Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
HUMPHREY FULLER REDFIELD

childrent Such is the remark
able family record of the new
cabinet of the United States NOT even
the most rabid "anti-race-su1clde auso-
cate could find cause for company III 'n0
ratio of distribution of forty-three 'ni
dren to eight families.
Very old fashioned is this and not at all
In accordance with certain accepteo
theories about modern families, parucu-
larry when the mothers in the most OIL
these cases are women who have not oniy
been up-to-date clubwomen, but also Ior
many years disciples and earnest WORK
ers in the cause of woman suffrage
Therefore the women of the cabinet, as
mothers of splendid families. offer striK-
ing refutation of arguments against the
adantab ilitv of the clubwoman and SUI
fragist as a homemaker and mother.
Every one of them is the controlling
magnet of her home circle around which
all the family interest certers; and each
of them has found time to assist her hus-
band, as well as to be a sympathetic
companion and guide to her children.
Secretary and Mrs. Bryan have two
daughters and son. all of whom are
u
Reginald a. Owen. makes her home in
London. She has a small son and daugh-
ter. seven and eight years old. respective
ly. who. with their two little cousins, are
the joy of their grandparents. Mrs
Owens little daughter is named for her
mother. Ruth, but has been nicknamed
Kitty At present she is at school
near Brighton, England.
Kitty is very like her mother, inner
fling the same musical gifts. and. as one
of her admirers enthusiastically describes
her, kitty has the true poets soul and
she plays with the loving touch Of the
real musician"
John. aged Sc her small brother.
being the only grandson, naturally stands
very high with his grandparents with
whom he spends most of his time. Though
such a tiny little boy he has decided
ideas of his own.
Some time ago while paying a visit to
New York he was taken to see per-
Torrance of a popular musical comedy.
The pony ballet made a profound impress
sion upon the little fellow. arf just When
the interest and silence was most intense
his little voice piped out:
"Oh. aren't those little dolls cute!
Let's get one to take home to Grandpa
Bryant
His grandfather being the companion
and sharer of all his joys and treasures
was. of course. his first thought IN con.
templatine anything like new toy. 1t
is needless to add that John did not take
home doll from the chorus
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Secretary and Mrs. Bryan are devout
church members and religious training Is
paramount in the home On one occa-
sion when on shipboard. John noticed a
fellow passenger who was lame, and. hav
ing had sundry and divers LESSONS i'm
pressed upon him with regard to the evil
of Initiating unfortunates. he at once
went up to the man and said to him:
"You must not walk that way any more
because if you do the Lord might make
you walk that way all the time!
When he found on: that the man was
cripple his sympathies We're at once
aroused and for the rest of the journey
the two were Loon companions. John is
at present in a boys school in Lincoln,
Neb., under the watchful eye OF MS
Youthful aunt, Mrs. Richard Lewis Har-
greaves formerly Grace Bryan. whose
husband is in business in Lincoln Mrs.
Hargreaves manages Fairview, making
her residence there during her parents
absence. She. like her sister, is an ex-
ceptionally talented young matron.
William Jennings Bryan, jr., whose wife
is a daughter of Mr.. Alexander Berger.
formerly of Milwaukee, now the owner OF
the historical Hayfed estate near Fred
erfcksburg, Va, has two little girls.
three and q half and one and a half years
old The elder Of these toddlers, Mary
Sholes resembles her father. while her
sister. Helen Virginia. has the pig brown
eyes and dark hair of her mother. Mr.
and Mrs Bryan, jr.. are residing tenn
porarily in Arizona.
Postmaster General and Mrs. Burleson
have only recently attained the dlstinc-
ton conferred by the possession of a
small grandson. the infant son of their
eldest daughter Laura. Mrs: Richard Van
Wick Negley of San Antonio. Tex This
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named for his grandfather, Albert Sidney
Burleson Ncgley. and. according to the
very highest family authority, resembles
him to a startling degree.
Indeed his grandmother declares that
Baby Negley possesses the same pugna-
cious chin. which is a Burleson charac-
teristic feature, and has elected TO have
his hair grow down upon his forehead
after the same fashion peculiar to both
his distinguished grandsire nd Sir Wal
ter Scott.
Young Master Negiey is already listed
in the ranks of woman suffrage sup
porters. and is likewise an embryo Boy
Scout. for 10. not only the women of
his home circle suffragists. but he has for
cousins both Gen" Rosale jones.
leader of the mixers from New York to
Washington and Mrs. Richard G. Burle-
son of Fort Myer. Va. who led the suf-
frage parade at Washington March g.
No baby ever came into the world with
more liberal endowment of patriotic
ancestry for both grandmothers are CO.
lontal Danes. and members OF the Ma
tional Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton Both grandfathers likewise are of
noteworthy stock. Every one familiar
with United States history knows of the
rart PLAYED in the countrys wars by the
Burlesons, especially In the defeat OF
Santa Ana in the Mexican war. The Neg
leys like the Steiners. are an old Mary
land family whose men have been editors
ard bankers and Mr.. Richard Negley's
father owns one of the largest indepen-
dent lumber industries OF the southwest.
Mrs Burleson's family, the Steiners.
were of Swiss origin, and among the
very earliest settlers of Maryland. while
the baby's grandmother, Negley. was a
Miss Jones OF Huntington. l.. L., whose
family owned Gardeners Island. When
Mr.. Burleson first came to Congress.
about fourteen years ago. the youngest
member of the family, Sidney Adele, was