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About Well-Known Folk
In Books, Art, Politics
Mr. McKellar Enjoys Bachelordom.
Handsome House Widows.
Two Honor Guests.
^ By ROBERT CRAWFORD.
WITH six likely bachelors in the Senate and those four handsome
widows in the Lower House, it does seem a bit strange that wedding
bells have not rung out up on Capitol Hill before this. Then, too,
there is Senator Hattie Caraway. It may be that politicians are
Jealous of their individual power and prefer not to share it. Or it may be that
there is such an embarrassment of charms among the congressionals widows
that one Just can't make a choice.
Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee may have revealed the true
reason for his remaining, among so many temptations, in blissful bachelordom
all of these years when he told that amusing story at the Edward Keating
breakfast Easter morning, about the darky down in his State who met "Mr.
Tom” and asked him to get a marriage license for him, handing him $2.50.
V The license was procured in due form and that evening Mr. Tom took it out
to the country and' handed it to Mose, who looked it over, and said: “But, Mr.
Tom. this license is made out to me and Amanda Pearson. I ain’t goin’ to
marry her. It’s Violet Jones I want to marry." "Why," said Mr. Tom, "you
have been going for some time with Amanda and told me yourself how much
you thought of her and what a splen- -
did woman she is, so I thought, of
course, it was she you wanted to
marry." "How much will it cost, Mr.
Tom. to* get that name in the license
changed?" "Oh, 25 cents." Mose
scratched his head and thought a
minute, and then said: "Mr. Tom,
there ain't 25 cents’ difference be
tween them two women—I'll Just
marry Mandy.” May we add, as a
matter of good faith, the Senator did
not tell this story apropos of his rea
son for single blessedness.
Are Congressmen Sensitive
About Their Ages?
The Congressional Directory, by the
way, shows that men are as sensitive
1 about telling their ages as women,
for there are a number of both Sen
ators and Representatives who skip
that, fact in their biographies. The
senior Senator from Tennessee tells
that he is a lawyer, bachelor and
Presbyterian. He is very proud of his
university degrees, of which he has
many, and politics are his metier, but
he does not mention his age. The
handsome Senator Guffey of Pennsyl
vania, another of those likely
bachelors, has perhaps the shortest
biography in the entire directory. He
•ays he is a Democrat and a bachelor
—no age given—the two bits of in
formation of which he seems very
proud. Perhaps had he not been a
politician he would have devoted his
life to seeing how the other half—
a two-thirds now—live, for early in
life he manifested a sincere interest
In social service. Senator Guffey is
the first Democratic Senator elected
In his State in 60 years.
Senator David Ignatius Walsh, that
distinguished looking bachelor, would
not mind if the whole world knew
how old he is. He evidently likes be
ing Senator for he keeps on coming
and he is proud that he was the first
Democratic Senator elected in Mas
sachusetts since before the War Be
tween the States. He is the author
of laws requiring the State to pay
wages weekly to its officers and regu
lating employment of laborers on pub
lic works. He is known and cherished
as the friend of the workingman and
Is almost uncanny about remembering
people. He is not particularly fond of
society, but likes dinners where there
Is conversation. Perhaps fortunately
for the bachelor Senators, Mr. Walsh's
political opponent, the Republican
Congresswoman. Edith Nourse Rogers
* from Lowell, Mass., sits over on the
House side. Also the queenly looking
Mrs. Norton of New Jersey, Mrs.
O'Day, the woman member at large
from New York State, with the lovely
voice and beautiful hands—she fre
quently w-ields a fan w-hen sitting in
her seat in the House—the clever,
good - looking Mrs. Jenckes from
Indiana—who knows her farm stuff
and what the coal miners want—all
these temptations are somewhat re
moved. Of course, there are bachelors
In the lower chamber, too, and gay
widowers as w-ell. But the plums are
* higher up—and there is something
quit* distingue in "Mr. Senator.”
Senators Russell and
Holt Are Eligibles.
Far be It irom this seemingly
matrimonial bureau to overlook those
*'• two young blades in the Senate, who
are outstanding for several reasons,
Senator Dick Russell of Georgia and
the baby Senator, Rush Holt of West
Virginia. Then those distinguished J
widowers from North Carolina, Texas, '
New York and Kansas, who are in the I
running when it comes to assembling I
matrimonial prospects.
