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The Washington times., 1939-01-18

Cabot Lodge is younger and very
handsome, but Reynolds is so snappy,
debonair and friendly with all that
it makes the pick a tough one
Soon, though, promise, I'll give you
a list of the most Glamorous Sena-
tors, and 1 think these two l men
toned should be on top of it :. In
the lunch room "for Senators onlv."
we saw Eleanor Flood, the lovely
lassie, and Arthur Vandenberg, jr.
The most amazing thing of all was
that Senator Townsend, the Peach
King from Delaware, refused to
touch his fruit cup made mostly of
peaches! e. . Senator Glass, from Vir-
ginia, the veteran of the Senate (he's
91), came in for a second. He's not
talkative, but when he talks, it's good
:. Warren Barbour, Republican SEN
ator from New Jersey, who was a
prize fighter and the collegiate cham
pion when he was at Harvard, rushed
out to take the tiny subway which
goes from the Capitol to the Senator's
offices. Senators Borah and King
marched dignifiedly toward it. Rob
ert F. Wagner, from New York, who
had the bad luck to be born in Ger
many, so can never be President, chat
ted in a corner with Senator Arthur
Vandenberg the great Republican
hope, who kept his secretary pretty
busy answering 5000 kilograms which
had arrived in the morning "To keep
neutral and not lift the embargo in
Spain"
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
Mrs. Taft Is Guest

Mrs. Henry A. Morgenthau,
wife of the Secretary of the
Treasury, and Mrs. Homer S.
Cummings, wife of the recently
retired Attorney General, were
among those at the head table
at the luncheon. Another promi-
nent guest was Mrs. Robert
Taft, wife of the new Senator
from Ohio. Among others seen
were Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry,
wife of the Senator from Rhode
Island; Judge John w. Hausser-
mann, Mr.. Harry w. Van Dyke,
Mrs. Thomas Burke. Mrs. Edwin
Watson, Mrs. Jouett Shouse,
Mme. Lombard, Mrs. Louis Cald-
well and Mrs. Henry Wilder
Keyes.
At Headwaters Farm today,
Mrs. Roosevelt was the guest in
whose honor Mrs. Harold L.
1ckeS, wife of the Secretary of
the Interior, entertained at
luncheon. The company included
Mrs. Cordell Hull, Mrs. Harlan
Fiske Stone, Nine. Peter, Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace, Mrs. James
Hamilton Lewis, Mrs. John
Dempsey, Mrs. Eleanor Patter-
son, Mrs. John j. Herrick and
Miss Ann Dahlman.
The First Lady's program for
the remainder of the week in
cludes entertaining the Fedora
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
Benefit Party

Mrs. Roosevelt heads the list
Of patronesses for the second an
nual card party of the Auxiliary
Board of Providence Hospital
which will be held on Monday,
February 6, at 8 o'clock at the
Willard Hotel.
Mrs. Casimir Leibell is chair
man. Among the patrons and
patroneSSeS are the Minister of
Ell Salvador and Sonora de Cas-
tro, the Minister of the Domini-
can Republic and Nine. Pasto-
RIA, the Commercial Secretary
of the Chilean Embassy and
Sonora de Campbell, Mr.. Ma
thew A. Dunn, Mrs. William
Eustis, Mrs. H. H. Flather, DR..
Malcolm A. Gibbs, Mrs. w.
Gwynn Gardiner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Christian Heurich, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. E. Murdock and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Polio.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18

rial family who would dare to back
the claim of Anastasia even for the
prize of such a fortune. There are
few who say that she resembles the
Grand Duchess Anastasia, who, as
legend says, escaped from the hands
of the Bolshevik executioners because
her ring and a piece of whalebone
from her dress were found later far
away from the place where the I'M
perial family had been massacred.
Another point in Anastasia's favor
is II bayonet wounds on her body ..
Of course, it was little strange that
she couldn't even speak a word of
Russian. . j.. Whether she be another
"fake" or not, l think it would be
better to give the fortune to the poor
Russians, who really need it, than to
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
Mrs. limos Fries Chairman Will Marry
Of W0men' ActivltieS February 4

