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Show PERSONAL MENTION. Tho United States Senate will havo among Its members when Philander Chase Knox Joins It five former Cabinet officers. They arc Senators Teller of Colorado, who was Secretary of tho Interior under President Pres-ident Arthur; Alger. Sccertary of War under un-der President MoKlnley; Proctor. Secretary Secre-tary of War under President Harrison, and Elklns. who was Secretary of War under President Harrison. Talk of army reorganization recalls a story told of Von Mojtke, tho great Gorman Gor-man military master, who hold that when car begins tho work of tho organizer cease:-.. In 1S70, a fow days after tho mobilization mo-bilization of the German army had boon ordered, a friend of Von Moltkc, who was anxious to see him on important business called upon him in some tropidatlon of mind, expecting to find him overwhelmed with won:. Ho was shown into the Count's study and found him lying on a sofa reading a French novel. ' You could not have come at a better time, my dear fellow." fel-low." was his welcome. "My work was ended when mobilization was ordered. I begin again when wo move to tho front " 4 When thA. members of the Celtic club of Newark, N. J.. visited tho graves of their departed members on Decoration day tho final rcatlng placo of Thomaa Dunn English, En-glish, for years an honorary member, was found to bo neglected. It was located after some difficulty In a corner of Falr-mpnt Falr-mpnt cemetery and the Incident vividly recalls the "corner, obscure and alone, which was written by the author In describing de-scribing the fate of Sweet Alice In his noted lyric "Een Boll " Tho grave was overrun with graos and weeds. The club will nils funds to proldo a monument and care for tho plot . |