Evening star., 1940-05-19
Capital SideIiehts
By VIII P. Kennedy.

Behind the House minority leadership of
Representative Joseph w. Martin of Mas
sachusetts, which has attracted Nation
wide favorable comment, there are vari-
ETY. of cogs in the party machinery which
have been efficiently working year after
year-and some of them have been in
training for decades. For example,
there is the Republican whip" Repre-
sentative Harry L. Englebright of Cali
fornia, whose father represented the
same district in Congress Is to 30 years
ago. Mr.. Englebright is rounding out IS
years in the House. He is mining en-
gineer, actively connected with various
mining enterprises. Thirty years ago he
was mineral inspector for the United
States General Land Office and later
engineer for the California State Con-
servation Commission. And behind Mr..
Englebright the whip is his clerk,
Frank w. Collier, an elected Republican
employe, who serves mornings In the
whips" office and afternoons on the
floor Of the House. Mr.. Collier has been
nearly IS years In the service of Con-
gress. He was druggist in La Crosse,
Wis, and suffering from the rigorous
climate. was brought to Washington by
Representative John j. Esch, who was
later q member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission-one of the ablest
men In the House in the last half CEN
tury, who is still practicing law back
home" Mr.. Collier was first employed in
the House post Office and used to drive
horse-drawn mail wagon all over the
District delivering mail to members of
Congress. Then he went on the floor as
chief page and thus started scores of
young men on ambitious careers-some
OF whom have since come back to Con-
gress as members. He was elected House
postmaster May 1888 During his ten
ure of that office he instituted mail de-
livery in the Capitol buildings and many
other improvements in the postal service
Tor members. He is now one Of the six
elected Republican employees in the House
all Of whom are devoted workers for
the program and policy of Little
Caesar" as they affectionately call Mi
nority Leader Martin. The others are:
William Tyler Page, former clerk of the
House; M. L. Meletio, James P. Griffin,
William Russell and John Andrews.
Representative William B. Barry of
New York, direct descendant of Com
modore John Barry, Father of the
American Navy" is to deliver memorial
address at the grave of his ancestor in
Philadelphia next Sunday. The services
have been arranged in connection with
the annual pilgrimage of the Wexford
Society OF New York, who will march
under silk banner emblazoned with
picture of the famous commodore. who
received from George Washington COM
mission No. in the United States Navy.
Fifty-two young men, selected for
their personality and ambition from all
parts of the United States, more than a
dozen of whom are seriously in training
to be future members of Congress, are
guests today at the eighth annual dinner
OF the House pages, given by Representa-
tive Joseph B. C"Daddy') Shannon in
the garden room of the Mayflower Hotel
They are marshaled by John McCabe of
Whiting, Ind. and Paul r. Ashbrook of
Granville, Ohio-chief pages, respec-
lively, on the Republican and Democratic
sides of the House. These boys are re-
ceiving well-rounded training not only In
the usual educational branches but in
public speaking and in legislative pro-
cedure. The prayer opening the festiv-
ties today has been prepared by Chap
lain" Jimmie Wright of Birmingham,
Ala, who also is scheduled for q recita-
ton. Chief Page McCabe is serving as
master Of ceremonies. The principal
address Is by the other chief page. Paul
r. Ashbrook.