and women will be placed at
each hotel following a tea at
the home of Mrs. Bliss, $500
Reno Rd. N. w. tomorrow af-
ternoon at o'clock. At this
time she hopes to fill vacancies
in the chairmanShipS for the
Shoreham and Raleigh hotels.
Working with Mrs. HlisS will
De Mrs. E. K. Burlow. wife of
the assistant secretary of the
Interior; Miss Mary Slattery,
sister of Mr.. Harry Slattery, un-
der secretary of Interior and
Mrs. Carroll Gray, co-chairmen
at Wardman Park Hotel; Mrs.
Ralph Brewster and Mrs. Cabot
Stevens, Mayflower; Mrs. Will
bur Collier, Hamilton; Mrs.
Samuel Smith, Washington;
Mss Kathleen Bulow, daughter
of Senator Bulow of South Da-
koTa, Willard, and Miss Ruth
Madden, Carlton.
L. Gardner Moore, chairman
of the hotel committee, said
yesterday that following the Gus
tom of last year, tables for din
ner previous to the Birthday
Ball will be reserved. Many
dinner parties, large and small,
preceded the ball last year.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
State Dance
Plans Made

Arrangements are being COM
pleted for the annual tea and
reception for the wives and
members Of the congressional
delegation from the State Of
Washington and the Territory
of Alaska, to be held by the
Washington State and Alaska
Society Sunday afternoon. be-
tween the hours Of 5 and 2
o'clock in the Chinese Room Of
the Mayflower Hotel.
In the receiving line will be
the Senators and Representa-
tives from Washington and
the Delegate from Alaska and
their wives. Representative
Martin F. Smith, president OF
the society, and Mrs. Smith.
will introduce the guests Of
noncr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd L. Clark,
Of Uniontown, Pa, are at the
Dodge for a few days.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
Sr. MedeirOS
From Brazil

A new diplomatic corps bach
elor has arrived on the scene in
the person of Senor F. Saboia de
Medeiros, new second secretary
of the Brazilian Embassy, who is
at the Shoreham Hotel.
Senor de Medeiros lives up to
the reputation of Latin diplo-
mats, in that he is young and
good-looking, and said to be an
excellent dancer. This is his
first permanent diplomatic as
signment outside of Brazil. He
has been attached to the minis
try of foreign affairs in Rio de
Janeiro for the last three years.
X y 4
Mrs. Richard Noye of Buffalo,
N. Y. is spending a few days at
the Dodge.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18

Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Vene-
mann, of Riverdale, Md, have
announced the engagement of
their daughter Virginia Lock
wood Venemann to Duncan
Bruce McFadden, of California
and New York city.
Miss Venemann is a graduate
of the University of Maryland.
Mr.. McFadden is the son Of
Major and Mrs. Murdock Allen
McFadden, U. S. A., Of New
York city. He was a cadet major
in the R. o. T. c. at the Univer-
sity of Maryland and a member
of Pershing Rifles and Scabbard
and Blade, honorary military
and Delta Sigma Phi social fra
ternitieS.
The marriage will take place
Saturday, February 4, at Pink.
ney Memorial Episcopal Church,
Hyattsville. They will reside in
Hyattsville.
Mrs. John C. Lovett Of Bev-
erly, Mass, is stopping at the
Dodge and is accompanied by
Mrs. Paul H. Powers of Houlton,
Maine.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18


