The New York herald., 1922-07-09

latter was leaving the Whlte House
After he was retired from the Senate
he Travelled in Europe. and If memory
serves. he married his wife in Berlin
She was Miss Margaret Eddy. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Eddy, OF Chi
cago, and was visiting her brother. Spen-
Ger Eddy at that time attached to the
American embassy there.
Mrs. Eddy is favorite niece OF Mrs
Marshall Fields and a not infrequent
visitor at the Field residence here In
Washington. So that Mrs. Albert Beve-
ridge arriving in Washington as a new
senatorial--and the niece of Mrs Mar
shall Field-vili be received with open
arms and conducted at once into the
holy of holies of Washington's most ex-
elusive society The Beveridges have a
summer home, at Pride's Crossing. and
Mrs. Field generally spends a good part
of the summer there with them--in fact
| shouldn't wonder II she was there now.
OF course there Is large contingent OF
Washington's most exclusive official So
ciety that spends its summer In that
general ighborhood-Pride's Crossing,
Beverly Farms. Manchester-and In
these days of motors hey are all near
neighbors visiting back and forth and
forming practically one summer commu-
nifty under a dozen different names. Sc
that Mrs. Beveridge will come to Wash
ington already very well known to a
number of very desirable people.
Another campaign that is being
watched with interest is Senator Ere
linghuysen's. for reelection. 1t is some
thing of a shock to Washington to
realize that there can be any doubt
about it, Mrs. F'relinShuysen is one
of the most attractive of the Senatorial
hostesses, and their eldest daughter.
little Miss Victoria. who is listed as
one of next winters possible debutantes.
is really a little beauty. But they do
say that Governor Edwards. whom the
democrats would like to send in FIRE.
linghuysen's place. Is going to he
very strong candidate. So when Sena-
tor Frelinghuysen went home last week
Ito nurse his wife's broken ankle Uhere
was an accident on the tennis court
at their country home at Raritan)--and
his own campaign--he certainly took
with him ths good wishes Of Washing
ton society.
One of the Presidents Crsnies.
However. Frelinghuysen Is so gener-
ally recognized as one of the Presi-
dents particular cronies that there Is
feeling that however the election
goes there will be no immediate neces.
sity OF saying good bye to Senator and
Mrs. Frelinghuysen. AS for Governor
Edwards-well. New Jersey sent Its
last Governor to Washington, when II
had finished with him at Trenton
and certainly Senator Edge has beer
useful and popular member both ol
the Senate and of society. SO If II
should happen that Edwards does
"wrest the toga" from Frelnghuyser
and drape 1t about his manly form
Washington still hopes for the best.
So far as Pennsylvania Is concerned
it is sending two new Senator'S, OF
rather one brand new one. and one
almost new one. And there Is every
reason to believe that both of them
will be social as well as political assets
Senator Pepper has been here for the
last six months. and Washington has
had a chance to get acquainted with
him and Mrs. Pepper. and with Their
daughter. Mrs. Newbold. And it is
eager to better the acquaintance. II
has found them quite up to thu reputa-
ton Philadelphia gave them, and
altogether desirable from every possible
point of view.
Mrs. Pepper, when asked last spring Il
they were not going to take a hous,
here, laughed and said that until they
knew they were to stay 1t scarcel,
seemed worth while. She had to keel
her Philadelphia house open anyhow
She had too many irons in the fire ther,
social and philanthropic, and in a gen
eral way irons of uplift and progress-t.
leave them all to cool off by themselves
Moreover. she had couple of hous
guests-two nephews who were spending
the winter with her-college boys, 1 be
low %, 4
altogether. for that season, she woult
have to divide her time between Wash
ington and Philadelphia, and she fount
their quarters at the Powhatan entirel,
satisfactory under such conditions. Mex
year, If their State sent them back for
full term. she would probably be look
ing for a house.
Major Reed. who will come to fill ou
Senator Knox's term. replacing Senate
Grove, whose health forbade his runnin;
this fall, Is of course entirely new I,
Washington, but he and his family seen
likely to be social assets. I understand
there is Mrs. Reed and that they hav,
daughters. and so 1t seems probable tha
for the first time In years Pennsylvania
will have Senatorial representation
that will play its part socially as wei
as politically. The Knoxes of course di,
until Mrs. Knox's failing health caused
her withdrawal to certain extent from
the capitals social life, but Senator Pen
rose never chose to pay any attention a
all to the social side Of his Job. In fac
he never admitted that 1t had a soca
side.
u is hard to realize the change that {
year-and not an election year, at that
mas brought in the Keystone States rep
resentation In the upper house. Fo
one recalls that about year ago II wa.
reported that Mrs. Knox was very IL
and Senator. Knox was scarcely leavinr
her bedside. And Washington, who haf
known Mrs. Knox for years, both as ,
leading Senatorial hostess and as VIII,
OF the Secretary OF State, waited th,
outcome with respectful sympathy. An,
now Mrs. Knox has taken an apartment
and settled down In Washington-havinf
spent so many years here that it is NOR,
nome to her than any other place couIs
POSSIBLY be-and her friends and asso
ciates of many years we're all here II
Washington.
With Senator Grove. who was name,
TO succeed Senator Knox, Washingto,
really never had a chance to get ac
quainted at ALL He was i'll when he wa,
named, but believed to be convalescinr q
lie did convalesce far enough to com,
down here and take his oath as Sena
tor and then went to complete his re
covery at Atlantic City, and Instead O.
getting we'll suffered relapse. So tina
eventually he had to withdraw from
the primaries and let some one els,
make the race in his stead. And IL
Pennsylvania IL isn't n race. Demo
cratic Senatorial nominees are regarded
as negligible and the Republican nomi
nation o0tIiV1lant IN
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