Mother's Return

One day last month hawk-eyed H. I. Phillips of the New York Sun was por- ing over the Journal of Commerce when he spotted on the same page an advertisement and a little news item. Promptly in his "Sun Dial" column the following appeared:

ADVERTISEMENT

As thoroughly American institutions, we strongly advocate Americans dealing first and to the fullest extent with American companies. This serves . . . our country's manufacturing . . . employment . . . national progress.

Ernest Sturm

Chairman of the Boards, American Fore Group of Insurance Companies. NEWS ITEM

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sturm and their daughter will sail Saturday on the Rex for Gibraltar for a three weeks' tour through Spain. Following the tour they will embark at Gibraltar on the Conte di Savoia.

Last June Mrs. James Roosevelt, 79-year-old mother of the President, sailed from New York for a European holiday aboard the German liner Europa. Last week it was the French liner Ile de France that brought her back to the U. S. With her she brought from Aberdeenshire four yards of Scotch tweed as a present for her son to have a suit made from. Said she: "The cloth was very reasonable. I don't think it cost as much as -L-5. I do hope my son will have it made up, although Washington is hardly the place to wear such cloth. But he can wear it when he is away from Washington."

Mrs. Roosevelt has all her son's tact and skill in dealing with the Press. When ship-newshawks rapped on her stateroom door, she called out: "I'll have to ask you to wait for half an hour. My hair is not fixed and I must dress." Thirty minutes later reporters trooping into her cabin were greeted with: "Who are all these charming people?''

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