Evening star., 1923-08-17
TALKS and TALES
With and about
CAPITALS GUESTS

succeed himself At least that is the
opinion of Col. B. NJ. Chiperfeld, for
mer representative-at t-large from the
Prairie state. who is at the Hotel La
Fayette for a few days while attend
ing to certain law matters with tho
government.
Full appreciation of what a ster
ling character was ready to guide the
destinies OF the country did not come
home to the people of Illinois until
they were made to realize that Presi-
dent Harding was really dead, and
then general thanksgiving was evi-
dent everywhere that such man
field.
"Of course" he added, farmers out
our way are much disgruntled over
present. low prices and lessened de-
President Coolidge show his ability 10
cope with the more important domes-
tic problems that confront the coun-
try today. and they believe him capa-
BILE, and nothing will prevent a stam-
pede for his nomination next sum
mer."
Col. Chiper.feld is the man who, al
the request OF Gen. Enoch Crowder
resigned his seat in Congress and
entered the Army to assist in perfect
States entered the great war. and
personally aided in putting it into
operation in Illinois. He afterwaTd
served with the 33d Division OF the
Sd Army Corps. arh1 did yoeman serv-
an in Germany while serving on the
staffs of Maj. Gen George Bell and
Maj. Gen. John L. Hines. In 1919 Col.
Chiperfield received an honorable dis
charge from the service and return
ed to his private lasv practice in
Canton, III
1t was this same Col. Chiperfeld
who gave the memorable birthday
dinner to Uncle Joe" Cannon the
night Champ Clark got his signals
twisted.
Always an enthusiastic admirer OF
the Danville veteran, Col. Chiperfield
desired TO pay him homage. and sew
eral years ago invited fifty intimate
friends TO dine with Uncle Joe" at
the Army and Navy Club. Every man
present with the exception of Clifr
bergman, was battle-scarred war
rior of the G. Q. p. The bell had
been sounded and guests seated when
in walked the Mr.. Clark.
Come right in, old friend" politely
exclaimed the diplomatic colonel. as
he arose TO greet the grand old Pike
county campaigner.
Jumping geehosofat. where am I
at" shouted the former speaker as
his kindly eyes swept the room and
caught sight of those present.
Nothing would do. however. but
that the noted democrat remain. and
he was placed between Uncle Joe and
James r. Mann.
When speeches were in order. Mr..
Clark demanded that he be permitted
first whack in order to explain why
| he was there.
It's like this" he said. Il have
been up 70 my ears in work all day.
! l knew l had dinner engagement.
| but had quite forgotten where it was.
l r ,I,11 L.. a. 10 81 H.,
| and hurried TO Rauscher's. thinking
\ it there. but arriving found crowd
| of young women seated at the IA BILE
| Several feasts were being sta Eed
\ at the willard, but one glance con-
| WINGED me none OF the guests wanted
I to be bored with my chatter. | then
| called UP my son Bennett. and he
| told me I was to go to the same
| dinner with Mr.. Mann. Time vas
precious by now, and ! called up s]rs-
Mann to find out where Jim was. She
told me he was here. and here / am.
It's rather risky for lone democrat
but I'm hungry, now do what YOU
like
Looking as fit, youthful and ener-
getic as in the good, old care-free
days when he used to hold 'em TO one
and two hits for Pop Anson's Colts,
Former Gov. John h. Tener of Penn
sylvania hurried through the lobby
of the New Willard Hotel on his way
to the Department Of Justice on mat
/ ters of business.
| The tall. well preserved Pennsyl-
| yanian only had a minute to say
| that everybody in the keystone state,
land especially those in his nome town.
| Charlerci, were absolutely content that
Calvin Coolidge was now in the " mite
| House.
! warren Harding was my IDEAL
said the former Pennsylvania execu-
I tive: "he was one of the grandest
characters America has known.
President Coolidge is a strong man
! and will prove his worth before many
weeks have passed"
| The number of woman Methodist
ministers in the United States could
doubtless be counted on the fingers
of ones hand, and one of these is IN
Washington at present. She is the
Rev. Gladys Marsh of Indianapolis.
who is travelling with Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Wolf of the same city. as
friend and compa naion to their 1
1 daughter, Miss Isabel Marsh. The
/ party is stopping at the Lee House
| for several days. preparatory to an
| extended motor trip through the
| eastern states.
DR.. Marsh, who is but twenty-eight
years old. is full-fiedged minister OF
the gospel, and has two regular
| charges in Indiana, at Let's and Mt.
Pleasant. She, together with Miss
Wolf, were met at Ocean Grove, y.
! J., b. the latter's parents at the con-
clusion of the 'two-week Methodist
conference held at that place.
Mr.. Wolf is secretary and general man
ager of the State Automobile Insurance
4 Association of Indiana. a coop arative
Organization, which. according to him,
is doing a great service for the auto
lists of the midweStern state.
| Our organization. which last year
did more than s1.250.000 business in
the states of Indiana and Ohio, IS
10000 automobile owners" he said
with much enthusiasm.
That Old Father Time is behaving
| extremely generous with the famous
trio Thomas Edison. Henry Ford and
Harvey Firestone, who at present are
the. north of Michigan. was verified
by w. D. Hines. secretary to Mr.. Fire
stone. who is in town at the Hotel
Hamilton. after having assisted in
getting the noted friends off to a
good start.
Mr.. Hines accompanied the picnick
ers to Marion for President Harding s
funeral, and was one OF the party
lpresent at Milan, Ohio. Mr.. Edison's
birthplace, when the good folk of
that place held celebration in his
honor.
TT was the first time the great
i inventor had visited his home town
in thirty years" said Mr. Hines, "and
what he might have missed by his
isbsence was surely repaid a hundred.
fold bY the wonderful welcome ex.