRATE Ito elderly witness)
A Your age, madam?
Witness-Thirty.
Magistrate-Thirty what?
Witness-YeArs.
Magistrate Thanks. I thought It
might be months.
Rough on Dentistry.
WHERE are you going to eat7"
~ Lets eat up the street."
sAW, no; I don't uke asphalt"
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Spur to Thought.
"RR1DGET," said Dennis timidly,
did ye ever think O. marryin'?"
Sure now" replied Bridget. looking
demurely at her shoe. "the subject has
never entered my mind"
Then its sorry am" said Dennis,
~ he started to leave the room.
"One minute, Dennis" called
Bridget, rs he was going. "Ye've set
me thinkin'."
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HOW l MAKE SPENDING
MONEY"

DOROTHY NIEsSEN, IA. of 52l4
N. Eleventh street. Arlington,
Va. is indebted to her grandmother
for an idea for making spending
money. She tells about it as fol-
lows:
Dear Sir-Last summer nv grand.
mother visited us from Minnesota.
She brought me some crepe paper
and many other articles. and taught
me how to make wide-ruffied skirts
on dolls. These were made for beds
and dressing tables to make the home
look rice.
we sold them for 25 cents each.
I made great progress and earned
enough to buy turkey for Thanks
giving. 1t kept me busy during the
summer months"
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SOAP BOX DERBY"


THE Soap Box Derby is An event
which interests the whole family
O. well as the boys eligible to enter
says Gladys Arnold, IL. of Monrovia,
Md. in the following letter:
Dear Editor:
while visiting in Washington q
few days I became interested in the
alREEg{}&e;IeI&.
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Soap Box Derby. want to tell you
Why I Think the Soap Box Derby
Is Good Summer Activity.
FIRST. it keeps boys from roaming
about the streets.
Second, it keeps a group of boys
together peacefully.
Third, it interests the whole family.
Fourth, it brings brothers and sis
ters into closer friendship as play
mates.
Il noticed that older sisters are
often called upon to help, both with
Ideas and actual work. such as paint
ing. putting on bolts and nuts in close
places and doing other things where
nimble fingers are needed.
Il wonder If girls will ever be able
10 enter the Soap Box Derby"
Editors note: Replying to the last
paragraph in Gladys letter, so far the
Derby is strictly masculine affair.
However, we think 1t would be fun
to zee what would happen if number
Of girls asked for permission to enter.
very large number of girls would
have to make a petition in order to get
results, however, imagine
IAN INTERESTING PET"
A UBREY WHEELER, Is, of 305 F
street NV, describes AN Inter-
esting Pet" as follows:
Dear Editor:
II have a most unusual pet. He is
only z inches high and he's so thin.
. not At all like his African brothers.
Not only is his size quite odd. but he
u colored a vivid shade of green. He
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AbbrObriafe.

A VIATOR (entering clothing store)s
= "rd like some flying clothes"
Bright Clerk: %. <. Wen start o8
With . wing collar"
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SIV Y YHY should mind being
A blind?" asks Joyce
wv Romero. Il can do
anything want TO-"
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BY GEORGE S. HYMER.

ERES = brand-new game that
~ combines all the skill, exercise
and speed Of tennis, yet is
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their color and the Mems told
us how they killed snakes, alligators
and all manner of dreadful dragons
-. They spent their last night in
Palm Beach in company of Enrol
Flynn, his beautiful wife, Lii
Damita; that handsome English
movie star, the Earl of Warwick,
and Anne Mitchell.
The Chevy Chase Club was
crowded with prep school kids
some very pretty Marguerite
Craighill was there, being home
for the weekend :. Aston Boyd
came all the way from Memphis to
see his old friends . He was with
Nathan Bartlett. whom he was
visiting, before he left yesterday
for New York Lady Milton
came with her brother, Benny
Plunkett, from a gay dinner at the
S nowd en- Tahnestocks At
Heigh-Ho the usual crowd . Eli
nor Ryan was there with dinner
guests; Hope Jackson Garvan, her
husband, Francis Garvan, and her
father, Bob Jackson. and Jay Ruth
erford Frank Reside with, of
course, Adelaide Henry {. Then
started the terrible Apple Pie Bat
tie between Clock" Merriam and
Billy Russell 1t couldn't be de-
cided who was the "winnah"
but certainly Jock looked like pie
himself when he left Heigh-Ho
covered with it Manuel Trucco
broke his right hand while expert
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Miss Myers
Is Engaged
intend to spend their summers.

