Evening star., 1939-10-15
Just
Between

BY PHILIP n. LOVE.
Junior Star Editor.


trying to become acquainted with
members of the United States
Senate.
Some time ago, Vesta reported
that she and her brother, while on
a visit to the Capitol, succeeded in
brushing up an acquaintance with
Senator Harrison of Mississippi.
This experience proved 50 inspiring,
according to the latest dispatch |
from the Taft Junior High School
students home at i35o5 Twenty
fourth street NE, that she and
five OF her friends decided to try
our chances Of meeting another
Senator"
Since Vesta's initial success as
meeter Of Senators had occurred in
the Capitol subway, she figured that
was the logical place to begin her
new campaign for a senatorial how
do-you-do. No Senators were to
be found there, however, so Vesta
and her companions wound up in
the Senate once Building, asking
every man they encountered, Are
you Senator?" The closest they
came to receiving an Affirmative
answer was when a colored man told
them. I'm a waiter in the Senate
Restaurant"
Finally" Vesta reported, 1--WE
found our way into a place where
we evidently shouldn't have been,
because we were told to scram.
Rather disconsolately, we wandered
outside and sat down by fountain.
Soon, an elderly man and a young
er one seated themselves near us
and began to talk After a while,
another man came by and said,
Hello, Senator"
This inspired Vesta to attempt a
ruse.
She began searching the ground
as if she had lost something. Il can't
find it," she called to her friends.
What have you lost?" inquired
the man whom the passerby had ad-
dressed as Senator"
MY locket" she replied, trying to
sound worried.
III help you find It," he volun-
teered.
Having accomplished her purpose.
which was merely to find an excuse
for striking up conversation with
the stranger, Vesta soon found" her
locket. Before she could 60 into
action as a conversationalist, how
ever, one OF her companions asked
the man, Are you SENATOR"
Yes" he answered. '"
Where are you from?"
idaho"
"Oh, then you're Senator Borah,"
boy in the group cut in. I'm glad
to meet you sir" he added, extend
ing his hand.
And who are you?' Vesta queried
the younger man.
I'm the Senator's secretary"
Vesta concluded her account Of
the incident by saying
I'VE had a most interesting talk
with Senator Borah and his secre-
tary, telling them Of all the days
adventures. I am very proud to be
able to say to my friends, I've met
Senator Borah!"
In recounting Vesta's tale here
am aware Of the possibility that
she and her friends were the victims
Of a practical joker This seems un-
likely however, especially in view
of the fact the members of the
/ Senator hunting group agreed that
the man looked exactly like
Senator Borahs pictures in the
! newspapers" And the story is in
teresting, to me at least. because of
the light 1t throws on the famous
Idahoan's character and personality
When busy member of the United
States Senate is willing to brush
aside the weighty problems Of his
important office to help child hunt
for lost trinket-well, I think hex
O. K!
Another reader of The Junior Star
who is interested In Senators is
Arthur Williams, 10, of 2411 Four
teenth street NE, a pupil at Lang
don School. His mother took him
and his little cousin to the Senate
recently Like Vesta and her friends
he and his cousin rode through the
subway, then took an elevator to
the Senate gallery.
Il sure was interested" Arthur
said in a letter to this column
First, the chaplain offered q
prayer; then the real business be-
gan. Senator Vandenberg oi
Michigan is my favorite Senator
He says so much in a few words
talks in plain words, so I can under
stand him."
After explaining that he is from
Scranton, Pa" Arthur said: II don't
think children living here appre-
ciate the city like newcomers and
visitors. I love Washington-it's
such an interesting city. I'd like tc
go to the Senate every day. I hope
that some day I can be a page boy