The New York herald., 1921-02-20

igupe socially during the little time
that remains TO them.
IL is said that the Ladies of the Senate,
which Mrs. Marshall organized and
over which she has presided for the last
three or four years. are planning to
present 10 Mrs. Marshall a silver service
before she finally gets away from them,
q token OF the affection and esteem
which she has won from every one of
tlsem-ninety -odd-regardess OF politics
or geography.
Y might not have occurred TO you,
but the Hardings are not the only ones
who are going 70 be inaugurated. Both
the La dies of the Senate-an orGaniza-
ton limited strictly to the women OF
the Senatorial households-and the Con-
gressiosnal CLUB have recently been hav-
ing ELECTIONS. and as soon as II is con-
venient after the 4th of March will
duly ina ugurate theh new officers. The
Ladies Of the Senate do not choose their
own president-they let the country do
that for them. For the wife of the Vice
PreSidera is eX officio the head of their
organization. But they have four vice.
presidents whom they picked out at their
recent election, and the usual secretaries
and treasurer. They organized, you
know, during the war under Mrs. Mar
shau's leadership, for war work. and
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| of their record. Their work room was
| the busiest place in town, and the wom-
en- were wonderfully faithful and regu-
| lar in their attendance. After the war
| they decided thai their organization had
been such a pleasant way of getting to-
gether that they wanted to continue IT,,
and they have been meeting on Tues
days. bringing their knittin', working to-
gether and lunching together. with six
| OF them, selected in alpha betical ordei,
as hostesses each week and providing
| the luncheon for the crowd. l believe
they have the walters of the Senate
J restaurant TO set their tables for them
! and TO clear away afterward but they
l wait on themselves and have the jolliest
Informal luncheons imaginable.
Holds Election Every Two Years.
The Congressional Club, on the other
/ hand, being made up of wives and
! daughters of both houses of Congress.
holds its elections every two years, and
has made rather custom of choosing
its president, which is about the only
office that seems to count alternately
from the House and from the Senate.
Thus Mrs Ward. wife of a Representa-
tive from New York. succeeded two years
ago TO Mrs. Pomerene wife of a Sena-
tor from Ohio, and will be succeeded by
Mrs. Lenroot, wife of a Senator from
wisconsin. The club was organized ten
or a dozen years ago. and although 1t
was a bit slow IN making itself felt in
Washington has been steadily gaining
in prestige and influence. Mrs. Ward.
the retiring president, is a woman OF
| considerable social experience and has
made its half dozen big functions dur
ing the season distinctly worth while,
and more and more they have brought
X out those members of official society
who are not merely official--but society.
Also there is a constant rapid fire of
| smaller PARTIES, some given by the club
and some by individual members. They
have delightfully."- pretty clubhouse at
New Hampshire avenue and Sixteenth
street. built by the club on a piece OF
la nd given 1t for the purpose by Mrs.
John 3. Henderson.
However. TO get back to people. Mrs.
wilson now isn't trying to do even the
most informal entertaining. She Is put
ting in much of her spare time up at
2340 S. street. getting her new home
ready. and placing the several big van
loads of President Wilson's furniture.
which have come from New Jersey. as
we'll as their personal belongings which
have been gradually transferred from
the White House.
Miss Margaret Wilson has been down
this week, for the firsx time since the
Christmas holidays, and has superintend-