Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-06-26
[specIal Correspondence.l


arose less than fortnight ago and
came about in this way:
At Chevy Chase dinner party was
given to the young people of society
by the daughter of the attorney gen.
eral and the daughter of the secretary
of agriculture.
Miss Alice Roosevelt was one of the
guests, as was Miss Root. 1t so
CHANGED that the young ladies drove out
to the Chevy Chase club together. When
they arrived, II was late-so late, In
fact, that others of the dinner party
had given them up and after waiting
nearly half an hour had sat down with
out them. Several courses had been
served when Miss Roosevelt, accom-
panied by Miss Root, entered the room
and made their hostesses all due apol-
ogy because of some accident on the
road.
AS the presidents daughter crossed
the threshold the dinner company, as
IL by common consent, rose to its feet
and remained standing until Miss
Roosevelt had been seated. Now, while
the girls are quite willing to admit that
it is all right and proper for the men
to rise until Miss Roosevelt should
have been seated, there Is no reason In
the world why the girls should have
risen.
"UncIe Joe's" Left Hand.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon had a hard prop
osition on the naval appropriation bill,
and he went to see Speaker Henderson
about 1t. The speaker was stern and
unbending.
Il want TO be recognized on this
ITEM" said Uncle Joe
We'll replied the speaker. II will
recognize you exactly us long as you
keep your left hand in your pocket"
That will suit me" replied Cannon.
The time came. The speaker recog-
niZed Cannon. He began to talk, with
his LEFT hand In his pocket After he
had been talking about II minute the
left hand flew up in the air In char
uctelsiic Cannon gesture.
Tile gentleman's time has expired"
said the speaker. banging with his
gayel. and Uncle Joe" was obliged TO
sit down
For twenty years Cannon has been
gestlculating with that left hand, and
habit was too strong for him.
Fer the Presidents Pistols.
n, n
rushed into the room Of the chief clerk
Of the ordnance bureau In the war de-
partment.
Gimme two boxes of cartridges for
the presidents pistols he said hur-
riedly,
A clerk got the cartridges and gave
them TO the messenger, who galloped
strenuously back to the White House.
Three minutes after he had given the
cartridges TO the president the presi-
dent was on his horse galloping for the
suburbs. followed by his orderly and
two bicycle policemen. The president
carries pistol with him when he goes
riding He knows how to use it, too,
should the occasion arise.
Friend of the Pensioners.
When In the distant hereafter Sena-
tor Gallinger dons his angel wings. he
will be constantly flying around OH err
rands Of mercy for the old pensioners.
| Everybody knows that he has had
more pension bills adopted during this
session than were ever passed before
| in similar length of time and that
great many more will be enacted he
fore the season adjourns.
During temporary lull In the Philip.
pine debate Senator Gallinger arose
and addressed the presiding officer. IF
there is no one ready to speak," he re
marked. Il think ! would like to have
a few pension bills passed"
Everybody laughed but as Senator
Teller evidenced desire to talk the
pension bills had to wait.
sure Sign Of Friendship.
Senator Mason sat in the midst Of a
group of his colleagues In the marble
room telling them of the impressions
VIII. CHI he gathered In Havana during
the inaugural on or the Cuban republic.
He was very emphatic when he refer
red to the kindly feeling entertained by
the Cubans for the United States,
which he said was manifested in every
possible way.
How friendly were theyT" asked
Senator Depew.
We'll" replied Mason. "they were so
friendly that a dozen of them offered
to lend me money"
For White House Improvement.
Representative Cannon talked with
the president the other day about the
proposed alterations in the White
House and the erection OF an office
building for the president and his ex-
ecutive force south of the executive
mansion. Mr.. Cannon consulted with
the president as to his wishes I'm the
way of alterations and improvements.
The appropriation for the work is now
In conference In congress and will UNI
doubtedly be adjusted by the two
bodies. The two bodies of congress
proceeded OH different lines In making
the appropriation, and there will have