Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
w omen and What
They Are Doing

MRS. CHAMP CLARK is the cham
MI pion of dead members of the
AtA house of representatives. tt has
been the custom of the house,
when it has set aside an after
noon for eulogizing its members
who have passed away to spend that
afternoon at a ball game. Mrs. Champ
is urging that the house pay just trib-
ute to the dead, and gave up going out
for an afternoon of sport when 1t
should be paying tribute to some dead
member Mrs. Clark has taken to
heart the slim attendance on the days
appointed for memorial service. She
visited Mr.. Busby the private secre-
tary Of Speaker Cannon, and enlisted
his services i'm making the ceremonies
more attractive and entertaining.
Mr.. Busby did his best in recent
memorial service for a member of the
Georgia delegation. Flowers were pre-
scented by the association of wives or
members of congress. and Speaker
Cannon called the house to order in
stead of delegating the job to sub
sttute, as he has done previously. In
spite of extensive advertising and
boosting, the crowd was as small as
ever. only half dozen men who were
to deliver eulogies and few mem
bers of the Georgia delegation were
present. Mrs. Clark is thinking again,
Lady Ailesey used to employ only
homemade footmen. She was most
particular about the manners and APP
pearance of her footmen, and she had
training quarters In her home, where
she brought them up in exactly the
way they should grow. She had a
wonderful aptitude for knowing how
things ought to be done, and i'm her
own footman factory she put the apti-
tude to practice. There is a story Of
a large wardrobe into which she would
climb, closing the door after her. Then
the cub footmap was made TO open the
closet door and allow her ladyship to
alight. Until he could do it with 80 per
cent grace he was not taken out on
public parade.
Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper told Re
publican club in New York some time
ago that the party could not afford to
wait till the Democratic party takes
up the subject of woman suffrage and
then reach out and grab the issue.
They should meet it boldly" she said,
"and courageously defy it's opponents,
carry 1t to victory and receive reward
in the everlasting gratitude Of the
women"
Ut. HaIne1lne DdNlS OF I1c New
York Reformatory for Girls said at a
recent meeting of the American Acad-
emy of Political and Social Science
that it would be better if judges would
not impose light sentences on girls who
have offended but would send them
to reformatories, where they may be
reclaimed. However, most persons
will be glad that the judges give them
a chance to redeem themselves.
Miss Cecilia Fox, it is said, will sue
ceed Miss Mildred Carter when she
marries Lord Acheson, as the leading
debutante in London sciety. She is a
Philadelphia girl and made her debut
at the last drawing room reception in
Buckingham palace and has been much
admired in London.
Mrs. Hett-- Green, long known as the
worlds richest woman, and an unique
and important figure in American fl
nance. is preparing to retire from ac-
tive business life. Mrs. Green is 70
years of age. Recently her health has
not been of the best and her physician
has informed her that rest from busi-
ness cares is a necessity. 1t matters
not that business to Mrs. Green is
rot a care but a pleasure. She must
forego it just the same. Her successor
will be Mrs. Matthew Astor Wilkes,
nGr uduSnleT. 1leTe Is d SON, Dul MIS-
Green feels, and has reason to feel,
small appreciation of his business abil-
ity. Mrs Wilkes, on the other hand,
seems to have inherited much of her
mothers business ability and acumen.
Moreover, she has acquired much of
her mothers love for "the game" Mrs.
Green's fortune is estimated at $780,
coo, 900 and the entire management of
.he estate will devolve upon her daugh-
ter.
In the course of a talk the other day,
Mrs. Green, sitting at her desk in the
Chemical National bank, and wearing
her inevitable black dress and bonnet,
expressed the opinion that it is just
rs easy to make money today as it
ever was and that business opportuni-
ties for women are much larger than
ever before.