Evening star., 1949-05-15

and a bitter "he done 1t" at
President Truman last night and
thus designated the source Of the
mauling the animal received last
November.
This scene and an attentive
spotlight served as the presenta-
ton of Mr.. Truman to the men,
bers and guests of the Women's
National Press Club at the clubs
annual dinner to President and
Mrs. Truman at the Hotel Statler.
It climaxed a show by club mem
bers in which they ribbed the
prominent Of the Washington and
international scenes.
In serious vein, the club
honored six women for their out
standing achievements in 1948.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt re-
ceived the Woman Of the Year"
award for her work as chairman
Of the United Nations Human
Rights Commission.
Grandma Moses Honored.
Other award winners were: Mrs.
Anna Mary Robertson Moses. the
year old Grandma Moses whose
primitive" paintings have been
widely praised in art circles;
Madeleine Carroll. actress; Doro-
thy Mccullough Lee. mayor Of
Portland, Oreg.: Mary Jane Ward.
author of THE Snake Pit" and
Marjorie Child Hustled of General
Mills, Inc, home economist and
business woman.
Doris Fleeson, columnist for The
Star. was master Of ceremonies
guiding the presentation Of the
skits.
Mr.. Truman was portrayed IN
ons az the skitxs As- on. ths back.
platform OF q campaign train sing
ing to the voters that they
Drove out the Eightieth,
The one I called the worst.
Just one more request:
Get the Eighty first.
Margaret Truman Portrayed.
Miss Margaret Truman. played
by Hope Rulings Miller Of Prom
enade Magazine, was shown re-
jecting the pleas of suitors to
skip your music. darling. and
marry me" until the Right Man
came along. But then she had to
ask, How can be a White House
bride when the White House has
no inside?"
The Right Man remarks that
the place could be heated radiant
ly with Truman epithets"-and
perhaps get too hot sometimes.
There was a transatlantic tele-
phone call from Winston Church
Ill in the United States to his
king. explaining how to solve
Britain's financial worries and end
austerity and the Labor crowd at
the same time.
Better than lend-lease." he
described 1t. Never In the field
Of finance will 10 much be owed
by 30 many to 80 few" But when
the king has difficulty In under
standing just what the process Is.
Mr.. Churchill has to shout. why.
your majesty. Pyramid Clubs"
johnson Gets Carrier.
In a radio giveaway program .
player in the role Of Defense
Secretary johnson sang. Big
brass hats have learned to walk,
and they've learned not to talk"
He received a brand-new aircraft
carrier.
A club member in the role Of
of Mrs. Perle Mesta sang. to the
tune of THAT Certain Party" Of
parties cooked up Of pleasure,
dough and politics" at which
Harry plays the piano" She re-
ceived q years supply Of Mrs.
Truman's Ozark Pudding Ready
Mix.
Stain vas given the promise
Of one Of the 10 top Communists
Of the United States each month
for q year, and Senator Taft, Re-
publican. of Ohio was told his
house would be wired to bring in
the music of just one song, I'm
Looking Over a Four-Leaf Glover"
Others in the cast included Julia
Bonwit, National Magazine Fea-
ture Service: Dorothea J. Lewis.
special writer; Mary Spargo.
Washington Post: Esther Van
Wagner Tufty. Tlfty News Bu-
reau; Ruth Crane. Station WMAL:
Hazel Kenyon Markell. Station
WTOP; Martha kearney, Inter-
national News Service: Ruth
Montgomery. New York Daily
News, and Frieda Everett, special
writer.
Marine Band Plays.
The skits were written under