Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-21
A PLAYGROUND FOR CONGRESSMtN

OF LOOKING OUT on tho hletOf1c FotOnlac
and the Virginia hills is alone said to
be worth the initiation fee. Moreover.
the highway that runs by the grounds
is the old Bra6dock road on which
Braddoc1s IL said to have marched with
George Washington before the revolu-
don.
with this picturesque background.
the club hopes to develop Its property
into an estate that will compare fav-
orably with the best country clubs any
where.
Golf enthusiasts have pronounced
the prospects for a golf course un-
! usual. Devereux Emmet, the well
known golf architect. may lay out the
COURSE When Mr.. Emmet was shown
tho golfing possibilities that he went
home and wrote the following. which
sounds like 4 testimonial, though 1t
isn't meant for ono
TN all my experience wrote Mr..
Emmet. Il have never seen a finer
property for the purpose. with such a
variety Of contours"
The country club Is one OF a number
Of projects which have been attempted
| to brighten the lives Of members of
congress.
CONGKESSMEN STAY HERE
A congressman has to spend almost
all of his time in Washington nova
days. Once a representative of the
people could be reasonably sure of a
long session and a short session at Sc:
intervals. Now. extra sessions follow
50 close on the heels of adjournment
that the lawmaker has time only to
snatch few days vacation.
Getting back home Is moro duty
| than a pleasure. at that. The poll
tician must keep his voters reminded
that he is still struggling valiantly for
his country. even II his name isn't in
the papers so often as might be wished.
After this duty Is hastily performed.
the breathless lawmaker is back at It
again. Lawmaking has become a year
round job. And as the members begin
to realize that they arc not camping
here for few months any more. they
begin to agitate for some of the COM
forts OF home.
berS promised that It seems sure of
| success. The list of members already
includes Secretaries Hoover. DENLY and
Mellon; William Eurns OF the secret
service; Frank White. treasurer of the
United States. and John Bartlett. presi-
dent OF the Civil Service commission.
Another, less promising project. is a
hotel for congressman. This is a need
ed institution, no doubt. but 1t depends
on a bill to bring 1t into existence. Any
thing OF the sort that has to be legis-
lated over is almost surely doomed
from the start.
The hotel for homeless congressman
was suggested as a means of relieving
statesmen of their housing troubles. 30
that they could concentrate on affairs
of state. 1t was to offer them a home
conveniently close to the capitol, at a
Reasonable rental
Tho hitch to this acadian plan was
the necessity OF a fund to establish the
institution. Later. 1t might be expected
to pay Tor itself Congress has not
had the time, or possibly the nerve, to
ask for this appropriation. and the
hotel. which a great many congressman
heartily endorsed is still a paper
proposition.
Another project. now we'll estab-
lished, is the congressional gymnasium.
where senators and representatives
can take setting-up exercises and OBJ
tain advice as to their physical fitness.
That congressman are settling down
to be residents of the District OF Col.
umbia is hopeful sign for the Dis
trict. Washington Is dependent on what
might we'll be called the charity of
congress without representation at