The Washington herald., 1922-08-25
The Spotlight
In Wdshi',eton

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T HE Capital Ps6sstrians' Asso-
III citation, founded BY this col
umn. n growing rapiti,
under the direction Of Ad5t Muller.
But We want members TO Join
this wonderful health giving or
ganisation for their own, sakes. So
We have decided 20 ret out q chain
letter to the favored few, who In
turn shouid send ft 20 those Of the
elect who need the exercise. This
10 q sample letter, and we are open
sundays and evenings 20 all appii-
csnts for membership:
The Hon Nicholas Lonrworth
House once Building,
Washington. d. c.
My Dear NickI
thus address you because
passed through Cincinnati one
night some years ago and fnnmedi-
ateiy felt q kindly feeling for any
body who had 10 live there even
part Of the time. That feeling
still continues. so please read on.
for there 10 nothing in this letter
about wanting a Job for a constitux
ent. the bonus or the tarif.
II Your name has been proposed 20
the Capital Pedestrian Associa-
tion for membership. The c. p. A.
believes in walking more than that
entaIied by going 10 the fornt door
for The Herald every morning. We
have noted you going out L street
toward the Capitol every morning
in your electric No. a3tiT ana have
decided that were the matter sim
ply brought to your attention you
would be glad to park the bus mid
way to your daily task and walk
the rest OF the distance. Thus you
would become 4 member OF the c.
+. A
YOU attended the annual sessions OF
the Harvard Clubs Of America We
have seen you and young Pont and
other grads" lead q march around
the chair Of 'Prexy" Lowell that
for endurance world put some OF
the charter members OF the c. p. A.
to shame. Remember the shindig at
Sunset Inn out in st. Louis7 True
you drive q steady car. You keep
well to the right and we feel that
Inspector Headley OF the trafh~>
squad 10 proud OF you. But viii
you not Join us IN the only real
exercise Remember your Illus
trious father-in-law and his keen1
ness for exercise. Think OF NJ.
Douglas and Mr.. Keds and all the
rest OF the shoemaker. Think of
, how they will be up against IL. nov
that Mr.. Lodge has the leather tar.n
ali nxed for them These poor
manufacturers need your help and
the help Of all u. common people
In order TO keep their factories go
ing. This nation must do more
walking. and DO that walking IN
shoes. or one Of our basic indus
} trie, will be threatened
! -Ths automobile people have been
to "see us" in an endeavor 20 buy
us of and TO get US to cease this
walking propaganda. But we can
not be swerved from our path Of
duty. The nations health frst with
us. We welcome you to the held-
Please sien on dotted line Very
sincerely yours.
CAPITAL PEDESTRIANS
CEncl) ASSOCIATION.
Bob Small says that he is going
to organize a rival c. p. A. His
will be the Copy Producers Asso-
citation. Small has q great idea
He would call q mass meeting -
his c. p. A. and make plea for
funds in the hopes that the n. h. n.
would walk in and drop $1,000 in
the collection plate. as they did fQB
pastor out West.
The situation among the copy
producers is getting serious" SAYS
Small, in an exclusive statement
I tel tR
/ so. with the price OF golf balls end
inner tubes and everything. that a
copy producer can hardly get by
any more"
, II Small intends TO capitalize on
, the wonderful strides the real and
only blown in the bottle c. p. A
J has made under the banner OF those
letters, we must get a bill through
Congress at once forbidding the use
OF the combination OF letters now
so famous throughout the world.
We do not mind helping a fellow
} who has an idea. but there Is n
limit. II should be easy 20 get such
a bill through Congress on behalf
Of the pedestrians OF America. for
there are many voters In the mem
; bership. Besides. Congress does
not intend to do anything until
after election. except talk. anyhow.
Woman Champion Male Hand
Ter of p. o. Service" says a very,
accurate headline. The composing
room. got something right at last.
when Il put that head on the story
about Miss Nina Holmes. OF Detroit.
handling 2o.elo letters in eigst
hours. They are the champion maj
handlers in no matter what service
you md them. From Antony and
Cleopatra right down the line 10
Andy Gump. candidate for Congress
ron the peepurs ticket, she has al
ways handled them. and without
gloves But when Nina went after
the record. Il was a darn good thing
the ofiicisls did not slip IN q few
thousand postcards. or Nina would
not have been into the second
thousand before the whistle blew.