Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-26
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

When President Roosevelt was de-
nvering his veto message to Congress
Gin person) there were seated in the
galleries two of the administrations
overseas representatives. In the Dip
lomatic gallery was Josephus Daniels
Ambassador to Mexico, who was Pres
tdent Wilson's Secretary Of the Navy
when Franklin D. Roosevelt was As
sistant Secretary. In the press gal
lery was Leo Sack, a former promi-
nent Washington correspondent, now
minister to Costa Rica. Leo was one
of the overseas army during the war.
He got a big thrill the other day
when Chesley Jurney, sergeant at
arms of the Senate, tried to make him
enter the chamber and take a seat
Jurney even went so far as to bring
out a formidable document to prove
to Leo that he was entitled to admis-
sion to the Senate chamber.
Minister Sack, incidentally and I'M
consciously, amused his former COL
leagues in the press gallery while
talking about Senator Long, and in a
truly Sack way calling him always by
his first name-only the Minister
habitually called him "Hoo-ey"
Another genial, bon-vivant good fell
low of the Washington newspaper fra
ternity of few years ago is making
good in the foreign service-"Billy"
Corcoran. A former newspaper COL
league who Is still grinding out copy"
in the press gallery received much
appreciated invitation to be the hon.
ored guest of BILLY" (and Mrs.
"Billy'0 during his vacation. William
Warwick Corcoran, Esq, is now Amer
lean consul at Vigo, Spain. He writes:
I'VE have very lovely. house on a
high promontory giving out into the
Bay of Vigo. We have a new car.
a chauffeur, an excellent Spanish
cook and other servants to take care
of our guests. The garden takes up
about two acres Of fertile land, with
chickens, ducks, rabbits and every
thing that goes to make up good
table. This Galician country is one
of the most picturesque have ever
seen and the climate Is delightful
(lugubrious' as an old American lady
friend OF ours puts it,. The latch
string is hanging outcome along and
see spain, am sure you would revel
In it.; your life would be prolonged; it
would put the bloom of youth in your
cheek"
Just the same old "Billy"-the sort
of friend who was always willing to
fight for you or share his fortunes
with you And he will go much fur
ther-Vigo is Just one station on his
Journey in the service Of Uncle Sam
q real American.
Fifty years-a half century-out OF
school.
Representative John Stephen Nc
Groarty, poet laureate of California,
who has received honorary degrees
from more than a dozen colleges and
universities, is renewing his youth
in Foster, Luzerne County. Pa.-but
the real reason for the trip was to
accompany Mrs. McGroarty to the
golden jubilee celebration Of her class
at Millersville State College.
Who is Mr.. X?
He's a member Of Congress from
one of the great States OF the Union.
He is living incognito at one of the
biggest hospitals in Washington
room IT. The nurses and attendants
do not know his name-calling him
merely Mr.. x" and there is no
record of his registration or admit
lance His colleagues do not know
where he lives He attends to his
duties in the House daily-apd is
extremely popular with his associates.
He is a man with very successful
business career and has proved a good
Representative-also an ideal patient
at the hospital.