The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-11
5ociety Serious SdePace Set Women of ous

war veterans. She has been a WORKING:
journalist since sho was a girl or seven.
teen. and throughout the greater part
OF her husbands public career she has
contributed a daily letter to an Ohio
newspaper When he first came tn
Congress she acted as correspondent
Tor several papers. and during an in
tcrNal when he remained at home hold
Ing Office in Ohio. she was for six
years in charge OF the Toledo journal.
For over u decade she edited tito wo.
mans department OF tho National Trl.
bune. During these busy years she
also found time to organize the Wo.
mans Relief Corps and serve as ita
national president. as we'll as to or
ganize the National Home for Army
/, Nurses
Being gifted linguist. oonversant
with both French and German, she has
published number OF translations. IN
Gliding those OF the works of Heine,
Goethe aud Bodenstedd. She has to
neT credit six books. including two
i volumes or poems and songs.
4 Woman Lawyers Of Congress Set.
! There are two woman lawyers and
one woman law student In the con
greessional set. one of these is tho
wife of Senator Gore. Of Oklahoma.
which legislator is totally blind as a
result r,s, OF nd two tragic accidents Occur
I ne married Miss Nina Key. Of ihas
state, who studied law the better to
assist him in his work. Thus Mrs.
Gore Is not only her husbands ewes.
I out IS an auxiliary lobe of his brain
course in law At the George Wash
l'nEton University was commenced this
autumn by Mrs Bird S. Mcclure. tho
pretty wife OF one OF the Representa-
tives from oklahoma She is pursuinr.
her studies not SO much with tho idea
OF helping her husband as, for the nur-
questions Of the day.
But II was with the idea of aiding
ner husband while he was struggling
lette. wife of the Senator from Wiscon-
sin. took full course In law at the
Wisconsin Law school. which awarded
ner a Diploma, IN 1885. She was the
nrst woman graduate OF the institu-
/ ton.
She Is ono Of the busiest women now
Tn official life--not with law practice.
!, however. but with journalistic and SUI
fras.e work. She has charge of a wo-
mans department in weekly maya
zine. and is very active member of
the Congressional Union, u group OF
women lately organized to work for
tuition. allowing women throughout
the country To vote for President Vice
President and Representatives in Con-
gress
Suffrage. EuEcnics and Literature.
! Other jealous woman suffragists of
this group are Mrs. Philander p. CIax-
ton, wife of the United States Com
missioner OF Education: Mrs Charles
T.. Townsend. wife OF the Senator from
! Michigan, and Mrs. Richmond p Hob
son, wife OF the Santiago hero. now Il
\ Representative from Alabama. The
wives or Senator Clapp, OF Minnesota;
Senator sherman. OF illinois. and Sen
ator owen. OF oklahoma, are also in
Guided among the jealous woman suf-
! fragists OF oiiicialdom.
\ This zeal for serious work Is getting
It's nold upon Washington society's
wealthiest women. Thus Mrs. John
Hays Hammond. wife Of the mining
king. our former ambassador to King
Georges coronation. Is making speeches
in favor OF eugenics; Mrs. Iarz Ander-
son, the very opulent wife of our for
mer Ambassador to Japan. liz spending
her spare moments writing books. and
these other ladies. dwells in one of the
nalatia homes of tho Dupont Circle is
| directing the affairs of the American
NATIONAL Red Cross. No man in public
life, is buster than Miss Boardman.
Daily she sits at her desk in the War.
invitations that she may direct the
work OF organizing her large corps OF
nurses. her open-air camps for tubercu-
losis victims. her first aid'' work in
All parts of the land, and the sale of
the millions of Red Cross stamps which
we lately attached to our Christmas
packages. In recognition OF her inter-
national efforts toward the succor OF
the suffering in times of great catas-
trophe, she has been decorated by the
Kings OF Sweden and Italy. the latter
comforting upon her the golden crown"
of Italy.
Copyright, 1914, by John Elfreth Wat
kinsl