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Show of Fiorello LaGuardia's town. There were 130 pooches of proud lineage in attendance, in addition addi-tion to the idlers who owned them and the jaded patrons of the place. The newspapers report that a good time was had by all, though the opiniona of the aristocratic dogs were lacking. Could they have voiced their impressions, most like lr comment from them would have been, "What fools these mortals be." For the , dogs spent the afternoon lapping up cocktails, munching canapes and "taking on some very ailly looks. They're practically human," one of the exhibitors ex-hibitors was able to say when the show was about half over. ; As it drifted Into a rather uncertain end. some of the humans v.rre cryinR. others trying to convince the prettier of the cigarct girls that their wives did not understand them, one of the very, very toplofty ladies was giving an off-key off-key rendition of "One More Little Drink Won't Do U Any Harm," while ome volunteers in the party made a courageous effort to ring in a little lit-tle harmony. Other provided other impromptu entertainment, but by then o many were in assorted attitude of noisy aleep that the how went on unseen, unheard and unappreciated. The "swampers," it is said, demanded double pay for making the place presentable for the evening trade. It was a "benefit," of course, and so is listed as a worthy cause worthy of the cheers of the populace. In this instance the cheers are a bit difficult to manage. If the total cost of the party had gone to the humane cause it served, the Bide-a-Wee home would have been the gainer and mankind would have been spared a spectacle spec-tacle revealing to what banalities, stupidities and plain idiocies some fellow creatures can and do descend to when they have no work and lack the wits for it. . Very Doggy Affair " M1" knowmsT how to. do th thing decently, E ll intelligently and profitably, a group of socialites so-cialites in New York the other day, asked to raise money for the Bide-a-Wee home for friendless friend-less and dejected dogs, "threw" a cocktail party for their own dog in one of the ritzy restaurant |