Evening star., 1941-05-18
Capital SideIiehts
By VIII P. Kennedy.

who is an Americana"
In preparation for the celebration of
Il Am an American Day" today, Repre-
sentative Louis C. Rabaut of Michigan
asks himself that question and an
swers it:
can American is the man who works
behind the lathe producing the articles of
industry.
He is the man at the desk conducting
the financial affairs of the Nation.
The mother in the home teaching her
children to love God and country.
1.-THE farmer tilling the soil to raise
foodstuffs to feed his fellowman.
The politician following the precepts
Of Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln.
'The doctor, the clergyman, the truck
driver, the lawyer. the clerk, the teacher,
the stenographer.
THE boys and girls in school, the sales
man and the carpenter.
These people make up America. Their
joys and sorrows, their desires and ap-
prehensions become the emotions of a
free people. They are Americans, and
you are one of them. Little wonder that
I consider it my glorious right, my
bounden duty and a noble mission-to
represent you, Americans"
In celebration of the 165th anniversary
of the Rhode Island Declaration of In
dependence, Representative Anne J..
Forand has placed in the official record
Of Congress an impressive summary Of
Rhode Islands contribution to Amer
lean democracy since that smallest State
in the Union found It's SOUL" prepared
for the occasion by James j. Hines, his
torian of the State society.
The pages of Congress-the boys who
carry messages and run errands for
those engaged in making the laws
have proud background, traditions and
ambitions. Many of them have gradu-
ated to high positions in ife-some of
them have come back as members of
either House or Senate, others have
worked their way to be governors, col
lege presidents, industrial executives,
Wall Street flnanciers, directors of great
humanitarian institutions. They have
been successes in all walks of life. And
those who are in service in the House
today have ambitions along many lines,
and are working to make their dreams
come true-one already is a promising
artist, another an inventor and one Is
in fair way to becoming golf cham
pion. Take the last, Just by way OF
illustration-Claude Kitchings, jr., q
"half-pint" tow-head from Dalton, Ga,
best known as Cotton" His patron,
Representative Malcolm C. Tarver, feels
that helping this youth to help himself
has been one of his achievements from
which he derives much personal gratifi.
cation. This frank-faced, unassuming,
manly youngster has played golf sue
cessfully at home and at George WASH
ington University here. He won two
matches at Kenwood. But with him
golf is just q healthful sport at which
he Is good. He Is earnestly devoting
himself to an arts and letters course at
George Washington on his way to an
ABB. degree. Joseph J. Sinnott, the vet
eran doorkeeper Of the House, Is very
proud Of his page boys and encourages
them to make men Of themselves"
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David Lynn, architect of the Capitol,
recently received q report from H. 3.
Sommers, elevator engineer, which
shows that despite the fact that the
big tourist groups daily visiting the
Capitol walk the marble stairs, the bat
terry of elevators in the Capitol group
of buildings last year carried 1919, 300
persons for upward of 1882 miles.
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June 18 has been set as Memorials
Day in the House. That day the House
stands in recess while memorial services
are held jointly for all members who
died during the preceding year. All
members are granted permission to in
sert eulogies Of the deceased for print
ing in the Record, which will later be
assembled and published as booklets.