The National tribune., 1909-04-22


they have given the street the lofty
title Avenue of the Presidents" Mrs.
John b. Henderson, wife of former Sen
ator Henderson, of Missouri. has Ia
| bored indefatigably to have this street
renamed She will now descend on
Congress in all probability. and get the
name changed inside the boundary. 1t
| till it reaches the top of what Is called
Meridian HILL
Miss Helen Hoy Greeley. n young
woman attorney of New York City, was
admitted to practice before the Su-
premt. Court of the United States last
week She is a very attractive young
miss and an ardent suffragist.
vacancy of Chaplain iii the Navy
will be filed by the appointment of u
minister of the Methodist denomination
This vacancy was caused by the retire
inent of Chaplain of that denomiaa-
ton Secretary Meyer Will ask the
official representative of the Methodist
Episcopal Church to nominate a Chap
lain fer this position.
There being no Unitarian Chaplain
of the Navy, representatives of that de-
nomination recently appealed to the
President in behalf of such an appoint
,nent.
st lIie present tlEle tne Via tbftiiiElso
of the Navy are apportioned among the
several denominations as follows: Meth
odists, s.; Episcopalians, 4; Presbyte-
r;ans. /; Disciples of Christ, /; Catho-
lies, 6; Universalists, 1; Paptists, 4;
Congregationalists, l.
The amenities are stretched nightly
up in Congress sometimes, but if you
can make the N. C.'s laugh you are
forgiven. Bourke Cochran, of New
York, was tormenting Boutell. of Illi-
nois. nightly, interjectfng remarks into
Routelrs argument one day, and Bou-
tell came back at him after this FASH
ion:
The gentleman reminds NE of the
following epitaph:
81 Here lies the body of Robert Gordon,
Mouth almighty and voice accordin'.
Stranger tread lightly near this won
der;
If he opens his mouth you are gone, by
thunderi'
The job of restoring the name of
Jeff Davis on Cabin John Bridge has
been let to ]. H. Shelton for S147.75.
The name of the President of the
Southern Confederaey was-removed in
1862. To restore the name it Will be
necessary to cut out the names of PreSf-
dents Lincoln and Pierce and Secretary
Simon Cameron. and then put them all
tors are allowed until May Is tc COM
plete the work.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, wife of the Sem
ator from Arkansas, died at her home
in Little Rock last week after a months
illness.
hi
brothers home in New York on his re-
cent trip there huge American Flag
was put out of the second-story window
in his honor. 1t was taken down as
soon as he left. The President also
carried to Yale College a big bunch of
rooted ivy from the White House This
was carefully planted in the conserva-
tory attached TO the grounds, and the
class of 1909 will plant it on their class
day against the wall of the college.
The Navy Department has decided
to send the battleship Mississippi up
the Mississippi River as far as Natch1z-
1t was once decided it would be dam
gerous for the vessel to make the trip,
but after further consideration. and in
view of the many requests from dele
cations from the South. the decision
was changed. The silver service from
the State of Mississippi probably will
be presented at Natchez-
Sometimes a smart son Is not de-
sirable asset. A very rich woman in
the fashionable section of Washington
has a house and SON. The house is
very handsome one, elegantly fur
nished with articles of vertu gathered
In every land, and priced accordingly.
She is going away from the city for six
months or so. and would like to rent
hot no fur hnd IN
ties. The other day a pempous gentle
man in a bubble cart" rode up to the
door, and was ushered in in great style.
Not recognizing him as an acquaint-
ance, madame jumped at the conclu-
sion that he had seen her for rent adj
vertisement, and, being somewhat in
disposed, called her bright son to
show the gentleman over the house.
The young man did so in great shape.
He showed ivory carvings in the cabi-
net that came from India, hand-em-
broidered screens from Japan, rare
cabinets, old mahogany, tapestry from
an Italian palace, a Carrot on the wall.
and bookcases full of editions de luxe.
Oh, that youth gave everything send
off all right, and finished up by deelar-
ing that the whole business would be
left with the people who rented the
house. Then the youth asked the gen.
tleman's name, and nearly fell over
dead when he found that ne had Deen
expatiating on the costliness of the
house furnishings to the Assessor. He
| later tried to make good by declaring
| that he had been putting on airs in
hope to rent the house; but the AS
SCISSOR knew a good thing when he saw
| it, and that rich woman Will have to
pay about five times the taxes she ever
| has paid before, and declares she will
be so poor that maybe she cannot go
away at all.
With the approval of Secretary of
| the Treasury MacVeagh and OF Director
Ralph, of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, the women of the Bureau will
| be furnished with rubber aprons, while
| their shoes will be fitted with rubber
heels. This is the result of the inspec-
ton of the Bureau by committee OF
women representing the National City
Federation of Women, who recently rec
| commended the changes in dress.
| Sometimes one wonders why common
sense does not come as an asset to all
1t is true that cloth aprons get very
dirty, and that all are not careful tc
keep them clean at any time. and that
| rubber" aprons Will be kept cleaner
but they are also health destroyers. Any
| woman who in the first months of hel
| housekeeping has done her own laun'
dry work and worn an oilcloth apron
will tell very quickly that she discarded
| it in short time The oilcloth apron
is hot, heavy and insanitary. 1t hangs
heavy above the abdomen, heating II
abnormally, and is not practical at all