The Washington herald., 1922-08-31
The Spotlight
In Washington
By The Stroller.

w no sooner pull q good one
than there are a dozen to follow
your lead. "Frinstance," the gem
tieman. and / say the word with
reservations. at the next desk, for
two mornings has taken that
worldwide volume Of wit for the
basis of an editorial. / refer, II
the Senator from Georgetown
pleases. to the Congressional Rec
ord. l am hattered indeed to fnd
that have obtained one reader for
that compendium Of knowledge. A.
Mr.. Briggs SO well pens when a
Feller Needs a Friend" on another
page. the gentleman at the next
desk hnds himself in a similar pre-
dfcament and brazeniy steals my
stun" My consolation is that It
will improve his mind and regale
many a weary hour.
T1e Navy Yard Band again played
to q full house at Washington cir
Gle. but had more or less strenuous
opposition. There were street car
noises. Then, too. q drunken man
enlivened things and drew atten-
tion from the program for a few
moments. A drunken man is such
a rarity these days. and 1 thought
Of the 10000 cases of rum that be-
longed to the British army which
were saved from the FIRE In France.
The man was the subject of many
jest as he made his way around
the circle. Every so often he woud
come up with the band. 1t looked
like the same band to him, / pre-
sumo. and after making the circuit
for the third time he gave the lead =
er a disgusted look and resolutely
turned and started across the street
and away from there. Then an ar
rest enlivened the evening of mu-
sic. A man was "pinched" and
held at the box while waiting for
the wagon to come around from
the X street station. Altogether a
pleasant time was had by all.
regard to the statement by Will
Barnes as to whether a snake will
cross a rope or not. In the old
Western days every cowboy and
every prospector placed his blan-
ket on the ground inside a circle
made of his lariat. The dope was
that no rattler will crawl across a
hairy rope. DIR. r. w. Shufeldt
should know all about this Western
snake lore. The subject Is being
talked everywhere I go. and il you
have any facts in the case / would
be glad to throw The Spotlight on
them. Facts, remember.
From my home diary.
In my early morning stroll
came upon three musketeers.
George Holmes. Charley Williams
and Monte" of the rolled oats ac-
cent. They were endeavoring to
qualify as members Of the Sunrise
Club and were up early as called
for in the first degree OF the order.
They were footsore and were drag
ging wearily, strange looking bags.
in which were clubs Of wood and
iron. They had hoped to accom-
plish the first degree of the order
of the Sunrise Club by pacing the
required distance on the East Po-
tomac Golf Course. But several
hundred other members Of the Sum-
rise Club had preceded them and
were handling certificates Of men,
bership to Starter Hyatt, the
grand sachem of the Sunrise Club.
Mons. Loeffler was dealing out the
certificates rapidly when the three
musketeers arrived on the scene of
the morning revel. After waiting
for an hour the three decided they
would take their degree some other
time and, not having packed in any
breakfast. started for home miles
away. Then 1t was met them and
commiserated with them.
To dinner at The Allies Inn.
where I heard strange remarks on
subjects of the day. Al the next
table were a happy four and at
another what appeared a bridal
pair. From these and other tables
I jotted bits Of conversation like
this:
Look at that woman with the
bobbed hair. That boy with her IL
her son, but she wants you to
think he IL her brother"
TT IL peach Of q place to go
for three or four weeks. Madge.
The women play cards and the men
play golf all day. and then they
canoe half the night. You'll have
q wonderful time"
II love your hat. made II your
self! Why. I don't believe you. I
saw . hat almost like that In New
York the other day and I would
have taken oath you got II in New
York"
'.WelI what can you expect. They
cana from chlcAeo and she never