Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30

after matters for the whole OF Arizona
OF course, though. | don't have many
women to hunt Offices for. because in my
realm women are so scarce won't let
them come east if we can help it.
And So you have women from other
places claim to be from Arizona?' ne
was asked.
Well yes. I suppose 7 do Still, am
not called upon frequently as are some
of my colleagues. When they send for
me they invariably want something. They
rever just want to meet me, In order to
be able to say they have shaken hands
with their representatives..
Never" asked the interviewer.
well. hardly ever " replied Mr.. Cam
eron, in the words of 'Pinafore.'
Don't you believe EN- when they tell
you they never have cranks to deal with,
advised wisefaced page who has been
at the Capitol for ten years.
They pick out somebody like Mr..
Cameron if they want reserved pass or
one Of the many small favors congress
men from nearer places are too busy to
grant Some of them have the gall to ask
a perfectly strange representative to get
them government office. just because
they know he comes from away off
where women aren't as likely to be de-
manding such things. They haven't any
vote to promise 'em either. And maybe
they don't light into us pages IL they
can't see member when their card goes
in! Anybody would think l had them all
up my sleeve.
"You see, when I take card in and a
congressman doesn't want to see the lady
he just gets up and moves over to the
next desk. Then he looks at me and says,
real seriously or with a SMILE just &C
cording to the humor he's in: Tell her
am not in my seat So he isn't. and 1t
saves him lot of trouble and me from
telling a story They used to send word
they weren't on the floor, but that was
not the truth and some of them decided
it was bad for us pages to be always
lying.
told lady that She gave me q look-a
school-teacher-sort-of look, you know
and started out Another page whispered,
She's gone to the gallery. so l knew
lieve me- there was, She came sailing back
with her face blazing. 1 thought you
told me Mr.. So-and-So wasn't in his seat
Well. he wasn't I replied. He is. too"
she fairly screeched. I just went up to
the gallery and saw him. Anyhow. was
all 1 could answer. he wasn't in his seat
when 1 came out last time, but I'll go In
again for you And, worse luck, had to
bring back the same message next time"
Members of Congress are all right.
times when 1 hear them listening SO
patiently to a yarn that a baby would
know wasn't SO. 1 think l wouldn't be
like that But then, you see. we hear
the same old story being told to maybe
half dozen different members. 1 like
the ladies best who just come UP here be-
cause they are one of the family or
friends of the members or those who
aren't so Suspicious. When a woman
says to me: Take this card to Mr.. Blank
and see that he gets 1t. too 1t makes
me mad. Why should we want him not
to get it? Besides. finding him the first
time saves us several more trips. Bat
some of them won't believe 1t.
"Why, l have searched the floor, the
cloakrooms and even looked up in the
gallery to find a member. and then been
told I believe he is in there this minute
The most Of them are very nice and
pleasant. l feel awful sorry for the ones