The Detroit times., 1914-03-27
,ulelIES SOCIAL
J DIVISIONS Of
THE CAPITAL
Waahingtoa Matron -Reconciles
Official and Smart" Sets \
Successfully
MILITANT DRAWING
ROOM Is HER REWARD
Gengrsssmen and Society Folk
Mingle At Her Dinner
Parties

Pstsr 0oslst Gerry has united Wash
tnGton's social factions. the ofacial
smart sst. and from both has evolved
tos herself the most brilliant drawing
room, 1t the capital.
Mrs. Gerry 10 the youngest mAtron
IN thv congressional set. She - the
wife Of Representative Peter 0oeNt
Gerry. OF Rhode Island. who ~ aaeo
Lclatmsd BY the ultra smart set "
New York.
A. : leader In the smart social
world. Mathilde Scott Townsend:
hslress to more than el6O0O.OOO, neso
undisputed sway. but not since net
|sxrandfathsr. the Pennsylvania multi
lnilIicnaire, was representative M
Congress from Erie. Pa. has the nm-
lily taken the slightest interest 10 ON
ciar LIE. When her husband men
toned this ambition 10 represent hn
district IN Warrington she went neaH
ana soul into politics.
Now IL u Mrs. ~Gerry's verdict tnat
Il you want to know the really inter.
astinr folk OF the capital cultivate the
conversational Get. With this IN VIEW
whom Representative and Mrs. Gerry
strrted n on . series OF dinner par.
ties this seaSon In their own home
they invited, along with the French
Amba sendcr and Nine. Jusserand,
cabinet members, representatives ana
their wives and some folk from the
NAG rich set. Several dinner parties
&kAyo been given since then, ana q
each Mr.. Gerry's colleagues IN CON.
$500 have made up the greater part
of the list.
Mrs. Oerry's Tuesdays AT Homes"
aye the most interesting and the DAB
rest events In washington. ConsEes'
sinnaI women are there In abundance
sfsndinx side BY side With the ricn
,colury Of widows. former diplomas
ana others who have come to i've ~
tho capital. Mrs. Gerry has MADE tne
MOAB urgent calls demanded OF neI
hus hand's position just - nas tne
vISe 81 the most obscure representa-
i've ~ 4 remote district. She likes
her husbands colleagues and she hAes
>his constituents.
lsrrhe line between the Omcial ana
IN rnofi,cial world Of Washington -
,,nt IN imaginavy one. II has always
sLcen practically q dead. line" DC.
seen the two. save for the instances
~hsrs the rich men like Senator Hen
- A. pout. Senator Elihu Root Sen
800 rrancis Newlands, SENATOR
AMANDA zee. Senator Appltt. Senator
y. odge or Senator Warren M cno0 go
by the people to represent uyu. 49,
still claimed by the foik OF i. ~. ~.
Mrs. Gerry has obliterated tnz. AZ
Her social activities are the woru ~
OF the capital. She taxes ncr 49,
banl up to the capitol eacn moFnMs
Ana goes up for him when the -
slon Is over. She Sis ~ tne
hrrs' gallery during the most anima.
"a debatee and when ner nuso-nu
made his maiden speech sne 49, -
fectly enraptured with the si!u..v1
Mrs. Gerry reads. thinks sn0 49,
noi,.ics: every measure OF inteSs -
her husband 10 OF interest 70 net
Wheu she does not understand : suu
iect she takes particular PAINS -
learn ocrtrv
! c1uh in Virginia where they ootn ~
ssstring OF horses and nom tnas 49,
,,srt hsr fate was sealed. Nj. 0erly
sSs,cv "a her to Warrington ana PIP.
.,rsed ana vas accepted while tney
49, ont riding. Any morning wlil
:,nd the young politician and Ms W.
- IA, Il sprightly speed over tne
yrashin Ton bride paths or drlvlns
thelr fast roadsters about the rOso'
mac sp>sdway 80 =. ~.
ptchsrd II. Townsend and foNowee
~ Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. ho0eIs
Sfrrormick. Mira. Robert PetteISOns
Madame Hauge. the Edward 49,
Sscfesns and host Of others. ars
,ncx crossing over into the omcaa'
~ for their guests. and MT. Inom.
r. walsh has almc Ss ~ n ~. - ~
~sc".nreside dent, the wife OF the secre.
tsry 81 war and Others Of the on'c'al
world. - $3.50
nce shy OF Mrs. Derry are cnermso
With her.