The Washington herald., 1913-02-02
HARMONY PLAN
AMONG women
Peace Now Hovers Over Con-
gressional Club In Those
Ante-election Days.
MRS. FLETCHER LEADS
Only Real Contest Now Seems to Be
in the Race for the Vice
Presidency.

The election campaign for the impor-
tant Offices of the Congressional Club.
composed OF the wives of Senators and
Representatives, which was predicted
would be an exciting bit of political
strategy and a Lesson to suffragists, es-
pecially in regard to the race for the
presidency of the club, has assumed a
most harmonious aspect to all outward
appearances. The only real contests at
present seem to be in the race for the
vice presidency and several minor Of
fees.
Since the withdrawal, after the hotly
contested nomination primary fight re-
Gently. OF Mrs. Claude A. Swanson. wife
of the Senator from Virginia, which left
Mrs. Duncan L. Fletcher, wife of the
Senator from Florida, as the sole OFF,
cial nominee for president to succeed
Mrs. Elmer W. Roberts, wife of Repre-
sentative Roberts Of Massachusetts.
there has been some discussion by Mrs
Swanson's adherents of again placing
her name in nomination on election day
next Wednesday when any name may
be presented to be voted upon. 1t is be-
lieved by some that Mrs Swanson will
not consent TO her name thus being
placed on the ballot, as she made II
known upon Withdrawing that she wished
harmony in the clubs politics, especially
in view of the fact that Mrs. Fletcher
was the choice OF the majority at the
nominating primary. This was taken as
tantamount to her Endorsement OF Mrs
Fletcher for the presidency.
Several other members have signified
their willingness to become candidates
on election day, but Mrs. Fletcher at
present appears to have the largest fol-
lowing. An interesting and close race
may result. nevertheless. In addition to
Mrs. Fletcher's popularity. her society
and club records are being advanced by
her adherents as indicating her fitness
&c preside over such a representative
body of women as the Congressional
Club. She is one of the few women who
possess a knowledge of parliamentary
law sufficient to be entitled to be called
parliamentarians This training was ac-
quired by study with Prof Roberts, au-
thor of Rules Of Order
Taught Parliamentary Law.
While president OF the Woman's Club
of Jacksonville, Mrs. Fletcher conduct
ed a class in parliamentary law among
the members. For ten years she was re-
cording secretary of the Colonial Danes
OF America, her ancestors on both sides
having been among the early settlers of
New England, who fought in the RevO-
lutionary war. She is a prominent men,
ber of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, having served as State regent
for Florida for two terms and as regent
Of the Jacksonville Chapter for two
terms.
AS one OF the three founders or the
woman's Club of Jacksonville and its
president for two terms, Mrs. Fletcher
was instrumental during her term of Of
fice in the building of a clubhouse pro-
vided with a rest room for working girls
This feature became decidedly popular
with these girls, especially during lunch
con hour of the day.
Mrs. Fletcher was chairman for Florida
of the General Federation of Womens
Clubs for two terms and is honorary vice
president of the women's Democratic
League of Florida, third vice president of
the National Democratic League, and one
of the six vice presidents at large of
the Womens Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress.
With this record, Mrs. FIetcher's friends
predict for her a most successful admin
istration, if she is chosen "Wednesday as
the next president of the Congressional
Club. Since the club was founded 1t has
been a decided success. both from a So
cial and from a financial standpoint. Its
home in X Street Northwest practically
has become the social center of the
wives of the statesmen of the nation.