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Show IMD(SIELR niinature coal scuttles. I think sue wore em just for a laugh. They was gold, and she wanted to see if her fifth cousin would confiscate it. The Cahinet was there. One of era I met that night 1 hadent met before. I had never met Mr Ickes. he Is a j mighty nice fellow and they claim very able. Met Mrs Wallace, Secretary Secre-tary of Agricultures wife, he was away speaking somewhere. Our Treasurer and wife are verv charming. 1 have been a friend of his Dads for years, the elderly Mr Morsrantbou, and 1 knew the son before his appointment. They all like him there. Jim Farley and his pretty wife was there laughing and cheerful as ever. Knew the first name of every one of the whole fifteen- A e k t hundred. Mr ' Roper, was there. I had met some of his sons. He raises his own Democrats, Demo-crats, kinder like Mr. Dockweiler docs inCal. Mr Dernof the Army and we renewed old acquaintances of our trip with the Govenors last summer. sum-mer. Missed Mr Swanson of the Navy an old crony who I always like from away back in Senate days. Guess he was celebrating for the Navy had just landed an appropriation appropria-tion that day that will make it a Navy again. Then Mr Hull who was being congratulated con-gratulated on all sides for his Conference Con-ference work in South America. We are going to quit being revenue officers for South American Republics. Repub-lics. If they want to make their own revolutions let em go ahead. The Attorney General were away too, and Mrs Perkins. I had a long chat with her on another trip. They say she is the most able woman that ever entered politics. She gets it done. Old Jessie Jones was prowling prowl-ing around there, keeping tabs on his Reconstruction loans. They served a little punch, nothing noth-ing in it, but by this time there would be. We attended that one two weeks too early. Then they had dancing in the Big Blue Room, but It all busts up about eleven, not only about, but at eleven. They was-ent was-ent all big wigs like the ones I mentioned. men-tioned. There was secretaries, voters, vot-ers, tax payers, lobbyists, everything. every-thing. They say its not as classy as the Republicans had, but what a Democrat lacks In class nowadays he makes up in numbers. 1QS4. McN-vshl Siiiscale. Inc. BEVERLY HILLS Well all I know Is just what I read in the papers, or what I see as I prowl. Well got some 9 fe- social news for you today. I am not so hot on the social gag, but when we were back in Washington couple of weeks ago, Mrs Rogers, Mary, and myself, my-self, why among all the other prowling around, we attended at-tended what they call a White House Reception. Thats one of those little quiet intimate affairs where sometimes for homelike purposes pur-poses they only have 12 or 14 hundred hun-dred guests. At the bigger ones it runs up to a couple of thousand. It starts about nine o'clock. We had been there for Dinuer, at a very lovely fine Dinner onl about ten guests. Then we stayed for the Reception. Re-ception. It was the first time I had ever seen one. Most everybody has been to them I guess but me, so I dont suppose I can tell you anything, but at that it was mighty exciting for me. First I pretty near had an argument argu-ment with the President while he was changing from his tuxedo, (which he had worn at dinner) to his dress suit which of course he would have to wear at the big Reception. Re-ception. He had asked me into his room to show me all the things he has in there. I asked him if he did-ent did-ent sit down during the time the people were passing by. (It takes about an hour and half). Well he said no that he stood. Well then I blew up. I told him he ought to sit down. That was one time I was telling tell-ing the President of the U.S. what to do. I have done it a lot of times but not so they could hear it, but this time I was laying the law down. Well anyhow I dident get aw:ay with it. He went right down and sfod up all that time. I dident win hut I still think I am right. Its an imposition to ask him to stand all that time. But I must get back to the Reception. I go down stairs and the first one I run into was Alice (pardon my familiarity, but nothing else dont fit i her but Alice) I made a courtesy and kissed her hand. I wascnt going to let some French Diplomat have anything on me. Well she looked lovely. My wife said she was tho j class of the Show. She had on some! rjuci earrings. They was great long 5old bnekcls that looket? kinder like |