The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
MORE MINNESOTA WOMEN WHOSE HUSBANDS HOLD POSITIONS OF HONO

That 1t had not overestimated the inter-
est which would be felt in the ladies Of
our legislature and such data concerning
them as has been gathered was mace
patent to the G o b during the week
by the comments attendant upon the
omission of the feature for the last two
weeks
DOWIING-To the pictured faces of the
bright little group of senator's wives
given in the G o b e this morning is
added that of 1.-The first lady of the
house" Mrs. Jennie Broderich Bowling.
Mrs Downing is the daughter of Henry
Broderich, who was a trader, long ago,
ct the old Indian agency at Yellow Medi-
cine She was born at Yellow Medicine
and educated at the schools of Granite
Fails Mrs Bowling IS nothing at all OF
club woman but assists with Impair
tiality in the work of the various
churches at her Renville home She Is an
accomplished artist and has done credit
able work in oil, water color and china
more fond perhaps of the last named
branch of the decorative art. She is de-
lghtfully informal IN manner. and Is
most captivating in her newly assumed
matronly manner in the company or -her
two wee girls Dorothy Ramona ana Mar
1orie Janet Kindly and gracious, ana
little impatient of formalities, Mrs. DOW
ling is a thoroughly successful hostess.
politics and frankly admits that political
discussion in which he is not feature
is of little interest to her
Mrs. Bowling is tall and graceful or tlg-
ure and rather blonde of complexion. ohc
was married at Atlanta Ga In Octopsr
of 1895 and came direct to the Mlnnesot@
home. where she finds her chiefest de-
Uobt Mrs Bowling Is quite a student
and makes judicious use OF her huspano
vUeO selected library.
PCARTHY-Keen of intellect as sne IL
modest of appearance and deIneahoi -
Mrs Elizabeth Cornell McCarthV, ol
Grand Rapids, wife of Senator McGarIhS'
Mrs. Mccarthy is the daughter OF LOREN
20 T. Cornell, an old settler in Michigan
which is still his home, where sne was
born and married. She came TO Mill
sota shortly after her marriage, ana mas
lived at Grand Rapids ever since.
In appearance Mrs. Mccarthy is little
obova medium height, of graceful bear
ING is brown-eyed and pleasant OF cou!l-
+enance. She is an important 1actor ia
the social and student life at ner nom
Is president of the Grand Raplus 49,.
op,e club president of the village Horaiy
t an "a secretary of the school board
NTrs MCCARTHY has gaIncred ABOUT hei
congnnial circle of friends, TO "hoin
She is ever charming hostess. ineo 20
NOT a question that affectS the -.
her home village but finds IN ner d seu
dent and an advocate OF rs propoi Pii' 49,
pleasant to meet and gooa TO Aio -
world iS better that she is living al
"TINnFRIEAK-Of the old New Eng
- s+oclx is Mrs Alice Carson Unoer
leak of Rochester. Her parents calne ~
aTiarosoto from Maine in the terrltorlai
dovs and settled in Fillmore county
where she was born, and where III go
she married Senator Under!eak; Ms
TTnderleak is something OF an lnVailu' az
hos inst left. in quest of health. Iof al
,fornis She is accompanied by her two
at1i1dran Bessie. a fourteen-Vear-oio
6anghter. and George, the only BOY.
NJ TTnderleak has been very prom
scout in church and social affairs, puI'
owing to her recent delicate heallh' mas
heen obliged to give up anything AnaAiHe
drafts upon her nervous system.
natient. bright and lovable, ana mas an
enviable faculty OF making Arleii0' any
keeping them. ,u,.x
She IS a scenic artist of much ability
ond has all the New England not1ons
about home-making, which notlons naVe
NOT been materially improved upon ny
MANY of the newer ones. she is hluslcai
and sings we'll Mrs. Underleak IS not
connected with club work, and couldn
he interested in a discussion any of the
political questions which hold the atteli-
ton of her husband.
pOTTER-There is EFench Woro
which accurately describes MRS AIiha
Keoueh Potter; 1t is "mignon. MRS.
Potter is a beautiful woman, petlte'
graceful and charming in her every ac-
tion She is very fair, blue-eyed and rosy
checked after the manner of the Gaelic
women. Her hair is really GROWING
glorv,-that rare, bright red-gold hair, SO
seldom seen and so beautiful
Mrs Potter was teacher in the Mime
ano1is schools, a very youthful teacher,
when, a few years ago, she marrieo
State Senator Potter. She Is now the
mistress of a charming Lowry hill nome,
auerv detail for the adornment of which
has been the result Of her artistic study.
She is highly educated and has
enlendidly equipped library. She enter
tains a great deal and most successfully.
She is prominent in Catholic church
work. She is the devoted mother OF Allan
keough Potter and little Miss Marion,
her two children.
Mrs Potter was born at Houghton,
Mich and educated at Minneapolis.
STOCKWELL-Of New York parent
age. Mrs Maud Conkey Stockwell came
to Minneapolis with her fathers family
when she was five years old. She was
educated at the Flour City schools, and
for years a teacher at Minneapolis. Mrs
Stockwell is a deep student of political |
local literary club, whose membership |
enrolls some of the brightest minds in |
the state. She is president of the state |
WOmans Suffrage association, and has !
the idea that every woman and mother
owes it TO herself and her family to
have comprehensive understanding OF
every question which affects the nation |
or state as it must affect the home |
through them.
She is member Of the executive COM
mittee of the Womans Building associa- |
ton, is student of parliamentary law |
and a brilliant conversationalist. who has |
command of a wide and interesting range |
of debatable subjects.
Mrs. Stockwen is Democratic in her
ideals and ideas. She is strictly in ac-
cord with her husbands political views
mostly because they have always been
hers. She does not impress one at all as
a new woman but is simple. charm
ing hostess, tactful to the last degree and
a devoted mother to her two small
daughters both at school.
HALVOBSON-Mrs Julia Birnette
I1alvorson was a Wisconsin, girl, the
daughter of one of the Badger states
earliest settlers. Her family came to
Minnesota in 1876, and in 1875 she was