Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-11
LUNCHEONS, LIQUID AND OTHERWISE
Temporary Popularity Of Milk Diet in Senate
Restaurant--Visi from w. G. T. u.
Scares the Speaker.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF The SUNDAY BULLETIN.

sue SITS and employees. There is also
a public moral side to this question.
How can Uncle Sam assume the role
of drink.mixer for his legisiators7 He
VIII afford new theme for the carlca.
tnrist when he becomes a barkeeper.
But how about the thirsty Senator?
There has been much buttoning of
lfiCck coats during the morning hour.
in the committee rooms the \tinkle Of
, telephone calls has been continuous.
| Engagements to lunch with Senators
ore as much sought as tickets to
Presidential receptions. The Senate
restaurant fills rapidly after 2 o'clock.
Certain Senators are favorites, and a
member of the Committee on Rules,
under which the conduct of the res.
tGuran falls. can have anything he
wants, though II takes n culinary mir.
aclc to secure it.
! Luncheon is a serious feature of the
legislative day. Senators make regu.
lar appointments with each other to
discuss a bit of inside politics or a
party issue at lunch. Members OF diff.
ierent political faiths, VINO rant at each
other within the Senate Chamber, bury
their differences when the restaurant
is reached. and fraternize over pie and
milk, or Lynn Haven Bays, as the sea.
sCn warrants.
Constituents are tickled into fer.
take luncheon with their Senators.
They go home and tell about the big
men they saw. and what they ate, and
how Tile Senator knows 'em ALL"
II is interesting. We may not real.
lie 1t, but, honestly. We have some
clever men in the north wing of the
Capitol. One sees them more nearly
from an adjoining table than from
the galleries, and they seem more
themselves. often quite jolly and hui.
man. And the things they eat
A group OF Senators were seated
anout the long table in the Senators
room Of the restaurant the other day
raltaking of luhCfi of which milk
seemed to be the principal part. One
: Senator was eating a milk oyster stew
another had an order of milk toast, q
third had an apple dumping and
cream, his neighbor had modest
bowl of bread and milk, and fifth
waC eating pumpkin pie and milk
} Along came Senator Clark of Monta
ma who, after glancing at the various
: lunches said: We'll. ] guess I wiz
have a milk lunch, too. Bring me an
) order of crackers and milk" said he
calling to a waiter. He whispered tc
the waiter as the latter went out and
accompanying the order of crackers
and milk were two bottles OF cham
: payne which the Montana statesman
offered as a treat TO his companions
= The wine was consumed but only the
= physicians who were called to subdu'
5 the commotion caused by the mixture
: Ct milk and champagne can properl,
, attest to the success or failure Of thii
= particular lunch. Mr.. Page was asked
a " this was not rather a unique comb
nation for a lunch.
l. Yes; it is rather odd" said he, "bu
+ not so funny as some lunches | hay
:. served at the Capitol.
u What was the strangest lunch yo
S remember"
/. We'll, | guess that the dish tina
:, Congressman Grout of Vermont use
> to order is about as unique as any
b have ever known. He would orde
l, raw oysters, and sprinkle them wit
" powdered sugar"
o Welsh rarebits are not an unusua
b, GClicacy of some of the Senators. Frol
II ably they choose them as the bes
g means of fertilization against tn
Q speeches they subsequently have I
% listen to.
It 1t is no small undertaking to PR
,f eide meals for the thousand Member
If OF Congress and employees, and tn
,e other thousands of visitors who dali
s. fill the Capitol. Some years ago tn
u restaurants in the Capitol were col
a. Quoted on very small scale. TIL
house restaurant consisted of a littl
r. mole in the WALL just off the hall {
of the house, which at that time was
T. what is now Statuary Hall. At tn
1t li:tle lunch counter, for II was nothir
he else. home made pies, ginger brea
lie and doughnuts were sold, and as be
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