The Washington herald., 1918-03-03

casually that she ran the farm last
summer, and will next
It must run In the family. Agnes
Hart was her fathers secretary, clerk
Of his committee, and generally his
right-hand man when he was in Con-
gress. She created quite stir by vio-
lating all the traditions OF the House
when she calmly took her place on
the floor by her fathers side, when
labor legislation originating in his
Committee on Labor was under dis
cussion. 1t was quite customary for
men committee clerks to do II. but no
woman ever had. A petticoat on the
floor OF the House-help, hell-up! She
| beat Jeanette Rankin to 1t by sew
eral years. Since her father has been
| in the Cabinet, while she has been his
trusted confidant and adviser and has
often helped him out in the depart
ment, she has not held q salaried po-
sition as his secretary. From being
his right-hand man she has turned to
being her mothers right-hand woman.
Now comes word that Marie Sims
Is to 20 abroad for the Red Cross.
Marie Sims is one Of the prettiest
of the administration girls. the
elder daughter Of Representative
Thetus Sims, head. since Adamsoh
resigned to take Dudley Field Ma
lone's place as collector Of the port
of New York. of the Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Committee
of the House. which handles rail-
way legislation. She Is the blondest
Of blondes, with the corn silk hair
one reads of but rarely sees, ana
lovely delicate coloring. She has
plenty OF animation and gay wit OF
her own, Is a good dancer. and de-
cidedly one Of the bellies Of the ad-
ministration set. All of the daugh-
ters of Representative and Mrs.
Sims are especially well educated and
unusually clever girls. There isn't
a brainier woman in all Washington
than Mrs. Louis Brownlow, wife Of
Commissioner Brownlow, who was
a Miss Sims. I've heard several
men, authorities on the war. state
that there wasn't any man they
would rather discuss the war with
than with Mrs. Brownlow. She Is
' truly a fitting mate for her husband
who has real brains and ability. The
youngest girl-there are at least five
daughters-Enid. pretty and clever
like the others, is planning to
study stenography like Marie did.
so as to prepare herself for
! similar work. Marie Is to be file
clerk. Enid Is q debutante of this
season.
| Quite a few well-known society girls
also have taken government jobs"
presumably for the period Of the war,
| as one way of doing their bit. although
by no means scorning, according to
report, the salaries attaching to their
! positions. Miss Eudora Glover, eldest
daughter Of Rear Admiral Richard
son Clover, retired, has for months
been at work as a translator at the
| War College. Miss Glover belongs to
a family that has for a generation
been prominent In the most exclusive
Washington society; she came out at
about the same time as Katherine
Elkins CMrs. William Hit. jr). Juliet
Williams CMrs. Joseph Leither). and
Mathilde Townsend (Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry)
Miss Dorothy Mason, daughter OF
Rear Admiral Newton Z. Mason;
Miss Emily KutZ. daughter of Col.
Charles e. Kutz; Miss Frances Hoar.
daughter OF the late Rockwell Hoar,
and granddaughter Of the late Sena-
tor Hoar, of Massachusetts,, are
others who have Joined Uncle Sans
clerical forces in the last few months
And Just the other day Mrs. Bernard
E. Baruch had a rather belated debut
reception for her daughter. Miss Belle
Baruch. 1t developed that the reason
that Washington had not made Miss
Baruch's acquaintance earlier (she
cember) was that she was taking a
course In radio telegraphy In New
York, with q view to being more use
full to Uncle Sam should the war be
prolonged. She is the typical patriotic
wartime debutante, and did not wish
to interrupt her studies. So she has
scarcely been in Washington at all,
though her parents have been here
practically all winter. She expects to
come down definitely in April when
p" her radio course Is complete, and en-
Joy the spring season in Washington.
So her mother arranged in anticipa-
ton of this to introduce her to her
friends here during Q brief visit last
week.
There are also two Of Mrs. Daniels
sisters, the Misses Bagley, in gov
ernment positions, one in the navy
and one In the Agricultural Depart
ment. But they both received their
appointments long ago, under Repub-
lican Presidents, though Miss Ethel
Bagley did get herself transferred
from war to navy when her brother
in-law became Secretary Of the Navy.
She has not. however, claimed, or
apparently received. any special con-
slderation because of the connection.
Mrs. Daniels, by the way. has been
suffering from a perfectly dreadful at
tack Of bronchitis for the last two
weeks. She 10 slowly recovering, but
last week sh4 simply had to cancel
all engagements and stay in the house.
This week ste has been very pIucky
about at least helping those connected
in any way with war work, or any
movement In which she was interested
-as honor guest. for instance, at a
National Suffrage Association recep-
ton (Which she was obliged to cancel
last week., and presiding over a mass
meeting Friday afternoon, to organize
a naval Red Cross auxiliary in WASH
ington-but has not been able to make
the addresses promised at them.
Really when / had q little talk with
her early In the week, 1t was hard
to believe her assertion that she was
Tots better" than she had been. ~
She was not able to attend the an
nual reception Of the Y. w. c. A. last
week. where she was scheduled to
receive. along with Mrs. Lansing, Mrs.
! Mapshall, and other officers of the or
ga4izationA Mrs. Marshall s hon