Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1901-02-14
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Novel Rules of a Congressional
Fishing Club on Drinking.
STORY OF A WASHINGTON MATCH.

STORY OF A WASHINGTON MATCH.
Chinese Minister'S Experience as a
Matchmaker-Senato McComns the
Creator of n Delicious Dish-Bever-
idge's Chinese Idol Pose-Tvvo Now
ell Souvenirs.
There is fishing club with many
congressional members that has club
Washington correspondent Of the New
York World. Recently a new house
committee took hold. After it's first
meeting these rules were posted:
Il. If any member of this club drinks
more than five cocktails before break
fast he shall be warned
80. If, after being warned, any men,
Der of this club drinks more than five
cocktails before breakfast he shall be
warned again.
g. Ii, after being warned for the
second time. any member Of this club
drinks more than five cocktails before
breakfast he shall be warned for the
third and last time.
~. If. after being warned for the
third and last time. any member of this
club drinks more than five cocktails be-
fore breakfast he shall be considered
hopeless and left to his own devices"
The Chinese minister is a match
maker. He congratulates himself on
having been the chief agent in bring
ing about one Of the recent and notable
weddings in Washington, that of the
daughter of a United States senator,
says the st. Louis Globe Democrat.
81 attended marriage ceremony about
a year ago" Minister WI tells it, "and
among the bridesmaids was Miss
Blank. the daughter of Senator Blank.
After the ceremony there was recep-
ton, and in the course Of it l said to
Miss Blank. I suppose l shall have
the pleasure of attending your wedding
soonT The young lady said there was
no prospect of such an event. why
don't you get marrried?' l asked. She
replied that she could not do so until
some one asked her. Oh said l, that
can be arranged very easily. I'll at
tend to it. turned to a nice looking
young man who had been what you
call in this country the best man. and
said to him. Wouldn't you like to
marry this young lady, Miss Blank?
He said he would be delighted. There
said to Miss Blank, this young
gentleman. through me, asks you to ac-
cept him. We all laughed, and that
was the end Of it at the time.
"a few days afterward | met Miss
Blank at reception. and she said to
me: Minister WI, that was a novel
thing for you to do. | had only been
two Well, a couple Of weeks ago
received the wedding cards for Miss
Blanks wedding, and said would
go and see what kind of husband she
had got. When | saw the wedding
party come into the church, there was
the young man for whom l had pro-
posed to her. | had not so much as
huOMu lllillS W uCu tlAuS luC piO-
posal | think | can say that l am
what you call matchmaker"
Great men have had their names per-
petuated because Of some delicious
dish which made them famous-lob-
ster Ia Newburg, beef la Chateau
BRAND and so on down an almost end
less list Of good things to eat. Why
not, then. chicken Ia McComas?
The dish which Senator McComaS
most dearly loves is not the canvas
back or the terrapin of his beloved
Maryland. but chicken on the half
shell. says the Washington Post. 1t
takes an artist to prepare it and an
| epicure to enjoy 1t. First of all, pro-
cure an imitation shell of china or
porcelain. fluted and tinted rosy pink
like the real article. Into this at
tractive receptacle place some minced
chicken, thickened with cream and fla
toothsome mixture sprinkle thick
covering of bread crumbs in which
there have been placed some truftles.
Then bake until the top is well brown
ed and serve on the shell.
Future historians may not agree that
Senator McComas is the creator of
this delicious dish, but they will be
compelled to admit that he first made
its beauties known to the senate, and
this is fame enough. In the capitol, at
least. it is chicken la McComas.
Senator Beveridge Of Indiana was
giving fairly good imitation Of Chi
nese idol in the marble room of the
senate the other day. He installed
himself. according to the Washington
correspondent Of the New York World
on table in the center Of the room
and then folded his feet ulder him as
a Chinese deity i'll good repute is sup,
posed to do. 1t was quite an acrobatic
feat. and Mr.. Beveridge is about the
only man in the senate capable of per.
forming it. The senator continued in
earnest conversation with caller and
assumed the position uuconsciously