The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
FAIR ONES PLAY
AT LAWMAkING
Congressional Club Initiate
Members Of House at Bur-
lesque Session.
SOME SWAN SONGS
Mrs. H. M. Towner, Of Iowa, Is Elected
Speaker After Talky
Caucus.

husbands and fathers and brothers who
are members of the National Congress
Yesterday and resolved their annual
luncheon at Rauscher's into a session OF
the House OF Representatives. After a
lengthy, talky caucus, presided over by
MIS- William r. Smith, Of Texas, Mrs.
Fl. NJ Towner, of Iowa, was unanimously
elected Speaker of the House.
She made a good speaker and kept the
riotous pages in black frocks and Buster
Brown collars, the Misses Page, Sally
Williams, Helen Hardy, and Margaret
McChord, IN fine order. The only House
official that was lacking was the chap
lain Mrs. ]. c. Needham, wife of the
California Representative, several times
used the mace of her authority as SER
geant-st-arms, while Mrs. Joseph w.
Byrne, clerk of the House, read the bills
and resolutions in a most sonorous tone
Several humorous swan songs were
sung by members who We're leaving be-
cause of the political iIl-fortune of their
Husbands. Tne feature of the luncheon
was an elaborate speech on a resolution
TO abolish the Steal Trust. In the retir-
ing presidents speech, Mrs. Ernest W.
Roberts recommended afternoon tea as
perma nent feature on the terraces of the
Capitol Mrs. W. P. Boreland, in witty.
half serious speech. advocated the aboll-
tion Of the present dances.
The Patronesses.
The hostesses for the breakfast were
Mrs. Anthony. of Kansas; Mrs. Cravens,
of Arkansas; Mrs Volstead. of Mime
sofa; Mrs. McCumber, of North Dakota:
Mrs. Kinkead. of New Jersey; Mrs. Gull
lop, of Indiana; Mrs. Williams. of Mis-
sisstppi; Mrs. Page. of North Carolina;
Mrs. Dudley Hughes. of Georgia: Mrs.
Howell, of Utah; Mrs. +. H. Briggs,
Mrs Fletcher, OF Florida; Mrs. Taylor.
of Ohio: Mrs. Cooper, of Wisconsin;
Miss Frances Finley, of South Caro-
lima, and Miss Frances Prouty, of Iowa.
The guests were:
Mrs. F. L. Blackmon. Mrs. S. Hubert
Dent. jr-, Mrs. Carl Hayden, Mrs. Ben
Cravens, Mrs. W. A. OIdield, Mrs. z. A.
Hayes. Miss Hayes, Mrs. Phyllis Hayes.
Mrs Julius Kahn. Mrs. Joseph Nolan,
Mrs. James c. Needham, Mrs. John C.
Raker, Mrs. William d. Stephens, Miss
Barbara Stephens Mrs. John d. Works,
Mrs. E. T. Taylor. Mrs. E. J.. HILL Miss
Clara Hill. Miss Elsie HILL Mrs. Thomas
l. Reilly, Mrs. II. A Richardson. Mrs
G. Adams. Mrs. W. Z. Andrews Mrs
George Barnard, Mrs. Perry Belmont
Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs. 2. 7. Car
Clements Miss Claudine Clements, Mrs.
Fred Dennett, Mrs. Stephen EIkins.
Mrs. w. A Gaddes. Mrs. Russell Good
win, Mrs. T. j.. Kent, Mrs. NJ. A Knapp.
Mrs l. c. Laylen, Mrs McChord Mrs
Charles c. Nagel Mrs James H Pat |
ten, Mrs. r. r. Rapley, Mrs. James d. |
Scott. Mrs. Seth Shepard, Mrs. Howard |
Rceside, Mrs. w. A. Roach, Mrs. NJ. L.
Tucker, Miss Mary Wilcox. Mrs. L. p.
Eryan, Mrs. D. L. Fletcher. Miss Nell
Fletcher Mrs. c. l. Bartlett, Mrs e.
g. Edwards. Mrs d. NJ. Hughes, Mrs.
