Evening star., 1933-12-17
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Uncle Sam is sending out Christmas
greetings all over the country. The
President and his official family
every member Of the cabinet and the
assistant secretaries and bureau chiefs
and down through the entire organi-
zation of administrative oficers-Sen-
ators and members of the House
throughout the entire governmental
establishment-greeti cards are be-
ing sent broadcast heralding Merry
Christmas" and happier and more
prosperous New Year.
Already the rush is being felt Ia the
Senate and House post Offices with
great piles Of sacks full Of packages
arriving on every incoming mail and
as many more departing on each out
going mail. Some. few members Of
Congress are exercising economy this
year and have greatly reduced the
number of their customary greeting
cards, while many of the new members
are basking in the holiday spirit and
sending out their greetings to con-
stituents In wholesale quantities. The
fact that many Of the members are at
their homes in the various States this
year. while ordinarily they are in
washington with Congress in session,
has made some difference in the bulk
OF holiday mailEbut not so great
a difference as might be expected.
This year many Of the members Of
Congress have departed from the usual
custom Of sending out cards bearing
a picture Of the Capitol Building and
have gone in for stationery with a
traditional Christmas card picture and
holiday greetings as a letterhead and
have composed their own personal
wishes to be sent to relatives, friends
and constituents. Among these. with
his letterhead. is Representative Alfred
F. Better of Williamsville, N. Y, who
is mailing out more than a thousand
OF these letters. Representative Ernest
w. Marland, who opened up some of
the most famous oil fields and who
had the famous statue, "The Madonna
of the Trail" erected on his magnifi-
cent Oklahoma estate, is another mem
Der who is sending out more than a
thousand Of these personal letter greet
ingS. Representative John c. Lehr of
Michigan is yet another. The pic
turesque Representative Robert Alexis
Green of Florida. who wears an Elbert
Hubbard tie and assumes the role of
little giant" statesman, Is working
overtime sending out 500 personal let
ter greetings.
But-just the -Christmastime
will be different" around the Capitol
this season due to the change in date
of the opening, with the abolition of
the lame duck session." because there
are so relatively few Of the members
Of Congress here making their holiday
plans and rushing home for the local
celebrations.
Unique tribute to Representative Ed
ward w. Pou Of North Carolina, dean
Of the National House of Representa-
tives, who is now serving his thirty
fourth consecutive year in the House, in
commemoration of his 10th birthday, is
to be put into the Congressional Record
by his colleagues on the North Caro-
lima delegation, as soon as Congress
meets and the printing of the Record
is resumed. This tribute is entitled
My Lies Love- and was written by
Mr.. Pou's eldest daughter, Mrs. Annie
hrie Pou Walden. as follows:
"As stand at the portal of my child
hoods yesterday see an adored image
brow, expressive eye, features deftly
chiseled in olive clay, pearl teeth pom
which his finger could thump tunes
for aye and aye; hair plucked from
the polished raven. ear fashioned from
seas loveliest shell; he stood feet
IL, the lordliest in hill and dell. AS
to physical beauty he embodied the
potter's proudest work of art; upon
his mind and soul and nature was
the best the gods could impart.
Through stages of diligent building, in
terspersed with riotous play, he quickly
became a leader and holds command
ing position today. But it's not Of pub
lie triumphs ponder-far brighter the
light Of my dreams-of his integrity,
honesty. nobleness, which has stripped
life of all its spleen Ever atuned to
childish prattle, considerate of man
and of beast, he stood with bowed head
before Sorrow; before insects paused,
lest he crush-even the least. Electri-
fed by all beauty, he possessed power
of poetry and prose, while with his
rich voice in public a spell of magic
he'd often impose. He stands-o,ir be-
loved image, all aspire to be-when I
feel all crushed and imprisoned, he
cuts the bonds and sets me free. How
grand this gift of father-a creation of
God Divine-he comes to me at this
moment-that dearest sweetheart Of
mine"