Evening star., 1938-03-13

are intensely interested, she said, in
the reorganization Of Government de-
partments from the standpoint of
economy; the Social Security Act and
old-age pensions, as we'll as unem-
ployment compensation always came
into the picture for lively discussion.
The older women Of the party, she
found. were q unit on equal represen-
tation for women and men on State
committees. During the last presi-
Dental election many Republican
women felt that they were not given
fair treatment in the national con-
vention and were rather relesated to
back seat.
Miss Dewson's Little House
In Georgetown.
BY all that's good, Miss Mollie Dew
son. as everybody knows, is a verv
frank, outspoken person both in pub
lie and private when expressing her
convictions. and that goes, too, for
the conduct Of her menage, for any
evening when Miss Mollie is dining at
home one can walk along the street
and see what she is going to have for
dinner-no peeping Tom stun either,
for the cute little kitchen window
opens on the public thoroughfare
The night Mrs. Franklin Delano
Roosevelt dined with her just en-
famille, the menu was simple and
Rooseveltian in taste. Another thing
about Miss Mollie that is very differ
ent from the usual Government ex.
ecutive in Washington-Miss Mollie
holds an executive Job in the social
security-is that she uses push but
ton very little-she more frequently
II what she wants is in the next room
gets up and goes in for It, You know
she has been champion tennis player
and has always been athletic.
The Kennedys
Overflow the Embassy.
The family of Mr.. Joseph p. Ken
nedy, American Ambassador to the
Court Of st. James. seems to be going
over in relays. There are almost a
dozen OF them. including the father
and mother-ands not counting the
dogs they love-and it Is causing some
anxiety where they will put the four
lett at school In this country when
they 60 over later on. Nine children
Is family to be viewed with some
concern, but the Kennedys are a jolly
lot and If there is not room enough
to put them up at the Embassy at
Princes Gate. Lady Nancy Astor when
she was over here said she would be
glad to accommodate few of them.
The large embassy ofiice building.
which was erected by the British
government and rented to the United
states. has a number of apartments
or mats In it and it may be the over.
now can be housed there. This build.
ing. erected In Grosvenor Square, is
on historic ground. No. ! Grosvenor
Square, which was one Of the resi-
dences demolished to make way for
the Office building, was in the latter
part OF the 18th century the home of
the Duke of Buccleuch and the Duke
OF Bolton. No. 2 was occupied about
the same time by Charles Town
shend. chancellor of the exchequer.
The Embassy proper was formerly the
residence of the late J. P. Morgan.
Ambassador Bullitt
Knighted.
Washington was all a-twitter with
royalty during the last fortnight and
OF a new and very different variety.
The Sultan Of Oman and Muscat and
the three royal Albanian princesses.
Now Mr.. william c. Bullitt, Ameri-
can Ambassador to France, is here
and he Is sort of semi-royal, having
been decorated by the wine growers
Of Southern France, decked in royal
robes and given title, Knight of the
Grape-maybe, Prince of Wine Tast.
ers-one who knows the duties OF
the office. Mr.. Bullitt has been lavish
In his entertaining in Paris, and is
reported to be Americas most be-
loved representative to that republic
since the late Mr.. Herrick.
It's fine that Mr.. Charlie Taft got
to the White House last week before
that 6-foot fence was built, for when
that Is completed it will be more