The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-30

brnry ctmmittee of the Y. w. G. A.. Of
that city.
"BecaAse OF my very abort and
broken residence here" said Mrs. Red
Held. II have not yet Joined any OF the
clubs oa the capital not even the Con-
gressiofhl Club"
She accompanied her husband on his
journey around the world and also
upon hs various trips abroad She
mas assisted him in the preparation
OF matepal for n book he has written
Am interested in ph!lanthropic
work? or course 1 am, particularly
that Which relatN to children and
girls AM 1 watch with deep interest
any progressive movements for their
bettermcit."
Weighing Suffrage.
What is your attitude upon the
suffrage tuestion?''
Il have really not determined what
my attitude toward that question will
definitely pc. can say that while !
am neutral at present / am seriously
studying The arguments upon both
sides Although hnd those of the
suHragtstsl very logical. / am not yet
prepared y take a decided stand with
either nide though / probably shall
do so latei on
The Sec!ttary and Mrs Redneld are
having larger apartment prepared
for them n Washington. which they
VIII occupt as soon as Mrs Redfleld
returns from a trip to Brooklyn She
Will be away about month, during
which time she will close up her home
IN flatbusk and move her furniture
here Regarding her future plans 10,
entertaining she says:
Nothing but the most informal en-
tertaining will be possible for us until
we are settled. and 7 think all of the
Cabinet ladies are OF the same mind.
as rev, IL any beside Mrs Lane, are es-
tablished IN homes OF their own at
present We will hardly do anything
of a formal nature until the beginning
OF the official season"
Mr.. and Hrs. Redheld have two chill
dren. Thar daughter. Mrs. Charles
X Drury, resides in Montreal. Canada.
ana has small son, a year old, named
Tor the secretary. Mrs Redheld re-
grets extremely that Mrs. Druary. who
was in Washington earlier in the sea-
son with her father. cannot remain here
permanently. The son OF the family.
Humphrey Fuller Redheld, IS in his
freshman year at Amherst College
Ars Redneld has always been nm
adherent Of the Episcopal faith, but
Us yet she has not determined whether
she VIII connect herself with historic
Old ST. Johns or some other OF the
less famous churches of the city. II
Is more than likely. however. that
whenever possible the SECRETARY end his
wife will go to st. Paurs Episcopal
Church. OF Alexandria, Va, for Sun
day service. since members OF his fam
lily have been identified with that
church for more than a century The
most OF senior warden has been sue
cessivcly filed by three generations
of his family
Mrs. wilson
Around the baby Department of
Labor and Its chief a great deal of
interest centres, the department itself
unique. having been ushered into ex-
istence by Mr.. Tafts signature virtu-
ally at the eleventh hour without pro-
visions for office room salary or as
sistance. OF course. all Of the neccs-
sary adjuncts will be provided for in
short order.
The new Secretary OF Labor Is a
Scotchman. and so is his wife. Both
came from Scotland when children and
both of their families settled In Arnot.
Pa, where the young people later
met and were married In 1883 Mrs.
Wilson was Miss Agnes Hart VIII
Hanson. Their family consisted OF
eleven children, OF whom nine are liv-
ing
Miss Agnes Wilson, who has been
ner fathers secretary since she was
fifteen. is a twin. and she 1t Is who
will do most OF the social honors of
the family for the next four years in
view OF the fact that her mother Is
somewhat Of an invalid, having sut-
fered a stroke of paralysis Il short time
ago. from which she has not entirely
recovered
Three of the secretary's children are
married, and the rest arc with their
mother at the home in Blossburg. Pa
1t Is not unlikely that she may elect
to remain there for time to avoid dis
turbing their school work by change
to strange city and system.
Miss Agnes Is extremely clever and
quaint. Her frank cordiality and sin
certify win ready response from every
one. She has accompanied her father
to washington for the sessions of Con-
gress. and has profound knowledge
OF the most complicated of the labor
problems. Though only in her carly
twenties, she has filled the responsible
position of clerk to the congressional
committee on labor. AS a token OF
appreciation Of her work for the
American Federation of Labor they re
Gently presented Miss Wilson with
beautiful gold watch.
awe Are Plain Peoples
When questioned about hor work,
she said:
do you know. am actually dis
appointed a. having to give up the kind
OF work ! have been doing to help
father. have been at his side con-
stantly and have become SO Interested
that ] feel lost over the idea Of
abandoning 1t. for of course could
not think OF keeping the position now.
What are my accomplishments
Bless you, ] haven't any. have had
too 0any real things to do to acquire
anything ornamental. we are plain