Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-05-30 | Page 6 | Snappy Statesmanship

Snappy Statesmanship and ceaselessly making the VIGILANTLY V rounds as a good reporter should do Preston Grover lets no important matter of the public business escape his notice in Washington Washingto So he chronicles in his weekly letter from the capital that President Roosevelt is getting a pair of suspenders suspenders suspenders sus sus- penders from one of the ranking style designers in America Elizabeth America Elizabeth Hawes of New York It came about this way Secretary of War Woodring was conferring with the president and andin andin andin in a moment of deep thought permitted an idle thumb to slip under one of his suspenders A Aloud Aloud Aloud loud and vibrant snap was the result as he pulled the elastic strap out and let it smack back against the secretarial chest The president was delighted no end and asked the embarrassed secretary where to get such re resounding resounding resounding re- re sounding suspenders Mr Woodring said he would get the president an even nobler pair Miss Hawes designed them a creation in fn blue with golden stars to hold up the presidential pants That as one might say should end suspense in Washington What this country has needed all along is snappy statesmanship It has come with spring tra Now as Henry Ford has said we weare weare are going to have changed conditions No more down at the heels aspect for one thing