in it." Senator Minton turned
quickly, Hush up," he told her,
what can you expect for $100?"
Edmund Cammack is going
to win that 5000 bet which he
made with his brother-in-law,
Scott (movie actor Cotton, a few
days ago. It seems that Scott
had bet Ed. and the latter did
not believe it, that within a
month, he could put Don-Doo,
the wild lynx, belonging to him.
self and Azadia Newman Cotton,
tamely into Ed Cammack'S arms.
OF course, Ed was not looking
forward to this performance,
with any more pleasure than he
would have had, in visiting with
a mountain lion, but the bet was
finally made and Ed owes a
debt Of thanks to the residents
of a very swanky apartment
house in New York, for winning
this bet.
These residents didn't relish
being under the same roof with
a wild lynx and proceeded to
make numerous delicate but de-
termined protests about Don
Doc. So now, Acadia and Scott
are making a present of the
lynx to the New York Zoo, the
Zoo, at the moment, having no
lynx. And everything is sweet
ness and light, except for Scott
who is completely out, $500!
TNdE ERNARD GALA
l. CHEERS couldn't h a We
chosen a nicer day for their tea
given for Pen Hogan last Sun
day. For it was Bernard Gala
gher's birthday, the celebration
of Pen Hogan's latest book,
Mortal Be Proud" and the
coming oug on the bookstands of
Mrs. Gallagher's CPhyllis) most
recent novel, Dark Shadows"
Phyllis, bless her heart, really
never got to the party, for she
insisted on standing at the door
to receive her guests. All Of
which is gracious hospitality,
but a bit of a strain when the
hours Of the tea are from 4
until Z and some few people ar
rived, well after 8. The buffet
The Washington times., 1939-01-18

was lavish and delicious and the
canapes, done with Pens initials
In deep yellow, were no end orig.
inal.
MRS. IzETTA JEWEL MIL
4'A LER (and she was the
toast Of this town when she
"trod the boards" and fasci.
mated everyone who came to
look at her over the footlights)
gave a tea yesterday for her
daughter. Izetta Jewel, jr., who
is here this week and playing
with the Victoria Regina"
Company, at the National.
There is a striking resemblance
between this mother and daugh-
ter and yet they are definitely
opposite types in coloring.
Mrs. Miller is warm and glow.
ing with copper red hair, while
her daughter is very blonde with
the most delicately white skin
and a cool poise, somewhat rare
in one so young. Mrs. Miller
has the most enchanting smile,
it 'creeps right into persons
heart and one can sense that
she is very proud Of Izetta, jr.,
and rightly so. Scarlet roses
and the palest Of pink roses,
bloomed in vases everywhere
through the rooms, Buckner
Blackeby, insisted that the rich
dressing into which one dipped
potato chips was the last word
in goodness, Lady Bradford Les
lie arrived a bit late and made
up foE it, by several witty re-
marks and one amazingly funny
personal story.
Mary Steele was there looking
as pretty as ever; Marie Nc
Curry, as gay and stunning as
we remembered her, a few years
back; Stella Akin, whom Mrs.
Miller introduced to her daugh-
ter with the information that
she and Stella had campaigned
together and flown through the
air with Phoebe Omlie to make
speeches over the country for
the Democratic administration.
Izetta, jr., looked at her
Mother and chuckled, Mother"
she said, "this is the first time
we have ever stolen a show from
you, but we already know Miss
Akin, we heard her speak the
other day." Then there were
the Vincent Miles, Congressman
and Mrs. Jennings Randolph,
Miss Pauletta Guffey, Mrs.
Thomas McAlliSter, Harriet
Allen, the very efficient secre-
tary Of Mollie Dewson, Frances
Kelly and ever so many more.
DUTHIE RICHARDS DEVE-
~ REUX is coming out early in
these new and very smart flan.
mel frockS and the other after.
noon Sported a powder blue flan-
mel, buttoned severely down the
front to the hem and topped 1t
with a cocoa brown, brimmed
''lat and swagger brown coat.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
Miss Najera
Will Assist

Prof. Alan T. Deibert, adviser
to students from foreign coun-
tries in the George Washington
University, will give another in
a series of teas for foreign stu.
dents this afternoon at Interna-
tional House on the university
campus.
Mrs. William Carl Ruediger,
wife Of the provost of the uni
versity; Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, wife of the dean of Co
lumbian College, and Mrs. Will
liam Crane Johnstone, jr., wife
of the dean of the Junior Col
lege, will pour.
Also at the tea table during
the afternoon will be Miss Erma
Castillo-Najera, daughter of the
Ambassador from Mexico, and
Miss Laura de Alba, daughter
of the assistant director of the
Pan-American Union.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18

