Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-10

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selling Something by mail or soliciting
\ descriptions think it helps to nave
their letters bear post mark OF the
National Capital. At present this man
is handling the mail Of some SO people.
His charge is $40 month.
Ali of which, according to postal au-
thorities, is strictly legal.
The associate professor Of English
at George washington University mas
been chosen to teach the ways OF
Americans to a 10-year-old Slamese
prince. -,,,~
If Siam. He was sent to Washington
IN the charge of the Siamese. Minister
70 this country to learn to speak Eng
fish. The Minister turned him over
to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w. Bolweil.
Prof. Bolwell says the young prince
is acquiring American ways rapioly.
The other day he was invited 10
birthday party to be given Tor an:
other little Siamese boy. Six or elgnt
of his fellow countrymen were present.
The prince wanted to take birth.
dav present to his host. Prof. Bolwell
gave him a dollar to make the pur-
chase. After the party he was asked
what he bought.
"Whole dollar worth. Boys all like:
Subsequent inquiry revealed that 80
packages of gum had been bought, at
the bargain rate of three for dime,
and that the guests had chewed gum all
the afternoon. .-. :.
America" explained the prince when ne
was asked why he chose such gift
He also said the other boys concur
red in his opinion. They were es-
pecially fond of it because they had
never seen or heard of chewing gum
in Siam.
One hundred yards of space in the
corridors of the State Department
have been converted into picture
gallery.
Here have been hung pictures OF the
various Secretaries of State. They
were taken from the walls of the diplo-
matte conference room to relieve con-
gestion. .
The hallway gallery begins with the
portrait of Thomas Jefferson and con-
tinues in chronological order to VIII
liam r. Day, Secretary OF State unoer
From Day onward the portraits are
In the conference room. The recently
.uainted portrait of Frank B. kellogg
is to be installed in the place OF honor
behind the big conference table.
They called it a wiener at first,
And they made it as bad as they
burst;
But finally wiener
Got meaner and meaner
Until it became wiener wurst.
Woodrow Wilson inspired WADE
Hampton Ellis to write the foregoing
limerick. It was revealed the other
night when Ellis appeared before the
Arts Club in washington and read q
collection of limericks inspired by the
war President. ,
Ellis had given the collection the title
of "a Limerick Friendship"
President Wilson delighted In this
form of "poetical" expression. Nothing
amused him more than TO submit q
diff1cult word for "limerickaf treat
with Admiral Grayson, the White House
physician, as the go-between. One Gay
he suggested the word wiener and was
vastly entertained when Ellis READ MN
this limerick.
with the Supreme Court in recess
for the Summer months, Justice HOMES
has gone to Beverly y-tne- Depoe
his Summer home in Massachusetts
Justice Holmes himself gave this name
to the little cottage where he has spent
every Summer for the last 30 years
He says 1t distinguishes it from fashion,
able Beverly
The little cottage was inherited from
his father, the poet Oliver Wendell
Holmes. With his strong attachment
for books and study the distinguished
turist cares for no other recreation.
And this Summer he VIII be IN COM
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