The National tribune., 1910-12-22

Governor the social amenities Of the
position will be punotiliously carried
out, but entertainments to himself as
Governor will be cut out.
Washington has contributed a little
over $4,000 Of the $4,000, 900 perma
nent endowment fund to be raised II
the cities of the United States by the
American National Red Cross Society
This leaves only about $1,000 to be
raised in Washington to complete hei
assessment of $4,000.
The Supreme Court of the United
States Joined with the charity workers
of the District at the annual meeting
of the Associated Charities last week
| in paying tribute to the memory of the
late Justice David ]. Brewer. Justice
/ Brewer until his death was President
| of and an active worker in the ranks
| of the Associated Charities. He was
also a very active member of the First
Congregational Church, in which the
exercises were held.
A rather peculiar case came under
| the eyes of a physician in Washington
the other day when young man came
in with a swathed-up hand, and after
unwrapping it poked a mighty sore
| the nose VI Tic pIlN SiIAiL,
with the order that he jab knife into
it and see what allied it The physi-
| clan proceeded to jab, and brought to
| light a small lemon tree. Both phySi-
| clan and patient were decidedly sur
| prised, but there was no getting around
| the fact that a very, very small lemon
seed had sprouted in the mans thumb.
| He stated that some time ago, While
| cutting lemon, his knife slipped and
cut a cash in his thumb. He simply
| tied the thumb up without washing it,
| and the cut healed, but has always
| caused him more or less pain, so he
concluded to have the thumb examined
when it began to swell up. The theory
is that small lemon seed got on the
point of the knife and landed in the
thumb. After the sprout was removed
the young man put it in a flower pot,
and is going to see if it won't continue
growing-that is, the lemon tree.
Postmaster General Frank II. Hitch
cock, who met up with q deficit of S17,-
100000 last year, the largest in the
history of the Post Office Department,
is to-day rejoicing. The deficit this
year is only S5.S4S,566. and Postmas-
ter-General Hitchcock shows that SILL
100000 have been saved in the man.
agement of his office the last fiscal year.
Washington society is blessed with
four extra ordinarily superfne eligibles
. in the shape of four bachelors. They
are Capt Archibald Butt Military Aid
and protege of President Taft; Mr.
Frank H. Hitchcock, Postmaster-Gen-
eral; Mr.. John Barrett, Director of the
International Bureau of American Re-
publics, and Mr.. VIM. r. Hit, social
arbiter of the Washington younger set.
1t is not known that any of them are
M rryinoy in
dous demand for all kinds of social
functions and are always in evidence.
All four have been married several
times over-by society and the press,
but never in reality. These four are
now planning for social surprises which
are to be the limit in high-brow enter
tanning in Washington. The really
handsome man of the quartet is Capt.
Butt. who is big, blonde and muscular.
Mr.. Barrett has rather a bald think
tank, while Postmaster General Hitch
cock is fair as lily. Mr.. Hit has per-
haps rather more hair than any of the
four. All four are remarkable for their
well-tubbed appearance ana bandboX
attire. but don't for a moment get the
idea that they are not jolly good fel-
lows Amy one of the four Is a whole
box full Of genial fun, and the quartet
aggregated is almost too much glory
for one evening.
Former Vice President Charles War
rem Fairbanks was a special guest OF
the National Press Club while on his
visit to Washington last week to at
tend the Gridiron Club dinner. He was
also a guest of President Taft at the
White House to dinner.
Senator Flint, of California. who re-
fused that unusual thing, a practically
unanimous reelection to the United
States Senate, because he prefers the!
climate of California to that of Wash
ington and the practice of law to a
United States Senatorship, spent last
Summer in Europe. He pokes a good
deal of fun at Europeans, and says
that they think that the American idea
of joyous occasion is to be shown
thru musty old cathedral. Senator
Flint does not think much of their
cathedrais, which he thinks are dirty
He stuG:sd the labor conditions, par
ticularIy those involved in raising fruits
in southern France and southern Italy,
where the products are about the same
as In southern California. He was try
ing to study out what effect any change
in the tariff on fruits would have on
fruits In his State, but he has not said
yet whether 1t would have any effect
or not
Gen. Wood Dead.
Brig.-Gen. Oliver Ellsworth Wood,
u. S. Army, retired, died Dec. A. at
Johns Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore, of
stomach trouble. He was 65 years of
age. Interment was in Arlington.
Born in Hartford. Conn, in 1874,
Oliver Ellsworth Wood received his first
military training when he enlisted as al
private in the 1st Conn. AT the out
break of the civil war. He obtained a