The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-08
ALABAMA OFFICIALS POSSESS ABLE AIDES
Bright Men and Women From Alabama Are Important Factors in Serving Constituents of Senators and Con- gressmen-Present Glmpses of Some of Those Now On Duty at Capitol

retary to Representative John Me- Duffie of the First district. For some years Foscue has been doing all the work. stenographic and departmental. Mir. McDuffie is highly pleased with the result. and declares his secretary the best from many standpoints, in Washington. Foscue's home is in Grove Hill. Clarke county, from where he went to the, University of Alabama. He entered he military service at the beginning of the World war. and at it's termination came to Washington. Frcm the shipping board Foscue found his way to MT. McDuffie's office.
 The secretary to Representative La > mar Jeffers of the Fourth district is Miss Florence Tichenor. Miss Tiche- nor at one time was secretary to the late Dr. C. C. Thach. president of the Ala abama Polytechnical institute As such she became acquainted with the entire student body. and is widely known throught ut the state. The of flee of tive w. R. Boiling of the Fifth district is in charge of Lee Oliver of Dadeville. He grew up with Fred and Raymond Sturdivant. sons of the we'll known banker. who were athletes at the University of Alabama. He acquired wide ac- uaintanceship while a student at Auburn. During the two years that MT. Boiling has been member of Congress. Oliver has become &e ( f the most popular members of the "Amalgamated Order of Secretaries "
 Lee Barnes, at one time superinten- dent of education of Marshall county. and again secretary of the campa gn committee of the democratic execu- tive committee of Alabama. is serving as secretary to Representative elect NJ. C. Allgt cd. During MT. Allgood' s .s1. Navy, who recently inspected the ba = tie fleets of the Atlantic and Pacific. MT. Barnes secured his office in the House Office building. and is now ready for the beginning of hte grind next December.
 Mrs. Curry. sister-in-law to Repre- sentative k. B.. Almon of the Eighth district, is secretary to that member. Everybody says of Mrs Curry. Shes mon himself admits that he couldn't well get along without her. Mrs. Cecil Lacey of Jasper is secretary to representative w. B. Bankhead of the Tenth district. and is given much of the credit for the efficiency the office of that member has acquired. In MT. OHver'x office.
 Two Soung ladies write the letters of Representative w. B. Oliver of the Sixth district, Miss Ruth Barton of Tuscaloosa and Miss Helen Gerber. No one speaks of Miss Barton without referring to Der encounter with Pres ident Hardink at Walter Reed hos pital on the occasion. of his speaking to the Alabama wounded who were there for treatment.
 The President had gone through the vast crowd, shaking hands with everybody. As he prepared to leave he found Miss Barton standing near the door.
 T think I have shaken hands with you once already" said the President, but surely you would not object to my greeting you second time
 Extending her hand and looking calmly into the eyes of the nation g chief executive, Miss Barton -ex claimed: "Go as far ss you like, Mir President"
 But he didn't. On the contrary, not a little confused, he hastened after Mrs. Harding Nevertheless, he smiled very broadly, and his secret service men audibly chuckled.