Evening star., 1946-07-15
Senator Capper Gets
Tributes Of District
In Marking Birthday

lONeu lIIPIlu III tlle UllJeQ state
Senate, Arthur Capper. Republican,
of Kansas. celebrated his 81st birth
day yesterday at breakfast with the
Northwest Council of Citizens Asso-
citation, fellow public servants and
just friends.
The veteran legislators voice
shook with emotion when he arose,
after the breakfast in the Shore
ham Hotel, and thanked WASH
ington's civic leaders for the honor
paid him. For q years a Sen
ator, MI Capper has been a con-
slant advocate of District suffrage
and national representation for the
voteless residents of the Capital.
His sister. Mrs. A. l.. Eustice OF
Evanston, Ill, watched proudly as
her distinguished brother spoke of
his acquaintance with Washington S
people and his friendship for them
washington is a second home to
me- Senator Capper said simply.
"Must Hold Our Ground"
Mr.. Capper voiced a few thoughts
on the State of the Nation. Il have
not lost hope that we can continue
to stand on our own feet, hold the
ground we have gained, both as a
Nation and as individuals, the leg
islator said
That is what mean when I say
on my 8lst birthday that l may be
disturbed by passing events. but I
refused to become discouraged. At
any rate I refuse to quit the field
without making a fight for what I
believe. and for what 1 believe in my
heart America believes and will work
as we'll as fight to maintain
The Kansas publisher has a dis.
tinguished career as a statesman
He was twice governor of his State
and has been elected to the Senate
five times. He is ranking Repub.
lican member OF the Agriculture
and Forestry Committee, the Claim:
Committee, the District Committee
the important Foreign Relation!
Committee. and is a member o.
the Banking and Currency Com.
mittee and the special committee
to study and survey problems o.
small business enterprises.
A former printers devil" type.
setter, reporter and city editor, Mr.
Capper is now owner and publisher
of the Capper Publications. He is q
member of the national board of tht
American Red Cross and the AZ
Clubs, and has been on the ma.
tional council of the American Boy
Scouts for a number of years.
Clarke Pays Tribute.
M. Douglas Clarke, president O.
the council representing the Con.
necticut Avenue Citizens Associa.
ton, said, ITO Iecite the many con.
tributions that our Senator has
made to the welfare of the com.
munity would take far longer thar
the few minutes l have at my dis.
posal. But they are many.
Il think that I voice the senti-
ment of every one present wher
1 say that if Senator Capper were
the duly elected Senator for tn.
District of Columbia. he could no
have our interests more truly al
heart"
Senator Capper said his birthday
will be celebrated in Kansas today
instead of yesterday when he gives
his famous children's party. He has
not missed giving party for Kansas
children on his birthday for 80 years
The Senator said, The Senate is
going to make me work tomorrow
and I'm sorry for once. I like to be
with the children on my birthday
Among guests at the birthday
breakfast we're: Senator Hoey, Demo.
crat, of North Carolina, also a mem
ber of the Senate District Commit.
tee; Commissioner Guy Mason, Mrs
M. Douglas Clarke, Gordon M. Ath.
erholt, vice president of the council
and president of the Macarthur
Boulevard Citizens Association
Mrs. Leslie B. Wright, secretary OF
the council; Robert A. Maurer, jr.
president of the American Universit,
Park Citizens Association; Owen B
French, president of the Cleveland
Heights-Cathedral Park Citizens
Association; Henry M. Fowler. presi.
dent of the Chevy Chase Citizens
Association: George T. Bowman
president of the Forest Hills Citi.
zens' Association; Harry w. Stewart
president of the Friendship Citizens
Association: John B. Dickman, jr.
president of the North Cleveland
Park Citizens Associa ton: A. Lloyc
Nell, Mrs Olive G. Faircloth, Ed.
ward J. Bachschmid and James S
McMullen.