Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-15
HunldniSnlS
BY WILLIAM ATHERTON DU PUY

A AMBASSADOR JEAN JULES JUS.
n SERAND, for the last twenty years
the representative of France in the United
States. has rare sense of humor that is
constant delight to Washington.
What is probably his prize quip was made
some years ago when the public was en-.
gagged in laughing ridiculous statue out
of the Capitol grounds. This statue was Of
George Washington. 1t represented the
father of his country sitting, entirely nude,
amid the SHOWS and wintry blasts of Capitol
hill. one finger raised solcmnly above his
head.
81 know just what he is saying Mr.;
Iusserand opincd. "IIc is saying My soul
is in heaven and my clothes arc in the Ma.
tiOnal Museum
Earlier in his career. Speaker Gillett. OF
in law firm in Springfield, Mass, which
hung out its shingle as "Gillett Me-
Clcnch."
AS Mr.. Gilett became more and more
absorbed in his work in Washington he gave i,
less and less attention to his practice al
home. Mr.. McClench had to do all a.
work. N
But he got back at Mr.. Gillett on an ocN|
caSion when the home folks were giving av
banquet to their representative and he was
toastmaster. lie said that he was coming
to a place where he did not mind SO much
credit.
''Ony last week." he said, 81 received
letter intended for the firm, but the client
.m,I,.t Understood perfectly; lie addressed it to
You will understand, gentlemen" Mr..
Gillctt replied. that no man. however
great, is hero to his own valet"
The noblest bit of conversation of which
| have heard lately, fragment that did
not, on the face of it, seem very significant
but which revealed the major idea in the
minds of two men. took place when Edwin
DENLY and Theodore Roosevelt, respectively
secretary and assistant secretary of the
navy, first met on the new job.
"If something breaks loose said Colonel
will go|"
The burly secretary looked his wiry assist;
ant in the eye for moment, quizzically, and
replied:
''The one who gets to the President first
Let's make 1t u horse race
Patrick Kelley, a representative in Con.
gross from Michigan, says that he used 10
tel many stories in going about in MS inpS. pc.
liked them and went away with good taste
in their mouths. Telling them looked Ike
good politics.
Years later Kelley would meet man and
tnC man would say:
Il have met you before. ! remember very
well a certain story you told.
Then he would repeat the anecdote'
Kelley would ask him what else he remeih.
berCd that had been said, and he would pe
unable to remember thing. The congress,
man began to wonder il the telling u.
stories prevented more serious matter .'oiH
finding lOdgmCnt in the hearers mlhd'
lie became fearful He was not sure Dlt D
he decided to lay off the funny story 30
was the possibility of n multitude OF go"a
laughs sacrificed at the altar OF serious
craftsmanship.
1t was away back In the early hlhctt.S5
that Herbert Hoover first dcm0nSuHpas
his ability to separate multmlIIoi'"''
from their money.
Andrew Carnegie was IIoOycr'S hrSt wv ~.
tim. The incident happened back III Wv
early ninetics when the secretary OF fom r.
mcrcc was student at Stanford ! nnoJioI
sity and held some such position as hhaI.," Hr'
, secretary to the athletic association; ~;
way, on hrld days, it was his business "
look after the gate receipts. . M
But at that early day there Wer,r, 10
gates. The best the money gctterS couHt
was to station themselves at the eh''""'
of the blcachers and collect fees. ., .,oc
Andrew Carnegie came tn n baiI S""nJ
One of these youngsters stopped hiIn h"sn
demanded a quarter. The canny sColG1'c~" s'L c~".
eyed him suspiciously. 1t didn't loon looin,,ont
tirGly regular So Andy BUSTED of "'"
making payment and took his seat, Incl.
The youthful Hoover witnessed Tue whO
dent. lie hurried to his assistant fo
explained the facts. Then Hoover, ,inrd
lowed the ironmaster to his seat rNp,'as was I,
that it was really true that a ehsrso, ~, the
being made for bleacher seats, ana s''
money.