The Washington herald., 1913-01-08
NOTES AND GOSSIP
OF MISS DEMOCRACY

Mrs. Perry Belmont will throw open
| her beautiful home in New Hampshire
Avenue this afternoon from to o'clock
| to welcome the league members. Mrs.
| Horace Westcott and Mrs. Preston Glib
| son will preside at the tea tables. Mrs.
Belmont is doing active work In the or
| ganiZation, and was prime mover IN
the Dolly Madison breakfast given in
Washington last spring. To-day is Jack
son Day, and Mrs. Belmont thought II a
fitting day to hold a reception to Demo-
| cratic women.
Mrs. Charles L. Linthicum, Of Balu
more, entertained informally at tea yes
terday after the adjournment of the
meeting of the executive committee.
Among her guests were Mrs. John Sher-
win Crosby. Mrs. Stephen B. Ayres, and
Mrs. John E. Raker.
| A large number Of the members of the
| organization will attend the reception al
the Congressional Club tonight in honor
of the Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Champ Clark.
| Mrs. James p. Tarvin. n charter mem
her of the organization, is well known
| among the clubwomen OF Washington
and is very prominent in the United
Daughters OF the ConfederaCy.
Mrs Kate Kearney Henry is a member
of an old exclusive Washington family,
and her ancestors were among the
most noted army and navy men of
the country. She Is charter member
OF the d. \. r, and has held many
Offices in that organization. She is d.
rector from Washington OF the Woman's
National Democratic League.
The pages all dress in white and wear
American flags, draped across their left
shoulders. \ certain number OF the
pages serve each day. and among those
who were on duty yesterday were Miss
Margaret McChord. Miss Ayres. Miss
Sallie Williams. Miss Frances Tribble,
and Miss Sophie Sweet
Resolutions of regret were passed at
Yesterday mornings session because Of
the death during the year of Mrs. Silas
Hare. first historian general of the or
GaniZation. 4 report which will be COM
: peted by her successor was left by her.
: Mrs Matthew T. Scott, who made the
! opening address at yesterdays meeting
and her sister, Mrs Adlai Stevenson
wife of the former Vice President during
the Cleveland administration. are both
STAN Democrats. 1t was as a Demo-
orat and not as president-general Of the
D. A. r. that Mrs. Scott welcomed the
league yesterday.
Mrs. Stephen B. Ayrea as correspond
ing secretary, has been an indefatigahle
worker in the society during the seven
months of its existence. 1t has devolved
I on her to answer all communications and
/ practically all the work OF organization,
= which. OF course. is a great deal in cor
( respondence has fallen to her lot.
,, Mrs. William A. cullop. third vice
president. also has been invaluable in
the work of organization. as she has
resided in Washington for a number of
= years and has become acquainted with
all the prominent Democratic statesmen
and their wives in the country.
A gift book, handsomely bound in
leather and tastefulIy engraved inside.
has been presented to the society by
Mrs. Charles L. Linthicum. This book
is to hold the signatures OF prominent
visitors to the convention and be part
: of the most momentous archives Of the
organization. The first signatures were
those of Speaker Champ Clark and the
Right Rev. Alfred Harding, Bishop of
Washington, and Mrs. Matthew T. Scott.
One of the largest delegations is that
from Illinois, headed by DR.. Julia Holmes
Smith, of Chicago.
Harmony seems to be the keynote OF
: the Wilson and Marshall Southern
League. Three of the most active work
ers in the convention are Mrs. George A.
; Armes, president; Mrs. Beverley Buch-
anan, secretary, and Mrs. Leonard Hoff-
man, chairman of the reception commit
tee of the Wilson and Marshall Southern
League. By reason of her ability to
smooth out things, Mrs Armes has won
l the title of "harmonizer.''
Mrs Buchanan, while neither large nor
aggressive in appearance, Is a very COM
petent sergeant-at-arms. Mrs. Buchanan
: is one of the few women in America who
: ! ever took the degree of master Of arts
magma cum laude.
Mrs Hoffman is one of the most at
tractive women at the convention. In
: the language OF admiring delegates, she
is pretty as picture"
Mrs J. Charles Linthicum entertained
at tea for the executive board at the
New Willard yesterday afternoon.
III Mrs Matthew T. Scott was given a
genuine ovation when she advanced on
the platform to make an address OF vel
come TO the delegates. She made It plain
! that she was speaking as a true-hearted
, Democrat, who had been closely allied
/ with the last Democratic administration
{ welcoming the next Democratic admins
r tration, so to speak.
After reviewing briefly the recent Presi-
; dial campaign. resulting In victory for
the Democrats, she said:
I'VE, the women, as well as the men
of America, are the custodians Of the
: highest and loftiest traditions that hui
!. man genius has yet conceived OF. or that
Y human heroism has yet laid down its
|. : life for; and upon us Democrats women
OF the nation at this time falls the
heavy responsibility and high privilege
r of seeing to it in the shock and din OF
: political life, in the confusing struggle
$ between parties, factions. and individu.
5 usls for personal and partisan advantage
: that the great principles, the lofty ideas
and patriotic impulses which combine to
constitute the soul of the Democratic