Evening star., 1934-02-18
By JOHN cLAcETT PROCTOR.

I BY JOHN cLAcETT PROCTOR.
NERAILY speaking, relatively few
people living outside the District Of
Columbia are familiar with the way
things are run In the Nations Cap
ital To them 1t Is simply the Gov
ernments legislative headquarters
and workshop. where everybody h rich and
~s thee seu.le naeas dsy work q psay
And not only y this substantially true vltn
ehs outsaders but many temporarily domictled
here seem to entertain almost the same erIo-
necus IDEAS. FOR instance, the writer had the
pleasure recently Of meeting . rather distan-
euished woman who came here to 1--we . NUM-
bcf Of years ago and has lived here on and ON
evef since, and yet she was astonished 70 learn
that he was born In this city, and when he
also told her that he represented one q seven
generations who were either born in washing
1on or had lived here, she was actually almost
taken on her feet.
.SAs matter Of fact, she said she did not
know anybody was ever born here, podsthay
being Of the impression that the people hero
were III xAnsients. Naturally the writer did
Al he could to entghten the lady on the sub
1ect, and, though he did not have the exact
census figures to quote. still he was able to
tel her that . large proportion Of oW resi-
dents were really born here, and that another
large proportion, though not born here, yet had
Lived hera long enough. to become eligible TO
nelahsr.hlp IN the Association Of the Oldest
4 Indeed, the United States census. reports for
1so.ss4 persons out Of . total population Of
z06.oee were born here, the total number Of
lhite natives being placed at approximately
~, ,1zs. and col0red people. 525l3 The cenNg
s1eS ~. ye are $ the hest spendsE.: IN TIE
pe1fscs truthfulness, that We have hare the best
dressed people and The prettiese women any.
vhere IA the world, and that novhere you 90
nm you md them more capable. s
of couf5e ClH re6idents are not permitted 70
laplay their ahilaty h the National OonreM,
M occaAcnAlly they wander into Other 1esds,
rtefe ~ people, appeeciating thsk worth,
return them - their home town as members
q OenGsss - they did with David Oulbreth
06deF1ck, JanAee Mllrray Mason. Richard 3.
AldEieh, Wfllhm nadford Coyle Henry r.
neehnone and ponbly othsr natiyes: not g
I'm kere who have become outstanding NJ.
tsonal ehAraetsEs Ia the arts and sciences ard
II ether vays.
no doubt, 4 m assisting factor
jaN n ~ mating Of great people. and en-
t&dnment pnquestionahiy = q evsn greater
1alus. hut many nativerbrn residents Of the
QlDtxict Of Columbia. and citizens of the United
06atss, who never had great name % start
With, and whose environment was q TIE lovly.
have been able 70 make their mark In this
WuEld. and David q. Colbreth Broderick, An early
Senator frum California. was one Of these.
he was born IA Warrington. D. O., On Feb
faAxy 4. 1870. and the city directory Of 1822
SHOWS that his father. Thomas Hrodszick. Was
than stonecutter, residing On the north side
e East Capitol street. between Second and
zhird streets, within almost . stones throw Of
fhe building In which his son was later 70 sit
- Senator and upon which he worked when
NJ emigrated from Ireland to this city.
The senior BrodeEick left Warrington IN
le2s and took his family to New York 10 Hive.
and there David attended the common schools
lnd learned the trade Of . stonecutter. IN
tarIy manhood he engaged In politics and be-
eame power In Tammany Hall, and b 1ol6
tas the unsuccessful candidate for election to
CONGRESS. gsssess
sWhm the eosd rush Was on in ls4e he went
= California and engaged b melthg and
..eyine eold. He carried With him 70 the
Rna1nesCpAst ealrek5enQe psainedsa
= New xok.anf . 1850. vtsas yssss