The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-05
Social Side Of .Washiimgtorp

morning affair, since there were not
afternoons enough for the would be
entertainers OF these DISTINGUISHED
| workers FOR Christ ana their confrcrcs,
| who one and all had vitality interest
| ing stories TO tell OF their life and
I! efforts in other lands, and il is safe
| 10 say that the old home OF the late
| Senator Arthur Puc German never was
| the scene of q more remarkable gath
crfng, assembled as 1t was by the ON !
| ctal women from every state in the
Union Tor that which will everywhere
bring the greatest good to the great
| est number"
/ The guests We're welcomed by Mrs.
| Ernest w Roberts, of massachusetts.
! who performed then for the first time
the duties OF president OF the club. AS
| sisung Mrs. Roberts were the other
| ofhcerS, whose election, amid much
trial and many fluctuations. was ore
casted in my letter last week and
became un fat accompli February L.
| incidentally, let il be remarked that
1T took q Jubilee celebration to divert
the stream OF congressional feminil g
: conversation from this their first cleo
| ton, albeit the 5alloting was done as
| Quietly and naturally as If the ma :
| lorit% OF tho fair voters were used TO
| instead OF opposed 10 equal suffra &c
| inc new vice presidents are Mrs.
] Edgar d. Crumpackcr whose husband
has just been reelected to Congress
Tor the tenth consecutive time by an
Indiana constituents: Mrs j. b. lien.
4, oerSon, member OF the official circle
for more years than most OF her con
| freres wish 10 admit having been born
/ whose native state is New York and
adopted Commonwealth is Missouri
| Mrs lIbenezcr j. Hill a Connection,
favorite in the House of Reprcscn-
tatlYcs circle, Mrs Ebert II Huh
marc, OF lowa, who is both good &c
look al ana certain to do the RICH,
thing at the right time. anu Mrs. viii
'lam r. Smith, OF Texas. who is sc
delightfully."- pro- Southern in voice and
manner, but wholly American in intel.
iectual and club activities
The newly elected treasurer. Mrs
John \. Garner, has the distinction OF
neing the only congressional woman
who is her husbands private secretary
The Keeper of a home In Washincto,
and one in the Line Star State. from
Which Commonwealth her husband has
oeen coming to Con grcss for four con
secutivc terms, and has been re -clccf Or
for fifth, and still finds time fol
dally reading aloud to her small son
Mrs. Michael Il. Driscol wife q,
representative Driscoll, Of Syracuse
i ~ y. WAS the clubs unanimous choice
Tor the office OF recording secretary
/ This fact is most nattcrinE 10 Mrs
/ .Driscoll, as of all tho officers only Mrs
1 Henderson received so large q vote
Mrs. William I. Borland, wife OF Rop.
rcsentative I'orland. Of Missouri. elect
eli corresponding secretary. is truly an
ornament TO the Office. since she has
! been earnestly assured that her duties
Will consist Of writing two letters (:
year to Mrs. James Brock Perkins. 81
rochester, \. g., the organizer and
first president OF the club
The ladies celebrated the afternoon
1 following the election by listening to
their guest Miss Charlotte Il. Gilman
on the Ethics OF Truth" which she
described as claiming q broader com
rrchensinn of our duty 10 aid in the
deveiopmcnt Of public morals, puhIj,
conscience and public virtues. Life 10.
uay,'' she said calls no less for co,r.
age than il did In our grandma hers
time for tho wolves or tho f.rcsts. We
1.-THE dang Of y fc11 OF criticism, mis-.
understanding and their attendant
trials to comba, If we would maintai,
/ the high standard expected or the
/ American womanhoodf
Aftcr the lecture tea was served
| while the new officers Mere inauy
uratcd with congratula lions.
IL perhaDS the lIapDicSt womnn t,,r.,