Evening star., 1912-11-17

foreign soil. The records at the House
and Senate offered little assistance In
fact / found that from 1929 to 1869, the
parents or guardians of the pages were
paid the salaries and no records of the
names or whereabout of the boys were
kept. Thus communication with the ma
jority of members could be obtained only
by roundabout means.
inauguration week is to be a great
event in the history of the fraternity,
continued Mr.. Crowley, ''for it is then
that we expect to bring its members to-
I'ether. Taking advantage of the occa-
sion that brings men to Washington from
all parts of the country, we are PLAN
ming entertainments that will prove at
tractive to all who are eligible for the
fraternity. Conve ntion Hall or the Will
lard will be the scene OF q large banquet
to which all men who We're pages at one
time in the House or Senate are invited.
This is to be held on the evening of
March g. Various meetings of the men,
bers will take place on the days preced-
ing"
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The National Paternity of Pages is
not to be outdone by any other sort of
an organization in the possession OF d
pin. for several of these gold emblems
bearing its seal and name are already in
existence. The pin is about the size of
penny, but with fluted edges. A band of
white enamel bearing the name of the
fraternity encircles it. and in the center
is a shield of the American flag sup
ported by the mace and the hammer.
The colors of the flag are carried out in
enamel Upon the installation of page
as a member of the fraternity he is pre-
sented with pin.
Another means OF perfectlng the bond
between its members is the Pages Maya
zine which is to be sent without cost to
the members and to the representatives
and senators of the United States. Its
contents as now contemp ated will be
divided in general into two classes. Ihe
happenings of the present day in the
House and Senate are to be duly
of the contributions will come from
pages thus presenting events from q
point of view that will prove interest
ing to the members of the fraternity.
The remainder of the magazine, however
is to be devoted to articles from those
pages who have d personal knowledge
of men and events prominent In the his
tory of Congress. The magazine is to be
published monthly and VIII nnd It's way
to all members This will probably mean.
according TO the expectations of the ofil-
GERS Of the organization, that nearly
2.0oo copies will have to be published for
the pages alone at each issue.
Our membership is increasing so rap
idly that our enthusiasm has had no
chance TO COOL said Mr.. Phillips, the
president OF the fraternity. our hrst
meeting, held just few weeks ago. was
attended only by the officers, and the
membership of the fraternity, as ascer-
tanned by the letters received. was about
90. since that time 237 applications for
membership have been received from the
outside and the list here in Washington
totals I1S. We hope finally, from the
fund of the fraternity and any contribu-
tionS that are made, to erect house
here at the National Capital that will be
open to any pages passing through town
and a residence for those in the city who
would find it more desirable than hotels
and boarding homes We hope by next
spring to either purchase or begin the