STATES & CITIES: Undressed Governor

STATES & CITIES

Undressed Governor

During Mardi Gras at New Orleans this year Commander Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere, captain of the German cruiser Emden, was startled, insulted by being formally received by Governor Huey P. Long of Louisiana clad in green silk pajamas, a red-&-blue lounging robe, blue bedroom slippers.

Now installed in the new $150,000 executive mansion at Baton Rouge, Governor Long last week received Maj.-General Frank R. McCoy, commander of the Army's southeastern corps area, and his staff, an engagement made a fortnight before. The reception scene: Governor Long...

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