The Washington times., 1922-07-09

altogether desirable from every
possible point of view.
Mrs. Pepper. when asked last
spring II they were not going to
take a house here, laughed and
said that until they knew they
were, to stay II scarcely seemed
:. worth while. She had to keep her
Philadelphia house open anyhow.
She had too many irons on the fire
there-social and philanthropic.
and in a general way irons OF up
lift and progress-to leave them
all to cool off BY themselves.
Moreover. she had some house
guests-two nephews who were
spending the winter with her; col
lege boys, believe. whose parents
were abroad--and altogether for
that season she would have to
divide her time between Washing.
ton and Philadelphia. and she
found their quarters at the Pow
hatan entirely satisfactory under
such conditions. Next yesr-if
their State sent them back for Il
full term-she would probably be
looking for a house.
Major Reed, who will come to
fill out Senator Knox's term. re.
placing Senator Grove. whose
health forbade his running this
fall, is of course entirely new 10
Washington, but he and his FAM
fly seem likely to be social assets.
! understand there is a Mrs. Reel
and that they have daughters, and
% 1t seems probable that tor tie
first time in years Pennsylvan:n
will have a Senatorial represente-
tion that will play its part socially
as we'll as politically. The Knoxes, :,
of course, did until Mrs. Knoxs
falling health and increasing deaf.
ness caused her withdrawal to a
certain extent from the Capitals
social life: but Senator Penrose
never chose to pay any attention
At all to the social side of his job
In fact, he never admitted that It
had a social side.
With Senator Grove. who was
named to succeed Senator Knox,
Washington really never had q
chance to get acquainted at all.
He was a sick man when he was
named. but believed to be con.
valescing. He did convalesce far
enough to come down here and
take his oath as Senator, and then
went to complete his recovery at
Atlantic City-and instead Of get.
ting well, suffered a'Nrelapse. So
that eventually he had to with
draw from the primaries and let
some one else make the race in
his stead. And in Pennsylvania
II isn't a race. Democratic Sena-
torial nominees are regarded as
negligible-and the Republican
nomination equivalent to cleo
ton.
THERE are also quite a few
Washington telescopes trained
on ohio-the Presidents home
,State-where 1t is expected that
Senator Pomerene will be nomi.
mated to succeed himself by his
own party. He is At present the
only Democrat In Congress from
Ohio and the Republicans will
choose between former Senator
Dick. who was in the Senate
about the same time as Beveridge,
having originally succeeded the
late Mark Hanna. filling out his
term and then serving full term
IN his own right-and Congress.
man Simeon Fess, who ts a veteran
of the House. So whoever wins in
Ohio will be an old friend. And
from the social point Of view It
NathCi iOOhS do IL washington
would send its good wishes after
the Pomerenes. OF course, It Is a
mans family, II he has one, which
decides his importance socially,
and in the twelve years that they
have been out Of Washington, the
Dicks have been completely ef-
= faced from its social conscious.
ness, while the Pomerenes, who
succeeded them. have been max.
ing good.
Mrs. Pomerene is decidedly
more popular than most-and that
in spite of the fact that she
served two terms as head Of the
Congressional Club. It takes a
person Of tact. and strategic in
stincts to do that without making
enemies. And yet not long ago q
woman who described herself az
. perfectly good Republican, and
whose father was certainly q per.
fectly good Republican. represent.
ing a Philadelphia district in the
House for many years--said shed
like to see the Pomerenes In the
White House, even IL they were