The Washington times., 1923-06-13
SENATORS
SONS WILL
BELLHOP
Paul and Forrest CaraWay,
With Malcolm Price, Ship on
U. S. Liner.

Shipping as bellhops, Paul Cara
way, seventeen years old, and his
brother, Forrest Caraway, sixteen
years old, sons Of United States
Senator Caraway, and Malcolm
Price, son Of DR.. T. NJ. Price,
chemist, Department Of Health, Dis.
trict Of Columbia, will sail for
Europe when the steamship George
Washington clears from New York
on June %, for Bremen, Germany.
Instructions to report for duty on
June 10 have been received by them.
The trio plan to make several trips,
or as one Of them put it, stay as
long as we can in the service"
I'VE might as well get a look at
things in Europe as not" declared
Paul 'Caraway in telling OF their
plans. 1T takes nine days to go
with lay.over on the other side
we will put in seeing things"
First we planned 4 transcon-
tinental hike with Hollywood az
the objective for our summer vaca-
tion," said Malcolm Price, but we
got a chance to 90 as bellhops on
the George Washington and that
looked good to US, 90 we abandoned
taking in California for this season.
at least
Pleased at Prospect.
"Tickeled to death to get the
chance to co." said Forrest Cara.
way. II think we'll make good
bellhops. Besides its only nine days
over and nine back. We are going
to New York June 10 to get broken
in to our duties. Wen learn all
right"
The opportunity for the three
youthful globe trotters to go over.
seas as bellhops on the George
by Senator Caraway who, it Is
understood. considers the experience
the boys will have as valuable
viewed from any angle.
While they are not saying much
about it, 1t becomes evident they
regard the trip as both novel from
an experience viewpoint and as like
ly to prove profitable. Travellers
tales are replete with accounts of
the liberal tipping of obliging ship
attendants by wealthy passengers
and the passenger list Of the
George Washington, it is under
stood, will be sprinkled with
travellers noted for the size Of their
bankrolls as we'll as their liberality.
Do the lads anticipate being sea-
sick? Nothing in their comments
suggest 1t. According to their
views the George Washington is big
enough to take on only a nice com.
Portable little roll even in heavy
seas. and then all Of the boys have
water.
Going and coming stops will he
made at several ports but these the
boys are not counting on exploring
during the time they are in port.
Expect to Hike.
Wen just cover everything we
can from Bremen at first" said
Forrest Caraway," and as we're
| pretty good mixers I guess we'll
get around some at that. Later
| we'll manage to take in some Of the
more distant points. That will de.
pend on how we can reach them"
The boys are students at the
Western High School, When they
learned the story of their shipping
as bellhops had become known they
were extremely anxious nothing APP
their being "kiddied" by their class
| mates.
1t required no little coaxing, It Is
understood, to secure the consent
of the boys mothers to their plan
| to ship on the George Washington.
Finally it was secured and arrange
ments were made for their enrolling
| in the bellhop corps.
Il think the experience will be
worth considerable to the boys
| said DR.. Price. "They will learn
things and come back with a per.
| sonal acquaintance with activities
they never would learn anything
about otherwise
IT everything goes well the trio
Will spend the summer vacation in
the service. They are satisfied they
will like their SURROUNDINGS and
that they will measure up to the
requirements of the service.