Governor of the Farm Credit
Administration and Mrs. Will
liam I. Myers have announced
the engagement of their daugh-
ter Elizabeth to Mr.. Wilfred
Samuel Martin, Of Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Miss Myers was graduated
from the College of Home Eco
Monies at Cornell University
with the class of 1885 and re-
ceived her M. S. degree from
Iowa State College at AmeS in
1896. She Is a member of the
Pi Beta Phi Sorority.
Mr.. Martin received his B. S.
degree from Iowa State College
and his M. S. degree from the
University of Cincinnati. He is
a son of Rev. and Mrs. Albert
w. Martin, of Tarkio, Mo.
The wedding will take place
in the early summer in Sage
Chapel at Cornell University.
***
Lieut.. and Mrs. Oscar De-
mile Yarbrough have as their
guests Mrs. Yarbrough's sister,
Mrs. Henry w. Robinson, and
her daughter, Barbara. Mrs.
Robinson is the wife Of Major
Robinson of Fort Frances E.
Warren. WyO.
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rhenting a hard punch on "Oli"
Cassini's right arm Anyway,
it was successful evening :. The
Chilean Ambassador entertained
the day after at a tea for the
Ernest Schlatters. Muffin Bacon,
Annie Child, Ruth Dove, Caroline
Cecil, Dolly Corbin, Nancy Mann,
were all around Manuel and his
bandaged hand At mite the same
Manuel had a few friends for a
victrola dance.
Nancy Letter, who is still at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Balti-
more, has lost exactly IL pounds.
She will have lost 80 at the end of
her cure. Wait and see Nancy,
boys! 80. Angelica Lloyd and
family are back again from Hot
Springs, Va. and they intend
to rest in Washington for little
while Some of those little
known facts about well-known
characters Alexander Troy
anovsky, the distinguished So
Wet ambassador, will only dry
his face on pink, blue or mauve
towels. Count jerry Potocki,
the dashing Polish ambassador,
has almost as many relatives as
hairs on his head. Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh Mclean considers movies
about the best form of entertain
ment.As.
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bertson are giving a musicale on
April % at p. m. at the Nav
flower Hotel Their daughter,
Junia, will sing .. Last Saturday
was particularly gay day in Wash
ington cause of the happy re-
turn of the McLeans and the Mems
from Florida Evalyn and Ned
die Mclean and Gordon Moore de-
cided they couldn't stand the sep
aration from the little Meemies for
a whole day . . so they had din
ner together at the Mems . .
Annie and Eleanor, brown as In
dams, showed us all that they had
learned in rumba, shag, Susie-Que,
etc., from the tutors in Palm Beach
.. It's terrific! . Poor Wash
ington girls, now that the Mems
know how to SHINE" Neddie
said that he spent most of his time
fishing and sleeping Evalyn
and Gordon seem to have gotten
more electric than sun light, from
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FeteS
SChlatterS

