Evening Star Newspaper, December 15, 1935, Page 10

GRIDIRON WIDOWS HAVE OWN PARTY New Deal Satirized by Club . Members’ Wives at ‘ White House. * While the Gridiron Club enter- tained President Roosevelt, his cab- Inet and a score or more of distin- guished guests last night at the Wil- lard Hotel, the Gridiron Widows, wives of the club members, entertained and were entertained by Mrs. Roosevelt in the White House. Mrs. Roosevelt has exte: an in- wvitation to the “Gridiren Widows” each year of the New Deai 2 adminis- tration, until the dinner has come to be almost a tradition. Last night, | except for the cabinet wives’ Vie-| torian skit, the responsibility of the | evening’s satire and fun rested with | the widows. The guests included, be- | sides the wives of cabinet officers and Gridiron Club members, women im- portant in official and public life and members of the Women's National Press Club and the National Women's | Newspaper Club. . The guests were received by Mrs. | Roosevelt, who was in a Victorlan costume in keeping with the cabinet wives' presentation. Supper Wwas served in the red and the blue rooms, | the breakfast room and the red cor- ridor, while the Marine Band, con-| ducted by Lieut. William F. H. San- telmann, played. New Deal Satirized. The entertainment provided by the ‘widows consisted of a group of skits satirizing the New Deal, presented on | a large stage in the east room. The first, “The Roosevelt Ray,” showed Dr. New Deal administering his life- giving ray to several agencies which had never before existed. Like Frank- enstein’s monster, the newly created | agencies were about to run away with | their creator, but he finally managed to lock them up until after election day. With satire in the saddle, the enter- tainment went on to deal with “The | ‘Wages of Sin, or Nellie's Reedsville Project.” To the mournful tune of *Hearts and Flowers,” Little Nell, her noble parent, a black-moustached vil- lain, and a worthy yokel chanted and Jigged the sad story. In Little Nell's erms was her child, in a long, black | shawl, referred to as The Project, which seemed to be the building of boxes for the Post Office. The villain, | who hailed from Indianapolis, tried to steal Little Nell's child-project, but | with the aid of the worthy yokel,| Gridiron Club “Widows In the cast of “The Wages of .Sin,” & “mellerdramer” staged last night at the White House by the Gridiron Widows while their hus- bands entertained the President, were: Mrs. A. D. Pierce, Mrs. Lowell Mellett and Mrs. J. Fred Essary with “Little Nell,” left to right in the picture. Below, left to right: Mrs. Ray- mond Clapper as the prime min- ister, Mrs. Ulrich Bell, court flunkey, and Mrs. Byron Price, the king, talking things over before another skit, “Royal Press Con- ference.”—Photos by Harris-Ewing. was bold with sidesteps and gestures and the skit ended with the sight- seers’ plea: “Take us out to the zoo park, “Take us out to the zoo: “Show us the tenants who dwell in a cage. “And live in contentment to happy old age; | “No one envies the White House, | “For there, quite sad to relate, “It's one, two, four years, you're out, And at most it's only eight.” | The entertainment was arranged by a committee which included Mrs. | Ulric Bell, wife of the president of | the Gridiron Club; Mrs. Edwin W. Gableman, wife of the vice president; Mrs. J. Harry Cunningham, wife of the secretary; Mrs. J. Fred Essary, wife of the treasurer; Mrs. Raymond Clap- g THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C, ” Parody New Deal RES[RVE BANKERS | Redmond. Miss C. FACE CREDIT TASK Board Meets Here Tuesday, Confronted by Problem of Surplus Funds. The issue of the mounting