CONTENTS 



member of the U. S. Civil Service Commission— W. Hallett Phillips 

 and his death— The dedication of Rudyard Kipling's poem, "The 

 Red Gods"— The Panama Canal incident— The first conservation con- 

 ference—William J. Bryan's comments and President Roosevelt's reply 

 —The Pan-American Health Congress and the introduction of the 

 delegates to President Roosevelt— Colonel Roosevelt and Sleeping 

 Sickness— Ralphael Blanchard's conversation with Colonel Roosevelt 

 in Paris— Colonel Roosevelt's final call on Kaiser Wilhelm— GifJord 

 Pinchot's story— President Taft— Dinner conversation with George 

 W. Wickersham— President Taft's address to the American Associa- 

 tion for the Advancement of Science— Woodrow Wilson — Early meet- 

 ing at the Hamilton Club in Brooklyn, and his speech on that occasion 

 — Warren G. Harding — The first conference of Chiefs of Bureaus- 

 Speech by Charles G. Dawes, first director of the budget— President 

 Harding's support of a new Boll Weevil remedy — Dr. Sawyer— In- 

 cident of the birthday luncheon to Secretary Wallace — President 

 Hoover — His address while Secretary of Commerce on the Delights 

 of Fishing. 



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The Cosmos Club of Washington — Comparison to other clubs — 

 Early membership — Why I joined — Distinguished visitors— The inci- 

 dent of Lord Kelvin and Senator Jo Hawley — Conversation at the Club 

 — ^The Wiley Scotch — Wiley and the New York dinner — Some billiard 

 room small talk— Paul Bardett— More about H. W. Wiley— The 

 chemical spelling match— The Club during the World War— Austin 

 H. Clark— Reception during the War— German-American members 

 of the Club— Dr. A. Caccini, his prognostications— L. P. DeBussy 

 and his war stories — Major Plotz and his stories — Herbert Quick — 

 John H. Wigmore and his book on higher education in France- 

 Maurice Francis Egan— William Kent— A. B. MacCallum— R. V. V. 

 Sewell and his offer to the Club— Frank P. Millet and his work— His 

 ability as a linguist — An incident of his service at the U. S. Legation 

 in Rome — The Millet Memorial meeting— Story of Millet and E. A. 

 Schwarz — ^The Luncheon Club of Secretaries of national organizations 

 — ^The discussion of Lincoln Memorials at this club and Millet's final 

 words — Brander Matthews' story of the visit to the Millets by Lawrence 



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