The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-17
WASHINGTON LETTER
By CARL 5cHorlELD. Special Core

son exceedingly pleasant this year.
The Inequalities of the White House
have been charming and bid fair to
be even more so. Dancing is a dis
tinct feature Of this administration
and has made this season, so soon TO
be over, a beautiful one to remember.
Dancing Popular at the Capital.
Nearly every one in Washington
who has a ballroom and scores of
those who have none have given
either balls or cotillons. The Glover
eotiIlon of recent date was one of the
handsomest ones ever given here and
one of the most expensive. The fig
ure of the german represented the
seasons of the year and were most
beautiful. The favors for each one
signfffed the particular season repre-
scented, and they were all brought from
Rome. Vienna Paris and London,
purchased during the Clovers' trip
abroad last year
There were more than hundred dis
tingulshed guests, from among the dip
lomatic. official and smart resident
circles, asked to look on at the pretty
scene. 1t is not known how much
more than $4,000 the little ball cost
the hosts, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Richardson Glover.
Franking Privileges Curtailed.
A question having been raised con-
corning the right to transmit labels for
seed packages through the mails under
congressional frank, the law officer Of
the postoff1ce department has ruled
chat such labels are not public docu-
nents within the meaning of the law
and that therefore they cannot be
mailed free of charge.
This appears to be very simple rul-
ing, but as a fact it will affect good
many members Of congress who have
been sending to postmasters in their
districts seed labels with instructions
to mail the seeds-also sent free in
packages--to those who desired them.
Something In Name.
There was one of the SO called in
surgents among the Republicans who
went into the caucus on the selection
of the members of the BaIlinger-P Pin
chot investigating committee and who
didn't bolt. but was glad that the Re-
publicans did not vote to reject the
name of the big and good natured
Kentucky Democrat, Ollie James," re-
marked st. Paul visitor to Wash
ington "He is member of the house
from Minnesota, ard it wouldn't take
a long guess to pick him out, for he
has been one of the most active of the
insurgents. His reasons as given by
himself were sufficient. Out in Min
nesota. where there are many Scandi-
navians, familiar Christian name is
Ole. and when he speaks of Ollie
James he always calls the big Ken
tuckian Ole. because, he says. that's
the way the residents of Minnesota
would spell and pronounce it. The
Scandinavians. it is unnecessary to
say. are clannish, and any one by the
name of Ole is privileged by virtue
of his name, and this Republican in
surgent was very well satisfied when
the caucus decided to restore Ole
James to the acceptable class of Dem
ocrats. Ny Minnesota friend felt that
he would almost be guilty of going
back on one of his own people if he
had been obliged to register his vote
against Ollie.
To Honor President Roosevelt.
The suggestion that Colonel Theo.
dore Roosevelt be elected commander
In chief of the Spanish War Veterans
has been taken up by members OF tbs
in the District with the
view Of bringing it to fruition. Gen
eral ]. Warren Keifer, representative
from Ohio. who was the first COM
mander in chief of the Spanish War
Veterans, has been asked to present
the name of Colonel Roosevelt to the
next national encampment of the
Spanish War Veterans. General Kei-
fer defeated Colonel Roosevelt for the
honor at the first national encamp-
neut, held here in September, 1899.
Drummer Boy Of Shiloh.
John L. Glen Of Licking county,
D., the original drummer boy of Shi-
oh" and. according to the war de-
partment records, the youngest en-.
listed member of the Union army, is
, formidable candidate for appoint
nent to brigadier generalship in the
'egular army, Glenn is now colonel
stationed at San Antonio.
Colonel Glen was eleven years old
when he beat the call to arms on the
irst day of the bloody engagement at
Shiloh. How he got into service at
hat tender age no one knows. but be
anne out of the battle unsecured and
ierved in the bugle corps until the end
# the war. He was absolutely fear.
ess. according TO soldiers who know
# his record. and would have been
leard from in the army had he been
I'D and big enough to shoulder gun
II carry a sword When the Wal
losed Glen did net desert his flag. but
,nllsted in the regular army at the
Irst opportunity He has been in the
erYice since and in six years will he
etifed