Evening star., 1933-12-31
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY,

EdCu year LllCIC 10 ROOQ-
natured rivalry among members Of
Congress and officials at the Capitol to
see which one sends out the most at
tractive or unusual holiday greeting
cards or booklets. For more than q
decade the honors were held by Ed
! mund A. Erik Of Pittsburgh, formerly
secretary to Representative Stephen
Porter. who later succeeded to Mr..
Porter's seat in the House.
This year the most elaborate booklet
was sent to all members of Congress
and Government officials and hundreds
of friends by Representative Theodore
! second South Dakota district. This
contains % beautifully colored views of
Natures Wonderland" in the Black
Hills. The new member with his sea
sons greetings" invites all his COL
leagues to visit him in his district
where there IS always something diff
ferent to do, something stimulating to
see and somewhere glorious to CO." He
tells them that: Pictured here are
few of the sports of scenic, dramatic
and recreational interest; here is sug-
gested the lure of this romantic region
for the seeker after beauty. the lover
~ AnSciS, tiiC oPNl LoiIldIi anu LIE SCleI-
list Dent on research Our Black
Hills he challenges, "offer united in
one picturesque, easily accessible loca-
ton the opportunities and facilities for
every variety OF vacation Rest, relax
alton and play await you amid scenes
OF Incompatible beauty and historic
significance. The great forests of pine
and spruce still echo to the tread OF
moccasined feet; the towering hills and
deep Stream-t threaded gorgeS are stepped
IN the romance and legend of frontier
days. when the lure of gold and adven-
ture drew nardy and danger-loving
sapa, the Black Hills"
Representative Werner in listing some
OF the celebrated places he invites his
colleagues to visit points out that his
district has become the Mecca of the
world traveller on account of Mount
Rushmore Memorial, the largest me-
mortal ever undertaken, here carved out
OF the living granite wall of a noun
tain" which Gutzon Borglum, who
made the models and is experimenting
this gigantic work of art. says lis the
first monument erected on the Western
Hemisphere dedicated to a record of
the conception and the organization of
| this great Western Hemisphere"
To his colleagues Representative
Werner says: Come. you modern ad-
venturers, camp in our splendid parks.
fish the flashing streams, and hunt the
forest wilds-play or work study or
| rest, rejoice in the thrill of life in the
open, in the freedom Of the West
Hello, my 'HilI-BiIly' friend from
the BerkshlreS'-that's the genial. hail
fellow well-met style of greeting that
President Roosevelt (the DemocraD
gives to Representative Allen T Tread
way (the Republican,, ranking minority
member Of the House Ways and Means
Committee Treadway, from Stock
bridge, Mass. where he was born into
the hotel business at the famous old
stage coach Red Lion Inn, finds Frank
| lin Roosevelt the most genial President
he has known, and likes his style, even
| though they differ sharply on political
| principles and policy TreadWay never
goes to the White House but he receives
some such hilarious greeting-and he
| has the very human weakness of falling
for the glad hand"
Now here's another little illustration
of the way the Berkshire member has
Of talking like a big bad wolf" and
then finding that there are Government
officials and employees who are not al
all afraid of him in that pose-and the
result is they end up by having good
laugh together.
1t took Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, ma
tional recovery administrator. himself
much given to clustering but who
knows how to laugh at good joke on
himself, TO neatly turn the tables on
Treadway the other day. The Massa-
chusetts member was calling upon Gen.
Johnson about oHtiVitipc
in his district, and when he was about
to leave the Office after very pleasant
conference. Gen. johnson detained him,
Wait just moment, I'd like to intro
duce you to some one" And then as
they walked into the outer Office he
said: Meet my very efficient executive
secretary, Miss F. M. Robinson, I think
you have heard Of her; at least I be-
lieve you made some remarks about her
in the public press recently" Tread
way was nonplussed. blushed and
remarks. but not so Miss Robinson. who
smiled up at him and said: Really
Mr.. Treadway, you did me the greatest
kindness-what you said about my pro-
motion to a big salary was worth
million dollars-you' wonderful press
agent" Calamity Mr.. Treadway re-
piled: We'll, don't pay any one a COM
mission for that publicity-keep the
million all for yourself And as he was
leaving he ingratiated himself by say
ing: We'll. anyway, you know me now,
and any time want to see the general
I ought not to be kept cooling my heels
in the outer Office" to which Miss Rob-
inson answered: Whenever you want
anything down here just call on me
and We'll try to prove that We are eff
| cient."