fund of credit, evidenced in excess reserves totaling $3,300,000,000, wil! be thrashed out by the leading bankers of the country and the board of governors| of the Federal Reserve System on ‘Tuesday, when the Open Market Com- mittee, composed of governors of the 12 Federal Reserve banks, is scheduled to meet. Reports circulated In the Capital last night, without official confirmation, that at least two members of the pies- ent board would not be chosen for the new board of governors, which will take office February 1. At that time, a seven-man board will be named by President Roosevelt, replacing the present eight-man board. The existing set-up inciudes two ex official members. Both will be dropped. The foremost point of this week’s discussion is whether the Reserve Sys- tem should take precautionary meas- ures to regulate the inflajionary as- pects of the largest amount of surplus credit in history. The Federal Advisory Council fa- vors letting Government securities “run off,” a procedure opposed by the Reserve Board and the Treasury. Officials of the Reserve Board opine that the Open Market Committee will stand with the board as to method, 0. Orr. Miss Flora G. Padgett. Miss Mary Phillips. Mrs. W, Page. Miss C. W ickett. Mrs Parker. Miss Flora llie V. H. Parkinson. Miss P s B Nellie A Bitte. Mrs. Alice 7. Patchin. Poe . K. M Prager Miss E rs. H. L. Mrs. H Phelps. Miss G"uk‘.,um' Mrs. Inez Rishel. Miss V. A Y Mrs. Rainey. Miss Ada_ Robinson, Mrs. A. Ramey M. G. Robinson ~Miss M. Jr. Roche. Miss J. 3 Rockwell, Mrs. W. Ragsdale, Mrs. W Ray: Ms, William F. Reaves Mrs_ L. M Reck Mrs. D. D Routt. Mrs. ». Reed. Mrs. Stanley M M. G. Rowland Miss Helel Reeve. Miss Riordan, Miss M. Smith, Mrs. 8. H. . Snure. Miss Ann . Snue. Miss Ann Spence, Miss E. L. Bquire, Mrs. Edna Stephens, Miss V Stephenson, Mrs_ M Savage, Mrs. P. A, . Mrs Shepperson. Shreve Mrs. F. D. DECEMBER 15, | Tex. | Giannini, San Francisco banker, has 1935—PART ONE. agreeing on an increase of reserve requirements. This prediction is based on previous preliminary opin- ion, hinting that such was the belief of the committee. ‘While reserve appointments rest solely with President Roosevelt, and he has made no statement.so far, there have been reports that George R. James o* Memphis and Charles S. Hamlin of Boston may not be’ re- named. Hamlin has been with the board since its formation more than 20 years ago, wkile James was ap- recognized Board circles as a conservative, Mar- riner 8. Eccles, who is now board chairman, is classed as a liberal. In fact, James has told some of his as- sociates privately he did not expect the President to reappoint him. Names frequently mentioned in Ecnnnecuon with possible places on the new board include Joseph A. Broderick, former New York bank superintendent, and Francis Law of the First National Bank of Houston, Recently the name of A. P. been heard. Credence to this rumor was given recently, when he, Giannini, attended a dinner at the White House. Several of his friends here insist, how- ever, that he will not take the job. 'TALMADGE ATTENDS GRIDIRON DINNER Declines to Discuss Townsend Plan, but Tells of His Own. Gov. Talmadge of Georgia stepped from an Atlanta train clothes last night and hurried to the Gridiron Cub's dinner, where Presi- guests already had sat down. An hour late for the famous news- paper club event, Talmadge had dressed on the train. The executive, outspoken opponent | of New Deal policies, declined to dis- | cuss politics | @ good tim ying “I'm up here for Asked what ' he thought of the Townsend old-age pension plan, he | said_hurriedly: “That's Townsend's plan—my plan | is to go back to work and quit lookink to the Government