The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-31

VIII 90 10 their place AT Watch HIN
for the remainder Of the summer
Mr. and Mrs. Pierre LoriIlard LETT
Washington yesterday for Tuxedo They
VIII entertain al number Of house
parties during the season al their place
Keewaydin.
Capt. and Mrs. Warren Reach v,ara
among nose TO leave The CapItsI vaffA,-
day fo- the summer. having gone 20
their place at Saratoga.
One OF the most interesting reaeDr
acts Of legislation al least 70 Ira
Feminine mind. Was that OF CGnere-z
last week. incorporating the CoBgras-
sional Club, composed Of wives. dsugb.
ters, and sisters OF Senator's and r..nrs-
sentauves in Congress.
This organization recently foruea ar
the instilaticn OF Mrs James Praos~
Perkins. wife Of Representative Perkins
OF New ork, was enthusiastically taken
hold Of by the Congressional women
and has been singulaTiy successful So
far. The object Of the club IS 10 prs-
mole mountaineering among It's mem
bers and 10 provide a place Of meet
ing which will help 10 secure for them
the advantages of life IN the Nations
Capital.
With this end IA view, the club. az
ter duly electing officers and com
mittees, and becoming acquainted with
each other at a number OF teas ana
receptions held at the homes Of various
! members and friends Of the club. SET
about securing q permanent home in
the house, 1882 K street. which was
formerly the nome OF the late SEM
tor German OF Maryland. The house
committee. of which Mrs John II. Dal-
! eel is chairman. and including Mrs.
Frank o. Lowden, Mrs. J. Davis Brod-
/ head, and L. L. Tanner, is arranging
/ TO have the place repapered, wired for
| electric lighting facilities, and fur
nished sufficiently for a place Of meet
| ing by next fall
] The Congressional Club already
unique in the history Of eIubdom. BIDS
fair TO become quite an important fac
tor in the social life Of the Capital next
! gesson.
The act of Incorporation which in
cluded the list of charter members.
reads as follows.
BE IT enacted etc, That Mrs. James
I r. VI
Sharp Williams Of Mississippi. Mrs.
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts.
! Mrs Julius Kahn OF California. Mrs.
Champ Clark Of Missouri Mrs. Josepa
Dixon OF Montana, Mrs. J. SIoat Fassett
| Of New York. Mrs. William n. Howard
! Of Georgia, Miss Z. P. Wood Of New
! Jersey, Mrs A A. Wiley. Mrs Rich
mOnd p Hobs0n, and Mrs. o. " Under
/ wood OF Alabama, Mrs. William B.
] Cravens Of Arkansas, Mrs. W. +. F1gIe-
/ bright, Mrs. Duncan E. McKinIay. Mrs.
/ Joseph r. Knowland, Mrs James C.
! Needham. and Mrs. S. c. Smith of Cali
/ foTnia, Mrs simon Guggenheim. AIRS.
/ George ". Cook, and Mrs. Robert w.
Bonynge OF Colorado, Mrs. Morgan q.
/ Buckley. Mrs. ZaIinski. Mrs Nehemiah
/ D. Sperry, and Mrs. Edwin ". Higgins
3 OF Connecticut, Mrs. Harry A. Richard
son OF Delaware. Mrs. Frank D. Clark
and Mrs. William 3. Lamar of Florida
Mrs. Alexander S Clay. Mrs. James NJ.
/ Griggs, Mrs. Charles L. Bartlett. Mrs.
Gordon Lee, and Mrs. Thomas w Hard
| wick Of Georgia. Mrs. Weldon B. Hev-
burn, and Mrs Burton l. French OF
Idaho, Mrs. Albert 7. Hopkins. Mrs
James r. Mann, Mrs William ". Vii
son, Mrs. Frank o. Lowden. Mrs. JoseD1
V Gran, Miss Cannon. Miss Maths.
Mrs, Henry T. Rainey. Mrs. BENJAMIN
r. caldwell, and Mrs. Pleasant T. Chap