Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28

u receive careful attention at the
hands of ninety-s!x serious
minded seniors. where important interna-
t!onal treaties are dissected and passed
uPon, and whore an erring member of the
Judiciary is occasionally arraigned before
"A bar of his peers, i located the United
states Senate committee on pie. presided
over by Chairman Kate Murphy
There IS important business before Mrs
Murphy's committee every morning
promptly al = She j. the only member
present The rank and file of the COM
issittee, consisting Of about four-score
ple-eating senators and about three times
many citizens at large scarcely ever
meets before l. or l2:;o. Then for two
Aours the fun or rather the filling COM
.uittec. enthusiastically goes through the
work in hand. As a rule IL makes unani-
nous favorable REPORT calls for finger
bowls and cigars, and then goes back up
-tairs for more mulling over the laws
more treaty making and more impeach-
Iuents
Perhaps the only occasions when a com
l3"te report is not forthcoming are the
DAYS when Senator Ben TiIlman Of North
arolna calls for slice of lemon pie
ana finds II not present On those dayS
man Murphy. win the result that the
very next time the Palmetto statesman
visits the senate restaurant lie Is greeted
with a disk of yellow and creamy sue
celsGc" that causes him TO smack his Iips
with saStatory pleasure. He orders his
best compliments conveyed below to the
@rchitect and builder OF the wonde ri, Il
structure.
ana. above all things. 10 get on the lob
early, SAYS the official piesnaker OF the
nitcd States Senate. as she makes IN
Dads with d sharp pairing knife on a pyr-
amid of crisp juicy apples. which We're
sent through the peeler the day before
and which have lain all night on a shelf in
the big cold storage refrigerator Mrs
Murphy ! seated behind a SHINY table
in cornef Of her coy little bakery. hid
Gen away in the basement Of the Capitol
Two stories below the Senate chamber
Nearby a massive range * acquiring "A
terrific heat by forced draft while getting
T.ddy To receive TWO huge buildings
Thich the mistress Of the establishment
}.t9 prepared.
Next 10 the hot monster Is a tan series
II galvanized iron drawers. which might
t,s taken Tor AN extremely practical chif-
tOnier Were il not for the Iact that the
lotion compartment Is IlIl! OF lively
lowing Goals. which are sending steady
cIrrents OF heat waves throughout the
contriv2nee. 1t IS into these iron drawers
that Mrs Murphy tucks away half hun
cred carefully nodded creations of dough
and fruit each morning at : o'clock and
draws them forth just so many minutes
later, all hubby where vents have been
cut in thCir covers, and giving forth those
heavenly odors which travel direct along
ones olfactOry nerves to the gastric.
glands. there causing d certain yearninc
which only can be appeased by-well Won
know how.
Don't forget to use ice water in work.
ing up your pastry" continues Mrs
Murphy. spearing particularly round
apple with her parer and proceeding TO
reduce ii To long, thin slices by her
deft. plump fingers.
Born in Ireland? Dear me. no.
may have the brogue but I got il from
the best father and mother the Emerald
Isle ever produced. They came TO Wash
tngton to live. Here was ! born and
mere / hope TO die. Washington is n
good place To be-and you can learn to
make good pies here as any place III
the world"
Here the matron OF the Senate bakery
pointed over her shoulder with q glow
Of pride. Row upon row of crispy pas