The Washington herald., 1922-11-26
CAPITAL STUDIES
SOCIAL COMPLEXION
OF NEW CONGRESS-
Bruces Promise Well;
So Do Thomas
! Bayards.

~ tuc next OOuSIc5S. 4ucus 100,
bits Of information have been
trailing In about the newly
elected Senate and their wives.
For example, there are the
6ruces-Senator-elect William Ca
bell Bruce. Of Maryland, and Mrs.
Bruce-who, from all Indications.
win be very delightful additions
TO official society. Mrs. Bruce
IL described as handsome, a very
gracious and hospitable hostess.
and q woman Who is both eff
uent and interested In all sorts
Of charitable and civic activities.
Before her marriage she was
Miss Louisa Ester Fisher. daugh-
ter Of Judge william Fisher, and
both her husbands family and
her own are prominent-and pop
ular-in Baltimore. Mrs. Bruce
Is a sister Of d. K. Estes Fisher
and DR.. william Fisher, the lat
ter one Of the best known sur
geons in Baltimore. He-Dr.
Fisher-served In France during
the war as a colonel in the medi-
cal corps, and has the coveted
d. 8. NJ.
Senator and Mrs. Bruce have
two grown sons, who also
served with distinction during the
war. One of them. James Bruce,
IS married to Miss Ellen Keyser,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Brent
Keyser. The other, d. K. Estes
Bruce. is. believe, a bachelor
and was secretary to Thomas
Nelson Page when he was Ameri-
can Ambassador to Italy. Pre-
sumably Washington will learn to
know young Bruce after March
4, when his father comes to the
Senate.
II Is Senator Bruce's present in
tention. I'm told, to come back and
forth to Washington each day.
Mrs Bruce remaining at her home
In Baltimore. But I've heard such
plans as that before from new
comers to official life; and-weIl,
committing isn't all its cracked up
to be and 1 venture to predict that
before the Senate has been long
In session they'll be comfortably
established here. OF course, Sena-
Rpr Bruce won't be sworn In until
Hext March
nR. ROYAL s. COPELAND.
Senator-elect from New York,
and Mrs. Copeland. are other new
comers to whose arrival Washing
ton is looking forward with con-
siderable interest. Mrs. Copeland
Ii young and, judging from her
pictures, exceedingly good looking.
There is one son, lad Of fifteen
or sixteen.
DR.. Copeland halls from Michi-
gan and took his medical degree
1IOIi lIt CHl city Oi IhlCHlSdn,
later becoming a professor in the
medical school OF the university.
He went to New York to become
dean of the Flower Hospital
Medical College. filling this posi-
tion until he was commandeered
by Mayor Hyland for the position
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The new Senator is evidently a
eyiner" being a member Of Delta
Kappa Ersilon. the New York
Athletic Club, the National Demo
cratic Club, the Transportation
Club. the Sons OF the American
Revolution, the knights Templar,
the Mystic Shrine. the Friendly
Sons OF ST. Patrick, honorary men,
ber of Stationary Engineers Local.
knights OF the Maccabees. Surgeon
General of the National Stewards
Association. Houvenkopf Country
Club. vice president Of the Ameri-
can Public Health Association,
sx president Of University Of
Michigan Club and the Michigan
Society in New YORK. Newspaper
Club Of New York and the Hun
dred Year Club OF Chicago.
MRS. GEORGE accompa MED her
her husband. Senator Walter
r. George. Of Georgia. to Wash
fngton. but has returned home
or Is on the point Of returning.
She wants TO see her boys safely
D back In school. then expects to re-
turn here along about Christmas
time. Senator and Mrs. George
have two sons. Heard George
was Mrs. Georges maiden name
who is a student at Mercer Uni.
versity, Lincoln. Ga, and Marcus,
aged ten, who goes to school in
Vienna. the home OF the Georges.
Senator and Mrs. George have
not yet determined whether they
will make their home at a hotel
for this winter or whether thev
will join the noble army of house
hunters. The Senator is at the
Powhatan for the present.