Gordon Lee, Mrs. Fred T. Dubois. Mrs.
Ira c. Copley Mrs. Lynden Evans, Mrs.
MI
L. B. Crumpacker. Mrs. W. A. Cullop,
Mrs James w. Good, Mrs w S. Ken
yon, Mrs S. F. Prouty, Miss E. Prouty,
Miss +. Prouty. Mrs II. NJ. Towner,
Mrs. Dan Hughes. Miss Hughes. Mrs.
Gordon Lee, and Mrs. D. r. Anthony, jr.
Mrs. Victor Murdoch, Mrs. ]. G. Can
trill, Mrs John w. Langley, Mrs. A. B.
Rouse. Mrs. Frank II. Briggs, Mrs. S.
r. Guernsey, Mrs. McGillicuddy. Mrs
Charles F. Johnson. Mrs. J. H CovinS-
ton, Mrs j. Charles Linthicum, Mrs.
W. Murray Crane, Mrs. William F.
Murray, 3Irs. a. J. Peters, Mrs. L. w.
,Roberts Mrs ]. A Fair. AIRS. E F.
sweet. Mrs. Charles E. Townsend, Mrs.
Henry Seymour Mrs. Charles R. Davis,
Mrs. f. c. Stevens, Mrs A. ]. Volstead,
Mrs John Sharp Williams, Mrs. J. Alex
ander. Mrs. W. F. Borland, Mrs. Champ
Clark. Mrs. James Dougherty, Miss Lula
Dougherty, Mrs. James T. Lloyd, Miss
HuDtys
Joseph J, Russell. Miss Virginia Brown.
Mrs D. w. Shackieford, Miss Agnes
Shackleford, Mrs. Joseph Dixon, Mrs.
w. w. Dixon, Mrs. II. L. Myers, Mrs.
Charles NJ. Pray, Mrs. F. G. Newlands,
Mrs. Z. Z. Roberts. Miss Hazel Roberts,
Mrs. B. +. Howell, Mrs. Eugene Kin
xead, Mrs. James E. MARITIME Mrs.
Thomas ]. Scully, Miss Wood, Mrs. Will
lam Calder, and Mrs. NJ. E. DriscoIl.
Mrs. John w. Dwight, Mrs. George W.
Fairchild. Mrs. Charles B. Smith, Mrs L. 1
s Underhill, Mrs. Luther W. Mott, Mrs.
]. NJ. GlIdger, jr., Mrs. r. n. Page, Mrs
A. ]. GrOnna, Mrs. Porter, J. McCumber,
Miss Helen McCumber, Mrs. z. r. Bath
rick. Mrs. H. c. Claypool, Mrs. Matthew
Denver, Mrs. w b. Francis, Mrs A
Pomerene. Mrs. w. G. Sharp. Mrs. E L.
Taylor, Mrs. Thomas P. Gore, Mrs. D. /.
Morgan, Mrs. A. ]. Barchfeid, Miss
Helene Barchfeld, Mrs. Thomas Crago.
Mrs. c. A. Gregg, Mrs. A. Mitchell Pal
mer. Mrs S. G. Porter, Mrs George p
OShaunessy, Mrs. r. f. Finley, Miss
Frances G. Finley. Mrs, r. W. Austin,
Mrs. Joseph w. Byrnes, Mrs. F. ]. Gar
rett, Mrs. A. C. Houston, Mrs L. P
Psdgett, Mrs. T. W. Sims, Miss Greta
Bristow, Mrs A. Galloway, Mrs. John
Garner, Mrs. r. Hardy, Mrs. William R.
Smith. Mrs. ]. H Stephens, Mrs. Morris
Sheppard. Mrs Joseph Howell, Mrs. Reed
Smoot, Mrs. Carroll S. Page, Miss Alice
Page, Mrs. Charles C. Carlin, Miss jamie
Slemp, Mrs. Claude AZ Swanson, Mrs. W.
Z. Humphrey, Mrs. S. Warburton, Mrs
NJ. z. Burke. Mrs. H. A. Cooper, Mrs. l.
Lenroot, and Mrs. ]. Stephenson.