The Washington herald., 1920-09-14

1918. that the American army
launched its historic drive in the
St. Mihiel salient. which was des-
tined to pave the way for the de-
Cisive blow in the world war. Per
shing revived memories of those
great hours last evening. at din
ner with his staff at the generals
home in Chevy Chase, which is the
former residence of the late Adjt
Gen. Corbin. Many of Pershing's
cid &c. II. q" in France are now
on duty in Washington. and most
of them were 'reminiscing" with
their revered chief last night
Winter Season Looks Gloomy.
Washington looks forward. no
matter who is elected President in
November. to somewhat gloomy
social season next winter. 1t is
said to be what always happens
when there is a change of admipIs-
tration. II the Republicans win.
the departing regime Of official
hosts and hostesses will be too
luEubrious to indulge in very gay
social activities. If Cox is elected.
thcr" will be a general exodus Of
oflirc-holding Washington, too. In
any event. therefore. the midwi in
ter season is expected 10 be COM
paratiVely dull and lfeless Social
experts. who have gone through the
experience on recurring qUadren-
nial occasions. say the atmosphere
will be far too heavily charged
with remorse, either way, to ma X g
the winter auEht but one of dis
content.
Congregational CasuaIticx
Enough oId-time limbs have al
ready been felled from the political
tree by State conventions, primaries
and elections to make it certain
that Congressional. as we'll as ad-
ministrative, Washington will wear
new face after March, 1921. In
the Senate set Senators Gore
Gronna, Hoke Smith and Kirby are
already outside the breastworks
Representative EsCh. co-author or
the railroad law. has been rejected
in Wisconsin. and NolStead, paten-
tee of the enforcement act, is on
the ragged edge in Minnesota. 1t
is certain that many other late dig
nitaries of the Hill" will be among
the casualties when the lists are
finally male up.
Baker May Run for Senate.
Raymond T. Baker Director of
the Mint. who is visiting In Philadel-
phia this week on business, is one
of the members of the Wilson ad-
ministration who may not disap-
pear from Washington life. His
friends in Nevada are said to be
grooming him for the United States
Senatorship now held by a brother
Democrat, Charles B. Henderson,
provided the latter is not a candi-
date for reelection. Henderson is
filling the uneXpired term of the
late Francis G. Newlands. Baker
has never held elective office. He
began his public career in 1914,
when he became private secretary
to George T. Marye. of California,
American Ambassador TO Petrograd
Richards Oldest Of V. +. w.
The Grand Old Man of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars convention
in Washington is Herman NJ. NJ.
Richards. of Lebanon. Pa. He served
at Gettysburg and throughout the
rest of the civil war, at Tunis and
the Franco American war in 1871:
at the revolutionary. outbreak in
Panama in 1873. and in the United
States navy during the Spanish
American war. Richards. still a
hale and hearty figure. is 2 native
of Easton and owns to 70 lightlr-
borne years. He was only Is wears
old when he became a private in
Company A. of the Twenty-sixth
PenusylVania Emergency Regiment.
in the battle of Gettysburg.