The San Francisco call., 1913-08-04
AT WASHINGTON
BY IRA q. BENNETT

Thomas J. Reilly OF Connecticut and
former newspaper man, stands to have
to buy 40 wedding presents all at once.
It came about like this:
Mr.. Reilly was the one person in the
secret that Mr.. and the present Mrs.
John Clark Of Bridgeport. Conn.,, were
about to eIope from Woodmont, a sum-
mer resort. Mr.. Reilly helped them with
their plans and, with them, left the
house where they and the bridesmaids
and ushers were guests at weekend
party.
A wedding breakfast was given BY
the bride and bridegroom this week.
They had on hand the $50 engraved in
svitations which would have been sent
out, and they gave them all to Mr..
Reilly, saying he. was the only one
really invited to the actual wedding.
All the other members of the party
at the breakfast loudly cheered this
act, and demanded that Mr.. Reilly put
up for the $50 presents
What Mr.. Reilly will do is not an
nounced as yet. Congressman Reilly, his
father, heard the news and smiled
sadly:
Hope Louis isn't stuck for all those
$50 presents" quoth the congressman.
He might come back on the old man
to help him out
The Congressional Salad is the lat
est thing in the summer comestible line
In Washington
1t Is made from recipe by the wife
of Congressman G. r. Smith Of Mime
sofa, and its vogue Is considerable The
Congressional is fruit salad its for
mula being:
One grapefruit, one orange, one
pineapple or two apples. nuts, accord
ing to taste, and a pinch Of salt. To
this. chopped up fruit and cream double
whipped. Serve on squares Of double
toast or Drowned crackers.
Il am only lecturing during a limited
period and then only at chautauquas,
and can not, therefore. consider the
proposition which you are kind enough
TO submit This was the answer.
spearman Lewis teiegraphed the secre-
tary, advising him that it was to be a
lecture at the coliseum. which has a
seating capacity large enough to insure
$4,000 house, OF which the speaker
was to get half.
ment by which Secretary Bryan is MAX
Ing his chautauqua speeches, an equal
division of the receipts and the net
proceeds promised to be much greater
than those of the ordinary lecture on
the Chautauqua circuit, the secretary
refused to be tempted by it.
Senator j. Ham Lewis has taken COM
passion on the fathers of the country.
He has kind heart located below and
little to the left Of those whisKers.
and he thinks the '.old man" who has
SO long been neglected. is entitled to
some consideration from the hands OF
congress. ssas
Senator Lewis proposes to introduce
bill to recognize fathers day. Already
there Is mothers day and childrens
day, and why not do Something for the
other member OF the family?
Not only does Senator Lewis intend
to introduce a bill, but he is threaten
Ing to back 1t up with speech and
possibly write poem.
The talkative new member OF con-
gress was delivering his Views on the
tariff currency, Panama canal tolls, dol
lar diplomacy and other weighty meas
ures to small congressional party re-
Gently which included former Speaker
Uncle Joe Cannon. Uncle Joe had come
to Washington on short Visit from
his home in Danville, all.
The sage of Danville stretched his
lean legs, got new half nelson clutch
on his long, black cigar. and between
thick spirals OF smoke told this story:
"a Sunday school teacher was read
ing her class of little boys the proc
1amation OF Goliath, who, full armored.
pranced out before the armies OF the
living God and made his def, hoop Lar
day after day. One bright eyed boy in
the class listened disgustedly for a few
moments, and then exclaimed:
Z Skip that, ma'am, he's blowing. He
ought to tie his. bull. outside!''
The new statesman has his we'll roped
now.