Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-24
Big Gatherings Call Maine
People to Capital.
Gov. B. N. Ferna|d Shown
Many Courtesies.
Number Of Bowdoin Graduates
Studying Law.

Washington numcfOuSlE during the
present week Several big gatherings
here, like the meeting of the Civic
Federation have been the occasion
for a general rendezvous at the fed
eral Capitol and the Maine people
have been coming along with the
throng from other states. Gov
Fernald has been the leading visitor
from the Pine Tree State. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles f. Libby Of Portland.
have also been in town, as have Fl. &.
Beer, u. OF Portland. who is inter-
ested in getting some good speakers to
the banquet of the Lincoln Club on
February Il, John r. Dunton, a
prominent lawyer of Belfast. Mr.. and
Mrs. John c. Pilshury of Belfast. who
came here for their wedding trip, and
a number of others.
GOV. Fernald has had a pleasant
visit. He participated in the pro-
ceedinss of the Conference of Gov
ernors and attended many meetings of
the Civic Federation He went to the
Capitol, called upon the senators, had
luncheon with Senator Hale, jour
neyel over to the House end of the
Capitol and chatted with the Maine
members of the House. He was
shown many courtesies by divers
Maine people here and made an excel
lent impression upon the numerous
strangers with whom he came into
contact. The Governor attended the
judiciary reception at the White
House Tuesday evening.
Senator and Mrs. Hale were splen-
didly complimented by the President
and Mrs. Taft Il few nights ago by an
invitation to q family dinner at the
White House. The grand opera had
been in Washington for most of the
week and that night there was to be
the gala performance of the brief sea-
son. The President and Mrs. Taft oc-
cupied a box for that performance
and had Senator and Mrs. Hale as
their guests. There was a double bill,
consisting of Leoncavalla's "Pagliacci'
and The Daughter Of the Regiment"
by Donizetti.
Tuesday of this week Mrs. Hale
gave a luncheon at their residence,
s'i'-+""r+h and 7 streets. to the ladies
of the Senatorial circle. AS Senator
Hale has served longer than any other
member Of the Senate he ranks first in
seniority and consequently Mrs. Hale
Is, me ranking senatorial hostess at the
Capitol. She has adopted the practice
of inviting the wives of senators once
wear to her house and this year the
function was a luncheon to meet
Mrs sherman. the wife of the vice.
President. who is the presiding officer
Of the Senate Mrs. Charles Ander-
son of Cincinnati, sister of Mrs.
Taft. now visiting at the White House,
was among Mrs. Hale's guests as were
Mrs John w. Weeks Of Newton, Mass
Mrs. James Breck Perkins Of Roches-
ter. \. v, Mrs. Nicholas LongWorth OF
Cincinnati. Mrs. Burleigh, Mrs.
Swasev. Mrs. Guernsey, wives of
representatives and Miss Cannon,
daughter of the Speaker.
Maine has an unusual number OF
bright young sons in Washington,
serving the government by day and
learning the profession Of law by
NIGHT. Some of them are from Au-
gusta. Frank l.. Shaw, a graduate of
the Conv High school of that city and
of Tufts College. after teaching in
Porto Rico. has come to Washington
TO work with the immigration Com
mission and is member Of the Law
School class of 1911. Georgetown Uni
versity Frank Barrows. also of Au-
gusta and a graduate Of the Cony
High school. who attended the Ar
mour Institute at Chicago for two
wears. is here working in the patent
office and attending the National Law
School in the class of 1912.
Herschel Shaw. son of Judge Shaw
of Houlton. is working in the Senate
document room by day, chasing after
documents that senators and others
want He is a member of the George
town University Law School, class of
1911.
\ number of BoWdoin graduates are
here training themselves to be at
torneys at law. r. a. Cony of Au
gusta who graduated at Bowdoin in
1907, is serving Gov. Burleigh as
private secretary. He keeps a few
law books in one corner of the Gov
ernor's office and late in the afternoon
skips away to attend the law lectures
at Georgetown in the class of 1911.
William S. Linnell of Saco, Bowdoin.
OF. is working in the census office
ard studying law at George Washing
ton University. Roscoe H. Hopper,
Bowdoin '07, of Martinsville. works in
the law library of Congress and this
year will graduate from the Law
School of George Washington Uni
versity. Jasper H. Gray of Lubec.
Bowdoin '0S, also has government en-
ployment and is in the law class of
1911 at Georgetown. Leon F. Guptill
Colby '09, whose home is in Cherry
field, has employment in the library Of
Congress and is studying law at
George Washington University.
Gov. Burleigh has introduced dent
cal bills and identical amounts of
S150,Q0O each for public buildings at
Skowhegan and Hallowell He will
endeavor to have these bills favorably
considered whenever the House takes
up the consideration Of an omnibus
public buildings bill.
1t is something of a question
whether Congress will enact any pub
lie building legislation at this session.
Representative Burleigh is therefore
uncertain whether he will have an OPP
portunity to bring these bills up for a