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USCHS Board of Trustees GaryAbrecht Hon. Richard Baker, Ph.D. Tamra Bentsen Ken Bowling Hon. Richard Burr Hon. E. ThomasColeman L.NealeCosby ScottCosby SuzanneDicks NancyDorn GeorgeC. "Bud"Garikes DavidGeanacopoulos FrederickGraefe LeslieHayes BruceHeiman Hon. RichardHolwill MarkHopkins R. Bruce Josten TimKeating Hon.DirkKempthorne Rob Lively Hon. JimLongley Tamera Luzzatto TimLynch NormOrnstein Marty Paone Beverly L. Perry Hon.David E. Price Cokie Roberts Mike Ruehling Hon. Ron Sarasin Dontai Smalls Tina Tate JamesA. Thurber Hon. Pat Tiberi Hon. TomUdall Hon. ZachWamp DeborahA.White Candida P.Wolff J.DennisMolloy (counsel) 1861: The U.S. Capitol atWar by Guy Gugliotta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 The Documentary Record November 22, 1800: The First Joint Session of Congress in the Capitol inWashington, D.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 The Capitol Dome is a quarterly publication of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, 200 Maryland Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002 P: (202) 543-8919 F: (202) 544-8244 Catalog Orders: (800) 887-9318 email: uschs@uschs.org on the web: www.uschs.org Chief Historian: Donald R. Kennon Editor: Lauren Borchard Designer: Cynthia Scudder Printer: Proforma Castellana Enterprises All uncredited photos are courtesy of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. For more information on our newest membership category, Capitol Alumni, visit www.uschs.org. Ethel Schwengel Remembered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Society News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Marketplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Contents The Congressional Baseball Game: Competition for Charity byWilliam Stanco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 The Artistry of John and George Gibson and the Capitol's Spectacular Stained-Glass Skylights by Jean M. Farnsworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Cover: Congressmen AbrahamW. Lafferty (R-OR) and Edwin Y.Webb (D-NC) shake hands before the start of the 1911 Congressional Baseball Game. Now an annual event, the Congressional Baseball Game fosters friendly competition between the political parties. See the article in this issue byWilliam Stanco, "The Congressional Baseball Game: Competition for Charity." COURTESY LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS DIVISION, HARRIS & EWING COLLECTION