Evening star., 1956-12-30
Or.PRttttnHt
By BETTY BEALE

Dy DEITY bEdALE
Hail '57i You promising boyi
You youthful hdrbtnger of hope and joy:
You annual bundle OF predicted bliss,
You embryonic imp aUth cherubc kiss
HoW bout dispensing future fdvorS
on the striped-pants corps that neuer i0auers
In feeding and feting us all year long
Krekeler, Urrutt1 and Hoili1gton Tong
Graber. Motrtco and Norway's dean.
BroSio, Tello Arini-dH lean;
We toast your ercelencies' saDoir tatre-
But We do ii best in gour uine rare!
Release a Nike and send it climbing
For Taylor, Burke and Nathan Twinin6.
For Thomas, Brucker and Wilson. Charles.
For Radtord. Pate and Donald Quarles
Thank HedUen. boys. your house Is tided
Regarding who sends the missile guided;
But alas, hoo can indulge in fSticS
OUer Who's to fire 0ng-rdnge baltsticS?
The peoples concern and, dears, do mark it,
Is not Who fires. but who's the target!
Tip your hat and boD at the wa,st
To the feminine charm of Princess Grace,
To Daisy Hartman and princess" Alice
To the potent Doice OF hot-tempered CdlL1S
Sing a new song and try hum
To Barbara Salt and Peyton Dunn
Helen Burgess, Scottie Lanahan
To Luute Pearson and Wilson, Jan,
Milady Caccia. Alztra Peiroto
And Nine. Alphand'S voce soto.
But WhateDer you do don't put censor
On the Capital writings OF Kathleen Wtnsor!
May words of praise the air soon MI
For brGnd-neo0 members Capitol Hill
For JnUits, Clark TGlmGdge and Carroll
Frank LGuSche, who's got them DER barrel;
II you a0Gnt to succeed take tip. you men
Be wily like Lyndon, get KnoUlands chin.
Comb your hair like Kennedy. saue your pennies
like Green,
Quote the Bible like DirkSen you'll ,Ohat mean,
YouH shortly become permanent resident
Indeed, you may eUen end up as PreSident
Salaam please, and do it right
When passing the house that's alDayS Dhite:
May the year ahead be great and qdy
For the presidential pair still holding stoay
We toast healthier, newSier term
And saIaam for Adams, Sherni.
Persons, Strauss. and Chesney. Earle
Haoerty, Jin and the McCafree girl;
And not forgetting Harold StGsSen
May year be better than the one that's passn'.
But mont you boys feel little less dear
Not0 Gen. Gruenther has moued near?
Toss a preath no,o from the highest toner
For the only eligible Eisenhower;
For ELLSWORTH Bunker and ZeLerbach
For chance to hare Queen Elizabeth back.
For Doug MacArthw's japanese job.
For Inaugural Chairman Fleming. Bob;
And toss aUrenth and husbands manual
To MargaretS E. Clifton Daniel.
He might emulate Dick Niron, think
In four short years Dick got mink
Rise up and shout h-de-hi
For Gen. Ronlulo'S MaosdySdy:
For Adldi SteuenSoR's speech of defeat;
For Mrs. NironS housekeeping feat,
For ClareS recovery from ceiling rosy.
For Al FriendlyS tUeL-choSen poeSy.
Send some greetings not Nth uDlbrGge
To Christian Herter and Percy Brundage
To the KenneyS, John. and PreSbreyS Ollie
Scott Kirkpatrick and Hdrdinge Schole,
The Beckers. McKelDdyS and both brothers NoyeS-
Years of unlimited, jet-propeled joysl
Stand in host and stand up high.
Turn your face to hopeful sky
This is hour-not to lose.
The courage to lore is ours to choose;
Today it's Hungary. tomorrow another.
Hate, to succeed, must seek to smother:
Let us not talter to do what's right,
To champion justice Nth all might,
To make this earth much closer to Hedpen-