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to the ground. There was a wild
scramble to see what had happened
and Senator Vardaman cleverly turn
ed the crowd to laughing by asking:
'Is this a German bombing party or
a visit from enemy raiders"
Senator vardaman was much adj
mired. not only for his easy flow
of oratory and marvellous powers of
quotation. but for his fine personal
appearance. He wore q black suit on
the order of a Methodist minister's.
with a white bow tie. During all the
hot afternoon with the sun coming
down directly in his face he wore no
hat, and his long flowing locks, brush
hanging several inches below his col
lar. made him very distinguished
looking.
Alexander Macy Dinkins. the SEN
ator's secretary, was present and
which was made from Washington in
Gen. Gaston's motor.
Incidentally, Mr.. Dinkins spoke of
the senator's wonderful kindhearted-
ness, declaring that once he knew
the senator to give money to man
thatit was to be returned. The senator
told him to give it to his wife as q
Christmas present. when he had saved
it. Mr. Dinkins declared the senator
said he did this because he knew
the man was too poor ever to pay the
debt and he did not wish him to Feel
ashamed to meet the senator on the
street. About a year later the man
was seen by the senator at a political
meeting, sitting on the front row and
smiling joyously.
Although he had a wife and six
children dependent upon him, Senator
Vardaman became an officer in the
Spanish-American war and said he
felt prompted to perform the service
largely for their protection.
Secretary Brooks Shackley of Coy
stepped to the platform as soon as
the senator retired and called fer the
first verse Of The Star Spangied Ban
neR" The boys seemed to know
Shack" like father. and they came
across with the verse with a will
His mass" choir sang before the
meeting began.
: Cook Mcbride. Supply. 311th F. A..
and Private Hurley. were going to
Baltimore on a little trip. Mac asked
Hurley whom he was going to see.
Hurley replied:
II don't know her name. but think
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Secretary Cummings. a great pun
ster at O-Y, told the other day of a
fellow in West Virginis who kept
getting notes from somebody who
signed himself please RemitP Final
", in perfect seriousness, he turned
to friend one day. when another of
the letters arrived, and said:
'Will you be kind enough to tell
me who this fellow Pies Remmit is?
He has been writing me letters for
long time"
One of the fellows who will not so
abroad with the 9th Engineers is
Private Alexander of Fort Douglas,
Utah, who has been transferred to the
cooks and bakers school. Alexander
is an old miner, and hates to leave
his old friends, but is determined to
do his duty no matter which way the
wind blows. He prefers baking to
cooking, however, and has. taken sup
the former permanently
willard Warner Of Washington. who
has been associated in an important
capacity with the United States Treas
ury in Washington many years, tells
this one on Gen. Glen, told MIN by the
general himself, who is now retired:
"A captain who wanted to see the
general badly called at the latter's
the general was away. The captain
called again and again and finally
went away feeling pretty diSgruntied.
The general finally appeared, after
several hours, and the colored orderly
saluted in great haste and said:
General, you better get busy and
see captains so -and-so, cause he sho'
am hoppin' mad wild YOU"
Girls in Pittsburgh have been
thoughtful of the Meade boys, help
ing them, especially in buying goods
for athletic sports. The men of the
351st Field Artillery we're the first to,
receive donations from one society for
this purpose, the girls names being
Marie Hales president; Mary Gordon,
vice president; Marie Sheppard, secre-
tary; Nettie Williams, treasurer; Ruth
Flood, Sarah Williams, Louise Little
fohn, Mabel Price, Ruth johnson and
Martha Sheppard.
Baltimore friends of Cooper Drewry.
who married a daughter of Nathaniel
w. James. will be pleased to learn
that he has been promoted to cap
taincy and transferred from the 311th
Field Artillery to the Remount sta
ton, where he is associated with Capt
Raj Parr, also of Baltimore in the
buying Of horses for the division.
Mennen. one Of the new men in the
31Oth F. A., is a former Instructor
of languages in Yale. He is in
Headquarters company. where Col.
Lauders expects him to be OF much
service in the role of interpreter il
connection with German prisoners. CT
whom the regiment expects TO nave
a plentiful supply.
When the French Band was here
the other day there were many boys