Evening star., 1922-06-11
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Political Life
The Hardings Enjoy Watching "Newsies" Become
Famous-Minister Stepanek and Sister Fine
observation-disclosures Stirs interest,"

| MAJ. Ora NJ. Baldinger was made per-
| sonal military aide to the chief ex-
| ecutiVe, for the major was of that
group of "newsies" whom Mrs Hard
| Ing trained with such special care
and many of whom proved tower of
| strength to Z, the Marion Star in it's
/ formative days. Mrs. Harding was
| circulation manager of her husband s
\ paper, and some of the means she
| employed to obtain efficiency from
| her carriers were strenuous and en-
| tirely out of fashion these days as
| much so in newspaper offices as in
| the schoolroom. She often says that
| some of the most loyal friends which
! the President and she possess are
these same 'newsies" grown to man
| hood who have made good. AS a lad
OF ten, the soldierly aide was pro-
! NOTED to the inside office and served
! the editor of the Marion Star as conf
! pacities. When Mr.. Harding entered
| politics he took young BaldinGsr to
! Columbus and later he was appointed
a page in the Ohio senate. Fron. this
position he took course at the Vir-
. ginia Military Institute and even
tually entered the Army. receiving his
; commission in 1912. Maj. Baldinger
| was an instructor in aviation when
he became an aide in the White
| House.
| The minister of Czechoslovakia and
! his sister Miss Stepanekovna, have
| been among the active social forces
| in the diplomatic corps, and yet they
! have a variety of other achievements
! to their credit. Miss Stepanekovna.
who sailed for home with the minis
| ter the other day, has a long lecture
! tour before her and Will attend to
| the publishing of some ballads which
she composed during the winter. She
| and the minister are both practical
musicians and compose as well as
! render the spirited music of their
country vocally and on several instru-
| mentS. The minister has also been
! busy studying various American busi-
| ness courses in banking, in account
! ing, in economics and industrial
methods and whenever he.could spare
| d day or two has visited the vast
note the working out of various
! theories He has been sending large
| consignments of Juvenile books to
| the. grade schools of Prague and
| other Bohemian cities.
| If Lord Wodehouse, the polo en-
! thusiast. visits this country in re-
! sponse to the many invitations he
| entertained in England, he will be
| minus the halo which formerly
/, adorned him as a bachelor of high
| courage and mighty achievements
on the polo field He was mar
! ried last week to Lady Frances Mar
at the well known country seat, kim
| berly House. which was thus renamed
! from Boston House after the South
| African war. Lady Wodehouse is the
; the familiar name of Lord Boston.
| The romance may interfere with
| Lord Warehouses; appearance on the
| field at Meadow Brook Club. where
he and some brother poloists had
agreed. purely for sport, to play
| against the invincibles of that green.
| The others are Lord Rocksavage. the
! Duke of Penaranda Ga Portuguese
noble resident in EnglandD. Lord
| Tweedmouth and Mr.. Walter Buck
the great four of the English team
| has always acted in most friendly
! spirit to the American contestants
| and If his marriage prevents his com
| ing it will be deeply regretted: Lord
| Wodehouse is related to the scholarly
| line of Arnolds, as we'll as TO a family
| known for three generations for its
! generous support of sporting inter-
| ests.
Many Washngtonians are keenly
| interested in the romance of Mr..
! Albert Lincoln Hoffman and Miss
| Miriam Hartman. who has frequently
visited relatives in this city. Mr..
|
Sullivan. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| James Francis Sullivan of Radnor,
near Philadelphia, and they passed
| the early days of their married life
! in this city in a whirl of Gayety de-
! vised by many friends. Mrs. Hoffman
! died a year after their marriage. leav-
| ing an infant son. Miss Hartman
is the only daughter of Mr.. Joseph
! Wright Hartman, president of the
Hartman National Bank. and Mrs.
IL,
Barney. with many relatives in this
city. Miss Hartman is the grand
daughter of John Nelson Hartman
and grandniece Of E. H. Hartman.
She is likewise niece of Mrs. Will
liam K. Vanderbilt, ST., and Of Oliver
brilliant record during the war and
WAS decorated by France and Eng
land as we'll IS by his own govern
! ment. He has a delightful summer
home at Piping Rock, whittier he will
take his bride, after their marriage
late in June at Avondale, in the
Brookville section Of Long Island.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Burial Hoffman of New York city
and of Southampton.
Women in all varieties of organ
| lied societies are buckling on their
armor to do battle for Lady Rhondda
anu ~ attempt eng lHe mouse OF
! lords to reconsider the refusal to per-
| init her to occupy her fathers seat
But if Lady Rhondda is given this
! privilege twenty eight other daugh-
ters of peers are ready to claim a
place. and it is the future rather than
the present which appalis the mem
bers Of the lords. American feminis-
tic leaders have already expressed
sympathy for Lady Rhondda and
advised her to stand for some bor-
ough in the common, and, getting
there. to amend the laws Of the peers
SO that such a happening as hers
will not be recorded again. Others
advise amending the law outright
through appeal to the voters. Amer
lean women. 1t is pointed out to the
British peeress, can fill any elective
Office If they get a sufficient number
Of votes, and already two are making
a vigorous campaign for the Senate,
with dozens trying for the lower
house Of Congress. Lady Rhondda
has proven a remarkably able admin
istrator of her fathers vast mining
properties. She has studied law and
has rendered advice both to miners
and managers which has been of In
estimable value. She would seem to
be the ideal member for the lords,
and no doubt she will be so in no
distant day. Mightier edifices than
the house of lords have opened at the
persistent knocking of women at
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