The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-25

The current March of Dimes cam- palgn recalls Q delightful story hbout grand lady: A New York merchant once approached FDR's mother at Q banquet and o..srcd to contribute $500 to the Warm Springs Foundation fl she would pose for a picture with his mother. Sarah Roosevelt replied she would De willing to pose even if he didn't contribute any money .. The Iner- chant then said he would give $l,- 900 And now" he added, "T'll bring my mother over here. Sine is % and this will be the biggest thrill in her life"
 Tn that case" said the S4-year old Mrs Roosevelt, "T1l go to her I'm younger
 Queen Victoria used to write a daily letter to each of her nine chil- dren. It was short and sweet {. Dear Child: am fairly we'll and I hope you are very well. Low fngly, Ma"
 When Winston Churchill debarked from the Queen Elizabeth in N. Y. fast week a reporter asked why he wasn't going to defend British pol icy in Palestine at the Gardens That We May Live" rally.
 I'm only going to vacation here two months" he replied.
 The reporter observed that most U. s. politicos are lucky to vaca- ton one month. Churchill bit his cigar and quipped. If were poli- tician. I'd still be Prime Minister"
 While working as an editor for several leading magazines, Theo- amount of wonderful
 dore Dreiser wrote a fabulous amount of wonderful wordage - short stories, poems, plays, essays, social studies and novels, including his most famous work, An Amer.- can Tragedy" In '27 he visited the Soviet Union as a guest of the government. When he stopped in England on his way back MT Churchill asked him, Well, what do you think of RllSsiap"
 T told him." Dreiser said (to Bob Van Gelder), that I thought it was : wonderful country, a wonderful system"
 3 "Nonsense,' Churchill said, it won't last seven years"
 An admirer once asked James Barrie how he managed to grow old so gracefully. He answered: My dear lady, I give all my time to it.
 Cal Coolidge had a tight dipped rep. But he could be eloquent when he desired. He penned this inscrip- ton in a friends book after the death of Calvin Coolidge, Jr.: "To my friend, in recollection of his ron and my son who. by the grace of God, have the privilege of be- Ing boys throughout eternity"
 Decades ago, Clarence Darrow. the famed lawyer, was the principal speaker at a woman's club. After his address he found himself in conversation with few ladies who Insisted on discussing birth con- trol. MT. Darrow," said one, 'WndJ uO you JIllI1h VI UAItn COaIAO1 for tine maSses?'
 My dear lady" replied the fa- nous man, whenever hear people discussing birth control, always remember that was the fifth"
 A couple of typewriter hunt-and- packers were chatting about the ar- rest of Mrs. Leigh White, Spanish born wife of U. s. newsman who'd been bullied, then jailed by Franco's 'gestapo men" because she'd allegedly made derogatory re- marks about the dictator.
 Makes me think of home sweet home.' said a scribe. Around here, people who've been denouncing ssranco have been bullied by Ram Inns thought police while those lgho are FTanco-fans say whatever they like at Madison Square Gar ten"
 Wendell Willkie enjoyed spinning .nis one: A surgeon, an architect ind a politician were arguing as lo whose profession was the old 2 Ist Said the surgeon: Eve was made from Adams rib. and that Iurely was surgical operation. Lad the architect: Maybe, but prior to that order was created out if chaos, and that was an archi- isctural job" But" interrupt I'd the politician, somebody cre- tied the chaos first!"
 The late George Norris made a lpeech in which he pointer out that nankind's scientific and mechani- lal progress hasn't prevented the parbarism Of war We have bars." said Norris. because the suman race has learned how to im- lrove everything-except people"
 Neatest comment on Eisenhowers outline of demobilization plans came