Show C 7 A WASHINGTON BYSTANDER 4 By HERBERT C. C PLUMMER WASHINGTON WASHINGTON-A A replica of or anold an anold old ld maritime map of ot the waters around Rhodo Rhode Island hangs from tho the wall directly back of ot Senator Jesso Jesse H. H Met Met- calZi desk in the senate o 0 office t f t I J I c e a building In iii the the right h hand nd corner of ot the map is Js the picture of ofa a trim little yacht headIng head head- Ing straight for Block J Island land The prow is cutting a neat path in the sea sea sea-a. a thin spra spray is being kicked up as th the craft HERBERT speeds speed merrily on The Tho Felicia Is IR h heading back home after aCter a a. delightful and lazy cr cruise lse Into less frequented waters Down bown on the Potomac the Felicia rides easily at Its moorings Sen Sea Senator Senator ator Metcalf recently orde ordered ed his yacht acht brought to Washington th that t he and Mrs Metcalf might take up their residence abroad It f is is' isan an annual event About this tIlls time every year the two quit their r apartment and move to tho Felicia For the best part of f the summer months months' they make their home on the comfortable and splendidly equipped ya yacht ht Their friends are entertained here Five e or six people In iii addition to members of ot the crew are easily car cared d for THEIR T HOUS flOAT BOAT On hot hot nights the Felicia lifts anchor and slips down the Potomac to a spot far removed from the city Here safe from the heat and mosquitoes mosquitoes mos mos- the spend the night returning in the morning in time for tor the senator to get pet back to his duties on Capitol hill bill For more mor than thirty years Senator Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor Metcalf has turned to the sea for recreation During this time he has owned boats of all ll Before h he acquired the Felicia Felicia Fe Fe- Felicia licia shortly after the war yar he lie found his pleasure on a ste steam m yacht The government however during the war needed a craft cratt of this type and the sen senator surrendered red It at a price named by the United States I S Th The Felicia is feet teet long and draws from fron five to six feet teet of wa wa- ter tel It is capable of making 11 knots an hour Two er engines drive the trim little yacht Speed holds hods no fascination for Senator Metcalf He He regards th the Felicia simply as as' as asa a pleasure c craft aft He never rever has raced against another nother boat and nag has no intention of doing so There is a silver cup ab aboard ard b but t it was presented the Senator in appreciation of his boat towing a disabled steam yacht adit acht to a pla place e of or safety LIKES THE WATER But the senator Is Js an enthusiastic tic sailor He knows the Narra Narra- j like a book He lie is no I stranger to the pilots pilot's room and can I I handle the Felicia with as much I I skill as any member of ot the crew In i fogs and blustery weather he takes I up his station in the control room Here he fingers th the charts and di dl directs directs di- di the course ourse until a haven is reach reached d. d H He He- believes in taking no chances If It weather r threatens he loses notime notime no notime time ir in 11 finding a harbor or cove where he remains until everything Is calm He frankly admits that he heis heis 1 is isa a fair weather sailor Every s summer mm r rhe he and Mrs Metcalf Metcalf Met Met- calf calt cruise aimlessly They delight In poking the prow of the Felicia into less frequented waters and harbel's harbors har bar bors bels tying up at some some interesting place and trading lg stories s with ith the I natives es I |