Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-11

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sang First requisite has been
- get elected 70 high office e.
,polnted 10 fairly high office
The BRAID e politics mace nc di.-
erenCe
JUST SMALL SNACKS
During the defense period NJ.
Mclean has been most famous g"
her Sunday night suppers-inn-
mate little affairs OF 90 or coupe
hundred guests. Good food and
rink. an oasis III Washing Con'&
otherwise dry Sabbath> To Friend
ship have flooked the chosen sen
atorS and congressman and IN
dersecretaries and administrators
and ccordmatONs-the peop!c II
/ nfluence-the Honorable Joe Gov
nrnmentS themselves and thelr
wives. checking their hats and
coats at the entrance, being as
signed to chatty little tables OF
four or so for supper, and here
he company was mixed UD as only
SkillfuI hostess can do. SGurpuSs
DID Senator Isolation might have
s his dinner partner the wife o.
dynamic young Congressman Inter
yentiOn. and the other couple at
he table might be Mr. Big Corp
OratiOn. a dollar-a-year boy whose
company was being prosecuted by
iniunctiOns and war orders. Strue-
cling to make talkytalk with the
wife cf Nj Chief Assistant Trust
Buster.
But talking politics and lobbying
and buttonholing have been barred
at Friendship. That has been house
rule No. /. All has been badInaSe.
Aaute monde and uppity-do
What Go the great and the near
great IN Washington talk about
when they don't talk politics and
issues? Mrs. Mclean figured /. out
onz age. She didn't let en- talk.
She showed 'dm movies. tIgst Iun
and hot from HOLLYWOOD
After every one of these
Sunday soirees, the Washing
ton newspaper society gals
could be counted on to break
forth in a gush THE cream
y
gathered last night.
Here were all the characters for
great play AnOt7. adCrs,
statesmen, admiraiS generals and
he leaders in the world OF business
assembled The hundred most
charming and brilliant women of
-he United States And 50
n for columns. Tne cCasl~sa'lOual
gems, the state secrct. ana the
ScrdS of the great Whica mgnt be
picked UP and lottcd dp.l On the
cuff at one Of these aNM,, would
undoubtedly include s3ra riftie5
as, wasn't the supper delicious.
lear'' or Swell pict5It Charlie.
TaSn'' ~ Exclamation nla,E. after
9Orh Ot thOse. yo1lj no'r e'atcs-
men never ask question. w.. -ire
OHt
SET FOR STE%OGS
All thIs k'unc Viyaafe md MIA
Jinka IS 10 end. FrIrnea3 Up gong
the WAY If all thing. .,. been
taken Oycr by tie ggsM.at and
will be a site for BE- H. pro
Get for Uncle san" l.,as rhc
typewriter and addmo 9srunc
punchers vino Will WI 80 va
with carbon coplea ana oGmpta-
meter
Now thls IS a worth .asa. but
| the question arises a. E. 4i1t on
earth L, The upper cru ~, afiicial
Washington society gong 10 do on
sunday nights. after Friel9 4iY has
! .rcu tHncd over ~ tuo 41l5,in'
COILS? This Is Il proL.sM ol first
magnitude.
A man On the l!4I6n # this
/ Charming Friendship cgl.l
probably 40, speak ,u,. .rY.1.Y on
the subject. bit If the" .s:c a
tip from a punk afauGHo On the
outside u Friendship u.. and
MASSIVE spiked non .elr- here
Is way out The goYcaa r, .gc!aI
pIannCl5 should make s gc~;ea-
JionaI pgDJCct dIrectD. CT u Mrg.
Mel sau. WPA should buua arr u
new Friendship, USO ...4la pro-
Yide entertainment the HaL5 Dlan
should provide food ana nc cnooI
iuncu program snol.C -. a.4cc a
. fund fer champagne.
How else could thc mora. o. our
Washington leaders bo maintained
for the hard, long TIA, aErad?
Trappists Become Chaplain,
NOTTINGHAM, Eng Jan. 10
! CUPl-SlIcn, lnOu..a ION ...r I.aD-
pist Monastery Of Noun 81 Per
| nard TGlceStCr,Iirp pll ,.... ,,ot