Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05
rs HENRY l. MYERS WIFE OF THE SENATOR FROM MONTANA

IN Montana. is that relating 10 Indian
life and To the thrilling history since
the first white man followed the uah
blazed out by Clark and Lewis. Some
how we All take an interest in the In
dams. and our children play Indian Just
as other children play with toys. MY
little girl Mary Annetta, who ls eleNe4l'
has always played Indian, and from her
merest babyhood she scoTned dolls ana
cradles and such mild sports when she
could get war paint and feathers ana
beads and tomahawks. Recently the IN
dams who were moved by act OF Ion.
gress from their beloved Valleys anu
Dlains into the reservations were permit
fed ia return 10 commemorate the fiftieth
wear of their removal and We had some
picturesque scenes. There We're feasts ana
dancing and the children have been 60
ing through Indian festas ever since ny
small daughter il delighted with wash
ington and with her paymates i'm Gun
ston Hall, but somehow she feels rather
sorry for children who know nothing OF
Indian life and have never seen "A rear
war dance or corn feast
Senator and Mrs. Myers are members
of the Presbyterian Church and viii at
tend the Church of the Covenant. which
is adjacent to their nome. In their OWN
home they have always been members OF
that faith and We're prominent in all the
affairs of the congregation. Just now
they are using their leisure visiting many
Washington churches and renewing ac-
olaintance with some people OF Montana
who have located in Washington. Seeing
the sights also takes up some of their
leisure. and their daughter is proving TO
all the spirit of investigation which the
westerner develops.
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Some of my friends said Mrs. Myers.
.-counseled me not 10 bring my little girl
to Washington. for fear il would spoil her
far tb. nj homo such
fears are groundlesS might feel a little
anxiety for her health. for we live in "A
dry. delightful atmosphere between three
and four thousand feet above the sea
level and Washington seems low and or
pressive To the mountain bred. We are
getting used To the level now, and while
| know | shall enjoy every minute of my
stay here ! shall gladly 20 home when
Congress adjourns. My daughter misses
Ter drives and open-air life. which are
part of the daily routine but then the in
tellectual advantage of being in Wash
ington is something worth making sacri-
fees TO achieve.
Miss Mary Myers wnom her parents
fondly call the baby" is :, feet = inches
and weighs commendaby. In every re-
spect she is a fine example OF the growtii
and development possible IN the granc
mountain state where she was born. She
together "A pleasant little lady whom her
mothers visitors this winter Will delighs
to meet. She adores Montana, and any
thing even remotely bordering on criti-
cism or a belittlement will bring forth
eloquent statements to the contrary. Mrs.
Myers and her daughter are good walk
ers and they may be seen strollIng all
over the city. map and book 10 aid them
i'm the mazes which Washington streets
can sometimes take Mrs Myers is trI.
to the traditions of her native state as
we'll as to the state of her adoption. She
is genial and entirely hospitabie. She
will perform her duties thoroughly ana
without undue commotion. The home in
which the Myers reside Is the home ~
Carl Gutherz. the artist, whose best work
is seen and admired by thousands I'm the
Library of Congress. IL Is filled with the
canvases of the artist and many inter-
esting and rare pieces of furniture anr
vertu gathered during his many years
residence abroad.