Evening star., 1923-12-05
Bachelors Are Conspicuous
In House, Directory Sho,vs
Married Men Boast Number of Offspring
War Records of Members Interesting.
Il "Get-Acquainted Day" at Capitol.

other mining districts of Nevada. In
addition to his mining and other bust
ness he has maintained law offices in
Reno.
Geran Is Unmarried.
Representative Elmer Handrickson
Geran of New Jersev "is unmarried"
Representative George w. Lindsay
of New York his been active i'll
local state and national affairs since
he attained his majority"
Representative Charles |. Stengle of
New No"r wa bow n \ '"0n'N ." 'oun :
". Va. He was editor of the Norfolk,
w.. Dispatch. and of tn" Fredericks-
ciate editor of the Chief. New York
city government weekly. from 1910 to
1914. during which time no travelled
more than 10000 miles and delivered
more than 500 addresses in favor of
pensions for worn-out and disabled
federal civil employees
Representative John Fr"ncis Quayle
of New York lis not married"
Representative Samuel Dickstein OF
New York is unmarried"
Presidents sketch Brief.
The sketch OF President Coolidge Is
conspicuous for its brevity, the nine
and half lines consuming ahou;
cabinet members Crammcd into the
Co"l.dse sketch is a perSon.l and otIi
g summary closing with his acces-
SION TO the presidency August 3.
For breyity among congressional
sketches tho e of Senator Caraway
demoncrat. Arkansas, and Represent
atiNe Mead, democrat, New York, are
close rivals. The formers reads: '"r
H. Caraway. democrat, Jonesboro,
and the latters. james NJ. Mead.
democrat. Buffalo, n. Y"
Representative Edgar howard
new democratic member from Neb-
raska, relates that he was married
at LAWFUL age" and is still married
Also it is said of Representativ How
ard that he was Lieutenant Governor
of Nebl aska while holding cotempo-
raneously the higher Office of editor
OF country newspaper.
Casey Has Eleven Children.
Number and names of children of
members are matters OF special pride
with number OF the sketch writers,
Representative Casey, democrat.
PENNSYLVANIA, apparently holding the
congressional record with eleven Off
spring. y close rival is Representa-
tive knud Wufald. the new farmer
labor member from Minnesota, who
DoaStS ten, while Representative Free
4, republican. alIfornia, recods the dis
tinction that of five belonging to him
| the last four named are TWO sets OF
/; twins"
Senator Brookhart, republican, Iowa
) notes his record as a champion rifle
! shot, and Representative Winter. re-
publican, Wyoming, rec;tes that he
is the author Of the Wyoming state
song and of two western novels.
OF Senator Stanfield republican
Oregon, il is recorded that he is
Americas largest producer of wool
and mutton"
/ Tle sketch of Senator Frazier. the
! new repub. lean from North Dakota, re-
!, lates that wh!.e in college he attained
wide distinction in athletics. especially
| in foot ba |.
! Bloom is Music Publisher.
| Representative Sol Boon, democrat
New York, recounts that after building
| his first theater before attaining his
majority. he entered the music publish
J lns' business and became known as ''the
music man"
| nessee, omitS the fact in MS Eketch that
| he is chairman of the democratic ma
tlOna! committee.
] Representative Reed, republican, West
! Virginia, refers inquirers to Who :
/ VINO IN America, >? for his record
the sketch OF Representative Victor
] Berger, Wisconsin socialist, recites hi,
e.ecti0nS TO and rejCetionS by the House,
"cn account OF having been opposed t.
| the entrance OF the United States il,
! tine word war and having written ar
! tic!es expressing his opinion on that
question" After conviction the Su-
preme Court reversed sentence OF
twenty years and he W. ected.