The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-22

| tteS'OHll tSiuD HluSltGl tea on
Friday. intermediates events included
the Washington symphony Orchestra
concert; ut which Miss Dagmar du
CorNci Rurbncr. pianist. was tho solo.
ist: tho fashionable Rubcnstein club
concert ON Wednesday, and several
smaller private affairs. but not even
ms concoursr of sweet sounds" was
suihcicht TO uucll the spirit for strntc-
gems and sDOls which for weeks has
lurked about the Congressional NO.
mems Club. In * street. Indeed 1t
would seem rather To havo given il a
new lease of life. II one can Judge bv
onhoe Hy o, meeting at tho clubhouse
on Wednesday,. when preparations
We're made for the biennial election
of officers. However omtspulen i'm tho
samctum or It's members this self
on the outside. Nevertheless. raising.
hlSh it's eyebrows. IL has declared thai
u coming events cast their shadow hn-
ing is scheduled 10 begin. Especial i'm
nortance is attached to the outcome OF
mis- election as the term of All OF tho
present officers expires this month an1
I upon their successors will rest tho
RESPONSIBILITIES Of iudiciousIy cxpcndne
almost S,,o0n. which the careful econ.
Only 81 ne retiring treasurer has con-
served against the advice Of tho more
TliInn nd members, who. would have
through offerings to the clubs ;,n,, g.
invited guests of more frcournt 'intn,
!ectuai' artistic and musical fcasts.
lhat Mrs Samuel Walker Mccall OF
Massachusetts, will be called 10 nro.
sluc over the club during tho nrx,
,,W" Years IL generally conceded, since
Is understood that Mrs a. ~
lilled the vacancy created Nv tho rn
urcmcnt of Mrs. James H. perkin.
fpTin the pres i,e,y in tho spring
Representatives Perkins. of New york.
VIII not be candidate TO succeed her.
sell; ihc only opposition considered
fl1 Il,
,ion Of her health, which last scnsop
gave concern to her friends. but which
Is now happily, SO nearly restored 10
normal as to give promise OF IN
strength ana viEor necessary Ia ana
VINO wonld fulfil the duties Of tho Con
Sr.ssio nis Club president, Further
| more Mrs. Mccall posscsscs the uuali-
tics which make for success in Inc
Leadership Of such n large BODY Of
more or less cosmopolitan women. and
we bespeak for her il wonderfully siic-
cessful regime as president Of the
Wotids most unique women's organi-
Tell it not in Ga,l nor ruh,,,h :,
IN the streets" but Mrs McCall's list
oi first aiSrs is expected to contain IN,
Names n!,. sol or MIS- John y Henderson, who
ana dance in honor OF the cIub lnst
evening; Mrs. Roher; NJ I.aFoilr;tc
whose, belief in equal suffrage IS re.
Gmair; Mrs Edgar y. Crumpacker. who
ncran her winter miErations to WASH
nGton away back In the days or tho
Fifty third Congress-: Mrs. NJ. r. Dris.
coil. wife Of Representative prisc5ll,
OF Syracuse. X. y. who is vo,inr.r
and not 50 vel known. but 0 wonI,l
I Wni ar hdmirahlc secretary: Atrs.
sen9t"r from ,okiahor1a; Mrs iiienry
~, COOPER, wife Of tho dean OF tho
w i Sc tdielcsat'on. Mrs Charles L.
AVS OF minnesota and possibly Mrs
Humphrey OF Washington.
Nh or VIII not the Kronstrand por.
Intuition IN the green parlor fo,. 4, Inn,
turing the carly winter, but nov re-
, ,,,,,r,r 10, I" me aeCluaion oi the private
unily 10 thc collection Of portraits OF
pFSonc chatclaincs. whose wit ana
nnnrih nave made the Presidents
cial and official hospitaiitv has ~.
vowed, u mootcd question In Wash
,nGi9n these days, Should Mrs TAFT
predescsSor and leave this much ais
GnsScd portrait Of herself in tho
w hite llonse it will hang In the base
t,vnt G'FfIdor alons with the Chartran
p"Itrlit ol Mrs Roosevelt which ~
70 thoroughly modern and charming in
rs outdoor simplicity; the equally
el,ari,ninS likeness of Angelica Single
!on van Buren,, whose setting OF curls
JcWSled bandcau and white plumcd
nehdhress belong To period not stly
,"bEJ,t H., another oid-stye. painting.
I q ne second Mrs. Tylcrl In the fun
glory Of evening dress tho picture Of
mrs: nrs, FOLK presented by the women OF
tennessee. and WONDERFULLY typical 81
inc extreme Formally that marked
her regime: the portrait OF Mrs. Hayes
Tronia'ed to the ration by the w e.
!. y. III recognition of her nrcit,,iicc
against tho use Of liquor in the White
House, and Mrs. benjamin Iiarrison,s
IIi,E 5,r,S painted by the. same artist
!iuniinEton--and given by the Daugh.
,crS OF the American Revolution. OF
which organization She was The nrst
president general.
nhc well;known portrait of the
Htt'riy Lady .Washington, the only
other likeness OF a Presidents wife
IN The White House, occupies a cor
cp n,o, position in the Red parIor in
trait Of the Father of His Coi,ntrv
ana smaller paintings OF John Adams
ind Inomds Jefferson. against n back-
ground OF fifteen dolar-a-yard velvet
inns parior separates the Blue Room
Where All state receptions lake place
ana where new or departing diplomats
me me :. teteis ,,. by The President. and
orea guests OF tho nation assemble
rom tilne 10 time around the ma
flow Of wit" ''''
such an occasion was that OF Tues
~ ny wncn. AZ > o'clock sharp the lead
III rcprese a, OF thirty-nine for
esn countries tho Secretary of STATE
ana MrH: Knox. the Honorable Minis
ter Of Finance ana Mrs Fielding. Of
1hnada; Senators Cullom. of Illinois;
ttacpn OF Gcorcin and Root of Nov,
ORR tmcmbcrs of tho Senate Foreign
telations Committcc) Representative
ana ana Mrs. George F.. Eross OF Illinois;
representative and Mrs. Iongworth
Assistant Secretary Of state and Mrs
lihntington Wilson: Director Barrctt,
81 Inc International Burca,, OF Amer.
; iIIan Repub'ics; Mi and Mrs Chandler.
Hale. OF the state Department rntnric.
former Ambassador to italy and Mrs
LLOYD lpriscom fwho came from Phil
hhdelphia Tor the dinner; Miss Edith
Fielding. daughter OF Canada's Min
ister Of Finance; Misses Catherine and
Harriet Anderson and their cousin
Ms. Helen Taft; Ezra T.. Prentice and
tartain Archie Butt. responded to
'residcnt and Mrs. Taft's invitation
10 inc second In the serics Of state
dinners at the Willie House.