The retiring Attache of the
Swiss Legation and Nine. Schlat-
ter were guests of honor at
a dinner given last evening by
the First Secretary of the Chill
can Embassy and Sonora de
Huneeus in the Blue Room at
the Shoreham.
Among the guests were the
Senorita Marta Trucco, Senorita
Rebeca Trucco, Senorita Olga
Patterson, Senorita Fina Tudela,
the First Secretary of the Chill
can Embassy, DR.. Roberto de
Mendoza; the Second Secretary
of the Belgian Embassy. Gerard
Walravens; the Secretary of the
Portuguese Legation, Joao de
Deus Ramos, and the Second
Secretary of the Brazilian Enl-
bassy, Decio de Moura.
X y 4
Senator and Mrs. James J.
Davis expect to attend the
reception tonight in the Eliza
beth Room of the Hotel Ra-
leigh, which Mr.. and Mrs.
Renoux J. Smith are giving fol.
lowing the final program this
season of the Philadelphia Sym
phony Orchestra, is honor of
the estra and Eugene
Ormandy, its conductor. The
reception will begin at II p. m.
and be followed with light
supper.
Mrs. Ormandy probably will
come from Philadelphia for the
event and another honor guest
is the great American baritone,
John Charles Thomas. who will
be guest soloist on the program
earlier in the evening at Con-
Stitution Hall.
Among those who, In addition
to Mrs. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ormandy, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith, will be in the receiving
line are: Mrs. Eugene Meyer, jr.,
Mrs. Adolph Caspar Miller, Mrs.
Tracy BOWS, Miss Mabel Board.
man, and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Schiller.
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Schlatter, who has been visiting
her son and daughter-in-law,
told q most amusing story about
Nine. Ernest Schlatter's first
attempt to learn the language
Of Switzerland. AS usual, sew.
eral Of her good friends wrote Q
list of conversational words,
which would have corresponded
to American slang, and Nine.
Schlatter said all Of them gaily
and then wondered Just why
everyone seemed to be convulSed
with laughter.
=
COCKTAILS before luncheon,
~ and then for luncheon, mel
low honeydew melons, salmon
served whole with shrimp, and
puffs of pastry and q rich sauce
made up the fish course; chicken
broiled, green vegetables, salad
and dessert that was really Q
poem, wine with each course,
and champagne to toast the
Schlatters and wish them Q
happy departure.
A MOST interesting English.
"A man, Otto Naf, chatted
with US throughout the lunch.
con on every subject under the
sun and knows all Of them and
finally flowers came up and he
seems to be determined upon
the subject Of a garden. So
much so, that he has written
back to England for sweet pea
seeds from his garden there.
And-from the way he feels
about the whole thing, If these
seeds don't grow properly, no
telling what might happen.
COFFEE, conversation and
" later, regretful goodbyeS
from everyone and then much,
much later to Mrs. Dorothy de
Muth Watson's, who was giving
a farewell party for Nine. Ell.
vina DRESSER who is leaving
soon for England. This party
was a Stunt Party and every
guest there had to get up and
do something. The results were
both flattering and amazing.
x **
DR.. Adrian Recinos, who is the
soul of dignity, was-but he did
a conversational stunt, that was
both witty and merry.
Lady Leslie Here
Lady Bradford Leslie, of Lon.
don, arrived here a day or two
ago from New York, and Is
stopping at the Carlton.
Miss Gretchen Glover, Of
Lima, Ohio, and Miss Elizabeth
Glover, of Grand Island, Neb.,
are at the Wardman Park Hotel.
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long way toward her success.
Today she was the guest in
whose honor the Seventy-third
Club entertained at luncheon at
the Shoreham. Before leaving
for the luncheon she received a
group of officials from the Chill
dren's Bureau. This evening she
will read a letter written by the
President to a group attending
a CCC dinner and, following
that, will have guests with her
in her box at the Philadelphia
Symphony Orchestra concert.
Not having been up to her
Hyde Park home in several
weeks, she will visit over the
week end just Ito see what has
happened" since she was last
there and, sandwiched in be-
tween, she will do some Easter
shopping Thursday and Friday.
Returning to New York on
Tuesday, Mrs. Roosevelt will
meet with a group of Social
Security workers, the engage
ment having been arranged by
Miss Ruth Hill, a personal
friend Of the First Lady. She
expects to be back in Wash
tngton on Wednesday of next
week, and on that day will
speak at the University of Mary
land on THE Importance of
Knowing Our Government and
Taking Part in IT.
During her Western trip, Mrs.
Roosevelt visited three moving
picture studios in one morning
and she marvels at the tremen-
douS skillS that go into the in
duStry. She was particularly
Impressed with the personnel of
the National Youth Administra.
ton, having seen so many very
young people who were keen
enough to make original things
that had value for future work.
For instance, in Phoenix and
TuScon, the NYA group have
designed lighthouses" which
they build at very little cost for
those who have found them
selves in destitute circumstances
after going to the Southwest for
their health. In Southern Cali.
fornia, an excellent project is
the greenhouse and gardens for
the Identification of school
buildings where NYA students
are given an opportunity to &C.
qllre vacations for themselves.
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the Ambassador received.
nR. JOSE BARON, counselor
- of the Cuban Embassy, and
Sonora de Baron, arrived right
on the stroke Of / and Sonora
Baron was wearing the smartest
suit of slate blue cloth with a
wee hat Of straw and when we
admired the suit, she said it was
a very nice coincidence that
made it hers. It seemed that DR..
Baron had ordered this slate
blue material for q suit for him.
self and when it came, decided
he did not like it. Promptly
Sonora Baron took possession of
it, had her tailor make it Vi" for
her and the result couldn't be
more becoming.
\ 4 4
TNHE Chilean Ambassador and
4 his two daughters, Marta
and Rebeca Trucco, came in to-
gether and Rebeca wore q Gun.
ming black and white print and
an off-the-face hat whose flat
crown was opened to show her
shining, dark hair. Olga Patter-
son was in black with crisp
touches Of white.
Ak
DR. ROBERTO MENDOZA,
~ first secretary of the
Cuban Embassy, who had prac-
tically raced from his newly &C
quired house in Georgetown to
be punctual, very much amused
over an article that Manuel
Hiron had written describing
the arrival of a charming per-
son at Dr.. Mendoza's house and
writing it so, that until the last
line, one would think a bride
was expected for Mendoza. in
stead Of, as Manuel explained in
the last line, DR.. Mendoza's
lovely mother.
M NO. oNk1AA1 leu, Cel11ng US
AVA about her baby daughter
and wondering If she was as
annoyed right then at her
mother leaving her, as she had
been and demonstrated this
annoyance with vigorous walls.
Nine. Schlatter is happy at the
prospect of seeing old friends
in Brussels, for some of the
attaches there served with her
father when he was Cuban am
basSador to Great Britain.
Jose DE LASA, Attache Of the
- Cuban Embassy, who is a
pleasant person, and DR.. Vicente
ValdeS Rodriguez, Counselor Of
the Embassy. came in together,
and DR.. Rodriguez told us that
Nine. Rodriguez writes that,
though she missed Washington
and her friends, she is ENJOY
ING her stay in Panama. Nine.
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are expecting
his visit any
m o m e n t .
Musical notes
The Presi-
dent and Mrs.
Roosevelt have
issued invita-
tions for a
m u S icale on
April 10 at 10
p. m. Mr..
and Mrs. Will
liam S. Gull
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Attache and
Wife More