Mrs. Amos A. Fries, wife of
Major General Fries, U. S. A.,
retired, has been named as
chairman of women's activities
FOR the Presidents Birthday
Celebration. Her appointment
ard acceptance were announced
by Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen, general co-chairman Of
the committee in charge. Mrs.
Fries will organize a committee
Of 100 prominent Washington
women to assist in various ways
in organizing for the celebra-
tion.
Mrs. Edward Goring Bliss has
accepted the Craftsmanship of
the committee in charge of the
ticket sales at the various no.
tells. Groups of prominent girls
The Washington times., 1939-01-18

ton of Women's Clubs at tea
this afternoon, also a group from
Colgate University. Tonight she
will speak at the meeting of the
Federation of Women's Clubs at
the Mayflower. Tomorrow eve
ming, the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt will be hosts at dinner
in honor of the Chief Justice
of the United States and the
Associate Justices. There will
be a tea Friday afternoon for
the Council of State Govern
ments, and sometime Saturday
morning Mrs. Roosevelt plans to
be in New York to speak at a
luncheon there, returning to the
Capital the same day. On Sun
day. she will speak for the Junior
Guild of the Women's City Club.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
Persons Hosts

Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Lee Pier
son have as their guest at the
Shore eham Mrs. Persons
mother, Mrs. B. L. Mehnert Of
Los Angeles, Calf, who will be
in the Capital about a week. Mrs.
Pierson had a small group Of
guests at luncheon in the Louis
Seize room Of the Shoreham yes
terday (Tuesday) in honor Of
her mother.
X X 4
Miss Ann Behling, Of Philadel.
phia, Pa, is in Washington for
a brief visit and is stopping at
the Hotel Raleigh.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
DELEGATES to Lima Conference

Earlier in the day the First Lady held her weekly
conference and had asked feminine delegates to the recent
Peace Conference in Lima be present They Mrs
Burton and Miss Kathleen Lewis daughter of the
CIO leader and Mrs John L. Lewis They spoke their
impressions of the conference and readily answered questions
of the newSpaperWOmen
Then shortly afterwards Mrs Roosevelt taking advantage
of her membership in the WOmens National Press Club, ap
peared the luncheon given honor of Jan Masaryk
of the founder of the Czechoovakan Republic and until
Gently of his country for ten years to the Court OF st.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18

tangy humor
and his con-
verSation is
file d with
S spontaneous
and amusing
comments. At
the re e n t
Jackson Day
Dinner, Leila
S t il s who
W a S visiting
next to the
Senator, re-
marked upon
tasting her
soup, that lit
has no sherry
The Washington times., 1939-01-18

OoIhS . O.
Mr.. Masaryk left the lunch
con to keep an appointment
with President Roosevelt but
not before he expressed the fer
vent wish that Americans by
their spiritual leadership would
help to guide Europe through
their difficulties. He originally
planned to visit America ito
see how the other half of the
world lived" and to become &C
quainted with his mothers
homeland, for she was an Amer
1can by birth.
The Minister of Czechoslo-
vakia and Nine. Hurban were
guests at the luncheon and they
remained after Mr.. Masaryks
departure to keep his engage
ment and heard Mrs. Roosevelt
speak with great feeling on the
intelligent questions which were
asked her by two Czech chill
dren who were attending the
National Youth Conference.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18

T C h a i k o wski to
prove that she is
the daughter of the
late Car of Russia,
who invested a per-
Sonal fortune of
100 million dollars
in the Bank of Eng
land, to be inher-
tied only by his di-
rect d e sc e ndants
E. There is no re-
naming member of
the Russian Impe-
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
In Bermuda

Gen. John A. Hull, and Major
Henry Adamson, of Fort Dupont,
Delaware, have arrived in Hamil-
ton, Bermuda, to visit the Amer
lean Vice Consul, Mr.. Clay Mer-
rell and Mrs. Merrell at carl
myer," Pitts Bay.
\ X \
Miss Evelyn Daniels will be
at the Hotel Raleigh while she
is in the Capital on a trip from
her home in Houston, Texas.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
lea Jan. II

