The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-01-17
1t Runs Through
My Mind
BY POLLY ]. HANST
An loved to an Urn"

suppose all over the state OF
Maryland people are talking about
the coffee urn that was used by
Mrs. McKeldin when she gave her
coffee party for polio.
Frances Close, one of the four
women from Garrett county who
attended Maryland's first lady's
party had interesting things to tell
about the $4,000 coffee pot 1t is
made of pure gold C"Heavy too, "
says Frances for she had the OPP
portunity to lift itj and set with
diamonds and rubies. One very
large diamond was set in the top
of the lid. There were many others
with rubieS clustered on each side
and one diamond mot as large as
the one on top mounted on the
spout.
For $4,000 one would be able TO
scatter some gems around. This Gle
giant creation was fashioned and
rdOnated by a silver company and
it goes to every state in the union.
Each governors wife is given a
lesser one, although beautiful
enough for the most regal affair
One would wonder about trans
porting such a valuable object
Well, that detail was worked out
too. The morning of the coffee it
was in Delaware and brought to
the state line by state troopers
where it was picked up by Mary
land state troopers. They also
stood guard during the coffee.
A waitress was stopped when
she attempted TO take it from the
dining room to be refilled. The
lesser one did the refilling.
The urn was flown from Mary
land to California accompanied by
Mrs Beatrice Price who was max
ing public showing of how one
can be cured of polio. | don't sup
pose state trooper was taken
along to guard the plane. but /
bet there was a crew at each land
ing
Now the owed part of the story
is that everyone attending Mrs.
McKeldin's coffee was asked to
give a similar one for ten people
who would make a donation and in
turn give a coffee. A coffee chain
for polio-born with a gold spoon
in its mouth
The Height of Fashion
Any parent who has had a child
stricken with polio would give his
weight in gold for it not to have
happened. Now the March of Dimes
drive in some areas is asking for
your height in dimes so there1l
never be any need for your weight
in gold
There's still work to be done,
both in research and restoring
crippled bodies to active living.
Beyond Our Reach
| guess we wouldn't be normal
females if we didn't have a little
tinge of envy when we see the pic
lures of the worlds ten best
dressed women As | listen to
feminine chatter the envy isn't half
as much in the finery that goes on
the back as in the sIimness of the
mid-riff.
a slender mid-riff would be with
i'll all our reach if we'd only store
our pots and pans beyond our
reach-and then reach for them.
To Everything Its Season
Each period of life is like each
month of the year. There's some
thlng special about it that other
periods cannot give.
What better month than Janu-
ary-named for Janus, the two
faced god of winter-for the snow
to pile high. Even those of us who
do not ski can enjoy good hearty
snowfall.
As for the period in life, Titiana
du PlessiX, a designer of millinery
for Saks Fifth Avenue. says,
Freshness may belong to youth,
but elegance is privilege of ma
turity' Nicely said, my lady!
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