New Britain herald., 1917-12-03
chapter had better invention.
will stop all wars hereafter.


quests were received, personally, by
the Congressman and his secretary
for tickets of admission tomorrow to
hear President Wilson give his an
nual address. AS only two tickets are
allowed each Congressman, many had
to be turned down. why, I come
from your district. I am sure that
no one else Is here" one lady said.
"Oh." replied the secretary, there's
Mr.. and Mrs. Blank from Blankville.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Plank from Plank
Vile. And there's many others"
Men and women from other states,
not being able to secure the tickets
from the Representative from their
district, drifted in hoping against
hope that they would be able to get
a peek at Mr.. Wilson," But the
chances Of their getting the peek"
are slim. So slim. that Lieut.. Thorn Ia
Kenny of the Capitol Police will have
several assistants to keep the crowd
back from the entrance to the House
Side of the Capitol, where the jam
will be the largest.
"Oh, DEAR" sobbed q young mar
l,ed couple, I'VE tried to get into the
Treasury building. but couldn't. Can't
you fix it," And nothing can be
Gone. Nor COulO ILLS hdppS SouH6
couple on their honeymoon, the
csppy. golden hours fleeing swiftly
in their supreme confidence and love
for one another, were not the only
ones to be saddened. The Govern
ment Print eShop, the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing. and several 9TH
cr government buildings are closed to
the public. Yet, they all go to the
Congressmen to see II they cannot
possibly get some sort of a permit
to enter.
Tomorrow will be big day, when
Tie President speaks. or course.
many will be able to get into the
| Capitol and hear the chief executive
| talk, even though they do not have a
| ticket. They know the cops. And,
| better still, the cops know them. Or
| perhaps they know the elevator man.
| That's just as good. A good cigar,
a sly wink, and whisko. up you go to
the House gallery, where the elevator
| man tips the wink, and you are showed
! inside Maybe. however, a seat In an
aisle Is all that Is left. but what OF
| :hat. Inside Is the thing, and inside
! you are. You can tell the folks back
home all about 1t when you return.
! And it's worth telling, too, particu-
larly at the opening Of this Congress.
| Nearly all OF last sessions secre-
! taries are back. Some of them did
| not return. But Frank German, whom
| Ing Most Of the married fellows
| stayed at home to be near their wife
| and children, particularly those from
the western states who came here FOR
i the experience, and a chance to 80
| to Georgetown Law school, which is
open only nights.
| Some of the secretaries, single, from
the western and southern states did
net return. But Frank German, who
Speaker Clark brought here. is still
with US. You couldn't keep Frank
away with Calling gun. Neither
could you keep Orrin Stanford, who,
he 1t known, comes from Louisville,
Ill, not KY, away from the Fourth
| floor of the House Once Building.
He is secretary to Congressman T. s.
Williams, the man who made the
Louisville district famous by his say
:ngs. What?
Quite naturally, many Connection,
men and women who live in Wash
iagton called upon the Connection;
representatives today. Pete Null
v,.ney, the old standby from D street
n. E., called upon his friends once
! more. Pete Is always there with the
glad hand. Young fellows at Fort
.Myer and at the Radio station al
Arlington also paid their respects
Also some college youths paid their
respects. That's all they did pay
though.
tits a great life if you don't weak
en-" as Harold Hodgsett. another Sec
rotary said. There were many thai
missed Congress Hall. and other
places. No more mint juleps dowr
Mt Fosbender's on Ninth street, Al
Pat Callahan's on Third street, no,
gin bucks down on the Avenue.
It was a dry, thirsty bunch thai
meandered toward home last night
after drinking in the motion pictures
because there wasn't anything else t