Evening star., 1923-03-01
Cabinet Members and
Congressmen Join in
; Funniest.
KING TUT OF NEWS
ROOM HAS GATEL
Old Man Hot Air Gets
Punctured Early
in Erening.
BY W. ii. CIAGETT.

Dear Folks:
The ancient and honorable custom
OF all v-ell-regulated families gettin'
together every once and SO often is
fast bein re-estabished throughout
our fair land. and lodged by the tre-
mondous outpourin' of employees and
their specially invited guests who
weighed-in at the Stoopendols ban
quet given by The Evenin' Star Club
1T the MOO Willard Hotel last night
the family" OF Washngton's Iock-
ribbed old newspaper is sur dnin its
full share to help revive this t.omely
practice.
There's neen many a moab" blow
out staged in the Heart -of-the-Na
lion since tnc Old world went batty,
hut il create" galaxy ui rra.. boneN-
tidy, nationally known t1p':nerS ever
broke bread at one feast THAI :tt that
dinner last night. then for Spm" ut
accountable reason il was 'l"p- +rJhl
the press.
President There, Too.
Honesty. FOLKS. Il first squint around
the beautifully decorated room would
have convinced the stray caller that
the entire machinery OF our incom-
bag and luggage. TO the noted otci.
y roll call would have revealed .N-
DeptiDnal representation II, III every
soverei giI state of our niEEtN Union.
and plunln in the center oF his vast
'.uncourse II brains w.,s th" nrbl"st
american ~ I'm all, Warren =.
Harding President Of III Sc united
States. aud edit"rin- n-,hiet OF The
Marion Star'--fS there Il harionttie
in the stand,
=.
old familiar Massachusetts twinkle,
was the big chiefs side partner, Vice
Pres sidtmt Calvin Coolidge. associate
editor OF The Congressional Record.
while but Il few steps farther on were
no less than seven members of the
Co binct, Two United states supreme
court judges. twent%-s"!en senators.
fully fit! members OF the fiuuSc and
one newly appointed ambassador, ali
havin' the time "f the.r lives:
Senutc Well Represented.
O course. with mc!c'n GOO merry
makers scattered h!thcr and thither
throughout the jnc!osdrr il waa no
easy matter 10 decipher them all, but
| did -" with mine own eyes Secreta-
Fics Weeks. penby. Wallace. Hoover
and Davis. Postmaster General Work,
ana the folIuniu' world-renowned mem
bers OF The upper branch Of the Con
gress: Capper. Ball. Phipps Harris.
Harrison. Warren, New, Watson. Me
kinlcy. Sterling, Goodins. Cameron,
Kim; OF I'tah. Sheppard. Glass Couzens.
Borah, Reed of Pennsylvania. Edge.
keyes. Hale. spencer. Stanley ard
Wesley Jones. with Henry T. Fletcher.
our new envoy to Belgium. right liz
the midst of the outlay.
You bctcha. Uncle Joe Cannon and
Republican Leader Frank Mondell.
Democratic Leader Garrett, accom-
panied by fun quorum from the lower
House. were there bigger'n life. and
hoDnobbin' at mighty close range with
all three OF our city fathers.
Sign Blazcs Forth.
Enterin' the grand dnin' hail after
dee-Iightful hour Of friendly chit
chat III Ia petite sal danser U.ay
down. GinrerD every light in the
room was Suddenly e.tinSui=hcd. and
a huge electric "Eveuim' Star club"
blaZed forth the aStonished
gatherin. and all stood at attention
as Col. {. Fred Cook. the old King
Tut of the papers newsroom. and
grand high sacham of the club. graci-
ouly bowed TO President Harding and