Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-06-18

With women sitting Officially for the
first time at the meeting Of the Rppub-
lican State Committee today. the Cover
Room in the. Bellevue Stratford, where
the session was held. was different from
the old days.
Bright June time hats md here and
there dashinG sports costume stood out
in marked contrast to the rows upon
rows of sombcr blue sorgcs. And be-
this remarked: The somber blue serges
bowed low before the millinery.
There was an air of the drawing
room about the Clover Room. Less
vigorous handShaking and more polite
bowling and boaming. And not one
single little tcndrl of smoke dared t.
curl its way up through the atmosphere
OF the important chamber.
Important looking members Of the
q. q. T. could be found at any moment
pacing the corridor and having brief
session with a long black cigar. All Of
this soicitude in spite Of the fnct that
Mrs. BARCLAY Warburton. chairman of
the Womrn's State Republican Com
mittee. said: ''Foolish," when she
found it out.
Consideration Nice. But Not Desired
Tell them to como in and smoke"
she insisted. The women don't mind
a bit.
Attractively dressed in back. Mrs.
WarburtOn attended the meeting with
other women prominent in Republican
circles. There was Mrs cLOnard G..
Woods recently elected vice chairman
Of the National Republican Committee.
and not related to the General: Mrs.
Clifford Pinchot. Mrs. Thomas :.
Crago, wife of Colonel Thomas s.
Crago. candidate for Congressman at
Large: Mrs. Elmer Melirk. executive
secretary of the State Women's Re-
publican Committee. and Mrs. r. Dob
son Altemus. chairman Of the WOmcn's
Republican City Con,nittrr.
Before the meeting was called the
women chattcd affably with their new
found brothers AT the back of the room.
Representative Glass and Senator Ware
and Congressman Darrow were among
those who made themselves attentive TO
the ladies.
Strain Ears to Henr Every Word
When the memorable session finally
got under way the women were all at
tention. They strained their ears nor
to miss a word. Particularly did they
lean forword when William : Rial. OF
the Committee on Rules. read the seq
tion from the book Of rules. which pro
videh for the appointment of women
representatives in each sCnatorinI dis
trict and for the appointment Of a
woman vice chairman and a woman as.
SiStant Secretnryship.
Mrs. Thomas Robins. who is now in
Europe. received the seCrctaryship. and
Mrs. Warburton the vice Craftsmanship.
Thirty three women from all parts
of the State attended the meeting.
Among Among them were Mrs. +. =. II.
McCauley. Beaver: Mrs. +. H. Hagcr-
man and Mrs. J, Il. Lille Of Towanda :;
Mrs. WOrthingtOn Scranton. Of Scran-
tom Mrs. \. f.. Connell, Lacknwanna :;
Mrs. Gordon Fctterman. Media; Mrs.
Myrtle Applebaugh. Northampton, and
Mrs. w. |. Schaffer. of Chester.
Prominent Philadelphia women pres
ent were DR.. Lucy Wilson. principal Of
the South Philadelphia High School for
Girls: Mrs. George Horace Lorimcr.
Mrs. John Wanamakcr. Sd. Miss Julia
Lewis, Countess de Santa Eulala. Mrs
John Stockton. Mrs John w. MOyer
and Miss Mary VI. Barr.
Politics In the Air
Long before the hour appointed for
the assembly upstairs tho lobby OF thr
Bellevue began tU cXude political at
mosphere. Here there was no dCarth
of smoke. 1t curlcd mp thirkly in the
old time way. but thar was because this
stamping ground was ut safe vantage
point from Peacock Alley.
Peacock alley it was that held the
first incomings of fuirf faced "hcnch
men The dHshing gowns made the
chance pasaorby pause rUriouslv. for
the conversation float ng ABOUT was not
dashing-it was not exactly feminine
it was political, it was Republican.
81 L. a
woman member, that it didn't make II
bit Of difference whethc" the man wa,
the one for the place or not. \ woman
was equally fitted for the plar" aud she
ought to have it. That's ali there va,
to it..