Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-04-10
Washington Letter.
From Regular Correspondent

ers and fighters has been the basis OF
endless good-natured gossip. The
humblest private who served in the
Rough Rider regiment with Col.
Roosevelt can always count upon not
only being cordially welcomed at the
White House, but upon being tamil
iarlY called by name as soon as he
gets in sight, for Mr.. Roosevelt knew
them all by their names and manages
not to forget them. More prominent
fighters, although [ suppose Gen.
Miles must be excepted, are also al
ways warmly greeted by the Presi-
dent. But some think that he likes
the writer's even better than he does
the fighters, especially those OF them
who are old friends. One of the latter
was his guest a few days ago, and
right royalty guess chummily is
better-was he treated. 1t was Ham
lin Garland, who knows the cattle
ranches and cowboys quite as we'll, if
not better, than the President does,
and likes them equally as well. AS
the two men have many ideas in
common it is certain that it was a
delightful visit to both of them. The
President recently said that n OF
the reasons he liked fighters and
writer's was that he could be friendly
with them without being asked for
official favors.
There was no April fool business
about the grand ball given last night.
under the patronage of Lady Paunce-
fote, Baroness Won Hengelmuller, the
ladies of the Cabinet, and about forty
other society leaders. 1t was n of
the SWEETEST events of the season, not
withstanding the fact that tickets
were sold to all who chose to pay IS
a piece for them. 1t was for the ben
eft of the Home for I~ncurables, a
most worthy charity. which has very
frequently benefited through the
women of Washington society. The
ball was given in the handsome bail
room as a new hotel and the attend
ance included most of the prominent
young persons in society. as well as q
a number of persons who bought tick
cts for the sole purpose of getting a
view at close quarters of the afore-
said young persons. 1t was simply a
repetition of the annual Charity Ball,
when society goes on exhibition to
raise money for a good cause-it
would be difficult to find a better
cause than helping to care for the
poor incurables.
.'Hello Patsey!" ''Hello Billy" was
the greeting exchanged by two men
who met in a Washington hotel lobby
the other day and stopped to pass the
time O. day and discuss the weather.
'.Poor devils, how sorry 1 am for both
of them,' remarked a lounger as they
stood and chatted. "Why?" asked q
by-stanGer, who scented scandal of
some sort. ssOh, WELL" answered the
lounger, II think that two men who
have to spend the income from prop
erty worth about SIS, 900, 900 deserve
sympathy, don't youP" The by-stand-
er left in disgust without answering.
The men were Mr.. w. F. Conrad, of
Great Falls, Montana, whose property
consists of sheep, cattle, land, gold
mines and a few banks, and Mr.. Pat
rick Clark, of Spokane, Washington,
the bulk of whose great fortune is
represented by mines. Both men
spend considerable time in Washing
ton, where they have many friends,
and where MI. Clark has a SON in col
lege. Neither is the slightest bit os-
tentatious and you would never guess
from the talk or manners of either
that he was the owner of millions.
The illness of DR.. Talmage, al
though he has at no time been con-
sidered in danger by his family, has
changed the arrangements for the
marriage of his daughter, Miss Maud,
to Mr.. Charles B. Wyckoff, of Ithaca,
N. Y, which is to take place on the
9th inst. Instead of being married at
church, as originally planned, they
will be married at home, and they
hope that DR.. Talmage will be we'll
enough by then to perform the cere-
mony. If not his son will.
Baroness Moncheur, wife of the
Belgian Minister to the United States,
whose recent marriage in Mexico City
was an international social event of
Importance, is expecting a visit from
her father, Hon. Powell Clayton, U.
S. States Ambassador to Mexico, who
has obtained leave of absence in
charges filed against him at the De-
partment Of State by Senator Nelson.
He has denied the charges by tele-
graph and says he will submit docu-