The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-06-04
Letter From Uncle Charles
Riverside, Tenn, 5-2S-''

Letter From Uncle Charles
Riverside, Tenn, 5-2S-'20.
Editor Signal,
Snyder. Texas.
Dear old Signal, when l get hold
OF you, read everything in you,
even to the display ads. ! will make
this letter as short as possible, be-
cause | know about the scarcity OF
paper. We left Snyder May 4th'
anded at the home of my wires
mother in Waynesboro, in the great
old state OF Tennessee on the Ith
Then on the 9th in company with
brother-in-law S. ID. Mclean,
hit the trail for Washington, ID. C..
arriving there in due time for the
greatest Baptist convention ever held
in the U. s. Now as the proceed
ings OF the convention would not in
terest others than Baptists, Leave
II out. | soon went 10 the Govern
ment Buildings or dormitories'
where | have a niece, Ida Cooley,
who is stenographer for Congress
man Parrish OF Henrietta, Texas.
Just word about the dormitories.
They are about three stories high,
we'll equipped In every way for the
comfort OF girls holding various gov
ernment positions. 1t is called No
Mans Land, as they said no man
was allowed there, however, having
a niece there, was allowed an en-
trance with my friends. j. II. Sears
and Mclean. There are about two
thousand girls who are OF the very
best class OF girls. They get board
and room for S45 per month. They
get good salaries. and all dress we'll.
They are all business. Now OF course
these girls have gentlemen friends
who call on them, but they entertain
their friends In large parlor In
the presence of matrons and other
company. ] will say that ! was well
pleased with the conditions that ex
ist there for those girls. They are a
refined polished and we'll educated
class OF girls. Now Congressman Par
rish Is one OF the finest men with
whom | ever met | wish we had
lust such a man as he for Governor
OF Texas. Now he gave my niece
plenty OF time off to pilot us through
all the government buildings and she
certainly did justice TO the suject
She has no doubt made use OF heT
opportunity TO good advantage. She
conducted MS through all the many
places OF interest In the Capitol
building. do not remember the
different parts Of the building In or
der as we passed through them but
she conducted us throughthe main
capitol and through the Hall OF Rep
resentatives and the Senate Cham
ber and the Supreme Court room
and thestatutory Hall. We stop
ned in the Senate Chamber and
heard one OF the senators speak foi
short time on the League OF Ma
tions. Finally left by way of tbs
subway. After we had travelled fo'
a long distance. and stopped 10
anexplanation on something re
marked that I wished | had count
ed the steps that we had gone II
that subterrehean pass. then whei
we got out Bro. J. II. Sears remark
ed that he had counted them from
where made the remark and founC
IL to be S75 steps l think we came
cut into the Hall OF Representatives
was sure lost. you understand tha
subway has electric lights all th'
way through. would like to hav'
taken time to say something abou
many OF the places that we saw bu
this art icle is getting too lengthy
and I haven't gotten to the most in
, teresting part OF what we saw.
: will begin with the most beautiful
building in the world next week
Love TO everybody in old Scurry.
E. c. Dodson.
, More Rain Wednesday Night