Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-12-03

The Forty eighth Congress convened
on Monday, December 8, 1883. and John
-, G. Carlisle of
Speaker Carlisle Kentucky was
Gets Floral Gavel e eet tbe E SpesK ef
Representatives. The Star of that date
gives the following description of a
tribute presented to him on the occa-
sion of his taking the cath as presiding
officer:
1T has for some years been the
custom for friends of candidates for the
speakership, ladies as well as gentle
men, to send flowers to the desk in the
House Of the candidate on the day he
is elected Two Kentucky ladies had
prepared for the successful candidate
for Speaker from their State an entirely
original design in flowers and hand
painted satin and sent 1t 10 him at the
House today. 1t IS gavel in the shape
of a George Washington Ratchet which
rests upon the messy stump of tree
in such wise as to leave both sides of
blade and handle entirely exposed. One
side is of exquisite flowers and the
other of satin, finely painted in oils by
an artist OF talent, who originated the
design for the decoration, the inscrip-
ton being composed by one of the
donors. Through the center of the
blade appears in illuminated letters, in
Old English text on white satin:
May eye be keen as blade of Ratchet,
When worthy members rise to catch it,
And rulings true as steel to match it,
AL lawful business to dispatch it.
"On the left Of the inscription is the
trump Of fame blowing out gavels, and
beneath it on the left is a little nude
George washington, Ratchet in hand,
cutting down a cherry tree. On his
right are larger Ratchet and a felled
tree. In the upper left hand corner
appears against 3 sky background the
dome Of the Capitol with a waning
moon in the West and rising sun in
the East. In the center part of the
handle, on white satin ribbon ap-
parently twined above it. is in German
text C. W.. to the Speaker XLVIII
Congress, Greeting and below that is
painted large mallet. The Ratchet
on which all this is painted is the size
OF hatchetS in common use. On the
card Of the ladies who sent this appears
the following advice to the Speaker as
to how to WELD the double-ended in
strument:
For noise use hammer end as gavel,
And blade when knots you can't
unravel.'"
"At a meeting of the WASHINGTON
Light Infantry Corps on Wednesday,"
Not Enough Drill for S Il Of De- d :
T;oh+ Tnfan+rvman Gem Der 8.
A1shI AhAoht IL HELL 8 80, the
dissatisfaction which has for some time
existed In some q the companies on
account of their lack of efficiency in
drill found expression in a resolution
requesting all the line officers to resign.
The introduction Of the resolution gave
rise to an extended and somewhat heat
ed debate, but it was finally passed.
The general understanding is that while
all the officers, with the exception of
the commanding officer. have been re-
quested to resign. dissatisfaction exists
in regard to only two of them, and
when the election occurs at the meet
ing next Wednesday night the old Of
flcers will be reelected with these ex-
ceptions. The members Of some of the
companies complain that they are not
drilled enough. and in consequence the
other companies are ahead of them in
proficiency in the manual"