St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-02-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Especial Correspondence

ing lessons. He has decided that the
, work will exercise all the muscles of
his body aid prove a pleasant relief
from the gymnastics and wrestling
with which he has kept in form during
the past few years.
Mr.. Roosevelt sent for Professor Ge-
neroso Payese, the Italian master at
arms and worlds champion fencer
now a resident of Baltimore. Pavese
found the president beset with null
titude of visitors, among whom were
about a dozen senators, while the dip
lomatic representatives of other coun-
tries were in the crowded chamber.
Pavese's card to the president proved
the magic word that opened the portals,
and while the famous fencing master
and the chief magistrate were discuss
ing the art of the sword the dignitaries
waited with more or less patience.
Mr.. Roosevelt told Pavese that he
was so busy just at present that he
could not spare the time to take up
fencing, but that his heart was set
upon it and that he hoped to be able
to take lessons regularly, beginning
in q short time. Mr.. Roosevelt said
that he would send for Professor Pa
vese then and they would make the
needful arrangements.
Passing on His Own Acts.
Before President Roosevelt made Mr..
Moody his secretary of the navy the
latter represented a Massachusetts
district in the national house Of repre-
sentatiyes. AS secretary of the navy
| Mr.. Moody is now frequently called
upon to pass upon his own acts as a
member of the house. The most recent
case relates to a bill which he intro
duced while a member Of congress for
the removal of the charge of desertion
from the record Of one Charles Amos.
The bill Immediately upon its intro
duction was referred to the naval
committee, where it lay untouched
until a few days ago. The committee
finally took it up and referred it to the
secretary of the navy for his recon-
mendatiOn as to disposal. Mr.. Moody
says that in looking up the case he has
been impressed again with the fact
that a cabinet officer is much more
careful than congressman as to the
public documents to which he attaches
his official signature.
How SuIzer Moved Him.
Titles sometimes impress even the
messengers who are in attendance at
the doors of the secretaries of the va
rious departments.
Take my card to Mr.. Root" said
Representative SulZer, walking up to
the messenger on duty at the door Of
the secretary of war.
Sorry sir, but the secretary amt
seeing any one today" answered the
messenger, who had been turning away
senators and representatives all day.
But Pm Representative Sulzer of
New York"
Cant take your card in, sir"
"You tell the secretary Representa-
tive Sulzer of New York, the ranking
member of the minority Of the COM
mittee on military affairs Of the house
OF Ndulo W oCC hlLu
The messenger was overpowered and
stepped inside the room and, return
ing, threw the door wide open, saying:
walk right in, sir. The secretary
will see you"
A WOmans Audacity.
The exclusion of visitors from the
floor of the senate has had the curious
effect of making some people all the
more persistent in their efforts to gain
admission. Not long ago a man and
woman presented themselves at the
door of the senate and asked permits
sion to enter The doorkeeper explain
ed that this was out Of the question.
The woman undertook to argue the
matter She said she merely wanted
to take a look at what was going on
within and would return at once. Just
then a telegram arrived for one of the
senators, and the doorkeeper left his
post to hand it to a page within. AS
he did so the woman, following close
upon his heels, passed through both
doors and was at his back when he
turned to go out She looked hurriedly
to right and left, and then, with the
exclamation, "Well, | made up my
mind I'd see what was in here, and I've
done it,! turned, ran through both
doors, rejOined her escort and walked
rapidly away before the doorkeeper
had time to recover from his astonish-
ment at her audacity.
Millinery at White House.
One of the most interesting of the
early Lenten festivities will be a hat
bazaar to be given under the auspices
of the Cooperative Sewing society dur
ing the first week of March. The fcU-
ture of this bazaar will be hats de-
signed and made by Mrs. Roosevelt
Miss Alice Roosevelt, Nine. DIES
PlanchcS. Mrs. Corbin, Miss Patton
and other well known social leaders
These hats will be sold at auction.
Each patroness is pledged to do the
work herself.
Since Mrs. Roosel elt's promise to the
president of the Cooperative Sewing
society, Miss Susan Kean, Miss Roose-
welt and two or three girl friends have
met at the White House and have de-
voted several mornings to millinery.
4 PhilanthrOpic Trust.
Alfred O, Crozier of Wilmington, Del,