Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

Christmas Is the season of the year
which causes many Government Off.
GERS and members OF Congress to wish
the National Capital were more
centrally located. AS IL Is. only those
whose homes are along the Atlantic
seaboard or within a nights railroad
journey OF the District OF Columbia
make habit OF spending the holiday
recess in native haunts. Vice Presi-
dent Dawes. a Chicagoan, In one Of
the few who go so far afield TO light
their Christmas trees. In the good
old days OF passes. statesmen thought
nothing of crossing the continent at
holiday time, but with such per.
mileage unavailable for joyrides.
only the plutociats OF Federal life
can afford the luxury Of trips back
home, Ten members OF the Senate
are on a Christmas mission Of sor.
row---the delegation appointed Ia
attend the funeral OF the late Senator
Andrieus A. Jones OF New Mexico. at
Las Vegas.
Bernard NJ. Raruch Of New York
who was chairman Of the War In.
dustries Board. has just delivered his
semi.annual address on industrial
preparedness at the Army War Col.
lece In Washington. The questions
fred at Baruch after his set speech
always give him an opportunity to
tell favorite story. When some
officer puts poser on n subject nos
akin to that which he's discussing
Baruch SAYS: THAT reminds me of the
old lady who went into bird store
To ask what she ought To give her
sick canary. Feed II female worms.
the atorekeeper replied. How can |
tell the difference between male and
female worms? she rejoined
Madame, this In n bird store said
the merchant. You'll have To go to a
worm store to md that out"
Citizens Of Washington interested In
ma tional representation for the vote.
less District Of Columbia eiolce In
the accession 10 their ranks OF Mrs.
Charles l.. Nc Nary. wife Of the senior
Senator from Oregon. Mrs. McNary's
interest In the de'American ized plight
Of Washington springs partially from
the fact that she IN II native daughter
OF the District. She was born here,
when her father. Capt. Morton. was
In the War Department and a mem.
her Of the personal STAFF OF Lieut.. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles. Mrs. McNary. n pop.
ular figure In congressional life, has
volunteered for active service In the
campaign la America nixe the Wash,
ingtonian" and when hearings begin
on Capitol iili she will be on the
firing line.
Etiquette is punctiliously observed
at the White House, but cog was
slipped at the recent diplomatic re-
reption, with consequent moment nf
embarra asinent for n certain foreign
embassy official, lie happens tn be- one
of the nldert IN Washington, In point
of service, having been stationed here
since 1918. Few members OF the dip.
lomatic corps are better known IN
Washington than he aud his wife are.
Yet, hs they passed down the receiv.
Ing line 10 shake hands with the rresi,
dent ana Mrs, Coolidge. the off1cial
announcer sonorouhly introduced them
ha the Anlha ssador Of Argentina and
Sanora I'ueyri edon' The couple in
question hall from country about
& 900 miles from iiuenos Aires. II Is
not Of record whether the faux pas
was corrected OF not.
" n
Vincent Massey. the Canadian Min
isier IN the United states, would scrap
Tho bach neyed hands across the sea
slogan Of british "A merican friendship
and substitute for II minds across the
sea The Dominion envoy sprang his
suggestion at IL recent dinner 1T the
English speaking Union IN New York
He said II IN hard 10 know VIII It
'hards across the aea means II u
tnaans alliances, ar tangible links nr
any kind let Ms beware ~ Il. Material
bonds may tend IN divide, Spiritual
lies can only unite Elihu tlnnt has
said that the tnjispenaatts pre,
requisite 81 n lasting pea"e IN "a oteA
lion ~ tbs international mind so -
lis sneah hencstntWard Ut minis
across the sea.