for support and in evening | dent Roosevelt and other distinguished | cut the Government down so it wont | | be s0 hard to support.” Look For CHILDREN'S HOUR BANNED IN BOSTON Play Lauded by New York Critics Held Indecent by Mayor. By the Assoctated Press, BOSTON, December 14—A New York dramatic success, “The Chil- dren’s Hour,” was added tonight to the long list of plays banned in Bos- ton as indecent. Praised by the full roster of New | York critics, and now in the thir- teenth month of its Manhattan run, | the three-act tragedy of life in a girls’ boarding school, was auspices of the American Theater Society, an affiliate of the Theater Guild. Boston's censorship, which has doomed numerous plays and hundreds of books found acceptable elsewhere, was invoked by Mayor Frederick W. Mansfield. He declared he was “unalterably opposed” to the play’s production here | after reading it and a report of the city censor, Herbert L. McNary, who saw it in New York. “The Children’s Hour,” explained McNary, “has been identifled with a theme that would automatically bring it to the attention of the board of censors. “The theme centers about homo- | sexuality and nothing could be done with the play to relieve it of this.” The play, written by Lillian Hell- man, was to have been opened here January 6, backed by a distinguished | subscription list of 5,000 regular pa- trons of the Theater Guild and The- ater Society. The play’s tale is that of two head- mistresses of a girls' school about whom students circulate unsavory and { false rumors in resentment at disci- | pline. Although the preceptresses are cleared in the last act, one com- mits suicide. Tonight A. G. Munro manager of the theater where the play was to have been presented, was busy can- vassing suburban cities and towns on the chance officials elsewhere might view the play differently. to have been | presented here for a month under | The Gold Clock This NEW GENERAL @ ELECTRIC Streomlipe Will Clean Your Rugs With the Greatest of Ease This modern, streamline General Electric Cleaner weighs less, cleans faster, better and 'more easily than other cleaners selling for up to $80. G. E. Spot-lite illuminates the cleaning path. It gets all the dirt. 440 Other Vacuum Cleaners from $17.95 up. o gmn 1332 N. Y. Ave. NA. 6800 = CHAS. SCHWARTZ & SON virtue triumphed. er, Mrs. Byron F. Price, Mrs. Wi | Another skit was the “Royal Press | pRaymond. Mis. Lowel ]\kl"llott‘”hlvlarx:: Conference,” which had its setting in| Raymond F. Brandt and Mrs. J. F. N. & nameless foreign court. The King, | Bowie R in ermine robe and satin breeches, | The guest list follows: A Garner. Mrs. J. N. Gordon. Miss Evelyn | Keyes. Mrs. F. P. Kravatz. Miss H. Garneti B.H. Gray. Mrs. M. W. Keyser, Mrs. C. P. Gasch, Mrs. M. M. Greer. Miss K ;o | Gaston, Mrs. H. E. Gridley. Mrs. C. O. Germond. Miss M. Groves, Mrs. C. 8 Gerry, Mrs. P. G. Stevenson. Mrs. O. S Stofer. Miss Story. Miss I. F. Stratton. Mrs. L. C. Shver Mrs. 1ds P. Simms. Mrs. ROH | Simpson. Mrs. K. L. Landaker, Mrs. D. D. Lincoln, Miss E. P. | Sinnott. Mrs A. J. | Larimore, Miss B, Lincoin. Mrs. G. G_ | Slear, Mrs. J. K. Strayer. Miss Martha Larrabes Mrs C. R. Lindley. Mrs. Ernest | Small. Mrs. John H. Sullivan, Mrs. Mark Laville. Miss Wilma 3 Smith. Miss Ethel M. Suydam. Mrs. Hackmeister, Miss L. Hodges. Mrs. Paul Lea. Mrs. C. M Lindsay. Miss M. Smith. Miss G. 8. Swanson, Mrs. C. A. Hager. Mrs Hoes. Mrs. G Leatherwood, Mrs. Liovd M M Smith, Mrs. R. B. Haines. Mrs. Lock. Mrs. E_P. ir T. Hamlin, Mrs. C. 8 Longworth, Mrs Ruth Townsend. Mrs. J Hard. Mrs. William Alice Roosev Chas. Mrs. M Harriman Mrs. E A Harris. Mrs. Ned B. . rs. P.E. Hart. Miss M. Poe. Hornaday, Mrs. J