Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-08
Presidents, Senators, Diplomats, Noted
ViutO,y, Famous Flyers, Star AthIetes,
Mo0ie Actors-AH "Sign Up" in the
Album Of This South Carolina Boy

last official acts of those men who had been
at the helm Of their country during such an
important period of its history was a gracious
one III behalf of youngster in whose mind
and heart the memory will be treasured.
Later President-elect Hoover joined President
Coolidge and the cabinet in the presidential
room, and Edward Jordan got Mr.. Hoover's
signature, too, just before he took his oath of
Office.
Vice President Dawes who was always a
great faVorite with the Senate pages, signed
his name a page of Senate memorandum
pad for Edwards collection. And Vice Presi-
dent Curtis while he was yet a Senator from
Kansas inscribed his name in one of Edwards
small albums
THERE is one signature which Edward re-
grets that he has never got. He looked
rather wistful as he told of his disappointment
: Il have never got Lindbergh's signature" he
said. Il have met Indy several times when he
was up here at the Capitol but he said he
didn't have time There are always so many
people trying to talk to him and he has so
many things to do" But then the little pages
face frightened. II have ridden with him in
his airplane several times though" he added.
But Edward has the autographs of other
transatlantic aviators. Clarence Chamberlin
wrote his name in Edwards album when he
came to Washington to receive the Distin-
guished Flying Cross following his flight across
the Atlantic in 1927 in the Columbia.
And so did all the aviators who came to
America from Germany in the Bremen-Capt
Koehl, the late Barren Huenefeld and Col
Fitzmaurice
Il had hard time getting those signatures"
Edward said They were about the hardest of
any to get. I had to go all the way to the
German embassy where they were staying to
get them to sign their names. They were here
at the Capitol, but I couldn't get near them.
They were glad to do it for me, but the hard
part was getting to them"
And how did you get the autographs of the
justices of the United States Supreme Court?"
he was asked.
well, you see, they won't let us go in where
they are, so got one of the pages of the
Supreme Court to get the autographs for me-
ne explained Even the pages in Washington
soon learn the value of reciprocity and political
trading.
oh, yes, ma'am have Speaker Longworth's
signature. He comes over to the Senate often.
I also have the autographs of some of the other
Congressman. haven't the signatures of all
of them. There are ABS in all, think Rep
resentative Allard H. Gasque of South Caro-
lina-he isn't here now-was a good friend of
mine and he introduced me personally to
number of them and about IS or IS of them are
my friends. I have their signatures. Most all
of them are Democrats. Congressman GaSque
was Democrat" he Said in explanation.
Il got Ramsay Macdonald's signature the
day he was here and spoke from the floor of
the Senate. He seemed very glad to do it when
asked him to. didn't see Miss Ishbel any
where about. 1 don't know that she was down
here. Not the floor anyway"
EDWARD is a polite, well bred youngster.
His four years service as a page in the
Senate has not made him speak Familiarity or
flippantly of the men for whom and with whom