The Washington herald., 1922-10-20
Eastside, Westside
AllAround Town
Intimate Glimpses Into Dis
triet Happenings - Seen
By Rowing Reporters


trict Supreme Court. and one-time an
Assistant Attorney General of the
United States. is the best dressed man
In the courthouse. e.
He has the faculty OF working hard
and looking neat at the same time.
He looks as fresh and tidy at o'clock
before. although he does not sit
around and look pretty all day long
either. He Is a busy man.
He can work at top speed in a noise
less manner The official gears mesh
smoothly and the clerk s. ONCE. while
a quiet. dignified place. Is really the
busiest spot to be found anywhere
around the courts.
Mr.. Beach has one falling. He longs
to be on the open sea where he can
sit around on the deck Of a boat In a
pair Of overalls and ashland get
sunburned. Some day when the
opportunity presents itself well ind
the clerks name on the passenger list
Of some big steamer bound for the
tropics.
Mrs. L. d. Goldberry. AT Fourth
street northwest. is one Washing
tonian who has had her faith in
human nature restored.
The other day Mrs. Goldberg was
walking on a busy city street. She
saw a woman. piteously lame-one
foot turned almost at right angles to
the other. Beside the woman was a
man-stalwart and handsome. Hand
In his arm. the woman looked at the
/ man with a face that was a very sky
full OF light and life. while her mate
led their little girl with his other
hand.
My soul took up some dimmed and
dull old love tunes" tells Mrs Gold
berry. II was a happier woman be-
cause OF the three OF them"
Here's tip for the Commissionere
one they should pass on to Director of
the Budget Lord when they appear
before him again TO appeal for more
money with which to repair the city's
streets.
Lovers Lane. a tree-bordered strip
/ Of road ON the western boundary OF
Montrose park in Georgetown. is badly
IN need OF repairs. Holes and ruts are
To be found on II in countless places.
making safe walking almost impos-
sible
The lane. in its present condition. is
likely to break up any number of
romances. Suppose. for instance, the
swain's foot should get caught In one
! OF the holes just as he is about TO
! propose. and that he should stumble
and fall. Words Of endearment would
change to words of-weIi. an imprint
able nature-and the whole affair
might end then and there. This is
likely to happen any number OF times,
with consequent falling of OF mar
riages in Georgetown.
Speaking Of Washington's streets
many OF whicr are sadly In need of
repair
Two young flappers-we say young
because they actually were. were hav-
ing a heart-to-heart talk the other
night on a bench in front OF the Sal
walton Army Hotel on l. street near
Fourteenth northwest
/ They were discussing men-and
automobiles
| Some men" remarked one Of them.
drive a car like they play golf. They
never miss a hole"
But that doesn't stop you from GO
/ ing riding with them" remarked the
other fapper.
Walter CPop) Wright. e7-yesr- old
| fireman who has journeyed across the
continent OH foot was recently honored
by members OF No. truck company.
New Jersey avenue and NJ stree,
northwest
The veteran fire-hshter whose expe-
rience dates back fifty years was born
in Louisville KY, and twenty years
/ later Joined volunteer FIRE depart
+ ment In that city. He later Joined
various departments in far Western
cities, living near the Mexican border
fran 1875 TO 1850.
Suffering from a nervous breakdown
In 1921. Wright decided TO walk across
the country. sleeping in the open, in
order to regain his health. During his
trip he has passed through Ell Paso,
Chicago. st. Paul. Cleveland and other
large cities. On July %. 1922, he
arrived in Cleveland after covering a
; total distance Of 1900 miles.
Wright has a diary replete with the
names OF public officials from all sec
tions OF the country.
When he arrived at No. 4. Thursday.
he was lionized by all the men and
/ rendered a dinner. attended by COM
pany members.