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Show the United States." Everyone nritet and applauds. We are no sooner resettled in cur seats than we hear "M.stah Speakuh, the Representatives Representa-tives of Foreign States," and we scramble to our feet again. Next come the members of the Supreme Court, dressed in their judicial robes, then the members of the president's cabinet. And fin-ully, fin-ully, "Mistah Speakuh, the president presi-dent of the United States." There lit no rhyme nor reason as to how the tickets are distributed. I don't recall ever having been seated seat-ed next to another senate wife, nor by anyone 1 even know, for that matter. So it is fun to chat incognito with those nearby while waiting for the ceremonies to begin. "Now there's a Senator's wife," said the lady on my right, at the lent session, at a very elegantly dressed woman appeared. 1 am acquainted ac-quainted with all the senate wives, so 1 happened to know that this particular lady was not one. "Oh" said 1, curiously, "what is her name?" "I don't know her name," entered ent-ered my neighbor, "but you can ulways tell a senate wife when you r.ee one. There' just something a-bout a-bout them." 1 slipped quietly out when it was over, hoping no one would recognize recog-nize me and embarrass my knowing friend. i IT HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON by Mr. Wallace F. Bennett A joint ession of the House of Repreentative and the Senate i alway a gala occasion. It meant that someone important it going ! to speak either the pretident of the United Statet, or the head of state of some foreign country. It always involve a lot of pag- 1-iS t eantry. Tickets are at a premium. prem-ium. Each member mem-ber of Congress it allowed only one reserved teat pretumably for hi wife, tho the ladiet tome-timet tome-timet give them to friends. The Houe chamber it always al-ways crowded n long before the Mrt. Bennett president BrrivM and those holding tickett marked "standing room only" are hopefully hope-fully lined up outtide the doors. The House doorkeeper, affectionately affection-ately known at "Fishbait" Miller announcet the variout dignitaries at they arrive. "Mistah Speakuh, the Senate of |