The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-05-05
W0MAN'S SIDE OF
WASHINGTON LIFE
ESPECIAL CoRREspoNpENcEl

been enjoying Washington the past
week are Mr.. and Mrs. George Wing
field. While they are both quite at
home here because of frequent trips
In the past, 1t Is safe to say that
Washington is offering to them the
variety of entertainment accorded all
others and perhaps more than the
average Mrs. Wingfield and Mrs.
Arentz spent an afternoon that both
will undoubtedly remember with
pleasure. They were invited to the
home of Congressman Cable of Ohio
to eat an italian dinner prepared by
some of the members of the San Carlo
Opera Company.
Mrs. Cable, who is a talented plan
list, knew a number of meli.hers of
the company when studying in Itaiy
and the prima donna had been her
house guest for a week or more. 1t
seems that opera singers are only al
lowed to eat one square meal a day
and that one is usually most popular
between 2 and 8 pm. The spaghetti
served at Mrs. Cables luncheon was
real work of art. 1t was prepared
by Mario Vale, who sang the leading
part in "Rigoletto" that night. When
Mrs. Cable and the star had to rush
away to the White House at O'Clock
to keep an appointment with the
President and Mrs. Harding. the
guests remained. Mrs. Wingfield and
Mrs. Arentz reluctantly left to go to
the Congressional Club.
However, another treat was in
store for them. Mr.. Bergman, who
is reputed as the best paid cartoonist
in the world. gave talk to the club
and drew cartoons. 1t is said he
draws a salary of $4,000 a year He
told how the Teddy Bear cartoon
originated.
1t seems that some Southern gen.
tlemen who knew Teddy Roosevelt ]
fondness for hunting informed that
gentleman that bears were so thick
down South people stumbled over
them. Teddy took his guns and left
at once. He had been there a week
and had never even seen bear when
he decided to go home. While he was
packing up man ran in and told
him there was a bear outside. Teddy
grabbed his gun and rushed out dis
cerning at first just the g'eam of a
pair of eyes. AS he became az rs
toned to the dusk he disc " ei ed that
the very small bear was tied to rope
and two big colored men were hang
ing onto the rope as If they were
afraid the bear would get away.
Teddy said that he would never be
able to look his family in the face
If he shot the poor little fellow.
The next day Mr.. Bergman drew a
cartoon of the episode and a friend
who met him on the street told him
how heartily Senator Lodge laughed
over it. Bergman at once decided
that If the picture was good enough
to amuse the Senator from Massachu-
setts it was worth another try. And
the Teddy bears have become more
popular as time goes on.
The speaker then asked the ladies
to guess who has been the most car
tooned man in the United States and
the ladies nearly all guessed Teddy
but Mr.. Bergman assured them that
they were wrong, as statistics show
that Bryan has had more cartooning
than any other man. The one of the
would-be president standing outside
the White House grounds with his bag
marked Free Silver" and the quota
tion "Just where l stood before" was
copied seventy-two times.
Mr.. Bergman also told the guests
that their husbands-the senators and
ongressmen-furnish most of the
material for cartoons. Great interest
was evinced by those present both in
the entertainer and the cartoons
which he drew. He is large, gray
haired man and always wears flow
ing tie. Refreshments were served
as usual The wife of Senator Oddie
was one of the hostesses of the day.