The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-25
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
What a Former ROanOker Sees and
Hears at the Capital.

Washington, June 24.-(Special.)-
Whatever appears in our Washington
dailes from the city of Roanoke is always
read with interest by those of us who
have once had the privilege of living in
your city. And, may add, the number
of the Roanoke colony in Washington is
not small One stumbles upon them con-
stantly. The newspaper fraternity doubt
less remembers with interest Mr.. Harry
Colman, now Il Washingtonian. Mr..
Frank 7. Stone, late of Johnson & john
sons, Roanoke, is popular clerk in
Wertz's, one of the largest drug stores
here. Mr.. u. Lewis Daily, who is stenog-
rapher In the postofiice department, and
n student in the scientific school of Column
bian University, is doing himself credit
in both fields He has also lately had
dangling to the lapel of his coat medal
as token that in a recent contest aU tar
| get. shooting, he beat the rest of the mil.
itary company to which he belongs at
| hitting the bull's eye. Mr.. Rudolph
Ftster, another ex-Roanoker, has just
received with distinction diploma from
the Columbian University Law School,
from which he has been graduated with
the degree of bachelor of law. He will
next sc ssion take post graduate course
in law. Mr.. Foster is clerk to the Presi-
dents private secretary, with headquar.
seems to be going m than at the other
end of the avenue, where Congress is in
session-or rather, where the Senate is
in session, and the House in the constant
| process of adjourning.
| The President seems to be sincere
sort of man, but he has his hands full in
trying to restore prosperity by tariff
taxes. Whit many be considered very
amusing incident occurred in the Senate
few days ago. Rev. Hugh Johnston,
the pastor of the Metropolitan NJ. f.
Church, where the President worships,
was acting as chaplain in the absence of
the blind DR.. Milburn. In the course of
his prayer DR.. Johnston thanked God for
the tide of prosperity that is sweeping
| over the country Senator Jones, Far.
kansas, is said to have smiled broadly
and Mr.. Vest laughed andibly. So you
see good deal depends on ones point of
view. The Christian philosopher simply
thanks God for what he has, and keeps
up both his courage and his hope in the
effort to do the best he can, whether he
sees at hand adversely or prosperity
Whether the reverend chaplain was right
or the wish was only father TO the
thought, we need not discuss here. None
OF us needs, Mt any rate, to be among the
pessimists and the croakers, for they cor
rect nothing and help nobody.
We congratulate Roanoke on outstrip-
ping other competitors in obtaining the
meeting of the Democratic State conven-
ticn. May that assembly do the hest
thing for the commonwealth: for politi-
cal parties are not an end in themselves,
but arc good only as they accomplish
good for the body polite.
The tent meetings that have been going
on are helping, we trust. to make Roanoke
and her people both happier and better.
Happiness is good. but happiness with
out goodness is bad, and therefore dan.
gerous.
Perhaps it may be of interest TO some
to say, in conclusion, that Columbian
University, with which this..writer is con-
nected, has lately established an indie
pendent chair of Biblical literature, and
that he has been transferred from the de-
partment of general literature to the
headship of the new department..
EDWARD b. POLLARD.