The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-04-14
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she does is done officially:
The garden party which this pretty
Countess contemplates is to raise 1unos
for the Russian Red Cross, and here IS
where complications come. Countess
Marguerite says that the funds so raised
will be used for Red Cross purposes, share
and share alike with any OF the enemy
which may fall into the hands OF the Rus-
sian hospital people; but, just the same,
the money is for the Russlan Red Cross'
and is to be expended by that great Or
ganization.
Countess Marguerite, who seems to have
money 10 burn, has been one OF the most
philanthropc little women imaginable.
She gives to every worthy cause and gives
lavishly. She throws open the Embassy
doors for all sorts of charitable purposes.
and lends her name to 'matron and pa.
tron' every scheme for the betterment OF
ANYTHING from monkeys to mankind. She
has done this out of the kindness OF
heart that beats true TO every emotion, ana
that is big enough and generous enough
to take in the whole world. But
cave, there's the rub. ~
How can official society, diplomats and
Administration people who are sworn to
strict neutrality interest themselves in this
garden party which is distinctly for the
help of Russia? That's the question, and
it goes Hamlet one better, because he could
have cut his throat, or showed a bodkln
through his heart and ended his troubles,
but official" society can't commit physi-
cal suicide. and yet has got to fish or cut
bait and do it with a great deal OF
fnesse or get left. The Countess has the
whip hand, in a way, for she is the leader
of the diplomatic circles, and she can sim
ply squeeze the life out Of any social
-ba hoe o1 har ia
who refuses to aid this dearest project of
the young Countess heart.
Miss Alice Roosevelt is one of Countess
Marguerite's most devoted friends, but
Miss Roosevelt can't possibly lend her aid
to the plans of the Countess. 1t would be
political madness for the President to per-
NIT such thing 1t isn't to be supposed for
a single minute that the British Embassa-
dor is going to permit any of the Embassy
ladies to take any active part in the ba-
zaar, nor can the Chinese ambassador,
who is indefatigable in his society en-
deavors. take any official part in the gar
could be separated from the action, the
Countess could coin gold dollars without
exerting herself in the least Society in
general-that is, outside of official circles
is helping the young lady generously.
From all over the United States she is
getting checks for her great enterprise,
which run up into three and four figures,
and she has gifts for the bazaar which ag-
gregate over $4,000 right this minute.
Countess Cassini's heart is in the right
place. and she will make a magnificent sum
off of her bazaar, but just the same, Off
cial and Administration society will be all
but scared white-headed till the thing is
over.
The Reed Smoot case will come up for
a hearing in the Senate Committee On Elec-
tions and Privileges April 20. Subpoenas
have been issued for the witnesses, but it Is
said that a number of them have fed juris-
diction' which is very probable.
into the restaurant business. The man who
runs the House restaurant declares that
he can not put up as good bill of fare
as he could when he was permitted to
run a bar in connection with the restau-
rant. This man gets the restaurant rent
free, does not pay for heat or light, water,
coal, or anything of that kind, and he gets
same business elsewhere do not get. and
vet make lots of money. The character of
food served up was rocky enough year
ago, but members declare they can not
put up with it now. There is no restaurant
near, so that people must eat in the Capt.
toi restaurants or go hungry.
1t is proposed to run the restaurant
for members ard their families and guests
only. shutting out everybody else, which
would really make it kind of club The
manager is to be q salaried officer Of the
Government, which is not so ridiculous af
ter all, for it is necessary for men who
do the work of the Government to have
proper food to eat, and this they do not
pQf a ha ifol
Since the races opened at Benning it
has been next to impossible to maintain
a quorum of the House. Mr. Sulzer
IN. " sarcastically remarked to the
Speaker that il he would count those at
the race track he could get quorum.
r. c. Jennings. of Springfield, ILL.,, is
trying to get Congress to give him a pen
sion. He is 93 years old and the son of
revolutionary soldier. There are at pres
ent five Revolutionary pensioners. Three
of these are daughters of Revolutionary SOL
diers. pensioned by special acts of Con-
gress, and two are pensioned as widows.
Timothy J. Campbell, ex-Member of
Congress from Tammany Hall, n. Y, died
last week. He was a great, big hearted
freshman. with lot of latent wit, and ex-
tremely popular He it was who asked
SiehtIduu u grant Hlm n certain faVOr,
but the Democratic President declared the
request could not be granted. because it
was unconstitutional.
"Ah. phat's tn Constitution between
friends!" asked Sullivan. and it has passed
into epigram.
Easter Monday and egg-rolling are
synonymous in Washington. And the egg
rolling was success this year. The day
was bright and almost balmy The chill
dren piled into the White House Grounds
by the hundreds, and they did have the
incest time. Kermit and Quentin Roose-
welt took part in the fun. and had lot of
giddily-colOred eggs which they tossed
around with just as much abandon as the
little black kids from Willow Tree alley.
Mrs. Roosevelt had a number of the Cabi-
net ladies come over. and they looked down
on the children from the balcony of the Blue
Parlor. The President came out OF, the
balcony. also, and talked to the children.
and enjoyed their comments hugely. The
White House grounds looked like an in
| cubator corral just after batch Of a thou
| sand or two chickens has "come off :" but
| it was all cleaned up in a few days, and
nobody the worse for wear.
The Hanna Memorial Association has re-.
quested Mr.. st. Gaudens to undertake the
design for the Hanna monument.
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