Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-05

or to acquire it. They eagerly receive all
the training which the state oHers, anu
the question of establishing aBricuituid Oh
high schools in certain sections Is one
that will soon engage active attention.
Mrs Stirling belongs TO the i" oiiali
Club in Bloomington, ana also " a ~
steal club there. OF late years, howeNei,
her little family has clalmed SO iiusn
49, tbat she. has been compelled to re-
linouish her active work in both orsdnl-
cations She is ardent lover Oh Isusio
and only an unusual comDihdlioii " a.; :,
cumstances prevents her from at'eluihs
the musical events that 10TH ,is,,in q
grateful interlude in the more 1aue ulils
part of a Washington season. She pos-
sesses a fine voice, but since her mar
rage she has not given the time 10 pr
tice necessary to keep a Singing 'oiNo
in trim. r, n, Irons
of bloomington, and she was marrleo "
the present member or congress -.
that city in May, 1886. she olscialIls
ali romance attached to this event, aiiu
saws that Mr.. Stirling and she always
cared for each other and married Jusl aa
soon as they felt in a position 10 SCI Up
household gods. She was educa'eu IA go
WESLEYAN College OF her home city' an
took the bachelors decree t la2nr her
seat of learning the year before n iel
,,,arr;aea throughout her school HE
she had devoted every moment sue 1ou,
snatch from her books TO hef
music Ii is her ambition, now tn". om
has accomplished that most usefui Woih
for woman, rearing her children: TO begln
vocal lessons again and to regain an tiie
ground that she has loSt: t,,;Iv
three children in the Stirring Ia ,i.
The eldest, Frank, Is "a. the S 81 Inc Mt
Stirling believes that his Oldest chilo WIN
make a good lawyer and become MS as
nnniote So it is. likely that Frank Will
study in Washington next winter AT soiiio
x
Miss Charlotte Stirling is fourteen, ana
has decided tendencies toward art. ohe
comes to Washington every winter. ana
is a studious, thoughtful GIRL WHO io
Doubt will succeed to the social laureis
held by her mother in her early Gays III
BLOOMINGTON. The third is boy of ten,
Horace, who is in one OF the Capitol mn
public schools
washington IS a place OF residence
offers such attractions, said Mrs. sur
ling. that it is a privilege TO De appre
c;ated 70 live here even for season. l
have snent seven years here now, ana
soon shall enter on my elsnlh. II
could frame q grievance 1t Is the Ieeiihs
of uncertainty which two,year Term
gives to the wife of a national legislator
No one likes to put down deep roots Tor
two wears If you have home In your
own bailiwick, comes the thought that
il would be criminal to drag your pos
sessions across the continent for two
short winters Nor do you like to rent
your home to strangers for such brief
tenure-iust long enough to have Things
disorganized Consequently, you live WIN
fer after winter UP in the air, SO TO
sneak. because you are not courageous
enough to take the plunge of establish
ing a roof tree in any city other than
that which claims your allegiance. Ny
little ones have grown UP in hats ana
hotels and l really feel that l have cur
tailed part Of their Inheritance as children
by such cramping existence. My nome
in Bloomington is my special JOY, ana
nothing could ever wean me nom II,
not only because OF it's material COM
forts. but for its sacred memories. Ihere
my youngsters have their own kingdoms,
tables of their own, with drawers Tor
their school belongings, places Tor their
playthings and abundant room to tumble
about and make merry. L was amused
at my small boy not long ago, when,
after visiting his fathers committee room
in the House Office, he said to me,
gloating over the big table which occu-
pies the center OF the room, That's the
first thing I've seen in Washington that
I want for my own This table has big,
wide drawers, which appeal to boys as
good receptacles for the treasures that
cannot be conveniently stuffed into their
pockets.
FURNISHED houses in Wash ngton do