The Washington times., 1922-01-29
wife Of Senator
Welcome Addition
TosSocicty Here.
Mrs. George Wharton
Pepper Leader in
&Aa Church Work. - ~

MRs. GEORGE WHARTON PEP
PER. wits of the newly ap-
polluted ,Senator from Pepnsylvanis,
strikes me a. very much Mrs. Her
bert Hoovef's sort-7a woman Of so
cial grace. and likely to be much in
demsnd IN official society, but rather
more interested in the serious prob
lens, OF the day than in, pink teas
and Kaleidoscope functions. 90. -
, True. she and Senator Pepper
have dined out more frequently than
at their hotel since they came to
wsshinEton., But that IL partly be-
cause Washington, he's the habit of
Aeipgjng newcomers whom Il desires
to welcome with. invitations the mo-
ment they make their appearance
on the official. horizon. And the
Peppefs come ipto public life with
such splendid record Of accom-
plishment in private life. and are 80
wen known. not only in. Philadel.
phia. but throushout the country
both OF them--as public-splritsd citi-
zsns, ready to give their time and
thought and labor 10 any movement
which seems to them to be moving
in the. right direction. 49,. -.
Everybody knows that Mr.. Pepper
is q splendid man-but everybody
Doesn't quits realize what a wonder.
full wife he has. Ar.-or rather Sem
ator-Pepper ID about as many
sided as Herbert Hoover. even
though circumstances have not
turned the International calcium SO
strongly; on him: and Mrs. Pepper
ID. like, Mrs. Hoover. ready to be in
terested-and capable Of being in
diligently i9terestsd-in all of his
many interests.
DOTH Senator and Mrs. Pepper
have chosen to do much of
their work for the general good
through the various established
agencies Of the, Protestant, Episco-
pal Church, of which they are both
devout and devoted members. Mrs.
Pepper Is really a leading figure
In Episcopal Church work in Phila-
delphia--she is chairman Of the
Church Service League for Wom-
en-. which includes sixteen other
organisations and their branches.
I don't know Of her having As
yet affiliated with any Of the
Washington churches - she and
Senator Pepper have been spend
ing their week ends In Philadelphia
during the few weeks that have
elapsed since his appointment to the
scat OF the late Senator Penrose-in-
deed they have not as yet made any
special move toward acquiring a
Warrington home, but have been
living quietly at the Powhatan.
But when they establish themselves
in Warrington home and attach
themselves to a Washington church.
the church and the neishborhood
Will be good subjects for congratu-
lation.
Mrs. Pepper Is as democratic and
straightforward as they grow. She
Is friendly and sympathetic to q
degree and she hasn't an affectation
or a single bit Of snobbery concealed
anywhere. about her person. WASH
ington already likes her q whole lot,
SO much 30 that she and her husband
were knee-deep in engagements al
most as soon as they reached Wash
ington, and any one who wants to
see her L. likely to have to try, try
again. unless they have taken the
= precaution of making an appoint
rnent with the wife Of the newest
Senator from Pennsylvania. More
over. they don't seem to be being
sobbled UP by any one Of the many
circles that make up Washington
society. 49,.
I have known Of their being at
the William Marshall Bullitts' din
her IN honor OF Cniet JUSTICE ana
Mrs. William Howard Taft, at Secre-
tary MELONS dinner for the Vice
President and Mrs. Coolidge on Tues
day. night and the Weeks dinner for
tho President, and Mrs: Harding on
Wednesday--the judiciary reception
at. the, White House on, Thursday.
and the Pennsylvania society's big
reception ,in honor OF Gov. and Mrs.
sproul. last night. And. shouldn't
wonder II they'd gone home to
Philadelphia to get, bit rested vp
over Sunday. az they did last week
and II they have it's q perfectly
safe bet there are, all sorts of
parties planned for them there
and they'll come back just a. tired
a. they went away. , "a 49,.