Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-25

legation at Washington. received the
Russell Henry Chittenden prize
awarded annually at Yale to the
B. S. candidate of the highest
scholastic rank. kwai's father also
is a Yale man-claSs of 81. Prince
ton made DR. William II. Wilmer,
world renowned Washington eye
surgeon. a doctor of science. Among
DR. Winners many claims IL emf
nence is his rescue Of Earl Grey of
Fallodon from blindness six years
ago.
Col Edward +. Clark. veteran
Washington newspaper man, loves
birds most next to journalism. He's
been worried for the past six weeks
about d robin which built a nest i'm
some White House shrubbery. The
nest, with its precious contents Of
three eggs, was so cnnspicuously in
sight that Clark was afraid some of
the thousands of Youngsters trooping
through Washington at this season
would not be able to resist the temp
tation Of robbing the nest. The
other day. 10 Clark's indescriba BILE
JOY. he observed that mother robin
and three offsprinSs We're scampering
around the bush as blithely as you
please. He thinks il wonderful
demonstration of the respect of the
President Roosevelt. also bird
life. Once Clark interviewed with
President Roosevelt also bird
lover to prevent workmen from lay
ing sacrilegious hands on an ever
green tree about to beI removed
from the White House roof. Clark
told II. r. that some robins were
nesting in the tree and that removal
would be fatal to them. TEDDY"
stormed out of the executive offices
and personally prevented the disaster,
What is said to be the only certi
fed copy of the Declaration of indie
pendence known to be in existence
is shortly to be exhibited at the
Sesquicentennial in Philadelphia. 1t
is the property of the we'll known
Philadelphia collector, DR.. a. 5. w.
RoSenbach. and is valued at $3.50, 900.
The document is not a replica of the
original Declaration, enshrined i'll the
Library of Congress at Washington,
but is one of two certified copies
made at the order of the Continental
Congress. One copy was sent To king
Louis XVI of France, and has been
lost. The other was sent to King
Frederick the Great of Prussia. This
is the copy now owned by DR.. Rosen
bach, who obtained ii two years ago
from the descendants of Baron Won
Scholenberg. one of Freder1ck'S
crown ministers. The original signers
did not affix their names to the copy,
but it is autographically certified as
true copy by Benjamin Franklin
and Silas Deane. commissioners
Observation-Disclosures
The proudest stenographer III the
United States is Erwin G. Geisser
President Coolidge's personal short
hand writer. Geisser has been away
from the White House Offices for
spell. weathering a slight operation.
The first day he attended the semi
weekly press conference recently the
President called attention to Geisser S
return, rejoiced at his recovery, and
spoke of the high value he places
upon his young lieutenants services.
Geisser has been at Mr.. Coolidge's
elbow ever since the latter's vice
presidential days. He learned steno-
graphic discretion as an attache OF
the quartermaster generals office in
the War Department. Geisser is dis
tinguished among his fellow Ameri-
cans in one interesting respect. lie
hears more talk from "Cal' than all
the rest of the country put together.
Copyright. 1920