Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30
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that they won't ever discharge him. I'm
actually getting fat. No more worries
now"
She deftly picked a card from her hand
satchel and gave II to a page.
Why demanded the listener ID 4
she do that when she has gained what
she wanted"
Habit" IaconicaIly replied the page.
She'll be up here of and on every ses-
sion, ] da-e say. It's like reading the
personals in a newspaper. Begin il when
you have a reason and when YOU haven't
you can't stop"
lists on the Senate side: but for soma
unexplained reason the women who haunt
its reception room are as nothing TO the
throngs that daily pay tribute to the
House There is only a hard, uncom-
promising bench to wait on. unless one
is asked to go into the marble room.
please. But this request comes only IL a
senator has passed favoraby upon the
card received. Then the lucky woman
II she has any business to transact
passes through green-covered corridor.
where the doorkeepers sit in unapproach-
able security. and so on to the room Of
deep-silled windows and luxurious big
chairs.
Here she has a better chance to see
several men at once than on the House
side, for they come in. roam about in
search of their caller and can easily be
spoken to. But there is an air of austen
ity about the whole that the average
woman does not like Only a woman
with a driving need or one thoroughly
within her rights ever ventures into that
truly named marble room more than
once. And, strangely, the senators who
are considered good" as regards their
popularity with feminine callers gained
that reputation in the lower house.
Bailey Of Texas is ever affable TO woman
callers: Depew used to be their demi-
god; many ask for the Vice President
just to say they have met him; Senator
Clarke used TO be bombarded with femi-
nine cards, and there are many who lay
aside their business to find out what
q woman caller may desire. The more
conservative, like the late Senator Alli-
son Of Iowa or Rayner of Maryland, give
few words unless the matter is important
or really Of a business nature. And 9TH
ers never come out to the reception room
in response to a womans card, but see
them only by appointment This does not
always prove wise. however. as an anec-
dote related by the doorkeeper illustrates.
a certain northern senator issued strict
orders, early in his congressional career,
never to bring q woman's card to him.
The pages knew they must not do II and
did not dare offend him. One day a very
ton room.
Anybody could tell she was some
class" said the narrator.
Take my card to the Hon. Blank,
she told the page.
"He handed 1t back to her and said
he couldn't. She Immediately waxed in
dignant and wanted to know why her
card was refused. The page tried 10
explain that it wasn't meant for her in
particular. but applied to all women.
81 know he would be glad to see me,
she insisted
But that page valued his job and he
refused. She went off in a great fury
and next day the senator came out and
rescinded the order. He admitted IL was
all his fault and explained that the lady
was the wife of the most influential poll
tician in his home district II took an
awful lot of hustling for him to appease
her anger. She could have defeated him
for reelection just as easy as that"
swapping his fingers by way of illustra-
ton.