The National tribune., 1909-04-29

George Lindsay Heiford. and silver mug
ssith all this ON it will be kept in Il
glass case forevermore as a present from
the King to his godson..
If the President hasn't had the measles
he has a good chance to learn just how
mean they can make fellow feel. Rep
resentative Cox (Ohio) visited the PreSi-
dent few days ago and brought with him
his little six-year-old son, and the boy
next day developed a genuine case of
measles. The President fondled the
photo of himself. 2. S.-Don't get rat
tied. The President has had the measles.
The ''First Lady of the Land now
drives her own automobile. 1t is an cleo
tric Victoria, and beauty. Mrs. Taft has
been taking daily lessons for two weeks
in running both bubble wagons" and cleo
tric "buzz" carts, and can now qualify
for license to run her own car.
The covering for the seat is deep green,
and the floor is carpeted to match. The
Executive coat of arms is stamped on
each side of the machine.
Mrs. Taft heads the list of social lead
ers. among whom is Mrs. LongwOrth, who
drives electric autos. Mrs. Taft wanted
a gasoline car, but President Taft wouldn't
have one.
President Taft sent check for 500 TO
the Associated Charities of the District
on Saturday to help care for dependent
people who are ill or hungry.
The Methodist Church. South, is 10
have magnificent new church in Wash
ington. 1t is to cost about S3O0,00O. and
will be on Ninth Street between Massa-
chusetts Avenue and X Street. The
structure will house the general body oil
the church, but when it is completed the
Mt Vernon Methodist Church, which is
just across the park from the site, will
be sold and that body. which has given
$4,000 for the new edifice, will hold its
services there. The Methodist Church,
South, is a very strong body in Washing
ton, and its members, most of them, ad-
and there are a few of them who do not
know the war is over.
Our ambassador to the Court of St
James is loyal to literature as well as art
The 345th birthday anniversary of ShakS-
pere was observed at Stratford-on-Avon
April %. and the flags of Al Nations were
unfurled those Nations being especial adj
mrers of the great ''play writer" White
law Reid, our ambassador, unfurled the
Star Spangled Banner and made typi-
cal American speech, one of the few who
were asked to speak. in fact. He rather
startled those old world people by some of
his statements, too. He said that when
Shakspere's grave was made the City of
New York did not exist, had not even
been thought Of Today he had laid upon
Players Club of New York City, now the
second largest Englisb-speaking city in the
world. and not only that, but the second
largest city in the world. and the wreath
was presented to the greatest dramatic
genius of the world. The statement about
the size of the New World city made those
people sit up and take notice.
Mrs. John NJ. DalzelI wife of the Rep
resentative from Pennsylvania. is seriously
i'll. and there is no hope for her recovery.
The Dalzeils have lived in Washington Tor
more than % years, altho MIR. Dalzell
represents a district in Pennsylvania.
The charge that he considered Washington
bis home. and that he had MOI made a
speech or set foot in his home district for
some II years raised quite political ex-
citement last Fall. and the Dalzells forth.
with took a trip home. and Mr.. Dalzell
was returned, but with greatly reduced
majorities.
Senator Depew isn't a bit backward
about telling his age. not a single bit. lie
SAYS. with that wide open laugh of his
which makes the medallions of the Arts
and Sciences in the ceiling of the Senate
chamber dance with the impact-Senator
Depew says. "Yes. thank YOU, this Is my
10Th birthday anniversary" just like that
and then everybody laughed and congratu-
lated him some more. Senator Depew
was 40 years young April %. and ceie'
/ brated the event with dinner to his
| friends.
Admiral Dewey has been at Atlantic
| City for some time, and he has been study
| ing womans dress, apparently. for this Is
! what he said about it after watching the
peacock parade on the boardwalk there
! last Sunday:
| II suppose 1t is the natural failing 81
us old fellows to return in our thoughts
| to the old days and the old ways" re
/ marked Admiral Dewey, "but ! must ad
nit / should like to see the last of thf
starched. stiff. tailormade style in woman.
dress. Somehow, this world does not seen
quite such bright spot as it ought to bt
when i see women. designed by nature
and their own loyeliness to be all rutf1e'
and rucllings and ribbons and curls. rig
ged up in close-6tting coats, stiff line,
collars. mannish cravats. and. worst of all
| heavy mannish shoes. The tailored girl !
an anomaly to my mind. and j find !
| hard to fit her into suitable place II
the scheme of creation. The dress of .h'
ordinary man is a gloomy enough objec
at the best of times, and if the womel
are TO forswear all their dainty frilli
ness, what will there be left in life?"
Senator Tillman went to New Yorl
one night last week to speak to the Stat
Association of South Carolinians there
and he paralyzed his. audience of hom
folks, with his first sentence:
II have travelled all around the coun
try" said the Senator. land there is on
thing about South Carolinian that dis
tinguishes him from every one else il
this country. And that's this, that h
has Just one girl, and when she grows old
he doesn't look around for some youn
pullet and go to some judge, and fo
1 some trivial cause. frequently trumped VI
get rid of the girl who has been wit
him all his life
While the Senator is eminently correc
in his statements about his own people
he certainly was in a hot bed of revolt
ton against his sentiments in New YOr
, City. where couple separate and MARI
others with as great ease as stockme
buy and sell horses and cattle.
At last the District Building Inspecto
e is getting after the fimsy architecture {
4 the city Apartment houses are run u
. in this town in a few weeks time
2 they do not tumble before they are con
j peted. and before they are year oil
| the ceilings crack, the walls crack, the f1ool
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