The Washington times., 1922-11-12

Henry Whites In Crescent place.
which they had been occupying
Tor the last two years. without
making any move 10 select a home
In Washington.
Whichever way the election
went In Rhode Island society
stood to win. for Governor
Beeckman In as well placed So
'cially as the Gerrys. More one
could scarcely say. for Senator
Gerry is the son of Commodor"
'Elbridge T. Gerry. and Mrs.
Gerry. the daughter OF Mrs.
Richard Townsend. one OF the
most influential women in Wash
ington society.
Both Senator Pepper and Sena'
tor Reed came to Washington to
fill out unexpired terms, but both
) are now coming back on their
sown and presumably. now that
they know they are to stay, both
will join the noble army of house
=. hunters. Senator and Mrs. Pep.
per spent last winter at the
fowhatan and the Reeds were at
the Shoreham for the few weeks
they were in Washington in the
summer. Mrs. Pepper kept her
house in Philadelphia open all
hast winter and she and the Sen
+; Ator used to go home for long
week ends. but she was I'm Wash.
h ington enough and to take part
in the various activities OF tho
women of the senatorial set and
to develop many strong friend.
ships. She Is an ardent church.
woman, interested as we'll In
civic bctterment and kindred
activities and. from all can
gather. Mrs. Reed Is very much
the same type of woman.
The elections in Pennsylvania
were also followed with close at.
tention here because of Washing
toms interest in Clifford Pinchot.
Although much OF their time has
been spent away from the Capital.
tho Pinchots have a house here
and we persist in regarding them
as Washingtonians. Mrs. Pinchot
Is a handsome woman with a won-
derful head of flaming red hair
and the courage to dress up to 1t.
She goes in for brilliant colors and
:. daring combinations. but done
with an artist hand; and so well
does she carry them off that she
II always one of the most striking
/. figures in any gathering.
DELAWARE unless there is
recount, is sending
hew Senator to Washington in
place of Senator T. Coleman du
% Ppnt, but he bears a name known
70 generations of Washingtonians
~-Thomas F. Bayard. The son Of
the late Thomas F. Bayard. who
was Grover Cleveland's Secretary
Of State and Ambassador-Or was
IT,, .,Minister?-to Great Britain, Mr..
Bayard Is the sixth of the name to
enter Congress. The du Pont fam
lily has also been we'll represented
at Washington and the passing Of
thu T. Coleman du Points will be
regretted. They had their yacht
tied up here most of the summer
and frequent cruises down the
river as guests Of Senator du Pont
came as a life saver to many a
statesman sitting up nights during
the hot weather with the tariff or
the bonus bill.
Happily Senator and Mrs.
Joseph I. France, Maryland. are
such near neighbors that
Washington will see something
of them even after their retire.
rnent-temporary be it hoped,
from public life. They have .
lovely country home near Port
Deposit. Nd. where they speni
much of their time and make
their home at the willard while
In Washington. Mrs. France is
an officer of the Congressional
Club and one Of the moving
spirits of the Ladies of the
Senate, that pleasant little
luncheon club which meets every
week and for which its mem
bers would break any other en-
. sagement, however enticing.
Senator France will be succeed.
I'd by Walter Cabell Bruce.
: Indiana was a disappoint-
. ment. for. having lost tho
News, we did hops to have
the Beveridges in their place
and Governor Ralston is a
stranger here. Albert B. Beve.
|. ridge. on the other hand. is well
and favorably known In Wash.
ington, and he Is married to
: niece of Mrs. Marshall Field
huff said, from the point Of
view Of eociety. Mr.. Beveridge
was a bachelor when he was in
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