The Washington times., 1913-07-04
FRANCIS B. SAYRE
!, TELLS OF HIS LIFE
Miss Jessie Wilson's Fiance Has
4 Explored Labrador and
b Hunted in Alaska.

that his engagement TO the daughter
of the President of the United state:
had just been announced stoo his
work for an instant He reported al
his office in the Criminal Courts
building early yesterday morning and
was listening to the complaint of d
woman who wanted her husband ar
rested because she had been deserted
when the tinkle-tinkle" of the tele-
phon came for the first time.
Then Louis" and Jimmie" and half
dozen other clerks dropped in to
offer their congratulstions; They
were followed by a string OF assist
ant district attorneys, and finally by
District Attorney whitman. The tele-
phone bell kept on ringing, with the
result that Mr.. Sayre didn't get much
He Sits Complaints.
Mr.. Sayre's present position is that
of assistant to Aaron ]. Colnon, who is
in charge of the bureau Of complaints.
1t is Mr.. Sayre's duty to listen to the
tales of woe that are brought in by
hundreds of persons and to slit out
those which are in such shape that they
ought TO be placed before the grand
jury
He entered the Office last October
through the influence of Colonel koose-
Welt. He took his examinations for the
bar about a week ago, and expects to De
admitted in the fall He has gained
such a good reputation as lawyer and
hard worker that Mr. Whitman has
promised him an appointment as an as
sistant district attorney as soon as the
position can legally be given to hifn-
Has Travelled Extensively.
Mr. ssvre has Travelled extensively.
He has shot big game in the ROCKY
Mountains, cruised above the Arctsc
Circle, and suddenly has made hlmseL
one OF the most talked of persons IN
the country, yer he remains modest
and unassuming young man. He Is .aii
and slim and many persons CONSIDER
that his face bears striking reSem-
bIance to that of his prospective fatneC-
n-law.
Now 1 will answer any questions that
aan, he said when he was approach
ed by a reporter. II met Miss Wnson
at a house party near Lancaster ABOUT
two years ago and We are TO pc marrIeo
in November / can't tell you any more
details as to when we first became en-
gagged or the exact date set Tor lhe
wedding. as all that will have to come
from the other end. We VIII De mar
riad at the White House
1t was suggested that perhaps the
fact that both he and Miss Wilson were
interested in social work might nave
had something to do with drawing
them together.
'1She is such a fine woman, came
back the reply quickly, that II wouio
have been the same whether she was
interested in that sort of WORK or not:
! don't think that made any dinerence:
Then he picked up newspaper IN
which picture of his fiancee had oeen
printed.
II wish If they must publish these
pictures that they would do her JUS
tice," he went on. Not halt OF tnem
show how really attractive she is II
is only occasionally that l md one
that looks really like her."
It was with difficulty that he was led
to talk about himself.
Worked With Dr.. Grenfell.
IT was graduated from Williams ne
finally saiq, in he class Sf ly9a, az
three gears later was graduated liG1n
the Harvard Law school l spent Two
summers with DIR. Grenfell IL Iabra-
dor and was much Interested in his
missionary work. have Travelled an
through Alaska, and have spent consid-
erable time in hunting pig game In the
Rocky Mountains, and have been all
through Southern Mexico.
you must have had some interest
ing and exciting experiences" II was
We'll, once 1 started out with DR..
Scoville Clark, of Yale, to tramp
across northern Newfoundland. 1t was
only forty miles, but mighty hard go
ing, and each of us carried nothing
but a small pack We depended on the
caribou that we were to snoot for food,
and then found that they mad all mi
grated south. We got to the north OF
the path We had marked out and ran
out of food. 1t looked pretty bad for
a while, but we finally reached Flow
ers Cove after going sixty miles further
than We intended. After that every
thing was all right.
Met Perry In Labrador.
Another time / started out from
Nome, Alaska, with small schooner
and with a Russian trader as a COM
panion. We took turns standing at
the wheel. We sailed across Behring
strait and up by Northern Siberia two
thousand miles above Vladiyostok. We
of wales. But (deprecatinglyO there
wasn't anything very exciting in. that.
Just an ordinary cruise. When Perry
got back from the North Pole ] met
him In Labrador and came down with
him.
MY chief interests have always been
in social work. While in Harvard /
worked in the Boston Settlement House
and i am now the president of the
Williams College civic service commit
tee, a New York organization which
was formed for the purpose of inter-
esting the young alumni in social well
fare work and getting them started
along the lines that appeal to them.
Is Getting Experience.
"I am here in this office getting the
experience that is required before a
person is admitted to the bar. Incl
dentally, / find II a very fine field for
social service. / have a chance to meet
all kinds and conditions of people to
study their needs and OTTER to be of
real assistance to them. have a wider
opportunity for study than / would in
a settlement.
Il have not yet decided what field of
work ! will eventually follow. After ]
have been admitted to the bar / may
take up active work as a lawyer or
may devote my entire time TO social
service. ] expect to remain right here
in this office while the present Admin
istration is in control
sT don't expect to take any very ac-
tive part in politics-not beyond the
perform. ] am normally a Republican,
but / am a great admirer Of President
Wilson and voted for him at the last
election"
Praised BY Whitman
Mr.. Sayres said that he was also an
admirer of Colonel Roosevelt. He is SO
interested in his present work that he
is planning TO remain at the office this
summer without taking any vacation.
Miss Wilson comes from Presbyterian