The New York herald., 1922-11-12
Capital Will Lose Many Of
Its Most Popular Figures
When Terms Expire.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. IL.
HERE will be many changes in
u suit of the election-many un-
welcome changes so far as society is
concerned. for the shakeup may re-
move from the capital many OF its
outstanding and most popular figures
From the purely social point Of view
each Of the Senatorial defeats, if it
means elimination from Washington,
will spell a distinct loss to society.
Mrs. Mondell as wife of the Republi-
can floor leader in the House has been.
next to Mrs. Gi.lett, the ranking wom-
an in the Congressional set. Con-
gressional women, regardless of party
have liked her a whole lot. She has
been one of. them for nearly twenty
five years, and she and her pretty
daughter, who graduated from Gou-
cher in Baltimore a year or two ago
and was duly presented to society in
Washington the following season.
have hosts of warm friends here.
Dorothy Mondell has practically grown
up here; indeed, I'm not sure that She
was not born here. She's a pretty girl,
delicate featured blonde.
The Frank Kelloggs will leave quite
large hole socially. The Kelloggs are
Just Senator and Mrs. Kellogg. no fam
fly. Senator Kellogg was notable law
yer, a partner of the late Senator Cush-
man X. Davis and of Cordenio Sever
ance. and he did some famous trust
busting in his day. If Washington has
to bid them good-by it will be with
regret.
The Calders, like the Kelloggs, have
no young people to bring them into the
capital gayeties since their daughter,
elsie. married during the world war.
and with a little family growing up
around her in Brooklyn only manages
an occasional visit to Washington.
Senator and Mrs. Calder have divided
their time between their home in Brook
lyn and Washington. When they are
here they take life easily at the
Willard. Mrs. Calder is striking look
ing woman, straight and slender. Her
clothes are OF the latest. She has Won
derful white hair, not silvery like Mrs.
Hardings but white.
One of the real tragedies in a social
way was the defeat of Senator Freling-
lluysen. He is a massive sort of per-
son physically and one of the best OF
good fellows socially. He Is rather an
unusual combination. the son of one OF
our old families and a self-made man
His family has been settled right IL thes
neghborhood in which he was born. and
still lives, for more than 300 years. 1t
seems to me that his father was in
Grants Cabinet and lived in what is
now the Gist Blair house. almost oppo-
site the State War and Navy Building.
But the family fortunes. suffered a
severe slump about the time that the
present Senator was growing up and he
was not able to complete his college
course He had to get out and go to
work, and he did 1t. He is at the head
of a very big business, insurance, which
he built up himself. He has more than
retrieved the family fortunes. ! heard
A. man who seemed in position 20 know
say musingly that "Frelinghuysen must
pay at least 200 year for his prl-
vate office. which is almost city block
In extent. in the heart OF the financial
district in New York"
He selected one of the most all around
attractive women in Washington for
his wife and the mother of his children.
OF whom there are three or four. Mrs.
Frelinghuysen is charming. She has
personality and character. She is dis
tinctly leader of the smart set here,
and one of the best known arguments
crazy about her myself. She's one OF
the most graceful and gracious hos
tesses I'm Washington. She has re-
GENTLY succeeded to the presidency OF
the Congressional Club-she was first
yice-president, and Mrs. Lenroot, the
president was obliged to resign De-
cause of failing health-and one can
not but regret that since her husband
term in the Senate will expire stimuli
aha will not be
eligible for reelection. The Congress
s,onal Club elects it's officers for
term of two years, running coincident-
ally with the life of each Congress ana
II usually gives its presidents TWO
terms.
Another Loss.
One feels reasonably sure that Mrs.
Frelinghuysen's charm and tact will
give the club added prestige through
the coming winter, and personally / am
more than sorry that they are not to
remain in the Senate long enough for
little Miss Victoria, their eldest and very
attractive daughter, to make her debut
here as an Official bud. She will not be
ready for a formal launching for two
or three years yet, but she's such
pretty thing. and her mother is at once
such n good mother and such good
hostess tnat one IeelS reaSohdDlS SUI ie
that she will be most successful bud
when her time comess
Equally. the Sutherlands are going to
be missed. Senator and Mrs. Suther-
land have been part of official life here
for the last ten years, as Senator
Sutherland was for two terms In the
House before coming to the Senate
They have had a family of lively lik-
able young people. one son and four
or five daughters, who have grown UP
and made their debuts-it seems TO me
that there Is still one who Is away at
school or college-and in due time
married and gone. They have divided
their time between Washing gton and
their home in West Virginia and the
girles seem TO have preferred to marry
in their own state. They are the
sort of normal wholesome family that
we like to consider "typically Ameri
can" and II was real regret to loarn