The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-09
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WASHINGTON IN LIGHTER VEIN
Clipped, Condensed, and Communicated.

was Earl de Grey, the British economist,
who is making a tour of this country.
Invited to meet him were Moreton
Frewen George Westinghouse, General
Manager Kendrick of the Santa Fe road,
and large contingent of Senators, in
Guiding Frye, Lodge, Aldrich, Kean, Han
ma, Warren, Hale, Platt, of Connecticut,
Burrows, Elkins, Foraker, Depew, Spoon
er and Mcmillan. The table was spread
in the room of the Judiciary Committee,
and presented a beautiful appearance,
with its wealth of flowers, handsome
china and cut glass. The menu, of
course, says the Washington Post, was
epicurean.
But the interesting fact concerning
the luncheon occurred after all the guests
were seated and the oysters had been
served. Then someone upstairs in the
Senate chamber, suddenly discovering
that many desks were empty suggested
that quorum ought to be called. The
| bells were rung, and, of course, they
| sounded in the impromptu luncheon
| THE Senators looked at one another
| They did not want to leave the hospita-
| bic board, and yet their duty called them
away. Duty won the day. They filed
| upstairs, only to find that Senator Clay
was about to begin a speech on the ship
| subsidy bill. AS they entered the cham
Der their less fortunate colleagues. who
| had not been invited to the lunch, gave
them laughing greeting.
The Senators answered to their names
| and then went back to lunch. After that
| they were not disturbed.
President Roosevelt'S dinner to Prince
Henry has furnished Washington with
choice morsel of gossip. Senator Mar
| tins curt defamation of the invitation
| which had been withdrawn from Sena-
| tor Tillman is talked of most. The in
| vitation was sent about 8 o'clock, and
| before receiving a reply the name was
included in the list of guests given to the
| press. Senator Martin was not at home
when the invitation was received, but the
| moment he got it he despatched a note
! regretting his inability to accept He
assigned no reason other than this.
similar occurrence marked the last
| notable banquet given at the White
House, that which President Mckinley
extended to Admiral Dewey. Governor
Bushnell, of Ohio, became offended be-
cause of some of the arrangements at the
parade, and at 6 o'clock sent his regrets
TO the President. His name also ap-
peared on the list of guests, and, like
Senator Martin, he caused a statement to
be published that he was not present.
The local organization of the w. C. T.
U. are much wrought up because Adolf
plus Busch, of st. Louis, was invited to
the Presidential board. They are getting
up a meeting to protest against the pres
ence of a brewer. They will draw up
resolutions and send them to the Presi-
dent.
There were the usual number of disap-
pointed people, many of whom are in the
Senate. but on the whole the feast is
considered quite a success for a Wash
ington function. A part of the function
which the President did not see was the
acrobatic performance of Kermit Roose-
welt and his two chums. The boys were
allowed to remain in the corridor. where
the musicians were placed. When the
Prince and his staff departed, about
1880, the boys followed the procession
to the main entrance, turning hand
springs to the sound of the music. One
of the German officers caught sight of
the performance and left the White
House shaking with laughter.
During lull in a Cabinet meeting
some time ago one of the Cabinet men,
bers spoke of driving cows to pasture
when the question was asked
"How many of us in our boyhood days
drove cows to PASTURE"
1t was developed that every one of the
Presidents official family had performed
that service in his youth. This is vouched
for by the Baltimore News man.
Representative Lamb, of Virginia, tells
good story about little girl and her
prayer. She lives in Petersburg, and is
Just four and a half years old. Like all
other good little girls, she kneels every
night at her mothers knee and, after re-
citing the Lords Prayer, silently adds
little prayer of her own.
One night her mother, rather curious,
asked her daughter what she had told
the Lord.
Mamma" said the youngster. 81 asked
the Lord to please remove that mole on
your face, but" added the little one, Il
also told the Lord that l thought the
mole had come to stay
There's a Big Difference.