Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-31
WASHINGTON LETTER


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The new congressman like to 20 to
the White House receptions. Take any
reception Immediately after new con
gress conycnes, and all the new mem
hers are always on hand. Some Of
them have evening clothes made or
rented for the occasion while others
are not so particular and attend the
receptions I'm frock coats or even the
getaways Of ordinary day wear The
new congressman and his wife fall In
line in the subway" or tunnel or
whatever it is that leads toward the
White House proper They are pulled
and jammed along with ambassadors,
senators, representatives, government
clerks. the Washington smart set and,
in fact with all others who are on the
invitation list They crowd up the
stairs; they remain in line for an hour;
they are finally announced to the presi-
dent: they shake hands and then are
pushed into the east room. Here they
wander about looking decidedly uncom-
Portable and i'll ut ease. Presently they
see some one they know, generally from
their own state. Then they form
group and make an effort to appear
cheerful ANA think that they are hav-
ing a good time. This is at the first
reception. Before the season IS over
they have caught on
Costly Local Pride.
Representative Mic Longworth IS a
sadder and a wiser man than when,
not long ago, he met Representative
Gardner of Massachusetts in the Re
publican cloakroom. For the honor
and the glory of Cincinnati" he wager
ed n bunch Of money, which promptly
went into the inside pocket of the Bay
State congressman.
4 conversation started about the man
ufacture of shoes, just how it does not
matter. Mr.. Longworth precipltately
asserted that outside the Lynn district
Cincinnati shod more people than any
other congressional district in the broad
land
"Ill lay you fifty it doesn't" reJoined
Mr. Gardner, with alacrity.
"WeIl, just for the honor and the
glory of Cincinnati" said Mr.. Long
worth, using n phrase which is very
popular among all loyal Cincinnati peO-
pie III lay you like sum it does"
There was an eager consultation of
statistics of the last census as affecting
the making of boots and shoes in divers
parts Of the country. Thereby it was
established that the Haverhill district,
which Mr.. Gardner represents, ranks
second or next to the Lynn district,
and that Cincinnati comes in third,
with product about S19,0O0,00O less
than the product of the city on the
banks of the Merrimac.
site of Pulaski statue.
The commission authorized to select
a site for the statues of Count Pulaski
and Won Steubcn. for which appropria-
tions of $4,000 each were made by the
last congress. consisting of Secretary
Root. Senator Wetmore and Repre-
sentative McCleary. the chairman OF
the senate and house committee on Ii
brary, and T. W. Helinski, chairman Of
the control committee Of the Allied
OllSu 'Nb'l'I'N VI -NLI'IAN"' A''H H'4NNt
ed the triangle at the junction of Penn
sylvania avenue and Thirteenth street
northwest for the statue of Pulaski.
Mr.. Casimir Chodinski of New York
has been selected by the commission as
the sculptor for the Pulaski statue. He
IS a Polish-Amcrican and is required 10
furnish the commission with a model
of an equestrian statue of Pulaski
within twelve months. If this is salts
factory full sized model in clay is TO
be furnished within the succeeding
twelve months, and, if approved, the
statue in bronze is to be completed dur
i'm ~ tho third vs1l.