Evening star., 1937-11-14
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Congress gets man of promise (and
of achievement already in one of it's
new incoming members-Bruce Barton.
Other alumni of Amherst College, also
men of achievement, are to give him
welcome to the Capitol stage at private
dinner by Representative Allen T.
Treadway, Republican, of Massachusetts
in his home here tomorrow night. Some
years ago an amusing story was told about
President Coolidge-that when his class
was graduating from Amherst and the
votes were taken as to which member of
the class was most likely to make an
outstanding success in life. all but one
were cast for Dwight Morrow and Mr..
Morrow himself cast that one for Mr.
Coolidge. When Bruce Barton graduated
from Amherst exactly 80 years ago he
was elected as most likely to make a
name for himself. And he has done it
not only as an author but as an efficient
business executive. Here are the titles
of some of his books: More Power to
You" published 20 years ago; It's
a Good Old World" collection of edi-
torials; Better Days" The Man Nobody
Knows" The Book Nobody Knows"
What Can Man Believer" and THE
Up and Up" His writings are always
helpful, always inspirational - toward
better things. He probably inherited
that trait from his father, back-coun-
try minister in Robbins. Tenn
One of Amherst's most distinguished
sons, whose public duties prevent him
from attending the Barton dinner. is
Joseph B. Eastman, member of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission since 1919,
and who served as Federal co-ordinator
of transportation, but he has sent a mes
sage to the gathering. Mr.. Eastman is
also the son of preacher, and gradu-
ated from Amherst three years ahead of
Mr.. Barton. The host of the evening is
Representative Treadway, who recently
celebrated his 10th birthday anniversary
by completing 25 years in Congress,
and is now dean of the entire Re-
publican membership and ranking
minority member on the Ways and
Means Committee Among the distin-
guished guests are: Harlan F. Stone,
associate justice of the United States
Supreme Court, who graduated from
Amherst in 1894 and has since received
honorary degrees from most of the prom
inent colleges and universities. He is a
trustee of Amherst and Of the Folger
Shakespearean Library. Gilbert H. Gros-
venor. editor of the National Geographic
Magazine and president of the National
Geographic Society, author of many
books, who had lake % miles
long in Alaska named after him. Rep
resentative Bertrand H. Smell, Repub-
lican, OF New York, minority leader in
the House, Amherst "a. who is director
in number of insurance and industrial
concerns. Ernest G. Draper, Assistant
Secretary of Commerce, director of the
Columbia Institution for the Deaf, men,
ber of the Central Statistical Board
member of the EXport-Import Bank of
Washington. DR.. w. F. Draper, senior
assistant surgeon general of the Public
Health Service Albert w. Atwood. AM
herst O3, associate editor of the Saturday
Evening Post, president of the Washing
ton Society of Fine Arts, author and
editor OF many works, especially on eco
nomic subjects Albert L. Karner. Am
herst "a, Washington newspaper CORE
Spondent and magazine writer. Fayette
B. Dow, attorney with important oil in
terests. DR.. John D. Herd, a elassrnate
OF Mr.. Treadway's, who has for many
years been professor of chemistry in
Georgetown University.
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Members OF Congress and those who
view the opening from the galleries will
have little appreciation of how much
hard work went into getting things ready
for the comfort and convenience of the
lawmakers. For example, all the desks
in the Senate chamber have been COM
pletely ditioned-including the two
historic desks of Jefferson Davis with
saber wounds gashed in it, now occupied
by Senator Pat Harrison, Mississippi. and
that OF Daniel Webster one of the oripi-
nal desks different from all the others.
used betimes by Senators Charles Sum-
ner, George Frisbie Hoar and Henry
Cabot Lodge, and occupied last session
by Senator Frederick Hale, Maine. The
biggest furnishing job on the House end
was reconditioning the press gallery for
the more than 500 Washington corre-
spondents sending news to all the papers
throughout the world. The Senate di-
vides up its job on furnishings and sup
plies. Mark Trice, assistant sergeant at
arms. has charge in the Capitol Building
and operates furniture repair shop in
the Senate Office Building, and has
under his care some 1900 tyypewriters
and other machines. Mr.. Trice came
to Congress as a page in 1916, went
through Georgetown Law School and for
three years had his own law office-then
he was called back to his present job five
years ago. He has the care of 80
rooms in the Capitol and the Senate
chamber for which much furniture is
made in the Senate's own shop by three
cabinetmakers, several upholsterers and
f1nishers. Another former page, Thomas
Younger, is custodian of the Senate Office
Building, under the Committee on Rules,
end he has another furniture repair
Aaop under his direction.