Speaking of widows: Mrs. Dolly
Gann—she of the Gann-Aiice Roose
velt-Longworth controversy as to
which should sit above the salt—
w hen seen at a dinner the other night
never looked better nor in finer form
for the coming 1938 congressional cam
paign. She and her brother, the
late Vice President Curtis, were a
gallant pair in their comradeship and
community of interests, and it is her
purpose to carry on. She is per
haps the leading speaker among the
women of her party. Men who cam
paign with her say she is a “mast
gentlemanly" opponent; fair and
sportsmanlike and never hits below
the belt. She is convincing on the
hustings, can parry a heckler wfith a
quick answer and usually speaks ex
temporaneously. The men say she
never resorts to sewing society gos
sip or personal innuendos when she
campaigns. She is a good laser—
some think she would sit pretty in
Congress.
History Continues
To Repeat Itself.
i Several friends and admirers of As
sociate Justice Brandeis are not sure
that they liked the Eben Comins por
trait of him which was exhibited sev
eral weeks ago in the Corcoran Gal
lery, and which will occupy one of
the four great bays of the Harvard
School of Law. The justice being ad
verse to giving sitings, Mr. Comins
had great difficulty in making the
portrait. He frequented the Supreme
Court room when the justice was on
the bench and studied his face and
mannerisms wherever he had the op
portunity. It Is said that Mrs. Bran
deis. who frequently goes to the court,
was much amused and also surprised
at Mr. Comins’ persistent efforts. She
also admired his zeal and determina
tion to get a superior likeness.
Justice Brandeis was born in Louis
ville. Ky. There is perhaps no man
on the Supreme Court bench who is
so generally known to the rank and
file of Americans bus the justice, and
there is no one in public life less
frequently seen. The decent debacle
in Austria recalls much interesting
history and the part played in the
Austrian revolution of 1848 by the
Brandeis and Joseph Goldmark fam
ilies. The latter was the father-in
law of the justice and the husband of
the beautiful and brilliant Regina
Goldmark, who was the mother of
Mrs. Brandeis. Josephine Goldmark,
a niece of the justice, sometime ago
wrote that charming biography of the
Brandeis and Goldmark families—
’ Pilgrims of ’48, or One Man's Part
in the Austrian Revolution of 1848,”
and a “Family Migrates to America.”
History repeats itself in 1938 and
this book has a renewed interest and
a particular charm for even the
stranger. Unless we are mistaken
there are still or were relatives of
the Brandeis family in Austria at the
time of its absorption by Hitler.
Honor Guests of National
League of Women Voters.
Miss Mary Anderson, director of the
Woman's Bureau of the United States
Department of Labor and dean of
women in appointive executive posi
tions in the Government, and Mrs.
Ruth Shipley, Chief of the Passport
Division of the Department of State,
are going out to St. Louis this week
as guests of honor at the Biennial Con
vention of the National League of
Women Voters. This is the second
time Mrs. Shipley has had this honor,
and as to Miss Mary—well, she is
usually one of the stalwarts.
One gets a little enthusiastic when
he begins to write about Miss Ander
son's joy in living and Mrs. Shipley's
romantic and interesting experiences
when dealing out passports to the
public. She has temptations, too—
does she like sable capes? champagne
suppers? the loan of a fine sea-going
yacht? Not at all, Mr. Public, she is
satisfied with the daily routine of her
charming office and Uncle Sam's in
terests are her interests. What Miss
Mary will doubtless tell the National
MRS. ALEXANDER M. HERON,
Whose marriage took place Monday in the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry K. Boss,
was formerly Miss Barbara Boss. Mr. Heron is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander P. Heron of this
city.
League is that they must work for fair
play for women, minimum wage legis
lation, short working hours, health and
safety measures, occupational oppor
tunity for woman workers and their
fair share in family support adjust
ment.
When Miss Mary reminisces a bit
she tells about her child life in Sweden,
the heroic tales of her Viking ances
tors which she heard at the knee of
her mother when a little child. Those
golden days of skiing when she simply
floated along over the hard snowy
surface and then, late afternoons, sit
ting quietly while she watched the
weaving and spinning and perhaps
dreaming even then of a broader life
in far-off America. Bon voyage, Miss
Anderson and Mrs. Shipley, and return
home in time to vote for suffrage In
the District of Columbia.