P. Lewis, Mrs. K rs. Haven. M V. Hornaday. Miss M. Libby, Mrs. V. K. Thomas. Mrs. E P. . JT. :(fl'lchd M\;( Cgor};e M. 1 ;gflf{fl“z: l}‘d’r‘ (r‘ c. . Banister, Mrs N : oward. Mrs. G M. s s iicrophone and made a radio Speech ' Barnara: Mrs WL mrante ML & e Howe, Mrs. L. McH. Mclntyre. Mrs. | Tighe. Miss J. in tones strangely similar to Mrs, Barry. Mrs. Robert Branson. Mrs | Helm_Mrs. J. M. Howe Mrs. W. B, PR At Tiller, Mrs. T. H. celt’ > ; Bates. Mrs. Sanford Brayman | Hommwil atiss 3. Howell Mise E. A& Mekennes M Roosevelt’s talks on the air. Bathon, Mrs, Lella Brewer, Mrs Heidning, Mrs. A 8. Hull. Mrs. Cordell R e Frank Buck in Indiana Wilds. L k 8. E S, Brooks Mrs. Himes. Mrs_J. H. Hummer. Miss G s B “The March of the New Deal” | Bell. Mrs Ulric replied to innocuous journalistic ques- | tions about the grouse and the Tories | Aliender. Mrs. Nina Arne, Miss Sigrid in words dictated by his Prime Min- | Anderson, Miss Mary Arthur. Mis. L. B. rmstrong, Mrs. erton, Mrs. ister. The Queen, in rull-;_flested B. jr. Atwater, Miss H. W. &kirt, serge coat, and turban trimmed | B. in violets, developed & surprise per- | Babbage. Boettiger. Mrs. J. zonality. When it came time for her | Bagor: WS R. L. Bonwit, Miss Julia A part in the interview she snatched a Bradshaw. Miss R. V. Hoimes. Mrs. G. R. Hood. Mrs. J. F. Nancy A Lee. Miss Annabel LeHand. Miss M Lenroot. Miss K Lewis, Miss D. J. tone Rlwagt Uleome Because thely come from a store with a 47-year Reputati r Quality! elt Loose, Mrs. J. L Lumsden. Mrs. E R Lund, Mrs. Charles V. Van Deman. Miss R. Vincent, Miss M > Vitray., Miss Laura, Vosbury, Mrs. M. C w. Whiteford, Mrs. R. Williams. Miss M. Williams, Mrs. M_B. A. Brooks, Miss | Hitchcock. Mrs. Hynes, Miss E. K. Markh: nnett, Brosseau, Mrs. Gilbert M. | Marshatl. M MENair Mrs M. 5. [ Bi 3 in. Miss s M N paraded the events of the last three | Berry, Mrs. G. . - i i hewe ers 3 s L. | o, Mrs. | . - | Jefferson. Miss M. F. Jones. Mrs. M. M. z Iker. Mrs. E. G. years across the stage in a rapid-fire| Bery™an. Mes, O K. Buchalter, Miss | Jenckes, Hon: V. E. Jones, Miss R. E. - lince, Mrs H. A pantomime, ending With the Spend- | Black Miss Runy A Buel dire S 8 " | Jennines. Miss M." Jones Mrs 8 r Mty M K. Vi L . d. S. T sen, Miss H. > thrift year of 1935 and the Question | BIATENY Faiiv N Busbee, Miss Emma | Johnston. Miss F. B. Jodlin. Mrs. T. G. | . Teresa n. Miss V. L, Mark of 1936. | Boeckel, Mrs. F. B. jonex. Miss Dorothy Joyce. Miss B. M. | Meglintock. “Miss Gladys amell Ms SO e | ones, Mrs. G. \ N P. B erle Morgan, Mrs. o The Administration's corn-hog pro- | . e o e T McCord, Miss Stells Morgenthau, Watson, Mrs. E. M. gram came in for its share of the| SaTa¥av,Sen. M. W. Condan, Mrs E Henry. § evening’s satire when Representative c]l-murM MrsE ); Y rk. Mrs. ARE THE PERFECT GIFT s . Miller. Mrs McClintic Milliken, Mrs. R LADY’S ELGIN WATCH An attractive model, with natural gold $§ R filled case _________ 24 McCormick. Miss K. T Watts, Mrs. Marle McDougall. Miss M Webb. Mrs. H. K. McGerr. Miss Grace M Weed. M McGerr Miss Helen Mul Weish. Melntire. Mrs. R. T King, Miss P. G Kinnear. Mrs. Isabel Kirchhofer, Mrs. H A Kiotz. Mrs. H N Kreiselman. Miss L. sh. Mrs. Walter Nowell. Miss Betty Kuhn, Miss E. Mrs. H. F. Kshn. Hon. P. P. Keating, Mrs. M. | Keezer, ‘Mrs_ D, Kelly. Miss Lora Kelly, Mrs. M. G Kendrick. Miss Ann Kepner, Miss S. R. Virginia Jenckes of Indiana, who|ghik MiS E § farms 1,100 acres there and should | Clark. Miss Jean know, portrayed Frank Buck investi- | Sigmee Jirs- N R gating the A. A. A. program. In| Coje. Miss R. sunbonnet and gingham dress she fur- | Colman, Mrs. H. A. Cutlip, Mrs. L. 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