The Washington times., 1922-11-12

his study and Mrs. Harding in
her sickroom down to the man
in the street, we all waited with
bated breath for bulletins from
the front. And now that the
smoke Of battle is clearing away,
we are counting the casualties
and surveying the newcomers to
the scene of action with an ap-
praising eye.
Out through the country they
are talking about the control OF
the House" and the majority in
the Senate" and analyzing the
Democratic landslip. But here
conversation turns largely to per-
sonalities-regret at the loss of
such tried and true friends as the
Hitchcocks and the Pomerenes,
the Townsends and the Frances,
and speculation as to whether such
newcomers as the Ralstons and
the Brookharts and the Mayfields
will turn out to be social assets or
president HARDING seems
to have Jared i'll personally az
well as politically, for several of
his particular cronies have gone
down to defeat. Notably. there Is
Senator Joseph s. Frelinghuysen,
Of New Jersey. who dipped his
colors to Governor Edwards, and
at the moment of writing 1t would
seem that Senator Frank B. Kel.
logg. Of Minnesota, had been de.
feated by Hendrix Shipstead. the
Farmer-Labor candidate. Both
Frelinghuysen and kellogg are
buddies Of the President and IA
vorite companions on the golf
links.
The departure of the Frelinghuy-
sens-if they are allowed to de-
part-will cause widespread regret.
but there seems grounds for hope
that the Little Father" of all
good Republicans at the White
House will find a place for the
Senator on one or another of the
various commissions and boards
which flourish in Washington.
Mrs. Frelinghuysen. a close friend
Of Mrs. Harding. is one Of the
handsonest and best dressed wo.
men in the Senatorial set and
notably popular. Her eldest daugh.
ter, Miss Victoria Frelinghuysen.
is just budding into womanhood
and Washington had been looking
forward to having her numbered
among the Senatorial buds in an.
other year or so. but now?
The retirement Of Senator
Frelinghuysen will not affect
Mrs. Frelinghuysen's position as
president Of the Congressional
Club. for her term of office comes
to a close when the present
Congress dies. She was vice
president and succeeded Mrs.
Irvine L. Lenroot in the higher
office when the latter resigned
on account Of Ill health.
When Governor Edwards IL
sworn in, there'll be two former
governors Of New Jersey serving
side by side in the Senate. for
Senator Walter Edge was the
predecessor Of the present gov.
ernor.
MASSACHUSETTS is sending
Senator Lodge back to the
Senate and Speaker Gillett. to
the House. Senator Lodge can't
be said to be a general favorite
in Washington, as he isn't gen.
orally known. But he's as much
of an institution In society as he
Is IN tne oehoeo "N MY "~S
tess who can capture him for a
dinner considers It a great feather
in her cap. The Senator is OF
the Brahmin caste of Boston
.rbs home OF the bean and the cod,
Where the Lodges speak only to Cabots
And Cabots speak only TO God"
but he occasionally unbends
and It is usually at the instance
Of his granddaughter. merry Vt.
tie Mrs. Grafton Minot. who
gives the gayest sort Of parties
and frequently persuades her
grandfather TO attend.
As for the Gilletts. their position
IN washington is unique. AZ the
wife Of the Speaker. Mrs.. oillett