Show I. I In n New York or orEW I EW EW YORK YORK They They poke all sorts dun un at Grover Whalen he Whalen-he he Is the Lt of ot many a a. columnists columnist's jokes but his job is Js one of those that ears mens men's souls Grover Gro Whalen halen Is the worlds world's Lampion greeter When the man vho rho ate SO 90 pancakes in Des Moines oro om omes s to New NOTT York tp pay his re- re P to the mayor it Is Js Grover who I iq iii the city's official j j who must meet him Groer Gro- Gro tr er Is chairman of or the mayra may may- 18 ra 8 reception committee succeed- succeed ng Rodman Wanamaker In that The biggest reception Mr Whan Wha- Wha fn n ever handled was that for Colo- Colo el Lindbergh when the flier filer came camerom camerom rom com Washington Under Whalen ere 85 men and women each with Job to handle Sleepless nights ave been en In Manhattan and GroNo Gro- Gro No cc cc Whalen has haa had them For Forny jany ny nights before Lindbergh came ro cr Whalen conferred consult- consult d dt delegated assigned And the theu u of the tho reception was 88 proof I f t Whalen's real ability Down on Broadway Broadn-ay the other da day saw sa Helen Keller Curious I fol- fol Iwed She went Into a movie Helen Jelen Keller blind deal deaf and and going to a movie moue S She e. e was accompanied by Miss fly Thompson her secretary rough ugh Miss l Polly THompson lelen telen cn Keller KeUer sees the tile movies roo Miss hompson spells into Melen's hand hat fiat she sees Top speed Is 85 Ord a a. minute Those who doubt springs spring's on the Irig must saunter into the tho Wash Wash- l market Straw hats alt all over If 19 ul place They're not In fn shop widows widows wid wiri- s on-s strange either either strange to say S1 the wear them The reason reason- o 0 butcher can tell you In tile the churches it al- al 1 lost Impossible to attend an aster Christmas or 0 New Year serIce serIce serIce ser ser- Ice at the centrally located looted ho houses es est t f worship unless much pressure Is rought to bear at an ah early curly date N even ven n then considerable expense my lay be entailed Something of or this crush for re 10 re- re services can best be realized during the tho various arlous Jewish holidays hoUdas sin since e Manhattan is a eft city of large Jewish population The various Synagogues find nd their space taxed far beyond capacity and special services go on in overflow halls haIls al 11 over the cK city I have seen advance seat scat holders scalping pew room in churches for sums up to 20 a a. seat soot during the seasons of ot special services The churches scarcely condone this but what can they do doa a about out it Thus It goes through almost every every branch of the city life The pell- pell mell leads leeds inevitably to crush and hence to this snail-like snail approach to coming events Broadway Broad Joe says sas The fellow who trio comes to the tho city It in order to tomake tomake make enough mon money y to 10 go back homo home and live in the country can only be matched b by the city fellow who tto goes to the country to rest to have lave enough pep to come comp back and slave in the city GILBERT SWAN Copyright 1928 NEA Service Inc |