Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-12-24
WIFE OF GOV. ELECT
FACES DUTIES CALMLY
Mrs. Emerson c. Harrington Ready
to Assume Duties As First
Lady Of Maryland.
EXECUTIVE MANSION PLEASES.
Essentially a Home Body" She is
Glad of Coming Change for Her
Husbands Sake.


Some are born great, some achieve
greatness and some have greatness
thrust upon them To this last class
belongs Mrs. Mary Gertrude Harring-
ton, wife Of the man who has achieved
the greatness Of becoming the Govern
or OF a great State.
Wholly industrious Of leadership and
wanting least of anything in life TO
be caught in its limelight. she finds
herself on the brink OF becoming the
first lady OF Maryland But Mrs Har-
rington. although distinctly a home
body" is by no means clinging vine
II leadership and the glare OF the
limelight are the prices that she must
pay for the success OF her husband
and they are-she is prepared to pay
the price and pay it smilingly too.
That is to be the last Christmas
that their little family circle viii
spend at this home for four years is
giving it an inevitable tinge of sad
ness. but Mrs. Harrington refuses TO
dwell on what she is giving up and
brings ali her thoughts to bear on the
Executive Mansion.
at is really very. beautiful and far
more luxurious and comfortable. of
course, than our Cambridge home, 4"
she said 1T is in beautiful order,
too. and ! am very fortunate, indeed,
TO take possession after such an ex-
cellent household manager as Mrs
Goldsborough. Mrs. Goldsborough.
understand, was not half so lucky She
went to the Mansion after it had been
occupied by a bachelor for four years.
and I reckon it was some time. and
surely cost considerable effort, before
it reached its present lovely aspect"
Mrs Harrington and the small baby
of the family, four-year-old Billy"
visited the Executive Mansion last
week in order to make certain arrange
ments concerning their coming and to
find out certain things that would be
needed They found the house beau
tifully satisfactory And not a big
stiff and formal looking, as had fear
ed" said Mrs. Harrington The only
thing that aroused the slightest regret
in her mind was the fact that the bill
lard room is directly next to what Will
be her sleeping apartments. She
laughed when she told of it,
when l discovered this possible in
reference with a good nights rest
remarked, I can't say that this APP
peals to me- But Billy, who had been
the most excited little soul throughout
the visit, could see nothing to mar the
perfect bliss in all the arrangements.
Gee, everything appeals to me.he fairly
shouted And it's true Everything
in life appeals to Billy, and he gets a
load of fun out of existence in conse-
quence."
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington's other
children are Emerson c., Jr., aged 81
years, and Mary, age 10. Emerson
Jr.. is now reading law, and his mother
is fondly hoping that he viii follow
in the footsteps of his father Mary is
is going to high school in Cambridge
and when they move to Annapolis will
attend the high school here.
Mrs. Harrington, although she, like
all mothers. hates to see her children
grow up. yet wishes Mary old enough
to help her in the many social duties
that will fall to her to perform in the
coming year
My fayorite recreation is cards and
| am hoping that | will have an OPP
portunity to play in Annapolis. OF
course, all of our entertainments will
not be of the most formal kind, and 7
expect TO have teas and number of
less formal afternoon affairs
When it comes to suffrage, Mrs,
Harrington is what she calls neutral
"Of course, | realize that woman suf
frage is inevitable It is coming just
as soon as women in large enough
numbers demand it" said Mrs Har-
rington. Personally, l can see no
particular urgency in the matter and
am more or less Indifferent as to how
soon it does come
Il love to unrse those that are dear
to me-" she explained. My only re-
greet in leaving Cambridge is that
must leave my parents, who are in
failing health"
Here Mr.. Harrington came in and
interrupted the interview
How are you getting along" asked
he amusedly, evidently having keen
knowledge of the actual pain which
Mrs. Harrington was expecting to un-
dergo in giving a newspaper inter
view. Its not so bad, is it?' he
smiled.
NO. we are getting along beauti-
fully" said Mrs Harrington, but she
smiled a very cordial welcome to her
husband.
you see, we're both from Dorches-
ter" said Mr. Harrington. "and both
were born on farms. But my wife
beat me on the beauty of the names of
our respective birth places. She was
born at Golden Hill while was born
at Tobacco Stick
Hush, don't say you were born at
that place. said Mrs. Harrington
Then she explained TO her interviewer.
It's known as Madison, now
Charlie Chaplin in his latest two-