The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30

tNuAy CktNkHkhN WAANp st0a SsssAS w town for the cold weather, the opera and possibly . 60 at radio. The gigantic Laird of Sunnybank is always impatient with the city, but glows with warmest conversa- tionai friendliness over stein of beer at Luchow's, In Fourteenth street A brief glimpse of Bill Lengel, the literary agent, who is as busy Q man as the town knows, these days, A telephone .call that Mary Angeli Webster, of Kan- sos, Is in town with greetings from home folk, and I must contrive to see here. Daughter Pat took Q heavy spill while sleddng as Scarborough, and suffered some bruises. But she's Q game one, and refused to quit school for the day.
 Met c lot of tho Tarrars and at c party at the Frank and Bertha Cases apartment, ana observed again that the men of
 the publishing house marry only
 the most beautiful of women, ..
 George storm, the cartoonist, M
 for a moment, with talk Of our
 mutual friend, Carl Schult2e, orig
 inator of Foxy Grandpa, who has
 passed to the other side, after Q
 long lifetime of friendliness.
 I note that Frank Crowninshield,
 the magazine publisher, Is no
 more bald nor old than we was
 tea years ago, and still presldes
 wittily at luncheon when called
 upon, That Percy Waxman,
 the Cosmopolitan editorial man,
 doesn't drink and is always prompt
 In meeting engagements, That
 Clay Morgan, who handles public
 relations for N, D. Q. has rare
 qualities of good-huinor and for-
 bearanee that make it possible for
 him to act as foil for wits Of
 others, he being willing to play
 Oracle Allen in order to make
 them happy, Met Ruee ana Irma Goldberg on c recent after
 noon. and find frma looking younger and prettier than Ia sey.
 eral years, though she has two strapping sons, taller than their dad. and I observe that it is often thus. A woman who b happy in he rhusband and ehil- dren may bloom most gorgeously as the youngsters approach ma.
 turity, Saw Harry Silvey, the
 broker, for Q few minutes at The
 Lambs, and we talked Of May.
 belle Mcintyre, away esi . cruise
 that may last four months. A snack at the Joe and Rose res.
 tauraat with Frank Markey, where
 wc often meet Jed Riley. And l hope that Riley may Ftart ar eat-
 Ing place Of hs own in Manhat-
 tan, for he has had some fine ones.
 in France and America, ta his time
 I learn that Lorraine tashley,
 tho poet from Charlotte, g. C., has
 been in town, and am sad @ have missed her, for her conversation Is lively and tinged with that de- lightful accent of tho South,
 Ham Fished, originator of famed
 Joe Palooka, fusheS ih to say hello,
 nd that his baby is now q big girl,
 locking forward to c mighty Inter. esting life. Well, life k certain.
 ly going to hold Q lot Of interest. and maybe surprises, for those
 who arc babies now. Lately l saw Sumner Blossom, editor Of
 American Magazine. get ap and leave in the midst of Q boring ad- dress. lack nerve to do that, but admire those who won't waste their time listening to dul! speech. es. And it is on my memo pad to call upon Harry ?, Bur. ton, formerly Of Cleveland. now . big magazine editor. But Burton and I, long good friends by tele. phone, have never met, and it doesnt seem that we are likely to, for he b c shy fellow, and we are both busy about much serving.
 A note here from pr. Carleton B. MeCulloeh, Of Indianapolis. long the friend and physician Of Booth Tarkingtosi and other celeb. rites whose names ana works have meant so much to me. have asked him to beg for mo c few minutes with Tarkington " en that genius again comes to Man' for l am convinced that no writer Of our time will live longer in English letters than he A nice note, too, from Rev. Chris tan Reisner, of Broadway Temple, remarking upon c recent yersifled outburst Of mine. and l resolve that I must meet and know thls celebrated preacher. On one Of those sudden urges, I rush up to the bachelor apartment of Mont- fort Amory. the ship artist, in avenue, and find him home. He shows mo 6 painting Of The Wanderer at her berth. l pull out of my brief case c calendar have just received from e New Bedford dealer ia fishing gear. There b Q photograph Of The Wanderer in dock, and. to the great delight Of the ship-minded Amory. his painting proves correct in every essential. At the Afn- bassador. e little lift at seeing Glare Trevor registering, John Ford cashing q check. and Jack Frye, the airways tycoon, check. Ing out. "on on q little prcwl in my Waco plane" he says, "and will you join me one of these daysS" "As soon and as long as you like" say I, for I'm feeling Inc urge for Q bit of adventure, after long weeks of strict attention to work and I note that Ray lnond Moley, professor and writer. once unofficial general manager of the U. S.. accomplishes much with Q soft voice and gentle manner. ]. So. I'm home. and sleepy after a late snack of scraped raw beef, on crackers. and Q tall glass of buttermilk. xAaa AK.ny...nl.k esx,sxAt