Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-30
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From sheer love of life I
must say took a dim view Of
the Associated Press list of the
10 best news stories of the
year.
Here We are. one and al.
dedicated to the pursuit of
happiness-but what do we
spend most of our time read
ing about?
The top story of the year
was the Presidents illness, in
GLIDING every single sim de-
tail and symptom plus posi-
BILE dire results should it III
capacitate him entirely.
The next best story was polio
immunization, with cries of
horror over who would or
wouldn't get it, striking terror
in the hearts of all parents.
The third biggest story was
the destruction caused by hur-
ricanes. tornadoes, floods and
drought. Another top was
Princess Margaret's broken ro-
nance. And still another was
about the boy who killed a
planeload of people in an eff
fort to murder his own mother.
Now I ask you-how can we
ever hope to get anywhere in
the pursuit of Happiness if We
don't dwell on more joyful
subject? Instead of all these
stories full of fear. WIN not
have some full VI cheer
stories that are her with pep
or give you a yen to grin?
Instead Of the painful pres
sures Of a coronary attack.
I'd rather hear Perle or Lady
Aston take a whack. When Mrs.
Mesta called Katie Malone
down for booing Senator Men,
berger at the Women's Press
Club dinner the first week in
JANUARY, 1855, men every
where rubbed their hands in
glee. There's nothing the boys
like better than feminine
showdown. 1t sets the dears
up for years. Il wonder
what will happen at the same
dinner this coming Tuesday,
And who else but Nancy AS
tor would have started FEB
RUARY off with such a happy
thought as she gave out-"The
only thing I like about rich
people is their money"
Another fascinating event
took place in February. Alice
Roosevelt Longworth sat cross
legged in her brocade evening
gown at a formal party at the
Cuban Embassy. thereby in
spring two other women to
follow suit. You can read
about tornadoes any old day
but how often does a grande
dame adopt a Buddha posture
at a black tie dinner? I ask
you.
Then came that charming
tale about the President order
ing every member of his cabi-
net to paint thus beginning
the worlds most famous cole
lection of paintings by nom
artists. +. BY February of IS
they adorned the corridor out
side Ike's Office. 1t was
Presidential Secretary Tom
Stephens who handed out the
mechanical paint sets with
numbered canvases End asked
the honorable secretaries to
finish same, but a cabinet wife
thought the request came from
the Chief himself. because her
husband was so busy he could
hardly get his picture done by
the deadIine. Democrats
said they weren't surprised at
anything the Republicans had
to do tc keep up with the
yoguc.
In MARCH the "bl ides of N
street" made headlines: Secre-
tary Humphrey looked happy
because he had lured the STAR
lings away from his Treasury;
and British Ambassador Sir
Roger Makins revealed why
the one free evening he is apt
to have in early spring when
the Cafritzes ask him to din
ner is on Marcn II. That's
because hardly anyone ever
thinks of a Britisher on st.
Patrick's Day. The brides
of N street were Lorraine Shev-
lin and Helen Woods, who took
in holy wedlock John Sherman
Cooper and Isandolph Burgess.
respectively. thereb giving all
other Washington widows,
grass and SOC, a new lease on
life. :. No blighted romances,
these.
That was also the month in
which Secretary of Defense
Wilson finally made amends
with kennel dogs by bowling
and smiling cheerily at every
one he encountered at the Ma
tionaI Capital Dog Show. IL
nally one of mans best friends
,mii1d back and he had his
picture taken with it. 1t was
bird dog.
In APRIL Vice President
Nixon went to the Hall Syndi-
cate party and so popped up
TIE editors they were singing
Methodist hym rs Until 5
o'clock in the morning.
In JUNE. Republican Repre-
sentative Katherine st. George