New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-05
NEW CABINET WOMEN
MEET SOC|EN'S OK"
Most Have Had Experience in
Washington and Understand
Its Social lntriCacIeS.
MRS. BRYAN A FIT LEADER
Miss Wilson, Youngest of the
Circle, Long Her Fathers
Private Secretary and
Active in Labor Field.
From The Tribune Bureau. J


Washington. March 4-The Cabinet is
the strong link between the President
and the people. and the women of the
Cabinet are the important smaller links
which make up the chain. They furnish
the oil for the easy running OF the social
end OF the government. and in city
where dinner party makes or loses a
cause their value cannot be Overestmated.
Had Mr. Wilson allowed the women OF
the country to select his Cabinet MEM
hers for the qualifications Of their wives
alone. there would be a big 20. Is after
every name For instance. had Mr.. Bryan
been selected as Secretary Of State simply
because he is the husband OF Mrs. Bryan
the choice would have been regarded as
wise Mrs. Bryan knows Washington
from the smallest detail OF its government
tai machinery to the complicated maze
Of social intrcacies which surround a
Cabinet woman. To her Will fall the deli
cate task OF maintaining friendly rela-
lions between the wives OF all foreign
diplomats and other women OF the Cabi-
net and the socia world at large.
Mr. McAdoo. the new Secretary OF the
Treasury. has been a widower for over
wear. and his household will be presd-
ed over by his eldest single daughter.
Miss Harriet +. McAdoo His married
daughter will be with him in his Wash
ington home much of the time. Francis
H. McAdoo, eldest son of the Secretary
OF the Treasury. IL a Princeton man CT
the class OF 10. Miss Mona H. McAdoo
is a student at Briarcliff, and William
Gibbs McAdoo. jr.. is student at ST.
Pauls The family will make o notable
addition to Washington society.
James c. McReynolds, Attorney Cen
cral. will occupy the same relation TO the
Wilson administration that Postmaster
General Frank Hitchcock bore 10 the Taft
Cabinet. for he is the only bachelor In
that body. lie will probably have twenty
Invitations for dinner in single night
and become al once lion OF society.
Mrs. Burleson, wife OF the new POST
master General. will need no introduction
to Washington society or the public in
general She is already here. and is
widely known. She makes graceful use
OF her pen in playettes and work Of
light and witty nature. and has done
much that is more serious. IL is often
said. What a pity Mrs. Burleson does
not devote her entire time to writing. for
she might take a prominent place among
the playwrights.'
Mrs Josephus Daniels adds another
graceful Southern woman to official So
ciety i'm the capital She is already known
here. where her mother. Mrs. Worth Bag
ley. lives.
Mrs Franklin h. Lane is already iden-
tihed with Washington society. She is
fond OF music at and literature. has an
artistic home and likes dancing and the
lighter accomplishments OF society. Mr..
and Mrs. Lane have two children a son
~ sixteen. Franklin n Lane. jr, and
little daughter. Nancy Lane, ten years
old Both are in school in Washington.
Mrs Redfeld. wife OF tho new secretary
of Commerce, Is already familiar with
the duties devolvng on the wife OF
Cabinet member. She has spent part Of
each season in Washington since her hus-
band became a member OF the House. A
Democratic woman said last night OF Mrs.
Re.lheld You cannot better describe her
than that she is just exactly the type OF
woman you would expect TO be associated
with the Wilson administration and has
the same tastes. same tendencies, same
likes and disiikes as has Mrs. Wilson"
Secretary William r. Wilson OF tho