Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-23
new JERSEY ATT !
WASHINGTON.
Happenings of Interest at the
National Capital Concerning
Jerseymen--M More Pensions.
(rrom me NEWS correspondence

(From the NEWS CofTespondont.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 23.-
Hotel men from Atlantic City to the
number of about thirty, W the
I town. figuratively speaking. Accom-
| panied by Major Franklin Stoy, they
/ arrived here yesterday and today
REPRESENTATIVE Gardner introduced
/, them to. President. Roosevelt as some
of his constituents. The hotel men
are here on pleasure bent and they
have enjoyed every minute of the
time. They left. for New Jersey this
afternoon.
Senators Kean and Dryden have
received a letter from Mary M. Craw-
ford, of Glen Ridge, in favor of Sen
ator Cranes child labor bill. Also a
letter from w. o. Ludlow, of East
Orange, secretary OF the Municipal
Art League, in favor of the forest
reserve in the Appalachian noun
tains. The Woman's Home Mission
airy Society of Ocean Grove writes in
favor of the Alaskan schools being
under the supervision of the Bureau
of Education, and the National Auto
mobile manufacturers write relative
to some features of the denaturalized
alcohol bill.
Representative Loudenslager has
been advised that pensions have been
granted to Charles C%lendenning, Penn
street, Camden, at IS a month, from
January 81, 1906; to William P.
Haines, Mickleton, at So a month
from Jan. 81, 1906; and George w.
Jobes, of Federal street, Camden, at
$12 a month from March IL, 1906.
Six men from New Jersey enjoyed
the banquet of the graduating class
of the law department of George
Washington University last night at
Cabin John bridge. They were DON
aid H. Mclean, of Paterson, secre-
tary for Senator Kean; e. w. Fullam,
of Jersey City; Sumner Webster
Hurd, of Vineland; M; w. Tilden, of
Blairstown; Charles ID. Voorhis, of
Paterson; and G. r. Taggart, of
Gloucester. AS one of the presidents
of the class, Mr. Mclean was the re-
cipient of a handsome gavel, which
was given to three past presidents. In
accepting the gift Mr.. Mclean made
an exceptionally graceful speech of
thanks. Three of the Jerseymen will
at once practice law at home. IT.
MIR. Heney's Pension.
The senate has passed a number
of pension bills for Jerseymen. The
list includes the following; William
Kelly, formerly. of Company IL Sd
New Jersey, $24 a month; John L.
Furman, Co. K, 35th New Jersey,
$24 atmonth; William Hibbs, Co. d,
Sd New Jersey, $40 a month; Philip
Cook, Co. H., 9Th New Jersey, $50 a
month; John c.. Heney, U. S. Navy,
a resident of Perth Amboy, $24 a
month.
There are not so many young wo-
men employed at the capitol. How
ever, here and there may be found a
young lady s~tenographer. One of the
bright girls at the capitol is Miss
Alice Short, a Jersey girl, who has
been employed as assistant clerk of
the committee on pensions, of which
Mr.. Loudenslager is the chairman.
Miss Short is a young woman of win
ming personality, splendid ability and
q first class stenographer. She has
been of great assistance to Mr.. Barto,
the efficient clerk of the committee,
in the present session.
In the recent issue of the postal
guide p~ostoffices that have been dis
continued in New Jersey are given as
follows: .Browntown, MiddleseX coun-
ty; Bissell, Hunterdon county; Ely
and Southland, Monmouth county;
Grand View in Somerset county; Hal
%zleton, in Ocean; Jenkins, il Burling-
ton; Kresson, in Camden; end Shir-
ley and Whiglane, in Salem.
Howard j. Dudley, of Broadway,
Camden, has written to members OF
the New Jersey delegation urging
them to support a bill in behalf OF
employees of the navy yard who have
lost arms or legs through no fault OF
their own while on duty.
The house has passed the bill to
give a brass cannon to General How
ell Post, G. A. r.; of Woodbury..
Representative L~oudenslager was
a guest at a dinner given On Monday
evening to Representatives Mckinley
of Illinois, and Gilbert, of Indiana.
Representative Howell has been
advised that a pension has been gran
ted to James Parcels, of New Bruins
wick, at $12 a month, from April 4
1906; and to Joel Brewer, of Manto-
loking, at IS a month, from March
2; 1906.
The bill providing for maneuvers
by the regulars and national guard
organizations, has not passed as yet
and If it fails there will beino maneu'
vers this year.
Representative Van Wrinkle has
been advised that the bill tor pension
John McDonough, of Jersey City, al
$40 d month"; has passed the senate.
lat w. G. Donaldson, j. Pelzer, Of
Trenton, are at the Raleigh; Mr. and
\ Mrs. a, s.. Royal, Miss Myrtle Royal
of Camden, are at the st. James.
nv. The cOmmitfao nm invalid mansions