Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-07

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hostess who can't vote re-
Gently asked her Negro but
Ter. who can vote. If he had
decided yet on his candidate.
His reply struck her as pro-
found. mo man" he said.
I'm. gonna wait till they
stops rehearsin'."
Well. the "rehearsin'" Is
almost over. and beginning
Wednesday afternoon WASH
ington will enter its Glaze
FaZe.
THE GLAZE FAZE covers
that period when most every
one in so-called Capital So
ciety wears a continuous
pleased look lest they mad
vertently glover at some flu
ture power. The only people
they can scowl at with impu-
nifty are those who actively
opposed the victor for such
types are not apt to end up
whispering pearls of advice
into the presidential ear.
This is also the period
when all important workers
Of the winning party must
keep a fixed expression Of
cheeriness upon the physiog-
Monty, even while one politi-
cal plum after another Is
plucked by other persons. If
one of these wears a dis
gruntled look on the cocktail
circuit, where sound travels
faster than light according
to laboratory tests. it could
start a left-out-in-the-cold
rumor that might prove fatal.
Its a moot point as to who
feels worse behind the glazed
smile seen at social functions
between the victory and the
takeover - the enthusiastic
worker or contributor waiting
for an appointment that
recognizes his true talents?
Or those people whose social
or financial future depends
on how coy they are with
the right characters?
I tell you, Washington So
ciety is about to enter a most
trying time. If only there
were some forked twig or
Geiger counter that could
guide the desperate and
doubtful to the right apples
to be polished!
But failing that, there's
only one way to be on the
safe side-SMILE, SMILE,
SMILE at everybody.
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SPEAKING OF THE IN
TERREGNUM, the two men
selected by the candidates to
advise and report on the
transition from the present
administration to the next,
Democrat Clark Clifford and
Republican Brig. Gen. Robert
Cushman, are now ready to
hand their reports in.
It was the Bookings In
stitute that asked Vice Pres
ident Nixon and Senator
Kennedy to name someone to
meet with their committee
weekly to thrash out inter-
regnum problems. The inSti-
tute decided that we had
reached the stage in history
when we could no longer
afford to bungle through.
Noting that there is very
little problem of transition
for a candidate who already
occupies the No. 2 spot in the
Government and is well
verSed in administrative
needs, Gen. Cushman, who is
Mr.. NiXon'S assistant for ma
tional security affairs. said,
II am simply the liaison TAX
ing care of it from a staff
point Of view. My boss has
his own ideas" But he called
the whole exercise most
valuable"
But Clark. who served as
Mr.. Humans aide, has
drawn up a detailed report
with recommendations on
such subjects as:
l. The organization of the
White House. The last three
Presidents all have organized
it differently.
2. Filling close to $50 jobs
that will transfer the control
from the old to the new ad-
ministration. He has describ-
ed each job and the qualities
needed in each.
3. The need to appoint a
budget director as soon as
possible. AS the previous ad-
ministration did for Mr.. Eli
senhower, so this one would
provide an Office and assist
ance to the new man so that
he could learn how to pre-
pare for the 1862 budget.
4. The launching of the
New Frontiers-which should
be given priority.
5. The question of congress
sional liaison.
If Jack is elected he can
have the report Wednesday
morning if he wants it, Clark.