The Air and Military Attache
of the Italian Embassy, Col.
Vincenzo Coppola, will return to
the Capital tomorrow from New
York and with Signora Coppola
will move from the Shoreham
where they have been making
their home for several weeks to
their residence at 2129 Wyoming
Ave. During their absence their
residence has been completely
renovated and redecorated.
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Dinner Tonight

Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney,
Of Wyoming, will be the honor
guest and principal speaker at
a dinner being given this eve
ming in the Carlton suite at the
Carlton Hotel by the Junior
Board of Commerce.
y \
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wilmartt,
of Attleboro, Mass, are spend
ing a brief time at the Dodge.
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PETIT POINT = By Igor CQSSini

The stork is coming to Wash
ington again i. The Gerald Wal
ravens, of the Belgian Embassy,
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PETER CARTER
Says:

THE Cuban Ambassador, DR.. Pedro Mar
l. tinez Fraga, was the perfect host for an
equally perfect luncheon Sunday honor of the Atache of
the Switzerland Embassy and Nine Ernest Schlatter who
leaving shortly for their post in Brussels,
Guests into the Embassy to find that the gorgeous
spring day outside had right inside with them. Bril-
anty shaded gado white and purple iris yellow
and onqus, creamy widepetaed tulips vert everywhere
and the streamed into the smaller drawing where
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Plans Visit to New York and Her
Home in Hyde Park Over the
Coming Week End
BIZ Flora Macdonald

Mrs. Roosevelt was fully aware when she
started out on her speaking tour of the
Southwest and West month ago that she would return at
time when Washngton-and particularly the White House
would be perfect beehive.
She has not been disappointed! Throngs mill about the
grounds exclamng visitors whose enthusiasm knows no
bounds and last but not least that usual Spring vacation
influx consisting mainly of the high school boys and girls
Such old sandbys and Mays who have guarded the
White House portals for many many years. admit
whose privilege enter by the front door be questioned