Evening star., 1921-07-03
THEIR HUMAN SIDE
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

sculler. More than thirty years ago
he went to Montana for awhile and
there organized and served as oirec-
tor of the Montana State Base Ball
League. He was manager-captaln ana
played with the Missoula team. He
has been member of the Central
Turnverein since his youth.
representative NORM is also noted
as one of two men in Con-
dren. Strangely enough. both come
from the same state-Pennsylvania
The other is Representative Aaron
kreider. They easily lead all OF their
colleagues in this respect. although
large families are by no means taboo
in Congress. Among those who have
six children are Representatives Nor
ton. Ohio: Shelton. Montana; Black.
Texas, and Nelson, Wisconsin. Among
those who have five children are
Representatives Taylor. New Jersey;
Montoya, New Mexico: Tempa. Penn
sylvania: Davis. Tennessee; Hardy
Texas. and House Leader Mondell,
Wyoming. Some of those who have
four children are: Representatives,
Speaks. Ohio: Campbell. Pennsylvania; !;
Connolly; Pennsyivania; w. kennedy' ss;aasdy
and Brown and Classon, Wisconsin,
and Senator Norbeck. South Dakota
Occasionally some ambitious wit
will remark that a number of men
are sent to Congress because they
couldn't earn a living in their home
state. AS a matter of fact there is
pretty high-grade and well proven
business men in Congress. and some
of the best educated men in the coun-
try. Here are three members who have
at least two professions: Representa-
tive Lester D. Nolk. Brooklyn, n. Y;
Roy o. Woodruff. Michigan. and John
j. Kindred of Astoria. N. Y.
AS a matter of fact Nolk has three
or four professions. He graduated
from Long Island Medical College
Brooklyn Law School with the degree
of LII 3. He practiced medicine for
fourteen years. He has been practic-
ing law since 1913. He edited a medi-
cal journal for many years and was
an officer with active service in the
Medical Corps. American expedition
airy forces.
Representative Woodruff gradua ted
from the Detroit College of Medicine.
receiving the degree of doctor of dem
tai surgery from that institution. He
practiced as a dentist for ten years.
Representative Woodruff is a, veteran
Of two wars. He was a private in
the Spanish-American war and came
out of the world war as major aft
er two years service overseas.
Representative hlnOTeu OIL New
York, after studying medicine at the
University of Virginia took his NJ. D..
degree from the Hospital College of
Medicine. Louisville. Ky. He special
lied in mental diseases in the leading
institutions in this country and
abroad. He has been on the medical
staff of some of the most prominent
hospitals in this country. Then he
took up the study of law and got his
degree of LII B. He founded a sana-
torium and has lectured and written
extensively on medical Jurisprudence.
There are number of men in Con-
gress who belong to Greek letter fra
ternities, as witness: Representative
William B. Oliver. Alabama. Phi Beta
Kappa: Representative L. B. Rainey,
Alabama, Phi Kappa Alpha; Repre- :
sentative Carroll L. Reedy, Maine. AL
paa Delta and Phi Delta Phi; Cleve-
land A. Newon, Missouri: Sigma Chi;
Representative John J. Kindred. New
York, Sigma Chi and Phi Alpha Delta;
Senator Morris Sheppard, Texas. kap-
ma Alrha and Phi Beta Kappa; Rep
resentative Rufus Hardy. Texas. Phi
Delta Theta: Representative Schuyler
o. Bland. Virginia, Phi Beta Kappa,
and Representative Hal D. Flood. ViE-
ginia, Phi Beta Kappa. =