St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-29
DIR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Especial Correspondence

} The Society OIL w dSuluSLOu ArllSlS
has taken the initiative in a movement
to erect in this city building to meet
+be needs Of many organizations for
tbe holding of conventions, exhibitions
and affairs of a social nature. To this
end the society has issued call for a
conference at the Cosmos club the af-
1crnoon of Feb. Is at o'clock of dele
gates of such organizations for the pur-
nose of discussing the matter and
agreeing upon a plan of action. AS
planned the proposed building will be
of imposing and artistic proportions.
The scientific, patriotic and artistic
societies have long felt the need of
such a building and have been striving,
each in its own way, for the realization
.of this desire. For this reason it has
been deemed wise to call a conference
of those interested, as it is believed
that united effort will sooner effect the
purpose than will separate action on
the part Of each organization.
The call issued by the artists states
that there is a wish at this time, which
lis by no means local. to beautify Wash
ington, and the park commission has
provided a site for just such building
as is contemplated. Senator Mcmillan
has introduced in the senate a bill
which carries an appropriation of 3d.
100000 for the erection and mainte-
nance of this building.
Red Men and Art.
Two Indians were at the capitol see
ing the sights. They gazed at the SEN
ate and the house with immovable
.countenances. They were shown all
the pictures without eliciting e1en so
much as a grunt, and even the height
of the rotunda seemed to fail to i'm
press them. Suddenly, however, they
discovered over a door leading from the
rotunda to the house of representatives
marble group representing a white
man fighting with an Indian The white
man has his gun appraised warding OF
the Ratchet of the Indian, which is
about to fall upon his head
The moment the Indians saw this
group their apathy disappeared. Here
was something they could understand
and appreciate. They stood for some
time in front of the marble figures talk,
ing earnestly in their deep cultural
tones.
what do they sayW some one asked
the guide who was with them.
"They say" was the reply, that the
man with the gun could never save
himself unless he changed his position
They say that the Indian can very east
ly take the white mans scalp"
Which shows that the untutOred red
man is a critic from practical point
of view.
The Three Statues.
Secretary Hitchcock visited the capt.
toll the other day to appear before one
of the house committees. In the course
of conversation before the hearing be
gan he had occasion to make some ref
erence to Scott circle, which is on Six
teenth street, Just north of the secreta
rvs residence. He could not, however
think of the name of the circle and at
tempted to describe it.
"You know the place l mean," said
the secretary, appealing to the con
gresham who sat opposite him. ut is
the circle which has so many statues il
1.-THE statues representing the three
departments-state, war and interior"
ooh, Mr.. Secretary" said the con
gresham, you mean Scott circle"
YES" replied Mr.. Hitchcock.
But" persisted the congressman, 81
don't understand about the three stat
ues."
well" said Mr.. Hitchcock, "Scot'
stands for the war department, Web
tster for the state department and DR.
Hahnemann, the homeopath, for the In
terror department"
May Lose Bathing Beach.
In q recommendation forwarded t.
congress by the war department there
is a possibility that Washington viii
be without bathing beach next sum
mer. Through the secretary Of the
treasury an estimate for an appropria
ton of 100000 was forwarded to con
igress for the improvement of what Is
known as Potomac park, the area Of
which includes most of the ground oc
cupied by the lighthouses and pavilion'
of the bathing beach. In the estimate
as transmitted was the provision tina
the law establishing a free bathing
beach on the tidal reservoir near thu
monument should be repealed, the dis
itrict commissioners relinquishing al
rights i'll the premises.
A Beautiful Present. '~
Representative Young and Major ]
NJ. Carson presented to the presiden
the other day two handsomely bound
volumes sent him by the Friendly Son,
of st. Patrick of Philadelphia. One O.
these contained resolutions adopted by
the society in September last on thu
death of President Mckinley. The res
olutions are engrossed in beautiful
style, and the volume is handsomely
bound in green. The other volume con
tanned a history Of this ancient socie
ty, together with a history Of the Hi
bernian society.
The president told his callers that hi
fathers mother was Irish and wal