The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-10-03
Observations
Washington Will
Get You if You
Don't w atch Out!
BY HELEN ESSERY

Nothing violent today. Just a
few assorted observations concern
ing the capital on the Potomac.
First a quick rehash Of luncheon
conversation. The theme: Wash.
ington VIII Get You II You Don't
Watch Out" with apologies TO
James Whitcomb Riley.)
Washington will get you be-
cause. II you aren't careful. you
will think you are helping run the
government merely because you
met a capital celebrity at a big
party. Or saw him across the room
in a hotel dining room.
why, isn't that the secretary OF
agriculture. Clinton Anderson"
Certainly 1t is! Want to meet
him? Ah-er-er, Mr.. Secretary, this
is Mr.. Snodgrass. just arrived from
Idaho"
How do you do, Mr.. snodgrass.
Glad TO meet you!"
Wonderful to meet you. Mr.. Sec.
retary"
And there you are in another
handshake. a complete Washing
tonian. You know important peo.
Pile"
Five minutes later you will be
saying to the first person you can
buttonhole: Ran into Clint Ander-
son. And | said to him, Clint,
You must get to know some big
lobbyists, too, II you want to feel
successful in Washington. No trou.
BILE to know a lobbyist. Not now.
There is a new one coming In on
every train. How they are going TO
entertain! Be careful, there is a
Joker in every free martini.
And as for the hors d'oeuvres--
they will be spread thick with
schemes. Such as getting unused
war materials cheap, now that
peace is here.
That was a good diagnosis OF the
capital / heard during one pre-war
winter-"You1l have to remember
this, my dear, II you want to get on
here. Washington is hors d.
oeuvre-minded."
Many a governmental duration"
side show. and many . governmen-
tai employe, has received. or Is
now about to receive, little pink
slip" The L. p S. says prettlIy:
The war could not have been
fought successfully without your
help. But now, get along little
dogie, ges along
Newly-appolnted Justice Of the
Supreme Court and Mrs. Harold
Burton will be a handsome judicial
pair. They have dignity and good
taste.
There Is nothing you can do
about Glare Luce. Might as well
make up your mind to this. II she
wants to be senator or vice
president she will be either or
both.
Any woman who can manage the
legislation she manages, make the
speeches she makes, keeps her
mind forever on each and every
other job she Is furthering, and
manage meanwhile to look young
enough, with short blond curls, big Q
fringed, blue eyes and smooth brow
TO be her own daughter, can, will
and does get away with anything.
I give up, Mrs. Luce. From now on
1 am completely on your side.
Il was fun recently at dinner
at Mrs. Misunderstanding Film
Actress Rosalind Russell gathering
enough courage to ask Veteran Ad-
ministrator General Omar Bradley
for an autograph. Rosalind Russell
is q pretty thing and no more af-
fected than the general or the gen.
erals attractive wife.
George Allen, special assistant to
President Truman, according 10
White House observers. IS going to
be the Pa Watson OF this Admin
istration. The late General Watson
wa sbuoyant. reliable and compan-
ionable. He always had a new story,
a quick laugh, and an encouraging
word for his boss, Mr.. Roosevelt.
Allen has somewhat the same
personality. He comes from down
in Mississippi His collection OF
stories survived even that Chesa-
peake Bay Jefferson Island Club
gathering Of Mr.. Truman and sew