Evening star., 1942-10-04
Capital SideIights
By Will P. Kennedy.

"AAdHl 4ylcI rage, veteran CdplJOl
employe with we'll over half century of
service. next friend" and oracle to
House members, was exercised and nom
plused the other day when he received
an announcement card from Represent
ative Chauncey w. Reed of Illinois re-
garding the Reed Development Co.,
which stated that this company has
been engaged in Government work for
the past eight years. 1t expects soon to
receive two-year renewal of it's present
contract which will necessitate after
January l. 1943, the temporary renewal,
OF its offices and staff to Washington,
D. c." Mr.. Page, big brother and ad-
wiser to members of Congress, hastened
to warn Mr. Reed that as member of
Congress he could not undertake any
Government contracts The joke was on
the sapient William Tyler because the
announcement was-Mr. Page admits
the cleverest birth announcement he has
ever seen. 1t recorded the production of
the new high speed model, c. and &. r.
ga son Thomas H. Reed, recently
born. 1t referred to previous models
the Barbara Ann" and James William"
After giving specifications as to model,
type, wing dimensions, power plant, etc,
the announcement stated that until re-
moval of the Reed plant to Washington
the new model together with its prede-
cessors will operate from the Reed han
gar" in Chi:ago and invites inquiries to
the Reed Development Co.
One hundred years ago great temper
ance organization was born Representa-
tive Joseph R. Bryson of South Carolina
informed Congress the other day. This
was the Sons of Temperance of North
America which is the only order that
Abraham Lincoln ever belonged to-" Its
cardinal principle was total abstinence
from all that intoxicates, and among its
illustrious members were President
Rutherford B. Hayes, his wife Lucy;
Vice Presidents Henry B. Wilson and
Schuyler Colfax, several Governors and
members Of Congress and provincial
Parliaments, the Rev. DR.. Henry Ward
Beecher and the Rev. DR.. T. De Witt
Talmadge. 1t was founded by 16 men,
and within eight years had a member
ship of 250,o00. 1t spread to all Eng
disappearing countries and had five ma
tional divisions. Judge John Belton
ONeal was elected most worthy pa
triarch, or head of the order, in Rich
mond in 1852, and Gov Neal Dow of
M2ine was elected second in command.
At Bremo, Va, stands the only monu-
ment erected in honor of temperance
organizations marble canopy in which
Is large pitcher shaped fountain from
which Is poured clear cold water from
nearby spring. In the beginning, the
sons received only men 81 years of age,
but later admitted women and reduced
the age limit to IA years. The present
most worthy patriarch is Charles T.
Montgomery of Philadelphia and its in
ternational headquarters is in Halifax.
Nova Scotia.
"A salute to Representative George
Bates and his family" was given in the
House on Thursday by a young Repub-
lican member. Representative Garfield
Va ave" 0SAoSJ. 1AC pdAu tIlDuLe 10 The
patriotic service" of the Bates family.
Mr.. Bates is ranking minority member
of the House District Committee and was
for many years Mayor Of hix. home town,
Salem, Mass. He Is aiding the war effort
as an earnest member of the Naval
Affairs Committee. Mr.. Canfield called
attention to the report that Mr.. Bates
son-tn-law had given his life in the bat
tie Of the Solomon Islands: three of his
sons are in service with the Army and
Navy. Next Tuesday his second daughter
becomes member of the WAVES. The
House membership joined him in an ap-
plause salute to the Bates family.
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Two members of the House, Repre-
sentative Estes Kefauver Of Tennessee
and Representative w. o. Burgin of
North Carolina, have had reprinted In the
Congressional Record the speech on
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