The National tribune., 1910-03-03

shucks. The Senate and House were in
session all day long. Washington's fare
well address, it is true, was read in the
Senate Chamber by Senator Depew, of
New York, but not many of the U. S.
Senators took time to listen TO it. So
| far as the House was concerned, Wash
| ington never was born. 1t was differ
ent, however. in the Government offices.
All of the Departments were closed, and
nearly all of the business houses. Even
| the National banks and stock exchanges
declined to do business on Feb. %. Most
| of the patriotic people of Washington
| hung out flag or two. and the schools
held very fitting exercises on the day
| previous. There were a number of pa
triotic gatherings about the city that
evening, including the Sons of the
American Revolution, Daughters Of the
American Revolution, Order of Wash
| ington, the Masonic lodges, the order
| of the Eastern Star, the Oldest Inhab-
| itants, the National Washington Monu-
ment Association, the Boys Brigade of
the Y. NJ. c. A. and many other organ
| iZations.
|
And such is fame The Alumni Asso-
citation of the Kansas Agricultural Col
| lege in Washington held social meet
| ing the other evening, and invited as
| guests of honor Representatives Chas.
Scott and Victor Murdock, of Kansas,
both products of the Kansas Agricul-
tural College, and the news" headlines
of one of the Washington papers an
I nounced it this way: Kansas Legisla-
ture Guests. Representatives Scott and
Murdoch at Alumni Social Meeting. "
Now, if this sort of thing mad happened
on Charlie SCOTS paper at Fort Scott
or on Vic Murdock's paper. the Wichita
Eagle, their city editors would have
been fred quick. As a matter of fact
IScott and Murdock represent two of the
very large Congressional districts in the
National House of Representatives, and
have been playing a pretty big part in
1.-THE doings of that body, Murdoch, thai
Giant of a Kid, as he is called out in
Kansas, being High Chief Insurgent
but in the Washington paper mentioned
they appear as members of theil
4 state" Legislature. Gee,
The French ambassador and Nine
Jusserand entertained at dinner or
1 Tuesday evening in celebration oi
Washington's Birthday. The Embassa-
dor desired to do this in compliment &c
his Charming wife, Nine. Jusserand
iwho is herself a Boston woman.
There are some modest men in Con.
has also the briefest biography. Rep
Preventative Samuel William Smith
Chairman of the House District Com.
mittee, is shorter if anything thar
Stephen A. Douglas was, and he was
about five feet four. His biography is
Isuccint and to the point: Samuel vii
liam Smith, Republican, of Pontiac
was elected to the 55th Congress and
has been reelected to each succeeding
4 Congress" Representative Smith is 5S
years of age, and began teaching schoo
at the age of 16. His brain force is moi
at all in proportion to the size of his
body. Briefly. stated. his think tank
Iseems to be all right.
The Y. w. c. A. of Washington
which means Young Woman's Christian
Association, have started crusade t
raise fund to build them a home
Their first dive was to distribute en-.
veiopes, in which were to be gathered
all the pennies that the bright young
ladies who belong to that organization
/ could rake in. The first result on open.
/ ing the other evening was 10000 pen
MES, and the exact amount contributed
was $20l.05. One hundred young wo