Evening star., 1925-10-12
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC FILLIAM VILE,

count OF President "Teddy''-~at a
White House reception:
My dear madam. he would
say. before his aide could announce
that It was Mrs. Brown Of Texas
I am delighted. And these are
your children? Fine You are the
hope Of the race. Mrs. Brown.
And you as the next man pressed
forward, a member OF the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
Good. We cannot thank you too
render. I always feel grateful to
the engineer who sees the train
through safely
From Oswego?' to the next
conner. Well. we're neighbors. I
am a New Yorker, you know. All.
GriscoIn. delighted as Lloyd Girls
com. Ambassador to Italy, stepped
up and was stood aside for further
conversation. What's happening
at the Vatican" Did You read
"Quo Tadis"?
You are a Shippen: That's
fine. A Roosevelt married a Ship
pen. And 80 it continued"
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From Athens. Greece, there has just
arrived in Washington one of the most
remarkable photographs ever taken
1t is a picture, entitled "A Living
Epistle from the Corinthians to
America" 1t shows 1000 orphans
under the care of the American Near
East Relief in modern Corinth, near
the site of Paul's ministry. On a
plain near Mount Ararat the children
are ranged in giant formations so as
to comprise these words: Second
Corinthians. I:8-11" The children
represent the seven churches OF Asia
that were in Smyrna. Ephesus. Per-
gamos. Thyatira, Sardis. Philadelphia
and Laodicea. December will be
international Golden Rule Sunday
which is to be observed throughout
the world in the interest of these in
ternational wards. To their plight
the verses from Corinthians make
prophetic reference: For we would
not, brethern, have You ignorant OF
our trouble which came to us in
Asia, that we We're pressed out Of
measure. above strength, insomuch
that we despaired even OF life
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There Will be a great Argentinian
festival in Washington on October 2s
when the people of Argentina will
present 10 the people of the United
States a monument of the Argentine's
George Washington-Gen. Jose de
San Martin. The address Of presen-
tation will be made by the Ambas-
sador of Argentina, Senior Honorio
accepted in the name of this country
by President Coolidge. The occasion
will afford unique opportunity for
the blending Of religious creeds in
the spirit of tolerance recently
preached by Mr.. Coolidge at Omaha
The invocation at the unveiling cere
monial will be pronounced by the Right
Rev. Michael J. Curley, Roman Cath
olic Archbishop of baltimore, while
the benediction will be given by the
Right Rev. James f. Freeman, Epis,
copal Bishop of Washington. The
San Martin monument will stand ir
Judiciary Square, at Fifth and L
streets.
A friendly commentator on Col
Mitchell-"Bob" Washburn of Bos-
TOMS authority for the statement
that the colonel once advised with
physician about his physical condi-
ton. Mitchell asked: DO You find
me sound, Doctor?" The doctor re-
piled: II find nothing but sound
Colonel"
Vice President Dawes will pass
through Washington Wednesday after
noon en- route from Elizabeth, n. j.,
to Atlanta. He is speaking this week
in both of those cities in connection
with his drive for reform Of Senate
procedure. The Vice President does
not expect to tarry In Washington ex.
cept for a few minutes between trains.
tCopyriEhs. 1929