Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-19

N4X@ when Mr.. Cannon had tilted his cigar at
&H0A the proper angle between his lps
@1oS body said in a brutally loud voice:
"Wel, Frank, you re the crudest poker
player Last night, instead of raising you
called when you held full house."
That was too much for Uncle Joe Wheeling round in
his chair he held beckonng hand and called out to
Morse:
you really call on full house,"
Morse admitted that he had been guilty of the crime
charged.
"Nly boy" observed the former Speaker of the House
of Representatives, anybody who calls full house
should be allowed to take the pot Very frequently
Morse, you dsappont grievously
"But Mr.. Cannon objected the unfortunate card
player "those fellows had been beating and riding
me around like an old army mule so much that they
had me blufed.'
they have been trying Roosevelt tactics on you
IF you will look into the dictionary you will many
as eleven accepted definitions of the word "dig
nifty" and if you will step into the National Press Club
in Washington, you will find each of the eleven
knocked into thousand atoms every minute of the day
and night 1t is an institution where Senators not
senatorial and men elevated to high place suddenly dis
that the elevators out OF order 1t IN the
dining of the club that Uncle Joe gave Morse the
curtain lecture the proper value of full house And
the spirit of good fellowship and Bohemian genialty
that marked that encounter was merely part OF the
atmosphere of this unique OrganlZat
There was the case of William Burns, "he greatest
detective in the world He had been invited to address
the membership of the club, and in the course of his
remarks Hdu HhpltSSloH llc Hol
averse being considered the equal of Sherlock Holmes
before that mighty sleuth became addicted to the
habit of olting up his brain with blows from the end of
a hypodermic needle. After the speech, George Roth
we'll Brown, who writes short and snappy editorial
paragraphs that really short and snappy began
have little fun with Burns
"Mr Burns he asked seriously will you tell the
most thrilling which you worked?"
The great detective told it in dramatic fashion
snow, Mr.. Burns pursued George "al of realize
that you the greatest detective in the world and
for that should like you to describe to the
narrowest escape YOU had from death"
Burns gave the description.
"And, Mr.. Burns went George, "te us exactly
what your mental processes are in running down these
great criminals.
But by this time the listeners were laughing and Mr.
Burns had discovered that he being "kidded"
That broke up the party
THE atmosphere of this club, where member of the
Cabinet drops in for twenty cent lunch, where
Senator occasionally drinks beer after midnight when
other bars closed and where all the great of the
country have been guests of reverence 1t
is particularly of good felowshipthe good fellow
ship that arises from everybodys knowledge that
of the essential things in life to find place where all
artifciaty be thrown to the winds and everybody
have good time. Founded, governed, and fire.
quented by all the newspaper and magazine writer's in
ticans speak with absolute freedom and without fear
of being quoted what they say njure them in any
way. BY the same token, it is the place where
ofcialdom is approached by all members with frank
smile and an attitude that plainly says:
"If you're a good fellow, you re welcome. If you re
dull and dreary sort of person. sit in the
by yourself"