Sunday Washington globe., 1902-02-02
THAT JOLLY COLUMN.
How Machen Has Secured Writers on
the star by Giving Their Rela-
tives Positions in Rural
Free Delivery.


Editor .SuHdaY GLOBE,
Last Sundays Times contained among
others, the following Jolly"
Miss Katie Lay Howe, of Brookland d.
c., is one of the most valued clerks in the
Rural Free Delivery service. Her station is
at the General Post-ofice Department. Miss
Hswe began her governmental service in
the Patent Office as a clerk, and after re
ceiviug several promotions, resigned and
for some months devoted her entire time to
the study Of stenOgraphy and typewriting
In both branches she soon became remark.
ably Tprofcient and was appointed to a
higher position in the Rural Free Delivery
service than she had occupied al the Patent
Office. She has travelled extensively, both
in this country and abroad, and about eigh-
teen months ago, with two of her sisters,
made a trip to Europe expressly for the
purpose Of seeing the Passion Play at Ober.
ammergau.
Miss Howe is a hne musician and her
services are much sought after in some of
the most exclusive circles in Washington.
If we could buy some people for what zee
think they are worth and sell them for what
Mey think they are worth, we could put
Carnegie in the shade in very short order as
a dispenser of libraries. The jolly above
quoted is evidently the opinion of the young
lady's value as entertained by herself, Now
we would like your assistance in disillusion-
ing this precious jewel in our good friend
Gus Machen's brilliant feminine setting to
the following extent.
Most valued"-why9 Because her father,
DR.. Franklin T. Howe, is one of the subsi-
died ($4, 500 per annum) Stars most
valued" (7) employes--his desk in the star
building not fifty feet away from his
valued" daughter's1 Miss Howe a fine
musician" No one but the Doctor
would have the temerity 20 accuse her of
that, for as a musical critic the Doctor"
stands alone by virtue Of what he doesn't
know about music His criticisms on the
musical treats that have been furnished us
this season have been about the tamest and
most dwelling generalities ever printed in
a local paper, and argue a woeful lack of
knowledge of detail Its up to" Tom
Moves to tell the Doctor" to go way
back "--also Tom should tell the Doctor"
to cut out all that free advertising which
the latter accords his versatile and accom-.
plished family in the Stars musical col.
umns from the prima donna comique, Mary
Ellen down to a certain Italian ivory
FOUNDER who virtually is owned by the
Doctor, " and who gets yards of free ad YER
tising from the Doctor" by reason of the
fact that he has been teaching the Doctors"
Youngest daughter free of charge for years,
and is still holding onto the job If twang-
ing banjo makes a fine musician" out of
girl we will let the opinion expressed in
the Times Jolly" go neutrality-suspicious.
that is the only instrument Kate Lay
operates on--but we doubt seriously if
''the most exclusive circles in Washington
are seeking so widely after the services of
the eminent banjoist Kate Lay Howe.
Isn't it nice though, to have papa on the
".SiaYY" It makes you SO Valuable
don't you know.
SEVERAL RURALITEs Who Know.