"Real People"

To honor the World Monetary and Economic Conference hospitable George V gave last week the first garden party to be held at Windsor Castle since the War-- a party which His Majesty decided should be for men only.

This decision the wives of U. S. delegates did not take lying down. When cards inviting only their husbands arrived the day before the party, they applied pressure which swiftly reached King George, kept the royal staff of secretaries up late that night sending out more cards.

Showers burst on Windsor a half hour before the party, cleared up just in time for Mrs. Cordell Hull. Mrs. Cox and other U. S. Delegation wives to enter the Palace gardens without getting soaked. They and their husbands were presented to King George and Queen Mary under the great scarlet and gold durbar tent which is always dry. "The King and Queen were wonderful!" cried the wife of Canadian-born U. S. Senator Couzens, emerging from the tent. ''They are real people!''

As every Ambassador knows a king must not be quoted. But temptation proved too much for that rich public character, onetime U. S. Ambassador to Turkey Henry Morgenthau. He made headlines by telling newshawks that King George had remembered him from War days.

Mr. Morgenthau also divulged that King George asked to have a private chat with U. S. Chief Delegate Cordell Hull, only to find that Secretary Hull had disappeared.

"I know Mr. Hull is a very busy man," said His Majesty.

"Mr. Hull." cried Mr. Morgenthau, "is not too busy to see the King!" By that time, however. Secretary Hull was on his way to Oxford where he spent a restful night.

During the week Londoners picked as their favorite character in the U. S. Delegation tall, breezy Texas ranching tycoon Ralph W. Morrison. Not much concerned with Conference backstairs intrigue (see p. 15), Mr. Morrison sat through more Conference sessions than any other U. S. Delegate, puffed a fat cigar in pleasant ignorance that all the little signs reading "Priere de ne pas fiimcr" meant "Please do not smoke."

One Morrisonism of the week London papers printed separately under sly little heads. Someone, they reported, mentioned to Mr. Morrison the name of Dr. Eduard Benes (pronounced Benesh). the man who is often called "Europe's Smartest States-man," a leading founder of the Republic of Czechoslovakia, who has put that State at the head of the Little Entente.

"Benesh?" said Texas' Morrison, candidly puzzled, "Who's Benesh?"

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