Evening star., 1903-11-09
FINE FLORAL DISPLAY
IN THE HOUSE 1T WAS NEVER
MORE ELABORATE.
Senator Hanna Receives Most Preten-
tious Design Ever Seen in the Sen
ate-Mr. Bakers Locomotive.

The floral display in the Speakers lobby
was never more elaborate than today. The
popular members ON both sides were re-
membered by friends in lavish fashion. AS
the seats of members could not be deter
mined until after the drawing the flowers
were deposited in the lobby
Chrysanthemums were used in profus1on
in the Senate and there was hardly desk
that did not carry one or more huge bunch
es of these flowers. The fact that most of
the new senator's received their congratu-
Iatory offerings at the spring session OF
the Senate reduced the number of floral
pieces, but seldom has there been seen In
the Senate a collection gorgeous.
Senator Hanna's pronounced victory in
the Ohio election won for him what was
one of the most pretentiouS moral designs
ever seen in the Senate-a shlelo, tnTee
and a half by four and half feet, of blue
immortelles in which was wrought out OF
California grasses, ribbons ana fed' ~ni.o i
and blue immortelles the design OF the
American eagle, Identical with that on q
silver quarter Of a dollar. The shleid was
surmounted with a gorgeous cluster VI
American Beauty roses Inc onelils nu.e
the inscription, Senator mo,ats' marh n,',o "f
Cleveland Fully a score of smaller trIn-
utes were banked around Senator Halha
desk A., Now
Senator German III
,ond aIection was recognized by the second
largest floral piece, handsome Wiea.h'
more than two feet in diameter, win d
crossed cluster of roses. CARNATIONS ah"
chrysanthemums at the pase.
RepresenSative Bakers Locomotive
The friends of Representative ROBERT
Raker, the anti-pass member aoop'eo d
nniu,e method of showing their approVai
of his return of a railway pass. Upon MI
Bakers desk today was placed an eiaooia'e
floral tribute in the form of raliroao ioco-
motive and tender. five feet SIX lhches ,ts loEs'
thirty inches high and sixteen lnches "ioe
constructed of blue, yellow ana wiute IN
mortelles, placed on raliroau tlasA o.l "
base composed of ferns and cut mowers
roses chrysanthemums and carnations
which was six feet long by two leet Wiue.
The inscription on this novel noral test ,H
monial announced that 1t was presehteu
the anti-pass congressman from MS au
nnirers throughout the United States, ana
that among the contributors were the radl-
cal democracy of Brooklyn, Judge =. -.
Brown and Louis F. Post, Chlcago' WI
liam Lloyd Garrison. Boston; GOV. L.. =. r:
Garvin, Rhode Island; Judge Samuel sea
bury, William Everett Hicks and August
Lewis, New York; S. c. Rogers Buliaio'
Rev H. S. Bigelow and Daniel k1efer, Cn-
cnnati: DR.. w. p. Hill. st. Louis, ana Z. u.
RueU. Minneapolis. The Washington COM
mittee having charge of the presentauon
were F. S. Siddons, NJ. H. Ramage and u.
E. Bedell.
Photographs of the tribute are to be sent
to the contributors. The arrival of the
locomotive just before the House met
caused whirlwind of merriment
Some of the Tributes.
Clusters of American beauty roses adorned
the desks of Senators C. 1. Long and For
aker. Representative Charles Dick and T. E.
Burton. A large automobile of growing ferns,
orchids and lilies of the valley was present
ed to Representative Nicholas Longworth.
Other tributes were: Basket of roses. Rep
resentative B. B. Dovener. large bunch of
flowers, Representative Timothy D. Sulli-
van: basket of yellow chrysanthemums and
yictor's wreath with red, white and blue
ribbons, Representative George B. McClel-
Ian: bouquet of pink and white carnations,
Representative Solomon Dresser handsome
vase Of American beauty roses and chrysan-
themums in bed of fern, Representative H.
c. LoudensIager; bunch of red roses. Rep
resentative James A Hughes; basket OF
roses, Representative Williams of Oregon;
basket of chrysanthemums, Representative
Binger Herman; basket of roses, carna-
tions, &c, Senator Mitchell; basket Of flow
ers. Representative c. E. Fuller; vase Of
chrysa nthemums and roses and bunch OF
yellow chrysanthemUms and American
beauty roses, Speaker Cannon; basket Of
American beauty roses, Senator Mitchell of
Oregan; basket of chrysanthemums and
roses Representative James g. Richardson
of Tennessee; basket of flowers, Senator
Allison; basket of flowers, Representative
Timothy Sullivan; horseshoe of flowers from
Columbian Democratic Club of New York
Representative Henry NJ Goldfogle; bou-
quet of pink chrysanthemums and roses,
Senator Thomas F. Martin of Virginia.
Blocked With Fragrant Blossoms.
The lobby of the House was fairly
yrt.1
master hand of the modern florist was
everywhere in evidence. He had cunning
ly contrived many ingenious devices, while
the customary bouquets, baskets and vases
were arranged in a manner entirely artis-
tic and striking. The flowers remained in
the lobby until after the members had
drawn seats, for until that time the seat
ing arrangement was but temporary.
The most elaborate display OF flowers was
that arranged from the offerings sent to
Speaker Cannon. The Speakers new home
on Vermont avenue and his rooms at the
Capitol will be foWer-laGen for many days
to come.
Few Neglected Representatives.
There were few representatives of the
House not remembered by friends or ad-
n irers.
The admirers of big Tim Sullivan of
New York city were especially enthusiastic
In their contributions. many of the designs
being accompanied by inscriptions One, for
instance. read: May this inauguration be
the beginning of increasing power An
other, from his constituents. declared: BET
ter TO than Daniel Webster
The new members shared with the older
and better known representatives the dis
tinction of receiving imposing bouquets.
A unique tribute to Senator Stewart was
in the form OF great bouquet of roses
with accompanying oak leaves, which he
personally carried from the Senate cham
her when q left