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


trailine In about the newly
elected Senators and their wives.
For example, there are the
Br'ic~s- Ssna'o- elect William ca.
bell Bruce. OF Maryland, and Mrs.
Bruce who, from all indications,
will he very delightful additions
to official society. Mrs. Bruce
10 described as handsome, a very
gracious and hospitable hostess,
and q woman who is both eff
cfent and interested in all sorts
OF charitable and civic activities.
BEFORE her marriage she was
Miss Louisa Ester Fisher. daugh.
ter Of Jndg' William Fisher. and
both her husbands family and
her own are prominent-and pop
ular-in Baltimore. Mrs. Bruce
Is a sister of d. X. 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 covs'ed
I'd. s NJ.
Senate, and Mrs. Bruce have
two grown sons, who also
ser. ID with distinction during the
war. One of them, James Bruce,
is married to Miss Ellen Keyser,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Brent
Keyser. he other, d. K. Estes
Bruce. In, I believe, 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.
1t Is Senator Bruce's present in
tention, I'm told, to come back and
forth 10 Washington each day.
Mrs Bruce remaining at her home
In Baltimore. But I've heard such
plans as that before from new
corners to official life; and-well,
conn. ting isn't all its cracked up
to he and / venture to predict that
before the Senate has been long
in session they'll be comfortably
r. Established here. OF course, Sena-
tor Bruce won't be sworn In until
next March.
nR. ROYAL s. COPELAND.
Senator-elect from New York,
and Mrs. Copeland, are other new
comers to whose arrival Washing
ton ID looking forward with con-
siderable interest. Mrs. Copeland
In 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
from the University Of Michigan.
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-
ton until he was commandeered
by Mayor Hyland for the position
of Commissioner of Health.
The new Senator is evidently g
s1'Iner" being a member Of Delta
Kappa Epsilon, the New York
Athletic Club, the National Demo-
Sratic Club. the Transportation
= Club, the Sons OF lie American
Revolution, the knights Templar.
the Mysuc Sf.nEe, the Friendly
Sons Of st. Patrick, honorary men,
her of Sta ,ioiary Z .gineers' Local.
knights OF the sisccabees. Surgeon
General OF the National Stewards
Assoc,sr,on. Houvenkopf Country
Club, VICE pi esideu, OF the Ameri-
car Puiuic Health Association,
ex.p, es,dent Of University OF
M,,nigan Club ana the Michigan
Society In New York. Newspaper
Clup of New York and the Hun.
dred Year Club OF Chicago.
MRS. GEORGE accompanied her
AVA her husband, Senator Walter
r. George. of Georgia. to Wash.
ineton, but has returned home
mr. is on the point Of returning.
She wants to see her boys safe'.
hack in school, then expects to re-
furn here along ABOUT Christmas
I time. Senator and Mrs. George
have two sons. Heard George
was Mrs. Georges maiden name
who is student at Mercer Uni.
xersity, LincoIn. Ca. and Marcus.
aged ten. who goes to school In
vienna, the home Of the Georges.
Senator and Mrs. George have
mot vet determined whether they
will make their home at a hotel
for this winter or whether thev
viii jom the noble army Of house
hunters. The Senator Is at the