The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-02
HUSBAND TO BE MAYOR
Is THE WISH or EACH ASPIRlNY'S
WIFE.

raphicaI sketches OF Local Interest.
The coming mayoralty election in
Chicago has a special interest in New
Haven, as the wife of one Of the can
didates is a New Haven girl and most
pleasantly remembered here by the
many friends of her girlhood days and
her husband is likewise we'll remem-
bered here, he being a Yale graduate
and man who was very active and
popular while here. as he has continued
to be ever since. The Chicago, ILL.,,
Record of March q has the following
on the subject:
The four candidates to the mayoralty
are married. Each starts fair" in the
race with a wife at his elbow. The
wife of one is from New England, that
of another is of the central states, one,
the helpmeet of the third man, comes
from the extreme south, and the part
ner of the fourth is a native of Chi
cago.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Flagg Harlan, wife of
John Maynard Harlan, the head of the
citizens ticket. was born in Yonkers
N. Y. She was educated at the school
OF the Misses Masters at Dobb's ferry,
and after her graduation went abroad
where she travelled for some time
When she had visited the principal
countries Of Europe she studied for
two years in Vienna and Dresden.
MRS. HARLAN NOT CLUB WOMAN.
In October of 1890 she married Mr.
Harlan in New York, and almost i'm
mediately came to Chicago, which has
since been her home. Mrs. Harlan has
one daughter, now six years old. In
her house In Banks street she has gath
cred many souvenirs of her travels
Mrs. Harlan is a member of one or two
small clubs, but is in no sense a club
woman. She speaks German fluently
and is always interested in the best
art and literature. At present she is
In the south with her little daughter.
Mrs. Henrietta Weir Hesing, wife Of
the independent candidate is the
daughter of one of the oldest and
| Weirs. Mrs. Hesing was born in New
Haven, Conn, and is the youngest of a
| family of fifteen children. One of her
brothers, L. C. Weir, is president of the
Adams Express company. and her
niece, Mrs. Forrest Danielson, is promi-
nent in Boston society. .As
! Mrs. Hesing was educated in the
schools of New Haven, but almost inn
mediately after her school days were
ended her family moved to Boston, and
she made her social debut in that city.
In July of 1870 she was married to
Washington Hesing, and they went to
Europe on their wedding journey, ex-
pecting to make an extended tour, but
they were recalled by the news of the
Chicago fire, and the wedding journey
was never completed.
MRS. HESING IS SANGUINE.
Since those early days after the fire
when she came here bride Mrs. He
sing has resided continuously In Chi
cago. She can claim priority of resi-
dence over the wives of the other can
didates for mayor. She has watched
with keen interest the growth of the
| town, and for many years she and Mr..
Hesing took daily drives the weather
permitting, and penetrated every cor
ner Of the city. She says that they
uloNe I'LL OuSli every Slttcl anu alley
that was opened, no matter how unin-
viting it appeared nor how rough the
road
Mr.. and Mrs. Hesing board at 295
Michigan avenue. She Is a prominent
member of the Chicago chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
and recently attended as delegate the
nP ho i,1y We rtr
She is confident that the hearts of the
people are with her husband, and she
looks on his election as an assured fact
Mrs. Nathaniel C. Sears, wife of the
republican standard bearer. is the
daughter of Orlando Davidson, an old
settler in Chicago. While she was still
a child her family moved to Elgin.
| There she attended the public schools
and the Elgin academy. where she was
under the tutelage of her husband
father. After her graduation from the
academy she took an elective course
at Vassar. where she remained for
three years
MRS. SEARS A VASSAR GIRL.
| At the close of her college life she
returned to Elgin, where she taught
| for some time. In 1887 she was mar
ried to Judge Sears-she had known
| him since childhood and their marriage
was the elimination of g. friendship
begun in the schoolroom. Mrs. Sears
| is a woman much interested in all the
movements of the day and is member
of the Chicago Woman's club. She is
also a Daughter of the American Rev
olution and the president of the vassar
| Students Aid society. Judge and Mrs.
Sears have recently purchased a home
in Magnolia avenue in Edgewater.
Mrs. Edith Ogden Harrison, wife Of
the democratic candidate, is a southern
woman, having been born in New Or
leans She is the daughter of Judge
Ogden of the Louisiana court of ap-
reals. Her father was originally of
/ New Jersey, but early moved south,
and her mother was of Louisiana birth,
SO Mrs. Harrison is a typical southern
! woman, and in her northern home re-
tains the voice and manner of the
south.
MRS. HARRISON REARED IN THE
SOUTH.
The only daughter in the family, she
had six brothers, and was reared in the
strictest code of the old regime. Dur
ing her childhood she was never allow
lad 70 MI orb /. c.