The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-04-11

neither do they spin are not arrayed
like the One-half-the better half-Of
these The guides as they come m cou-
pies esn them simply and briefly the 8
and G's. for brides and bridegrooms is
too long an expression.
They have come from al over the coun-
try There are those who have been mar
ried in ST. Somebody's Church. New
York. with ali the paraphernalia and aC-
couternents that parental Indicators o.
great wealth can attach 70 them, and
there are those who have been married
ar the crossroads church IN North Caro-
lima, and they are all happy Washing
ton is the better for the couples, for
trey keep everybody goOd-nstUred by
sheer force % their very conscious at
tempts 10 appear unconscious
Brides Like Washingf0n's Spring
II is no wonder Al all that the brides
ana bridegrOoms Ike 10 come 70 Wash
ington in the spring. Washington's flower
festival began with the snOwdrops IN late
February. and VIII end only with the
last OF the roses IN late November OF
course. IT is not the flowers that bring
the brides and brfdegrOoms % Wash
ingtOn- They come here, for the most
part, 20 see the place and % get lost n
spfcuOus among The multitude OF the con
spicuous The guides welcome them. for
the bridegroom is liberal. and. whether
he is liberal or not BY nature, happiness
makes him keep I'D an appearance OF
generosity, al least until the end o. the
honeymoon
II IS said that today there Is not a
vacant room en- any hotel In the city
Congress Is here. the Daughters OF the
American Revolution are coming. the
country's newly married are here. ana
some thousands Of other people are here.
L is hard 70 make hesdway through the
corridors Of the Capitol The rOtunda IS
crowded 20 Fthe rounded wall Statuary
Han holds the people massed. the gal
leries Of the House are filled through the
most tedious Of debates. and the Supreme
Court always stuffy. IS to-day suffocst-
ing
Presidents Handwriting Labor.
II may be that in the future Congress
viii relieve the President Of the duty OF
shaking hands with about one-third Of
the members Of the spring visiting null
titude. The visitors who manage To
reach the Presidents outstretched right
hand are those who 90 20 the Represen-
tative OF the home district and ask him
20 take them 10 the presence cham
Der"
Just about one-third Of those who come
10 Washington do This, and as no Repre-
sentative dares 70 decline 20 DO the hon
OTIS for fear of losing votes, he takes his
home people over 70 the White House
and gives them the opportunity 20 say
Good morning 20 a man who. no mat
ter how he may feel. makes each visitor
believe IN his or her heart that the Pres
ident OF the United States would have
been desoIated # he OF she had veutured
10 leave Washington without making a
personal call a. the White House.
Congress would not have 70 pass a law
70 save The President Of the United
States about three hours of his hard
working time in the months OF hyacinths.
llacs. magnolias. and roses All that Cor
gress woald have % DO would be q pass
resolutions 70 the effect that the public
business was suffering from too much
handshakiuE. Then copies Of the reso-
buttons could he forwarded 70 home pa
pers for printing on the first page next
10 reading mar1er-and the whole thing
would be done