The Washington times., 1917-04-16
Hobbies of Candidates
For d. 4. r. Presidency
Aspirants for Leadership of Largest Patriotic
Body of Women in United States Have
Varied Avocations.

ton, s. c., and made that city her
! home until some years ago.
She is an ardent suffragist. and
perhaps Mrs. Lewis moved from
South Carolina and went out into the
Golden West to meet the vote which
was coming East to the women Of the
South. She is one Of those women in
possession Of the richest traditions OF
an old Southern family, yet who has
made = departure from many Of the
old theories. and has identified her
self with the work Of the woman Of
today.
For some time Mrs. Lewis lived In
Washington, and there she voted.
And then she moved to Illinois, from
which State comes the Senator-and
again she voted. And 80. Mrs. Lewis
is one Of the few In Washington who
| can lay claim to the boast OF Wash
ington rnen-thAt T can vote when
Pm back home"
Mrs. Lewis doesn't like to discuss
her candidateahip for the national
presidency OF the d. A. r. But there
Is one thing which made Mrs. Lewis
make several emphatic statements
concerning It
This was the report which arose
from some unknown origin, to the
effect that Mrs, Lewis was going to
withdraw from the race. It was met
by the most smphatic denisls from
the wife OF the Senator. who stated
that she was most certainly In the
race, and would be until the race
was over.
Mrs. Lewis is well known here In
Washington, where she Il q friend
Of suffrage as well a. q prominent
figure In Washington society. She
makes her home at the shorehsm
during the sessions Of Congress, and
when her husband 10 not needed IN
the Capitol abe lives In Illinois,
where she 10 prominently connected
with the work Of the d. A. r. and
several civic enterprises. Mrs. Lewis
friends say she 10 In the way Of re-
ceiving votes from the South a. well
as from the West
Mr.. George @. Sauires.
Mrs. souires likes to hsh, and be-
fore the death OF her husband, George
c. SQuirss, a prominent lawyer Of
Minnesota, ten years ago, she used
to 20 on many angling trips. Since
then she has been on two, and she
likes to talk Of them. The fourth
candidate for the national presidency
Of the d. A R, admitted it-she loves
cooking, and likes to keep house.
, The frst impression Of the Mime
sofa candidate registers q command
ing presence, q particularly engaging
smile. and a gracious manner. At the
second glance comes an effect of de-
nnite, clean-cut efficiency, with its
attendant suggestion Of executive
force. She, also, is white haired, and
wears glasses-
Perhaps Mrs. squires gained her
executive ability through experience.
for throughout her residence in st.
Paul she has been called upon many
times, she says, to head community
Undertakings. She recalls with
smile her nrst venture in orKanixa. |
tion-that OF a regular choir In what |
was then q struggling little Episcopal |
Church, but what is now one of the |
leading churches in the Northwest, |
or this choir Mrs. Squires has made |
one famed throughout the city OF ST. |
raul as well as the surrounding coun- |
try.
She also has headed other local
enterprises OF q patriotic, civic, and |
philanthropic nature. She was one Of
the organizers Of the first Arts Club
In the Northwest, which originated in
81 Paul, and grew from q small mem |
oership to q club OF many Thousands.
MRS. SQuires ID one OF I'VE dauKh-
ters or Ar. and Mrs. Henry. N.
5mythe, who came from Albany in the
early days when the great Northweat
wa. one unexplored region.
sne was born In San Antonio, Tex.
put when q small child, came to 81.
;.a aS where she lived since. Her
father was the first American who
ever look merchandise into Mexico
spirit which must have urEed him to
the journey has descended to Mra
sduires-for this is the first time she
nas ever csmpalgned for the presi-
dency OF the d. A r.
Mrs. SQuires Is q strong belieyer in
universal military training which
would be eItizens' army. under.
.tanding what discipline and obe-
1ience mean. And this comes right
home, too, for Mrs. Squires has sons
of her own.
Mrs. Squires states that although
here are Disadvantages, there are
advantages as well in her being A
.andidate for the presidency of the
D. A R.
But there IL an advantage in nv
situation, too. she said. 'T have never
been associated with any of the fac
.ionlsts In the society, and am,
therefore,, starting with q clean slate
before me.
Had been through other cam
'elgps l could not look matters so
in the face, nor take such an
inpre1udiced view OF conditions.
AND, above all, I want to keep
way from the petty, wretched, poll
ical methods which we, as a society,
mite In condemning when men prac-
ice them"
Such are the four candidates.