The New York herald., 1922-11-12

will of course be miSsed-but after all
they live fairly near to Washington. and
one has a feeling that they will not be
entirely eliminated. Moreover, while L
like Mrs France confess i don't know
her husband-and shall be sorry to miss
her from her accustomed haunts in the
Willard. There seems to be a general
impression that William Bruce Cabell.
rising Baltimore lawyer and overseas
veteran of the world war, Will be dis
tinct acquisition. So that cloud has
silver lining.
Welcome for Copeland.
He's about the only newly elected
Senator of whom l have any precon-
ceived opinion. except. to be sure. DR..
Copeland, who will succeed Senator
Calder in due course of time. Some
how I'm hopeful about DIR. Copeland,
too. He seems a human sort of person,
gifted with good horse serse and a
sense of humor. He's been health Off
Ger of New York, you know, and is a
physician of repute.
AS for the House, haven't had time
to digest the changes there at ALL OF
course Robert Bacon. from Representa-
tive Frederick Hicks district on Long
Island, will be welcome, even il he does
replace first favorite. For Mr.. Hicks
wouldn't run again. There is an under
standing that he is slated for some
diplomatic post In South America. and
that he preferred it that way. Wash
ington knew Robert Low Bacon as
boy. His father was Secretary of State
and afterward Ambassador to France
under President Roosevelt. and the
newly elected Representative from the
First New York district has plenty of
boyhood friends and school chums still
living here. He was graduated from
Harvard in 1907. and has been quietly
training for political career ever since.
Oh, yes, he went over during the war
was a Major of artillery in the New
York division under Gen. Cornelius VAN
derbilt. He and his wife-she was
New York girl, too-a Miss Virginia
Murray. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Alexander Murray-are popular
members of the Westbury settlement.
He is an enthusiastic member of the
Aero Club, and she's a Junior Lacquer
and interested in Girl Scout work.
And there Is Mayhem Wainwright.
who replaces Fairchild, who, like Hicks,
had had enough and wanted to be re-
placed. Washington knows and loves
the Wainwrights. He has been Assist
ant Secretary of War for the last two
years, and before that he was here as
very valuable and devoted dollar a
year man" during the war. Mrs. Vain
wright and their daughter, Miss Fon-
rose Wainwright, are two of the best
liked people in official life, and two of
the most ornamental. It's one of those
rose by any other name" cases. One
doesn't in the least care whether they
are congressionals or junior cabineteers,
so long as they stay.
Also / was rather pleased TO see that
George Shuler, formerly Major George
Shuler, u. S. NJ. c., one of the bright
particular heroes of the war. had won
out in the Buffalo neighborhood. 1t
took me back to the days before the
war--or before Uncle Sam got into it
when some of us We're terribly distressed
because the authorities would not see
the advisability of preparedness-and
some of the army and navy people were
pulling against all sorts of obstacles
to get little bit ready. George Shuler
was at that time a second lieutenant in
the Marine Corps-a good looking young
fellow who had but recently earned his
commission and who had ',een doing
newspaper work in Washington while
waiting to learn the results of his ex-
aminations and for the commission
which he hoped for. He was the junior
officer down at Winthrop Range. where
Major--now CoI.--Harllee was doing
what he could for civilian training in
the use of service arms. There were
all sorts of civilian clubs being trained
in the gentle art of shooting straight
down there. And George Shuler was
one of Major Hairless ablest and most
enthusiastic assistants.
I had been spending a heavenly day
down there in the spring of 1916-the
M ha ri af 1nVp-
liest-and in the evening when boarded
the boat for Washington [ found George
Shuler was also going up to the city.
He was in civilian clothes--and Incl
dentally in blue funk. He had been
summoned to take his examinations for
promotion and he was quite sure he
would funk. and funk badly, and eter-
nally disgrace his beloved commanding
officer. Major Harllee. and his admiring
young wife. They were only just mar
ried, and the others down at the range
had a lot of fun ragging the newly
weds and teasing her with tales of other
ladies admiring her George. OF course
I assured George that the examinations
were a mere bagatelle and. of course.
he'd go through with flying colors. Which
he did.
But things happened pretty fast in
those days and the next time ! heard
of George Shuler was when / ran into
Major Harllee. and he told me that
Captain" Shuler was in France, had
gone over with the very first coftin-
gent Of Marines and was giving a splen.
did account of himself. A few weeks
later ! received tiny card announcing
the arrival of wee daughter. who was
nearly two years old before her father
saw her For he stayed through and
became one OF the prize heroes OF the
prize corps to which he belonged. I'm
not going to tell you the story, for l
couldn't do II justice.
OF course he came home-nearly two
years later-with all available decora-
tions strung across hi schest. And per-
haps little Mrs. Shuler. and Hitler Miss
Shuler didn't give him royal welcome
suppose he got out of the service
when II became evident that II was the
part of wisdom TO so while the going was
good. l believe he ran for Congress
two years ago. but that wasn't good
year for Democrats. l don't know what
he's been doing since, but I'm glad he
won this time-and / can't help feeling
that quite regardless OF politics George
Shuer VIII make a good record as state
Treasurer In New York, as he has every
where else. He's an intelligent. upstand-