Yazoo City herald. [volume] (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1976, 1914-12-25
A COSBY LETTER
concerning Mississippi congressmen
In Washington.

rom the special correspondence OF Inc
Times-Picayune Of last Sunday:
An unusual thing happened in the
assigning Of Office rooms to the mem
bers Of the Mississippi delegation in
the House Of Representatives. Four
them were given rooms close togeth-
err. They are on the first floor Of the
great marble-lined structure that COW
ers a square just southeast Of the
capitol
Representative Hubert d. Stephens,
Of New Albany, has room No. 1874. His
secretary lis Roger Wooten, of Sena-
tobia. Owing TO the illness of Mrs.
Wooten, the secretary has not been in
Washington at this session Of Con-
gress.
A few doors further along the same
corridor, at 1888, is the Office Of Thorn
as U. Sisson, who represents the
Fourth District. Mr.. Sisson's home is
at Winona. Barry Gillespie, Of Duck
hill, is the secretary. In addition to
his Office duties he is studying law.
Next door, in office 40, Samuel A.
Witherspoon holds forth. Mr.. Wither-
spoon is from Meridian and represents
the Fifth District. His secretary is w.
H. Joyner, Of Forrest.
At 144 is the Office Of Percy +. Quin,
of McComb City, representative Of the
Seventh District. Frank v. Eisele, of
Natchez, a candidate for sheriff in
Adams county, is secretary. When
there is a rush of work at the Office
Mrs. Quin takes desk in the Office
and she has the reputation of being
abel to dictate as many letters as any
one else on the floor.
Also on the first floor, but separat
ed from his colleagues, is the Office of
L. S. Gambler, Of the First District.
Mr.. Gamblers home is at Corinth. His
secretary is William Small, also of
Corinth. In addition, Mr.. Small is
chief page Of the House. ,
There are no Mississippi Congress
men on the second floor, and Pat Har-
rison, Of Gulfport, representing the
Sixth District, is the only one on the
third floor. His Office is No. 345. Eu-
gene Fly,of Hattiesburg, is secretary.
The remaining two Mississippi Repre-
sentatives are on the fifth floor. James
W. Collier of Vicksburg is in charge
Of the affairs Of the Eighth District.
His secretary is Harmon L. Thomp-
son, who just at this time is making
the race for county attorney Of Kinds
county.
\ Ben A. Humphreys of Grdenville,
occupies Office No. 500. He represents
the Third District. Samuel Anderson
is secretary. In addition, Mr.. Anderson
looks after portion of the work in
the document room of the House. De-
spite the work entailed by these two
positions, Sammy" also finds time to
kesp up with his law class.
Requires Much Walking.
While Mississippians who come to
Washington to visit their Congressman
do not have as much walking to do as
callers on Louisiana Representatives
still there is considerable pedestrian
effort necessary in making the rounds
to each Office. The office building is
built around city square. Each corri-
der is block Tonga block in which
good measure was given.
Senator's are allowed two and at
times three rooms for their offices,
which are equipped in style BETTING
the high Office. Representatives have
| but one room, unless they head COM
| mittee. They are supplied with every
faculty for office work, but there is
. less attempt to make the office appear
luxurious.
Senator John Sharp Williams, of
Benton, is on the second floor of the
Senate Office building, which occupies
the corresponding position of the
House building, but on the northeast
side of the Capitol. His office is No.
PIT, the first on the right in entering
, the building through the main door.
Senator Williams is assisted by Robert
Bowman, his secretary. Mr.. Bowman
is from Yazoo City. Hugh Martin, of
Meridian, is an assistant to the Sena-
tor. Jos. NJ. Burlew, also a Missis-
sippian, does the stenographie work.
On the first floor, on the opposite
side of the building, Senator James K.
, Vardaman has his Offices at No. 12I.
Mrs. Macy Dinkins, as secretary, is
in charge of the Office work. Henry G,
Thomas and James K. Vardaman, Jr.,
, assist with the work in the Office.
Z Louisianians in Washington feel
very proud Of having representation
on the Board of Trustees of the Car
. lnegie Institution. The naming of Chas
Payne Fenner, of New Orleans, carries
out the desire of the founder of this