The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-15

education for girls but saws that if she plan
ming the education of girl she would assuredly
advise a technical course in addition TO the
academic if the girl had sufficient mental endow-
ment to take it, thus supplying the knowledge to
meet any emergency which life might unfold
The more varied the knowledge and training the
better fitted the girl is for domestic hfe as Wen
as for the social and business world
Mrs Harry Lane, wife of the new senator from
Oregon has the distinction of being one of the
few women of Washington who are registered
voters She is an enthusiastic suffragist, Though
in an unobtrusve way. and is particularly JUDI
liant over the fact that her home state has joined
the band which allows women the privilege of the
ballot.
Mrs Lane came to Washington absolute
stranger and is becoming more and more delight
ed with the city and it's people as she gets better
ACQUAINTED with them. She is typical American
home-maker but while the details of housekeep-
ing and the care of her family have absorbed the
greater part of her life, she has always been
deeply interested in the upft and social welfare
of girls and women. Indeed, 1t was the great
advantages which woman suffrage hopes to con-
fer upon the working classes that first drew her
attention to that movement.
While never an active club member, Mrs. Lane
has been much absorbed in club work as well as
charitable work, and will in all probability take
up some of it in the capital She is woman
whose life has been devoted to worthwhile pro
jects In her home city every movement that
has had the betterment of women and children
for its primal object has enjoyed her Endorsement
and support And little of the success which
attended Dr. Lanes occupancy of his various pub
tic offices is due to his wifes interest and CO
operation AS proof of her success as wife and
mother her family her stanchest admirers.
Mrs Lane was Miss Lola Bailey, and was born
in Milwaukee, Ore. about six miles from Port
land. She and DR.. Lane were childhood sweet
hearts, and married in Portland about thirty
years ago.
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Mrs N Macbride resides in New Orleans. while
Miss Harriet is with her parents. She bids fair
to become very popular particularly among the
college girls of society. Being "Tri Delta she
is already finding hosts of congenial fraternal
spirits in Washington and Baltimore
DR.. Lane is classed one of the baby SEN
ators" In addition to belonging TO the same
family as the secretary of the interior, he is a
grandson of Gen. Joseph Lane who ran on the
presidential ticket with Breckenridge and who
also wore senatorial toga, besides being terri
tcrial governor of Oregon and the delegate to
congress.
DR. Lane has filled the Office OF mayor of Port
land and also that OF superintendent of the state
insane asylum. He succeeds Jonathan Bourne
and shares the henors of the medical profession
with Senator Gallinger who for years has been
the only doctor with seat in the upper house.
The girlish wife of the successor to Joseph w.
Bailey of Texas has the distinction OF being the
youngest of all of the wives in the senatorial
circle Though the very dignihed and sedate
mother of a lively little daughter Of two years,
Mrs. Morris Sheppard is but twenty-five years
old
She is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. n P. San
derson of Texarkana, the home town of her hus-
hand where she was born. Texarkana, as every
one knows is a dual township. as is expressed in
its name Mrs Sheppard was born on the Arkan-
sas side. While she had always known her hus-
band since he was friend of her father, thsir
romance had its beginning in Washington while