The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-05
women IN new
CABINET CIRCLE
Personnel Gives Evidence Of
What Social Life OF Capital
Will Be.
THEIR ABILITY is KNOWN
Nearly All Of Them Are Lunch
con Guests of President
and Mrs. Wilson.

Washington. March 4.-Thc personnel
OF the wives OF tho new Cabinet Off
GERS cffer possibilities which are an
honor to their sex and give best evil
dence OF what the social life of the
capital will be during the next four
years.
II the new President has picked men
as his advisers who stand for achieve
ments higher than any political rank
ing, their life partners arc no less dis
tinguished In the things that mako for
culture. broad womnnly view and
the happiness OF their homes and those
lunch at the White House to-day with
President and Mrs. Wilson and their
family circle.
Mrs. Bryan No Stranger.
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan is no
stranger to the capital and it's conncc-
tons. No brainier woman has prob
ably over headed tho Cabinet circle.
and tho impression sho made at the
Dolly Madison breakfast last spring,
when the tide of Democracy began to
show itself even to those least will
ing to admit It, strengthened tho feel
ing which, up to that time. only her
special circle OF friends had main
tanned. Mrs. Bryan was Miss Mary
Baird. daughter of John Baird of old
Pennsylvania stock. Her mother was
Lavinia PeXter, of DeXterville, n. y.
Her education was fairly Western.
She graduated with first honors
from tho Presbyterian school for
young ladies ut Jacksonville, ILL.,. and
afterward did special work at Illinois
College. Sho graduated also from tho
Nebraska La university in 1887, and
before district and supreme court. Her
law studies were not taken up with
any view TO the practice OF that pro-
fession, but 10 carry out more fully
the whole idea of her married lifc-
TO understand the work OF and TO
assist in every way her husband.
Her Mothers Ancestry.
Mrs. Bryan is very proud OF her
mothers ancestry. a distinguished
man I'm the Dexter family was Sir
Gregory Dexter. who returned to
England to secure from the King the
charter of the State of Rhode Island
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan have three chill
drcn, all married. Mrs r. l.. IIar-
greavcs, their elder daughter, and her
Another daughter. now living In Lon
don, is Mrs. Owen, w'fo OF British
officer, Lieutenant Owen, of the Royal
Engineers, and William Jennings
Bryan. Jr.. who with his young wife
whose health is not robust, is now In
the West.
Mrs. Bryan has lived In washing
, ton, though ii was many years ago
when her husband was In Congress
During Il long hot summer session
the organs had Ere C. O. G. Bryan,
place. In Labyrinth. in Montgomery
County. Nd, for home. and where
the youngsters of the family enjoyed
many Il cooling dip in the stream run
ming through and near it.
Widoyer OF Cabinet.
The next Secretary of tho Treasury
Will be the widowcr of the Cabinet
William Gibbs McAdoo. who has sin
young children.
Mrs. Garrison. wife of the next Sec
ctary OF War. was born In the West
but was brought to Philadelphia as {:
small child and has since called that
CITY her home. Her parents were Cap.
tain Samuel IIildeburne, United State.
Army. and Mrs. Hildeburnc.
Her marriage to Mr.. Garrison tool
place in 1900 in New Jersey TIL,
couple have no children.
Mrs. Garrison is fond Of society nnt
expects TO enjoy it here. especial!