Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-20
LIFE IN WASHINGTON,
Incidents That Depict Phases of
 Its Lighter Side.
SURPRISE FOR W. M. STEWART
Ex-Senator of Nevada Receives Flat tering Offer to Play Part of Santa Claus In Big store-Nesress' Opinion of the AIibi CIub-Gir's Quick Wit.

tering Offer to Play Part of Santa
 Claus In Big Store-Nesress' Opinion
 of the AIibi cIub-Girl's Quick Wit.
 Ex-Senator William NJ. Stewart of Nevada is a physical giant and wears patriarchal beard of snowy white ness and unusual length. While walk ing down r street, in Washington. the other day, mingling with the busy shoppers, he was approached earnest ly by a bareheaded man who came out of a big department store, says a Washington special dispatch to the New York Times. Without any pre- liminary whatever the stranger said:
 q don't know who you are, but 1 judge you would not be averse to earning $50 a week until Christmas. am willing to give you that sum if you will sit in our toy window four hours a day. All you will have to do is to wear q Santa Claus suit and smile at the children as they go by"
 When the senator had recovered from his surprise heNreplied:
 Young man, you have given me a great deal of pleasure. I am glad to know that a man eighty-three years old is still worth $50 a week. How ever, have been engaged for the last fifty years in playing Santa Claus for my descendants, and it has kept me occupied, so guess will have to turn down your offer, tiattering as it is."
 The senator did not divulge his iden- tity: neither did he mention the fact that he has recOuped lost fortune in the Nevada gold fields since he left the senate a couple of years ago.
 Holding a unique place in the social life of the capital is the Alibi club, an organization of men which has four ished for over a decade. says a Wash ington special dispatch to the New York World. It occupies modest three story brick house in H street, and it's chief fame rests on the excellence of its cuisine.
 From time to time the members as semblc about them congenial friends. and once an "Alibi entertainment Is under progress song and laughter are liable to reach the ear of the passerby.
 Recently the Alibis were entertaining when newconler in the city chanced to pass. Curious as to tho cause of such hIlarity. the wayfarer accOsted an old negroes
 "Auntie." she inquired ''is this house occupied by a private family or is it a clubhOuseT'
 Honey" replied auntic. de Halibut club has dis heah house. and dc yain't no private folks. Dey's very high u2 folks-gen'rsIs and admahables and , such folks
 ~Halibut club. auntie?' inquired the seeker for information. Why. hail but is the name Of a fish
 "Yas'm. I knows dat's de name Ob a feesh. ana [ reckon dey all calls der selves de HaIibut club cause dey all wants to drink watah. same as feesh- ncz' mawnin' aftah dey has a parry, returned auntie-
 The quick uit of a yOung woman at- tendant at oae of WashilGto11s fasb- iOuable photograph studios savsl her from a very eularrzssIng sftuatiO1 the other day. says the T'hIla,lelPhia LedE- CT. Senator IszuieI iroFFsd ia to see sozne proofs 0f plctuTes for whsch he had sat the day bef0-e- The yo1zs lady did not recogaize the senator azsl adopted that time wsE1 formula ef asking. -Iou e yoa spsH TOGr EzEe. rJesse