The Monticellonian., 1918-01-11

ttfti&i I AtNo NttiH VA AilAN NlAs has not been for many years sus- tainer of the activities of the news paper profession. Apparently there is just as much solid comfort and just as much pleasant social intercourse In the National Press club today as there was prior to the time that this capi- tai city of the nation went dry.
 Now officers have just been chosen for this newspaper mans organization of Washington. The president Is Gus !. Karger eff the Cincinnati Times Stnr; the vice president is Earl God win of the Washington Times the sec fetarS Is Jesse <. Cottrell the treas urer is ]. II. Small. city editor of the Washington Star, and the financial sec retary is j. G. Haywood. The board of governors consists of Norbourne Robinson. Labert St. Clair. Raymond B. Morgan, c. R. Michael and George L. Edmunds.
 Leads in Food Conservation.
 One of the first things which the new board of governors did was to act in the matter of food conservation in the restaurant of the club. Long ago certain restrictions were placed on the serving of food. but now the organi- zation intends to go much farther and to take the lead among the clubs in Washington in following the rules for eating laid down by Herbert Hoover, food administrator.
 The first raid was made on sugar. No matter how sweet may he the tooth of any patron of the restaurant, he will he given only two Jumps of sugar for his pot of tea or coffee. one lump for each cup. The paper container for the sugar carries the following inscrip- tion:
 Lets practice what we preach-No meat Tuesdays-No wheat Wednes- daYs-Less sugar every day"
 The National Press club, through it's membership of correspondents, repre- sents a reading clientele of many mil lions of Americans residing in all parts of the United States. The club wishes it's action in 'the matter of the rigid conservation of foe. to be known, hoping. perhaps not iIss. 9destty that 1t may set an example for such other clubs as have not already voted to themselves some Of the luxuries and necessities of the table.
 The club has sent many men into the service since war began. Some of them have commissions; some of them are sergeants or corporals and others are privates in the ranks. It has a huge service flag on the wall of its great assembly room. Day after day new stars are added to the bunting and before long 1t is believed that the hun dred mark will have been passed. The club remits the dues of the members who are called to the eolors and they are allowed to retain the full privileges of membership while serving Uncle Sam.
 Early Winter In Washington.
 Washington is white. Winter set in this year earlier than for years be fore The snow is deep in the lOw-ly- ing fields and in the hill country of Virginia and Maryland.
 The thousands upon thousands of persons who have come to the national capital recently to take service with the government are what one might call fabbergasted at the weather. The incomers from the North expected to find this a southern climate, while those from the South expected to find it at least a midceuntry climate, but Washington for some time has been as a land of the North Countree."
 Scores of men of great business af- fairs are in the service of the govern ment at salaries of S1 year, the amount which they are forced to ac- cept although they are wholly volun- teers. The government will not allow any man to work for it for nothing. Nearly every one of these civilian oftl- cials of government is accustomed to All of them expected to be able to play at the ancient and royal pastime while in Washington for they thought this region was an open one in the winter time. There is no golf at present for any of them unless they choose to play with red balls, 10 tramp through inches of snow and to meet the dozen additional bunkers in the shape of snow banks on every hole of the links.
 Take Their Exercise Walking.
 Winter weather, however, does not keep the officials who are bent on ex- ercise from getting all they want of it. Tramping Is the order of the day In Washington, at least for such leisure time as a man may manage to secure for himself. Voluntarily many of the automobiles have been put away ex- cept for use on errands of necessary business. Joy riding largely has gone and gasoline conservation Is the re- suit.
 So it is that instead of getting into limousnes to whirl away to the coun- try clubs in their leisure hours, the workers of Washington tramp out into the fields to bend their courses over the Virginia and the Maryland hills along the course of Rock creek or up one of the main banks of the Potomac toward the Great Falls.
 One of the pleasant occupations of the leisure time, useful and humane one. is the feeding of the birds which in cold weather suffer from lack of food. The snow has covered the seed pods of the weeks and the seed-eating birdS of which there are thousands In