The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-10

king of Siam, and got a big
hand from the crowd.
The women Of the press can
lay off their diet for a month
after this show. The work room
for the writer's Is in the sub
basement which is reached by
three less steps than there are
in the Washington monument and
IA less than in the Statue OF
Liberty.
Ten thousand hot dog sand
witches spratg into being with the
vention hall to employees and
ing. Professions Of food, the
ical army moved into the great
basement in advance Of the po-
litical army. Harry COPELAND,
proprietor of the Mountain Chain
Of food that arose in the center
OF the basement a block in extent,
called the roll Of supplies as the
first forays on the food led by
early arriving telegraph operators
began.
Ten thousand hot dogs and re-
serves of 10000. Another 10000
assorted sandwiches, 5000 pies,
cataracts of coffee, 100 gallons
on the counter at once and enor-
nous supplies of other edibles.
The basement looked like food
show.
NhA 80 -
ton hall Is the greatest basement
In which newspapermen, tele.
graph operators, messengers and
the small army that does most
Of it's work behind or underneath
the scenes, more properly speak
ing, ever were incarcerated for
affairs Of state. It is small city
in itself. newspaper offices, bar.
Der shops. stores, side streets.
and hundreds of people were more
busily employed than the thou
sands sitting above them listen.
ing to the keynoting in the con.
vention hall. They could hear
the pipe organ as the convention
opened and that was all they
got Of the great national event.
Daylight spotlights illuminated
the speaker and the notables on
the stage of the convention hall.
The roof Of stained glass near it's
center holds lens placed so
that 1t concentrates daylight on
the speaker who has a. runway
extending to the edge of the plat
form thanked by the. seats for
reporters. Three more Of these
lenses illuminate the stage back
Of him.
An ancient delegate from Arkan-
sas wearing a G.. A. r. badge.
was moved to ask II 1t was a
convention or Memorial day serv-
ice he was attending: In the
street soldiers and sailors had
just paraded by. Quietly and
decoriously the people were com.
ing into the great auditorium.
Above him was the subdued light
of the glass dome, the big pipe
organ was pealing. It was quiet,
the Quietest assembling Of con.
vention ever heard.
Feels like I was going to
church." remarked the ancient.
Arthur Kraft who presided at
the pipe organ gave the first
lively swing to the early stages
of the convention when he played
the March from Aida. He had
competition from a jazz band
outside but it didn't penetrate the
convention hall. ....a. s..,.
This liz an orange pekoe conven.
ton, according to the society re.
porters Of the Cleveland news.
papers.
Even the English tea bibbers
can't compare to Republicans, 1t
is claimed.
Tea has very definite place
In politics, according to Mrs. John
Gordon Battelle Of Columbus, a
delegate.at-large for Ohio.
Miss Alice Robertson of Okla.
homa is another strong advocate
Of orange pekoe conventions. She
declares tea plays an important
part in such a convention as this.
She may be right.
Miss Robertson. who has served