The Headmaster and Mrs. Al
bert Hawley Lucas have issued
invitations to tea on Friday,
January 27, at st. Adams
School, from 4 until 6 o'clock.
X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hughes,
of Upper Darby, Pa, are in the
Capital and are staying at the
Hotel Raleigh.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18

Son of Czech Republic Founder
Visitor in Capital While On
Tour of United States
d.,
BIZ Flora Macdonald

Roosevelt has the ability to take advantage of every
waking moment! don't believe she wastes any time
She's town few days this week and she's here there
and everywhere Yesterday afternoon pleasantly dschargng
some official entertaining she had 450 guests at
the White House for musicale followed by tea. The artists
performing in the East Room Mr. Earle Spcer baritone,
and Margaret Payson Bsh, dseuse with Merl Freeland
companying.
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
THE TALK OF THE WEEK

Not to contradict the latest reports
from London, but there seems to be
little chance for Nine Anastasia
The Washington times., 1939-01-18
PETER CARTER
Says:

Ohm HANSON, very well known about and partic-
uary noted for his color photography is persistent
rumor would have one believe engaged very pretty
of foreign ancestry with the announcements coming
down shortly. ~~~~>~>~~~~~~~~~>~~~~~~~~>~~~~~s
The Washington times., 1939-01-18

Senator Sherman Minton, of
Indiana (hiS intimateS call him
Shea) possesses a very swift,
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Film Interest Helps
Novel StaV on Top

Influence of motion pictures on
the popularity of published stories
purchased for film production is one
of the important factors in the sus-
tanned interest in MY Son, My
SOM" now entering it's ninth
month on the list of the 10 best SELL
ers in the fiction field. When the
book, written in England by How
ard Spring, had been on the list
for only three months. screen rights
were acquired by Edward Small
Productions.
Figures just released by the Pub
lisher's Weekly show that only THE
Yearling" has enjoyed a longer sus-
tanned interest, having been on the
list of 10 best sellers in the fiction
field for 10 months, and even in
this instance The Yearling" was
published month and half before
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Columbia Will Make
Tree of Liberty

Columbia Pictures has signed
Frank Lloyd, one Of the outstand-
ing directors in the motion picture
industry, as producer director of
'The Tree of Liberty" hailed as the
prize literary plum of the year, ac-
cording to a studio announcement.
Director Lloyd's production of this
novel, the March selection of both
the Literary Guild and The Discov-
erers, will be made on an elaborate
scale in keeping with the high
standard Of his many successful
pictures.
Negotiations for the services Of
leading stars and prominent writ
ers to adapt the novel are now un-
der way, and it is expected that
Lloyd will start production soon.
Three time winner of the Acad-
emy Award and internationally rec
ognized, Lloyds achievements in
clude such productions as "Caval-
cade," 'Mutiny on the Bounty"
wells Fargo" and If I Were
King"
Comprising 1,O24 pages, "The Tree
Of Liberty" written by Elizabeth
Page, limns the great struggle which
gave birth to the American ma
ton.
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Where and When
Current I Theater Attractions
and Time of Showing

ana 1me Oh SHOWING
National-Dark.
Trade Winds" round-
the world light romance; II am,
los, 3:15, $40, 7:30 and 9:40 pm.
Earle - There's That Woman
Again." detective doings in the gay
manner: II am, 1875, 4:30, tbs and
10 pm. Stage shows: 12:40. $3.50,
$40 and 9 pm.
Capitol-"Topper Takes q Trip"
more of the popular Thorne Smith
citizen and his vanishing girl friend:
IL am, 1:45, 4:30, 7:15 and 10 pm.
Stage shows: 12:40, $3.50, 6:15 and
9 pm.
Metropolitan "The Beach =
comber," Charles Laughton and Elsa
Manchester in tiptop form: II am,
l, $40, $40, 7:30 and s:45 pm.
Columbia-"Jesse James," the
action film inspired by the famed
bandits career: 1880 am, 2, 4:35.
7:05 and $40 pm.
Keith's-"Gunga Din," heroic ad-
venture film inspired by the Kipling
poem: 11:15 am, lis, 3:20, 5:25,
7:30 and 9:35 pm.
Little-"Ballerina," poignant story
of a young ballet student who meets
up with life: II am, 12:45, 2:25,
AIS, 6:05, 7:55 and $50 pm.
BelascO-"Dark Rapture" exciting
saga of adventure in Africa's in
terror: 4:3O, $40, 8 and $50 pm.
Trans-Lux-News and shorts;
continuous from 10 am.
Evening star., 1939-02-28