Varied Social News
In Sandy Spring.
SANDY SPRING. Md„ April 23 —
; Mrs. Charles C. Tumbleson enter
, tained at a bridge luncheon Monday
! at the Francis Lattie Inn.
Mrs. Wilbert Mellville of Los An
geles is visiting her son and daugh
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Francis A.
1 Thomas.
Mr. Eric Englund entertained at
dinner Wednesday evening at his
home, Aliden.
Miss Estelle T. Moore entertained
at a bridge party Thursday evening
; in honor of Mrs. Karl Wilson of
Rochester, N. Y. Earlier in the eve
; ning Mrs. Wilson's sister. Mrs. Wil
liam John Thomas, entertained at
dinner at Clifton.
Mrs. Frederick L. Thomas is visit
ing Mrs. Lewis M. Allen in Winches
ter, Va.
- » —
Herndon News.
HERNDON, Va., April 23.—Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Eustace of Calverton, Va.,
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Ruth Lee, to the Rev. Em
mett H. L. Snellings, pastor of the
Herndon Baptist Church. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Snellings
of Alexandria, Va. The wedding will
take place next month.
Miss Anne V. Hutchinson left this
week for Richmond. Va., where she
has accepted a position.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Barbour Hutchison
entertained at dinner Monday eve
1 ning at their home, the Oaks.
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Silver Anniversary
Observed Yesterday
By the Wrightsons.
]^|R AND MRS. WILLIAM
DOUGHERTY WRIGHTSON
celebrated the twenty-fifth annivers- j
ary of their marriage yesterday after
noon entertaining Informally in their
home on Hesketh street in Chevy i
Chase, Md. Mr. and Mrs. Wright- !
son, the latter formerly Miss Aileen
Gorgas, were married in Ancon, j
Panama, while Mrs. Wrightson's
father, the late Maj. Gen. William
Crawford Gorgas was chief sanitary
officer of the Canal Zone. In later !
years Gen. and Mrs. Gorgas made
their home in Washington where he
served as surgeon general of the
Army and after his retirement they
remained in Washington, where Mrs.
Oorgas died a few years ago.
Assisting Mr. and Mrs. Wrightson
yesterday afternoon were two of
their daughters, Mrs. Roger Gabriel
and Miss Aileen Gorgas, the other
daughter. Mias Priscilla Wrightson,
being in Los Angeles where she went
last fall to visit. Also assisting was
Miss Anne Franklin, daughter of
Capt. Neal Dow Franklin, U. S. A.,
and Mrs. Franklin, who Is Mrs.
Wrightson's godchild.
Mrs. John Christie Duncan of Pel
ham Manor, N. Y., who as Miss Elsie
Walker was maid of honor for Mrs.
Wrightson, has come for the anni
versary and is a house guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Wrightson. Among others
present yesterday afternoon were Mrs.
Rene Granger, formerly Miss Kate
Feuille. daughter of Judge Feuille of
Panama, who is spending some time
in this country from her home in
Bogota, Colombia; and Mr. Harry
Snyder of West Virginia who was one
of the ushers. Also at the party were
Mrs. Montgomery Blair and her sister,
Mrs. William D. Blair who as Miss
Virginia Mason and Miss Mary Eula
Mason, were flowers girls at the wed
ding of Mr. and Mrs. Wrightson.
Among the guests from out of town
was Mr. William Morrison of Balti
more, a cousin of Mr. Wrightson, who
is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
George Wrightson of Baltimore.
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Sligo Park Hills
Residents in
The New s.
V-JR. AND MRS. TALLMAN W.
PEEL will entertain at a cock
tail party Friday night before at
tending the annual charity ball of
the Silver Spring Lions’ Club at the
Mayflower Hotel.
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Barwick have
as their house guests Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Shenton of Baltimore, Md.,
over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Brewster are
entertaining Miss Mary Judkins of
New York as their house guest.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Armstrong
of Chevy Chase have purchased and
moved into the former home of Mrs.
J. Karl Gilchrist on Park Crest drive.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie L. Peterson
have visiting them for some time Miss
Georgeanrm B. Holmes of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Alden H. Emery and
Mrs. Vernon Emery gave a dinner
party Monday night In honor of Dr.
Charles A. Parsons and his sister.
