The Washington herald., 1913-01-09
NOTES AND GOSSIP
OF MISS DEMOCRACY

NOTES AND GOSSIP
OF MISS DEMOCRACY
Mrs. Morris Shapard, wife of the Sena-
tor from Texas. is chairman of the
pages. Mrs. Shepard, who is a bride
OF not a year. is one of the prettiest
women present and is often taken for
a page herself. Mrs. Shepard is promi-
nently identified with the Woman's Will
son and Marshall League and is chair
man OF the invitation and decoration
committee Of that organization. She is
busy Just now with fifty young daughters
of Democracy who are to give play
and dance at the New Willard on Janu-
Mrs. Wilson and her daughters have
agreed to be present.
Miss Jannetta Ayres, daughter Of Mrs
Stephen B. Ayres the corresponding sec
rotary is one of the most picturesque Of
the pages. She looks like a picture of a
young girl patriot of ante-bellum days in
her white dress with an American flag
draped across her left shoulder, the bril-
liant colors of which form a contrast to
her black hair and eyes. Mss Virginia
Brown. niece OF Mrs. Russell, wife of
the Representative from Missouri. is an
other attractive page and is the tiniest
woman at the convention. Miss Brown
has a pretty face surrounded with
wealth of golden brown hair and her
manner is quaint and fascinating. The
pages who served at yesterdays session
were Mss Helen Hardy, Miss Margaret
McChord. Miss Sallie Williams, Miss
Ayres. Miss Mary Macon, Miss Virginia
Brown. Miss Nell Fletcher, Miss Agra
Bennett and Miss Margaret Calvin Gage.
Mrs. II. c. Cook, wife OF DIR. Cook, OF
WASHINGTON and her sister, Mrs. +. NJ.
Mayer. are both descendants OF the But
lers of Virginia, who were noted Demo-
Gratis. Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Mayer are
well-known exponents of the cause OF
woman suffrage.
Mrs. Harvey Wiley. wife OF DR.. Harvey
Wiley. the pure food expert. is another
member of the league who is deeply in
terested in the woman suffrage cause.
Two members OF the league are to be
asked to take part in the suffrage parade
which is TO be given by the American
Woman Suffrage Association on March 3.
Mrs. Leonard G. Hoffman, wife OF
Capt Hoffman. secretary TO Admiral
Dewey, is one of the women who believe
that men should be elected on the ad-
visory board of the association. Mrs.
Hoffman Is a member of the decoration
committee and it was due TO her efforts
that the hall in which the league meets
is so beautifully decorated with flags and
flowers
Mrs George C. Albright. OF New York.
spends most of the winter in Washington
and is considered one of the handsomest
dressed women here.
One Of the beauties Of the convention
is Mrs. Won Steinmeyer. parliamentarian
Of the District OF Columbia section. Mrs.
Steinmeyer is very well known in club
circles here and is parlismentarian of
five clubs, three of them in which It is
necessary TO speak foreign languages.
Mrs. Hannah Payne johnson, mother
Of Mrs. ClaXton, wife of the Commis-
sioner Of Education, is one OF the most
interesting women at the convention.
Mrs. Johnston has been prominently
identified with woman's Democratic
work since before the Cleveland admin
istration.
The members Of the Duval County
Mrs. Duncan L. Fletcher. wife of Sena-
tor Fletcher, and her daughters, Mrs.
Kemp and Mrs. Bryan.
Mrs. Katherine Braddock Barrow is
a charter member and Is one of the best
known women in the South Mrs Bar
row is very much interested in indus
trial education among the mountain peo-
pie OF the South and has succeeded in
interesting the members of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution, of
which she is a national officer in this
work.
Mrs. F. II. Cloyton Smith, of virginia.
is the wife OF the well-known writer.
Her husbands ancestors. Sir John Cloy-
ton and Sir Hugh Cloyton, bought
old home and rebuilt
Trinity Church. at Stafford-on-Avon, and
the body of Shakespeare now rests in
Cloyton Chapel.
Mrs. Joseph E. MacMahon, Of New
York, is the wife of a leading business
man in New York City. Mrs. Mac
Mahon was in the receiving line with
Mrs sulzer. wife of the new Governor
OF New York State, on New Years Day.
The members of the Illinois section of
the Woman's National Democratic
League are represented by DIR. Julia 1.
Smith, sister of Mrs. Willis Abbott. of
this city. DR.. Smith registered her club
too late to have a vote at this conven-
tion, but will be placed among the list
of the charter members of the society.
The officers of the Chicago club are Mrs. |
Adlai Stevenson and Mrs. Charles Henro-
tine, both honorary presidents; DIR. ]. L. |
Smith, president; Mrs Joanna f. Downes, |
vice president; Mrs. Nellie Carlin, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. j. p. Vosbrink, |
secretary; Mrs. Frank L. |
Fowler. field secretary. and Mrs Myer
7. Enrich. treasurer.
Mrs. Claude W. Swanson, wife of the |
Senator from Virginia. has long been
Identified with the Democratic women
OF the Congressional set In Washington
even before her husbands election as |
Senator from Virginia. When Senator
Swanson was Governor of Virginia, Mrs. |
Swanson always was counted In every |
affair in Washington and |
Washington quite as much her
home as Richmond. She is one OF the |
women in the Senatorial set.
Mrs. J. NJ. Dickinson. wife of the
former Secretary of War. Is a charter
member Of the organization. Mrs. Dick