Marjorie Hendricks welcoming gift
to Don Dickerman of the Pirates
Den (din, too) is back at the old
stand =. It turned out to be a coun-
try duck, and Don sent it home at
the first sign its heart was break
Ing incidentally. the columnist
who described himself as "the hand
some stranger carrying a duck" is
said to be chap named Ye Specta-
tor Macarthur :. Everything is set
for the gala opening of "Pygmalion"
at the Palace tomorrow night, the
most exciting opening in which Car
ter Barron and his staff have par
ticipated in for. well, say ages t.
What George Abbott has done to
"The Comedy of Errors" by rewrit-
ing it into The Boys From Syra-
cuse,' is practically caution It
is so impressed upon one press
agents mind that she referred to the
Lunts' next production here as The
Comedy of Errors when every one
else knows all the time that it will
be The Tanning of the Shrew' {.
Heretofore, mistakes like that have
been the exclusive province of critics.
Evening star., 1939-02-28

fectly able to take care of her, thank
you all the same.
David Selznick's son, 7-year- old
Jeremy, said to him the other day,
Evening star., 1939-02-28

Ter who is very interested in his
masters attempt at a film career.
Just before 'Zaza" faced the cam
eras, the butler delightedly told a
visitor to the Warwick home. I'VE
are on our way to fame and for
tune. His lordship has two lines in
'Zaza.'" There is a sad ending to
the tale. The two lines expired on
the cutting room floor.
tcopyright, 1899. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1939-02-28
TOnisht's Plav

The Players Club of Central Com
munity Center will enter the CITY,
wide play tournament tonight at
o'clock at Roosevelt High School.
The play chosen for entry is a
Yale prize drama, The Mennonite. ."
The cast includes Ermalee Korte,
Manlio de Angels. Mildred Hope,
Nick Vitale, William Sheaffer and
Frederic Cole. 1t is directed by
Eileen Fowler.
Evening star., 1939-02-28

my Son, My Son!" made It's AM
erican appearance.
Producer Edward Small is now en-
crossed in details of production,
having budgeted the picture in the
million-dollar class. George Bruce,
who will do the screen play, will
soon go to England to carry out his
writing task amid the scenes depict
ed in the novel,
Evening star., 1939-02-28

says Dotty, shivering inside her
enormous white fur cape.
Clark Gable is free to marry
Carole Lombard this coming week
The biggest laugh at the Let
Freedom Ring" preyiew-when Nell
son Eddy performs the incredible
and knocks Victor McLaglen cold.
And all without displacing single
hair on his head. There is, how
ever, one concession to realism. At
the end of the brawl Nelson's lip
is cut and bleeding. In the movies,
blood is simulated with ketchup or a
mixture of lip rouge and glycerin
-. The Earl of Warwick has a but
Evening star., 1939-02-28

Have you nm
hed'Gone With
the w in d. yet
d a d d W" mo,
son." said Selz-
ick ge n t ly.
How much long
er will it take?"
persisted j er e.
my. "A few more
months" replied
SelZnick. Gee, !,
daddy, it's been
goi n 6 on for
years, hasn't it?"
con uded the
boy with a sigh.
Incid en- a llv
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Violinist to Appear
At Arts Club

Ruth Alberty, Washington violinist
and teacher, accompanied by Mil
dred Hoisington, will give recital
Friday evening at the Arts Club.
She will be assisted by Laura Young,
soprano, with Alexander Clayton at
the piano.