Good Form For Collectors

The death of Torn Hannum, one tliae a well-known habitué of the press galleries on both sides of the capkol, was stncerely deplored among old-tlme members yesterday and some amusing auecdotes were told of the popular newspaper man by hls frienda in the eourse of the day, says the Washington post. One of the best is worth repeating. Hannum was in the habit of taking a late breakfast at the Press Club every morning. On one occasion, while he was vigorously discussing a hearty repast of ham and eggs, a bilí collector suddenly walked up 10 Hannum's sic} and laid his account before him. Hannum looked at the bill and then at the collector and in a delibérate tone began: "You blamed fooi, can't you observe the amenities of ordinary civilized society? Don't you know that a man's club is like his home and that you are in danger of being Bummarily ejected for coming in here without being introduced? The rules of this club requtre that if you have business with a member to walt in the lobby outside until a waiter takes in your card and ascertalns whether the gentleman with whom you have business is present. Now, you go into the lobby - take this blll with you - and comply with the rules of this club." The collector apologized for the infraction of the rules of the Press Club, whlch, to teil the truth, were never enforced on anything, and waited until the steward carne to ascertaln his wishes. "Please announce me to Mr. Hannum," said the collector. The steward told him to wait and he carried the man's card to Hannum, who looked at it carefully, then handed lt back to the steward and said: "Not at home."