Evening star., 1920-12-12

This was the most -unkindest cut
of an; -
And in his mantle nunfing up his
face,
Fen on the evening 'of November two
Which all the while rained votes.
great Covenant fell
e.
IF you have tears. prepare to shed
them now.
You all do know this mantle: 1 re-
member
The first time ever Covenant put it on.
Twas on Paris evening. in his tent,
That day he mustered up the Nel.n
To circumvent Lloyd George and
Clemenceau.
Look, in this place ran Cabot's dagger
through:
See what a rent PhiIander Knox hath
made;
Through this the well elected Harding
stabbed:
And as he. plucked his deadly steel
away
Mark how the blood of Covenant fol-
lowed it.
AS rushing out of doors to be resolved.
Farewell. Covenant. lie low and
sleep we'll;
Farewell the pomp of words and Ar
ticle X.
Farewell the cloud-capped towers and
gorgeous dreams,
Farewell the fourteen points and
visions all
While We. your weeping friends stand
by and say
Here was a Covenant! When comes
such another?"
The Baby on the Doorstep.
Another of the song hits of th,
evening represented President Hard
ing finding waif on the White
House steps in basket labeled
League of Nations" The burden OF
the Presidents query was. who's,
baby are you?"
Between courses two members O
the club read some personals" an
village gossip from the local news
paper. Here are some of the item.
of interest:
Jim Watson. VIII" was present
when 1t happened. says the way Unci,
Joe Cannon broke his arm was shak-
ing hands with four queens at once.
Several of our best known resi-
dents contemplate Joining the movies
about March.
"Al Burleson will return to Texas.
but will be in no hurry about reach
ing home. He will go by mail
"Josephus Daniels will soon be
treading the quarterback of the
News-Observer again, as the admiral
of the fleet phrased it. sitting in his
sanctum aboard the flagship.
Mitch Palmer will resume his reg
ular vocation of keeping Boise Pen
rose eliminated from Pennsylvania
polftics.t
Secretary Of Commerce Alexander
thinks he may give up private life,
for p1blic career.
Bob La Toilette says he fears the
republican majority in the Senate
after March is going to be a bit
unwieldy.
Write Your Own subhead.
Barney Baruch Sundayed with us
and went back home. Barney's visits
to our midst are growing shorter and
shorter.
House painters are playing their,
handiwork on the British embassy
exterior on Connecticut avenue. Ye
scribe asked the policeman on the
corner what color were they going to
paint it and he replied: Green. | think
dinner Saturday night and thought the
jokes hitting OF the republicans were
very good.
"Col. Bill Bryan was a recent visitor.
Bill, who was always of an optimistic
temperament, thinks that prohibition
will come back sooner or later.
Are your parents living" asked
Justice NcReynolds OF twelveyear-old
Johnny in Juvnnile Court the other day.
Mother is living. replied Johnny.
Fathers democrat
The only way declared Squire Pet
tingill at the daily session Of I-Remem-
ber- -When-Clu in front Of where Shoo-
makers used to be-'the only way l kin
account fer how the wimmen voters
swatted League O Nations last month.
is that League O Nations is she and
a burned good locker
Speaking about the fair sex said
Jedge Ansberry, a charter member of
the club, I hear that Doc Bascoms 8
daughter Bessie made a rich matri-