February 1941
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D
AN ENTRY PROM A DIARY
March 4, 1929 (a cablnot momb.3r»s
wifo who is very talkatlvoD.
Today was undoubtodly tho worst
day of my wholo life* I had raado
plans to attond J-.ckson’s inaugura
tion with a party of my most inti—
mato frionds. Wo hoard tho inaugu—
rational address and thon wont to tho
Whito Houso to tho roc opt ion. Wo fin
ally pushod our way into tho Grand
Hall and wo woro shockod at what wo
boholdl Mon woro standing on thoso
boautiful chairs, -'.nd somo’tero cGtlmb-
ing in through tho windows. Punch
was running ovor thoso lovoly rugs,
tables woro ovorturnod, chandoliors
woro brokon, and ornamonts woro on
tho floor, Ohl it makos mo want to
cry ovon now. To top it all, a big,
fat man with a long board and coon-
skin cap camo up to mo, ho hiccupod
loudly and said, "HiI yi old pal,"
Of courso I was indiginant o von
though I know ho was drunk, and I
triod to got out as quickly as I
could, I know I had stayod lono eo-
nough at that rocoption.How tor -
riblo tho Whito Houso mast havo look-
od whon it was all ovor.
WASHINGTON
GEORGE