The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The chahng Dish In Congress Where
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Especial Correspondence

Not only are chatting dish suppers
the most popular thing i'll Washington
society just now, being u pleasant mo-
dunn for the display of the culinary
skill Of diplomats and social leaders
generally, but at the capitol the pop
ularity Of the dish among statesmen is
rapidly growing. Speaker Reed is dew
otee of chatting dish cooking and so is
Representative Hit, the chairman of
the foreign affairs committee, while
Congressman Richmond Pearson, club
man, raconteur and good fellow gener-
ally, is expert in the preparation of
toothsome dishes. One of Senator Cor
mans favorite lunches is a chatting dish
of oysters, while the array of silver
pans upon the familiar tripod in the
senate restaurant tells the story of de-
nclous tidbits for senatorial enjoyment
better than Il column of words.
A Senate Converts Views.
81 used to scott at the chatting dish
myself, said an epicurean senator to a
Post man the other day, but now am
a convert The man who says it is n
fraud and will not have anything to do
with it through mistaken prejudice
has lost one-half of the enjoyment of
life. Some remarkable improvements
are being made i'll the dishes, so that
the manipulation Of the lamp is certain
and safe, and handy toasters are now
supplied, SO that the toast for Welsh
rabbit can be made at the table. think
the chatting dish is one Of the best things
i'll house. 1t has tremendous possibili-
ties, and I am told that there are
100000 of them in use. If anybody
will organize chatting dish club, I
want to go in as q charter member"
Too Much Influence.
Every cabinet officer in town and
every head of bureau having power to
make changes i'll the force under him
has been deluged with letters asking
that this one and that one be not dis
turbed in their places, and much of the
time Of these officials has been taken
up In listening to personal requests of
senators and representatives III the in
terest of people who fear dismissal.
AS rule such letters and requests
strengthen tho employee in his or her
place, but n case lately occurred in one
of tho departments of tho government
Ill which the clerk, enjoying comfort
able position i'll which she was per-
fectly secure, lost her place merely be-
cause Of the large amount of influence
she was bringing to bear and was re-
duced to minor position with a salary
OF but half that she had been receiving.
Better to Saw Wood.
Letters from senators and representa-
tives were pouring in on the official
who was her superior officer, but finally
certain senators called upon him and
complained that the lady in question
was making their lives n burden by
constant requests that they intercede in
her behalf and asked that stop be put
to that sort of proceedings They were
SO indignant that the lady was prompt
ly removed from her place, although it
IS said she would not have been dis
turbed had she quietly done her work.
The moral of this sad experience is be-
ing advertised quietly among clerks i'll
the following motto:
Don't worry your chief with an
overdose of influence, but quietly saw
wood''
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The lady who was subjected to this
unpleasant experience is now making