Evening star., 1948-04-04
Women S Press Club
Introduces Truman 10.
'AIicein EIectionL Land


tional Press Club last night carica-
tured the forthcoming political con-
ventions by introducing q modern
Alice to "election-land."
The President saw himself q
Harry the Rabbit. moaning about
his balcony, his budget, his civil
rights and the Solid South.
Republican Presidential hopefuls
portrayed rs Lewis Carroll char
acters from Dewey the Dormouse'
to "Stassen the March Hare, also
came In for their share of barbed
comment from the presswomen.
In more serious vein, President
Truman presented the Women's
National Press Club Achievement
Awards to eight women recognized
for their outstanding work in vari-
ous fields of endeavor.
Ingrid Bergman Honored.
Rebecca West, British novelist
reporter and critic, came to the
United States especially to receive
the International Award in Journal
ism. Ingrid Bergman, star of Joan
Of Lorraine" came from Hollywood
to receive the award for her work
in the theater.
Other award winners included DR..
Dorothy S. Brady, chief of the cost
OF living division of the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, for economics; DR..
Gerty T. Corr, Nobel prize winner
and professor of bio-chemistry,
Washington University Medical
School, for science; Mrs. Helen
Rogers Reid. president of the New
York Herald-Tribune, for public
service; Representative Margaret
Chase Smith, Republican, of Maine,
for politics; Jean Stafford, author
of "The Mountain Lion" for itera-
ture, and DR.. Laura Zirbes, pro-
fessor Of education, Ohio State
University, for education.
In addition to President Truman,
Speaker of the House Martin, Secre-
tary of the Treasury Snyder ana
Republican National Chairman Car
roll Reece were on hand to see
themselves pictured in the skits
which are traditional at the annual
dinner given by the women of the
press in honor OF the President and
his wife.
Snyder Portrayed in Parody.
Secretary Snyder was portrayed
in q parody of Alice's shrinking
and growing. The Secretary was
labeled as the White House
dietician." His patients" were Miss
Taxes, Miss Budget and Miss ERP
european Recovery Program.
Miss Taxes confided that she "put
on weight during the war; but now
is almost back to normal. Miss
Budget, telling about her "cure,
commented that "all my life I've
had . tendency to be overweight" !"
With a heavy foreign accent, Miss
ERP reported she felt better, gain
how you say-millions and mil
lions"
AHce's Confusion Grows.
Mr.. Martin saw himself billed as
"Humpty Dumpty Joe" in a skit
introducing the Republican and
Democratic National Chairman as
Tweedledum and Tweedledee. After
one look at them., Alice confessed
she couldn't see any difference be-
tween them.
Alice's confusion grew as she was
4,4fr 70 eh Gr1frt9f
in bipartisan armor, Arthur Hand
out Vandenberg" Senator and Mrs.
Taft as the White King and Queen;
Gov. Dewey as the Dormouse; Gov.
Warren as the Mad Halter; Harold
Stassen as the March Hare and
Henry wallace as the Mock Turtle
ALL portrayed by club members.
The presidential aspirations Cor
lack of them Of Gen. Eisenhower
and Gen. Macarthur were COM
mented on in song. To the tune of
Civilization" the chorus sang of
Gen. Eisenhower in this vein:
"Bongo, Bongo, Bongo, I don't
wanna leave Columbia,
I don't wanna 60.
It's not fame I'm spurning, I'm so
happy with my learning
/ don't wanna run.
Don't want no Congress, parties,
red tape, wrangling,
I make 1t clear
That no matter how they coax me,
I'll stay right here"
Sees Congressional Investigation.
When 1t came to Gen. Macarthur,
however, the chorus had this to say:
"Bongo, Bongo, Bongo, I'm real
weary of the Congo,
This life is far too slow.
Bingle, Bangle, Bungle, I'm so
tired of the jungle,
can't wait to go.
I'll take the White House. high
hats, striped pants, parades.
Oh-how they'll cheer,
And If they shouldn't ask me,
I'll volunteer"
The bewildered Alice also was let
in on a congressional "investiga-
tion," featuring caricatures of Ac-
tress Lauren Bacall and Chairman
Thomas of the House Un-American
Activities Committee. The movie
star, looking at her skirt, wanted to
know If her first amendment was
showing as the chairman brandished
Q brush with red paint.
Agree on Campaign Slogan.
The skits touched on Carrolls
pool Of tears episode. The pool in
this case was the wheat pool. The
weaping Spectators sang:
Clint has us on his list.
And none of us he missed.
He said he was reluctant
But he did no real deductint
From the names on the list in his
fist"
In nod to the women, q parody
OF the Duchess holding court, the
women were pictured agreeing on
their campaign slogan, Lets put a
woman in the Lincoln bed"
The cast included Vera CLAY,
Nancy Osgood, Dorothea Lewis,
Doris Fleeson, Elizabeth May Craig,