Evening star., 1927-02-23
COLLEAGUES PRAISE
KELLER, D. .C.FR|END
House Committee Members
Pay Tribute to Retiring
Representative.

| Tribute to Representative Oscar t.
| Keller of Minnesota, who Is leaVlnS
Congress at the close of the present
session. as being a most devoted
friend to the District of Columbia ana
responsible for many important pieces
of constructive legislation for the Ma
tional Capital was paid today at the
! largest meeting of the House District
committee during the present session.
Representative Lampert, Republican,
Of Wisconsin read a prepared state
ment detailing the most important OF
Mr.. Keller's activities for the Dis
trict. He was followed by Represent.
ative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas,
who said: Our colleague is an honest,
conscientious, jealous, fearless repre-
sentative of the people. His passing
is a distinct loss to the Nation, to
tho District of Columbia and to Con.
gress." He emphasized that Mr.. Kel.
Ter had initiated the proceedings
against Harry Daugherty, and said
that time has shown he was right
although at the time friends of Mr..
Daugherty prosecuted Mr.. Keller"
Underhill Pays Tribute.
Representative Underhill, Republi-
can, of Massachusetts, said that while
he and Mr.. Keller had disagreed more
eiAeti aiiy OlAcI Two InelnDeFS Oh the
committee, he had found Mr.. Keller
"a fair and square fighter and an
earnest worker. always concerned in
the merits in question without seek
ing publicity for himself"
Mr.. Lampert said:
His untiring efforts in all the
deliberations of this committee for
the improvement and upbuilding of a
greater Washington have been far
too meagerly appreciated by the citi-
zens as whole. Conscientiously
sincerely and courageousIy applying
himself to all legislation of vital in
terest to this community, without any
recourse to show or ostentation, he
has faithfully and efficiently served
the people Of Washington and the
Nation during his years of service
upon the committee.
His interest in the welfare Of the
home, in the welfare of the child
hood of Washington, in it's future
citizenry, is reflected in his untiring
efforts toward the Improvement of it's
school system. and an adequate and
properly salaried personnel.
Boosted Dental Board.
His interest in the Humanitarian n
functions of Government is also re-
fected in the establishment of o
Board of Public Welfare in the Dis
trict of Columbia, a proposal which he
sponsored, and which has already
brought longed-for relief to many un-
fortunate mothers and their children.
"He sponsored legislation, resulting
in the establishment of dental board
and the elevation of this profession to
it's rightful status in the District.
He has always been intensely in
terested in providing the District with
an adequate and efficient police and
fire protection-in fact. he has been
found supporting every measure te-
fore this committee which had for its
purpose the elevation Of this beautiful
city to the place in the sun Il right.
fully deserves as the Capital of this
great Nation. This service has been
rendered, at times, to the neglect of
his own district, apparently. but this
neglect was inadvertent and was due
to the whole-hearted devotion to duty
which has always characterized his
service in Congress-