The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-03-19
ONCE PAGES, NOW
men OF AFFAIRS
One Earns 100000 a Year;
Another Is In Senate.
CAPT. CHANCEy THEIR PILOT

Attribute Their Success to Advice Of
Man Who Organized National Fra
ternity--Three Hundred Pages In
State Legislatures Hope to Go to
Congress as Members of That Body.
It's far cry from $75 month dur
ing the uncertain period of session
of congress to 100000 a year and a
far cry from page In congress to pri-
vate secretary to president, to cabi-
net member, state governor or pub
, Usher. but those in brief have been
the experiences of some men who
once were pages and ran errands for
members of congress.
The list of pages since 1909, when
the first record was kept. totals 8029.
1t contains names of men who have
become world famous in divers lines
of endeavor, such, for example, as Au-
gustus Thomas. the theatrical pro
Queer. and George B. Cortelyou, who
was private secretary to- Presidents
Mckinley and Roosevelt, first secre-
tary Of the department Of commerce
and labor and Is now president Of the
Consolidated Gas company of New
York, considered to be the highest paid
official in the country.
One Page Returned as Senator.
An interesting fact, says the Wash
ington Post, is that but one page Is
recorded as having come back as
senator, the late Arthur Pue German
Of Maryland, and but one as a repre-
sentative, William Schley Howard Of
Georgia, who is now in congress. or
course Senator Ollie James is for
mer page, but he saw his service in
the Kentucky state legislature. not in
the national capitol.
The oldest living page is in Wash
ington. He is Christian Eckloff, who
IL the author of Life of Senate
Page"
Congress pages have made their
mark in almost every calling. The
largest percentage Of them have made
law or medicine their life work. This
is explained by the fact that while
they were working at the capitol they
had an excellent opportunity to study
at medical or law schools, and many
Of them made the most Of that oppor.
tunity. A ESQ Mh 1865
Pages of recent years-that Is, about
3,OOO-deeply mourn the death Of Cap
tain John Chancey, who organized the
pages into the National Fraternity OF
Pages. Nearly every man whose
name is mentioned here saw service
under Captain Chancey. It is fact
that more than 80 per cent of those
who worked under him made sue
cess in life, and they attribute 1t In
large part to his advice, encourage.
ment and discipline.
Now Governor. s0f
Here is partial list, taken almost
at random, to give an illustration of
how most pages have succeeded:
David l. Walsh. governor of Massa
chusetts
Alvin Pickins, former mayor Of Den
YER
Clarence Howell. New York engi-
neer, who built the Long Island pier
and Is now engaged on big project
in Cuba.
George P. Foster, director of the bu-
reau of engraving and printing in
Havana. He Is son of the man, still
in the secret service. who was with
Mckinley when that president was
shot.
General John w. Wilson, retired
army officer of Washington.
]. D. Haag. editor Of the Pittsburgh
Post.
Charles S. Sloane. geographer Of the
census.
William Delaney Hunter. consul to
Nice, France.
w. w. Hallam and ]. X. Mcknight
practicing law in Washington.
The late Admiral Leonard A. Frailey
Of Washington was a page. Ok,
It is estimated that there are nearly
300 former pages in state legislatures
today, aspiring to go to congress a.
members.