The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
The MarshaHs Themselves Tell
All About the Marshall Family
Vice President and His Wife Like Washington and Are Fond
of Society Here, but Not Cocktail Society,""
May Take House in Capital

The people Of Washington are intensely
interested in Vice President and Mrs.
Thomas r. Marshall-'the happiest mar
ried couple in America says the New
York World.
They are frank. easy-going "Hoosiers,"
who laugh at the world and make others
laugh with them. Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
came to Washington smiling, and they
have smiled ever since.
| People delight me-" said Mrs. Mar
| shall, "and Washington is full Of all
sorts of people. Back In the days when
was deputy clerk Of Steuben County,
Indiana. helping my father, i became In
terested In men and women. and my in
terest has increased day by day ] never
tire Of people. real people. and that Is
one reason i have a good time every
| where I go. liked the folks who came
to Steuben County Court to attend court
| or to trade horses. / like the people In
Washington. Bored? No, I'm never
bored.
| Mr.. Marshall is the better half Of our
family. His charities are wider. his
sympathies wider: and his religion deeper
than mine; and I think his soul Is all
right until he goes to grand opera and
looks and acts bored, and then ! doubt
| the existence Of a soul in his body.
Music appeals to me, and grand opera
furnishes the greatest music"
Admits Hes "a Little Green"
Mr. and Mrs Marshall are not en-
thusiastic over their new honors and
| surroundings. They are trying hard to
settle. so that they can be as happy and
| comfortable as they were at Columbia
City before they went to Indianapolis to
| take possession Of the executive man
| sion.
| II hope to like it here after get onto
| the ropes" said Mr. Marshall 'I am
little green. and 1 know that everybody
| In Washington knows II, but 1 really
think I'll like II after ! get the hang OF
things
MY life has been made little bur-
| densome by job hunters who think that
l am real pie counter man. Nine
| tenths of my letters are applications for
J positions.
But II Is all right. and in time i will
be on the earth again. Back in Indians
I was contented. Here I will be. As st.
Paul says. Not that speak in respect
of want: for have learned in whatso-
ever state / am, Herewith to be con-
tent
Speaking of patronage. my patronage
| extends to a driver Of the monorail car
| from the Capitol to the Senate Office
| Building Gf they ever get IL goingD, and
messenger. a stenographer and page.
| I have filled all of those important
places. II I tried TO influence the Sem
ators in their distribution OF offices i
would soon lose their respect and friend
" feeling for me. / have seen enough
already to know that | am not TO be-
come a very active dispenser OF party
pie.
L have enjoyed my first days in Wash
ington. / am not quite at home presld-
ing over the Senate, but with the
thoughtful and considerate help of the
Senators / will get on. / am learning
the rules which is more of a task even
than committing the Shorter Catechsm.
which I had to do frequently when
boy. I rather think. however. that 1
will enjoy it after while
Living In a hotel Is new to me. /
have been fortunate in having a home.
My father was a country physician and
we always had a home. 1t was our
home. even If il was not much OF
house.
IT told Mrs. Marshall the other day
that all that / had got out of politics.
aside from the genuine pleasure OF being
one Of the people, is the promise OF the
distinguished honor of being buried from
an undertaking establishment II I should
happen 10 die while at a Washington
hotel.
Maybe. after the extra session is over
and We settle for the first regular session
Of Congress. we will be in a house /
am not rich. but never lived in a rented
house until 1 was Governor Of Indiana
We have saved a little something as We
came along, and II / should drop out
Mrs Marshall would not have to marry
again to keep from taking in washing
or something like that. One thing GER
tain. 1 will keep what I have and live
within my salary here. I can do it with
economy. think, and the lesson Will be
good for 0e public. little economy
won't hurt the American people. That
includes me-
What about your social obligations?
Mr.. Marshall was asked.
Doesn't Mind Being Laughed At.
a man with kindly heart" said he,
can 60 anywhere with the right kind of
people, and If he is laughed at by the
wrong sort of people he has not lost much.
Il have taken society as I found it
am 'sot in my ways in certain directions
and do not propose TO change them for
Just any sort of citizen. think I have a
kindly heart and am human II make
mistakes or breaks the right sort Of
people will overlook them and say that
they are due to ignorance. I will be de-
will not hurt
"A sigar, a good ball game. a few real
friends-one of whom is Mrs. Marshall
some baked beans. sauerkraut or bailed
cabbage are all right I have tried them
and know that they will do. II can have
my own friends. friends whom I like and
who like me, whether We agree politically
or not. I'll be content"
Where did you get that hat?' asked
a street urchin, as Mr.. Marshall passed
in review Inauguration day wearing the
tsllest tile hat IN Washington.
1T was my fathers said the Vice
President. smiling.
Il think I inherited liking for silk
hats" said Mr.. Marshall. My father
used to wear one all the time. II II isn't
too warm I wear one in the summer time.
My father also wore a 'shad-bellied'
cutaway coat-they call 'em -swingers
in the South-an evening suit at all times.
That gave him dignity and distinction.
II wear a Prince Albert suit" said Mr..
Marshall. taking UP the right wing OF
his long coat in his right hand and giving
1t a fiirt. because It adds dignity to my
office The coat helps me in that way"
BE content" is Mr. Marshalrs motto.
That Is the lesson We should learn II !
We would get the most out Of life.
How the enormously rich people spend |
money! The spending of the money Is
not harmful to the spenders II they
can afford It. but 1t hurts the envious
people who are not rich. Most people
are envious. Thousands Of girls work
for what term Junk They want to
cut a better. dash than their fathers can