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But Intelligent voters the country
does need, and women as rule have
more time to study than have the
men, and they could become as pow
erful as they hope il they would take
this up as a task. Mrs. Davis was
born in Chicago and into a democratic
family. but she believes in community
of spirit and of interests, and she
now is a fervent member of the G.
o. P.
Commodore l.. L. O. Ch;rito Brit
fsh air attache in Washington. who
left recently for San Franc SEQ to join
the Prince of Wales en- route to Aus
tralia by way of Panama. has been for
the past year an interesting figure in
Washington. More than that, he came
10 Washington with a very genuine
liking for the city as the birthplace
of his mother. Mrs. Oswald Charlton.
whose home. since her marriage, has
been in the old country seat of the
Charltons in the Champion Hills.
Commodore Charlton's mother is the
only daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Archibald Campbell of Washington.
and at the time of her marriage oc-
cupied one of the large old fashioned
houses on the north side of H between
18th and 18th streets. which is now an
apartment house. The marriage was
celebrated in Epiphany Church and.
with her husband. the unusually beau
tiful young bride almost Immediately
left the city for her future home in
Scotland and has never been back
here for even the briefest visit, al
though her parents frequently visited
her at the Charlton estate.
Commodore Charlton on first COM
ing to Washington made his home
with Mrs Charles Campbell. widow of
his mothers only brother.
30 many of THE aspirants for the
presidential nomination in both po-
Iiticai parties--or rather in all the
political parties reside in Washing
ton that the post Easter amenities
take on piouant air. No less than
hve prominent candidates are serving
IN the Senate. and though no mem
Der of the upper house has been Sc
lected to be standard bearer on either
side since Benjamin Harrison never
theless hopes run high. In fact. the
legislative branch of the government
has been lin the wilderness since
William j. Mckinley received the su-
freme nonors. Three senatorial wom-
en- tYpify the social hopes of the G. o.
y and its variants as to the possi-
bilities of the White House-Mrs
Harding. Mrs. Hiram Johnson and
Mrs Miles Poindexter Their hus-
bands have their cult in Washington.
and they are eye-filling figures in the
spring season. Mrs. Johnson is the
least known, but in case OF possible
happenings that difficulty will be
easily surmounted. The other two
are popular in wide circle and have
been affiliated with official life for
several years. Mrs. Oscar Underwood
OF Alabama and Mrs. Robert Latham
Owen of Oklahoma occupy a con-
epicuous place in their own set and
are the center of attention. Both
have been in the legislative social set
for many years and are influential
figures. Mrs. Underwood's position
was conspicuous when her husband
was a powerful leader in the House
She is native of the prosperous iron
city of the south. birmingham. and
was before her marriage 70 Senator
Underwood Miss Bertha Woodward.
Mrs. owen has been in Washington
for twelve years Sire is native of
Missouri. and was Miss Daisy Hester
daughter of Capt. George Hester
Mrs. Mitchell Palmer. wife of the At
torney General, is another figure on
which much attention is centered.
She Is well known in Washington. and
1,olds court Of herSown independ-
emily of her station as cabinet host
Css. Mrs. Leonard Wood was a
Washington woman before marriage.
w
Mrs. Herbert Hoover is visitor on
occasion. and is well known to many
already established in official life. 1t
IS laggard hostess who cannot
gather two or three wives of promi-
1ent presidential candidates for her
dinners and luncheons.
Recent news from London shows
that capital even more dance crazed
if that were possible. than the Amer
ican capital, and with more pro-
nounced tendency to pageant balls
as the season proper progresses. Won
derful electric effects have been OBJ
tanned at these tableaus. some of the
participants having wired headdresses
and tiny rows of bulbs about their
skirts. Quite the most impressive
pageant ball was that given at Covent
Garden for the benefit of the home for
convalescent soldiers at Greenwich.
held first on Shrove Tuesday and re-
peated in every feature on Easter
Monday in the same place. 1t was
revel OF Pan and all the mellow old
gods of the woods with their attend
ant sprites and nymphs, and SO clev-
erIy were ancient forest scenes re-
produced that the opening tableaus
were pronounced by art critics as