Mrs. M. G. Witherson of Cleveland
Park, D. C.
Mrs. Theodore Thee, who formerly
lived on Mississippi avenue, has come
from Bluming Prairie. Mich., with her
mother-in-law, Mrs. Christine Thee of
Kansas City, Mo., to stay in Wash
ington until she disposes of her home.
Mrs. Thee left for the West in De
cember after the death of her
husband.
—-- •
New spaper Women
To Give Party
The Newspaper Women's Club will
entertain at a cocktail party Tuesday
afternoon at 5 o'clock in honor of
Tommy Riggs and his “imaginary
protege, Betty Lou.” Mr. Riggs, who is
appearing at the Earle Theater this
week, is with Rudy Vallee's program
on the radio. The party will be given
at the headquarters of the club at
1640 Rhode Island avenue.
•-• ■ -.—
Mrs. Leitch Departs.
Mrs Mildren R. Leitch and Mrs.
Laura M. Carter left yesterday from
New York on the Queen of Bermuda
for a 10-day stay in Bermuda.
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Program
Historic Places
To Be Opened
To Public.
T. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
in Alexandria, which for many
year* has sponsored a tour of old
houses in that historic city,
again will be the beneficiary of a tour
this year. Saturday, May 14, is the
day set and for the first time Christ
Church in Alexandria will assist. St.
Paul’s Church old parish records bear
the names of Judge and Mrs. Bushrod
Washington of Mount Vernon and Maj.
and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis. The latter
was the famous Nellie Custls of Wood
lawn, and was the originator of these
tours in Alexandria and each year
many of the old homes which otherwise
couldenot be seen by the public, have
been opened.
Christ Church, of which Gen. George
Washington and Robert E. Lee were j
parishioners, will add a rare treat to :
this pilgrimage this year by permitting
the family Bible of George Washington
to be on view during the tour. The
Bible was presented to Christ Church
by George Washington Parke Custis,
adopted son of George and Martha
Washington. The vestry of the church
has generously consented to take this
cherished relic from its bank vault
to exhibit it May 14.
Several of the homes which will be :
opened for this tour are occupied by
descendants of the earliest communi
cants of both churches, the houses hav- j
ing been inherited from one genera
tion to the other. They are filled with
a wealth of old furnishings, old silver
and china as well as portraits, some of
which date back to the days before
the settlement of Virginia.
Mrs. Charles Ellett Cahill and Mrs.
Joseph P. Crockett are general chair
men for the tour and are assisted by a
Committee on Homes, Mrs. Taylor
Burke, Mrs. Thomas B. Cochrane. Mrs.
Prank M. Dillard and Mrs. William
Moncure; the Committee on Hostesses
including Mrs. William J. Boothe and
Mrs. Henry S. Wattles; Mrs. George
Evans and Mrs. Clarence Leadbeater,
the Committee on Tea, and Mrs. John
Meredith Cook and Miss Mary Lindsey,
who are the Committee on Publicity.
Tea Today.
Mrs. Lottie Sener, who was installed
as high priestess of Su Zu Court,
No. 21, of the Ladies Oriental Shrine
of North America yesterday and the
other officers of this court will enter
tain at a tea today from 5 to 7
o'clock at Stansbury Hall, Colorado
and Georgia avenues.
Benefit Performance.
Prominent patronesses are inter
ested in the benefit performance of
"A Scrap of Paper” by Victorlen Bar-,
dou, which will be presented at the
King-Smith Playhouse Wednesday
and Thursday evenings by the King
Smith Players. Proceeds on these
nights will go to the Anunal Defense
and Anti-Vivisection Society, Inc.
Those sponsoring the performance,
'ncluding members of the Board of
Director*, are Miss Elisabeth Butler
Howry, president; Mr*. William P.
Eno, vice president; Mrs. Herbert
Elmore, Mrs. William P. Ham. Miss
Mae Helm. Miss Mary Howry, Mr.
Lawrence Townsend, Mrs. Ellington
Townsend, Mrs. B. Sumner Arnold.
Other partonesses are Mrs. Churchill
Candee, Miss Jessie Preemont, Mrs.
Chari's Miner, Mrs. George Barnett,
Mrs. Ronald Fairfax, Miss Edith
Goode, Mis* Alice Downing and Mrs.
Harold Walker.
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