Evening star., 1936-02-15
WORK IN PLAY MOOD
1t Is All Very Serious and Efficient, of Course,
But Youth Will Be Served Even as it Gives
Service to Nations Lawmakers.


razz each other about the state of
their files, we guess that some of them
get away with. at least, lazy filing.
II a page should be guilty of dis
courtesy to a Senator, hurried kan
CARGO court is called in the cloak
room and the boy is lectured before
all his fellows-by walker Tottie, as
sistant secretary to the ma jority, If
the breach of conduct occurred on
the Democratic side. or by the assist
ant secretary to the minority, if on
the Republican side.
The boys wear blue-serge suits. black
stockings. white shirts and blue or
dark neckties. They are paid 81 a
day during sessions Of Congress plus
an extra month after adjournment
OF this holiday month. they work
about a week Strengthening up. No
boy can serve as page longer than
two Congresses or four years.
THE limitations given new pages by
those boasting seniority are some
thing to see, with poor. bewildered
youngsters running about the Capt.
tol looking for telephone rings" and
bill stretchers" We asked a young
newcomer. William Palmer of Utah,
how he was standing it.
law. it's not so bad" he said
Whereupon a chorus of seniority
swelled pages assured him that it
would be and that you've only been
here coupla days"
Palmer wants to be an explorer
when he grows up, he says. because he
Likes to discover new things" He
doesn't care much whether his ex-
ploring is done in Africa or at the
North or South Pole, but he's very
determined to do some
His enthusiasm fired some of the
others who hadn't quite made up their
minds, but it didn't mean a thing to
Jimmy Young of Texas. Jimmy comes
from horse country and he's going
to be some kind of horseman. Right
now he thinks he's going to be a
jockey. but last year 1t was a Cana
dian Northwest mounted policeman,
so he may change his mind again
some day. Anyhow. he rides horse
back out in Rock Greek Park, and
likes it.
Homer Gusack of New York is the
lad who flattered us a little by in
forming us that he wanted to be a
newspaper man, but then he spoiled
it all by announcing the startling fact
that there's money in that" We
didn't disillusion him, but his father,
newspaper man himself according to
Homer, should.
Young Lee Brownfield of Pennsyl-
vania was going. to be lawyer, but
now aviation, the delight of all of the
boys, has lured him away from the
blind lady of justice. He thinks he'll
trv to get an appointment to West
Point and become an aviator.
Walter Rucker of North Carolina
also wants to be an aviator. but he is
somewhat torn by a conflicting desire
to be millionaire.
The boys room Is Uttered with model
aeroplanes, and Rucker Is one of the
foremost litterers. They are all very
air-conscious.
They are also very much impressed
by the G-men.
CARLISLE NIBLEY of Utah seemed
the most serious about his future.
He wants to be a naturalist and catch
butterflies and bugs and things" !"
He collects some now, with stamps
mixed in, and spends considerable
time at the Smithsonian Institution,
where his mother works, listening to
fascinating scientist, who knows
most everything about everything as
far as I can make out" Carlisle's
speed and acrobatics In waiting on
Senators may be traced to his butter
fly-catching expeditions. His stamp
collection Is very nice, too-and enlists
the pasting-up assistance of most of
the other pages.
What do they all like best about
their jobs? PAY day" What least?
"Aw, it's all all right except with
a glance at fellow page)-some Of
the fellows"
Which Senator do they like best?
The one who appointed them. Which
least? They are too discreet to go
in for hbelous statements, there is
no senatorial immunity for them.
Senators have often taken an in
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