Show for Though hes he's not to be accorded corded the honors of a ruling sovereign at Washington a distinguished program program pro pro- gram of entertainment awaits William Wil Wll- liam T. T Cosgrave titular president of the Irish Free Free- FreeState State when he tarries In the capital January 23 24 24 25 and nd nd 26 The Emerald Isle executive Will go west west west-to to Chicago before coming to Washington because bo- bo cause of at President Coolidge's ab- ab ab absence absence sence In Cuba But on Mr Congrave's Cosgrave's Cosgrave's Cos- Cos graves grave's first day here her he will pay his respects at the White House and that will pave the w way y to an endless round of festivities in his honor He will lunch with the president president pres pres- ident and Mrs Coolidge dine with the Irish minister Dr and andOn andon on the next next day with the secretary of state and nd Mrs Kellogg On January 26 he will be entertained at an evening reception by the British ambassador Sir Esme How How- ard President Cosgrave's daytime engagements In Washington Include luncheon with Overseas Writers the organization of newspaper men who have had foreign professional service and a a. a reception at which he will meet the ranking officers of ot the United States army and andna na navy V 55 a aDry Dry Democratic women who will convene in Washington on January 9 a and swear a righteous ous vendetta against Al Smith Jim Reed Bert Ritchie and others of their wet proclivities dont don't speak for all the sisters of ot the democracy The January bulle bulletin Un of the Women's National Democratic club reveals that the clubs club's recent national lilt 1928 Slogan Contest produced quite a crop of suggestions My eye Were We're Dry wan vas submitted by a resident of Washington D. D C. C You bet were we're wet was sent In by a Calif CalifornIan a a. a There may be le those who agree with Shakespeare th that t. t theres there's nothing noth noth- ing lag in a name but Senator Walter i E. E Edge Republican of New Jerse Jersey I very evidently thinks theres there's something something something some some- thing In a a. number A l Official Is the designation that adorns adorn the New Jersey license tag which the Atlantic City statesman carries on his automobile Senator Edge also owns A 2 and A 3 tags which are attached to the cars he in Jersey Hes He's had hod all three numbers number for several years Edges Edge's declaration declara declara- tion In favor of Hoover for president president president dent Is the star political development develop develop- ment of the New Year season The senior s senator from the mosquito commonwealth Is commonly re reputed reputed reputed re- re to be In receptive mood anent second place on a Hoover ticket a a S The uThe E Edgar Egar gar A. A Bancroft Fund FundIs Is the name of an endowment Just es cs- at Tokio for the education duca- duca tion of Japanese st students dents in the United States It Is the cre creation of the executors of the lat lath late American ambassador to Japan who have set aside from his e estate tate for forthe forthe the tho purpose The foundation c carries car carries car car- r- r ries rips out a wish expressed by Ambassador Ambassador Ambassador Am Am- Bancroft shortly before he passed away In Japan two years ago The funds will be handed over overto overto overto to a committee of distinguished Japanese citizens who have pledged themselves to see that only representative representative young men and women are aro selected to be the beneficiaries of the Bancroft foundation The ambassador expressed the hope that educated American Japanese might carry on the work In the midst of which he broke down the down the bettering of ot relations relation's between the two coun coun- tries a a S SA A man who knows his United States from the Justly celebrated hills of Maine all the way to the equally renowned siope of California has half just sized up In comparison with other b Us 5 Ue J the He d. d 1 y r lJ t. t r i fir So finds these outstanding characterIstics characteristics characteristics character character- of the capital Most gossipy community Largest number of pretty girls Noisiest street cars and om em- Fewest night all drug stores Most shrieking fire apparatus and anil hospital ambulances Handsomest trees I Most grinding ax-grinding and buck buck- pissing Longest society columns columns' in newspapers Most Moat patriotic people Finest railway terminal Most capricious climate S S S SWilliam William M. M Stewart director of tho Ull census probably got more brickbats among his Christmas and New Year cards than anybody In Washington Y That's because he had just JURt given out the census bureaus bureau's annual estimate of 01 the population of ot Americas America's towns and clUes cities The figures never satisfy anybody They're always below what and Peanut Grove believe they're entitled to and not only crossroads communities either The biggest places In the country seldom accept the census bureaus bureau's count of noses For instance Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia which last week was assigned an Impressive total of ot well over 2 Inhabitants Is to the front with a J claim that Greater Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia Is Is In fact a burg of 00 s Between the lines of that tha t estimate Is the admission that its it's the metropolitan district of city and adjacent turban Durban territory territory territory-In In Pennsylvania and New Jersey JerSey that that rolls up the bigger figure Copyright 1928 1028 |