Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-07
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
Especial to The Bulletinl


Washington, Farch 6.-Tho Connect.
cut delegation has been doing its full
share in running congress. Senator
Brandeges Is closely occupied With the
foreign relations committee and the
prospective adoption OF his reservation
to the four-power treaty. Senator Mclean
Is also tied closely to committee work
the tariff bill taking up practically all
the working hours each day. Congress-
man Freeman Is q member OF the rivers
and harDors committee which has just
TUNED out q new bill dui put !. be-
fQte the house. Tiison IL ways and
means man, and has been up tc his
ears In the bonus meas1-o and ether
big things before that committee. Mer-
Iitt Is with the intGstate' end foreign
commerce committee before which some
of the most importan. treasures of tile
session are now being considered. Glynn
who is on insular affairs ana the census
has found both committees active at
this time and Fem, WAC got an assign
ment on banking and currency likewise
has much of Importance and national
interest to consider IRON committee
viewpoint. The week las been closely
spent in committee WORK AMI practically
no matters have come IN for consider-
alton in either senate OF hoIse that are
Of specific local interest.
Mrs. Coolidre, wife Of the vice
president, has completed her first year
of Washington official ira. AS some one
once said Of 3 certain noted woman,
she always does the r.yht thing he
cause she doesn't know here is any
other thing to do" And -har may wei
apply to Mrs. Coolidge, who holds the
second highest official Of any woman
in the United States. Only Ms. Hard
ing, as wife Of the president takes prece-
dent over her.
Mrs. Coolidge came to Washington
with no previous experience in Wash
iagton life. Well. educated, well bred
and well poised she took IN her big Of
cial duties with no affecation or ideas
| Of supremacy. she was her natural SCI
and just as she smiled with genuine
friendliness on Washington and the peo
pie Of its official circle, 70 Washing
| ton people smiled back NJ Mrs. Coolidge
| giving good measure.
And at the end of year during which
she has been feted, 6iaed and muci
sought after Mrs. Coolidge is the sam
! charming, courteous and unsp3iiet
Small New England city sentlewoman'
as in the first days of he official life a
wife of the vice president.
"Yt at has been your greatest
pleasure in the first ysa- If your IF
| here?" asked your correspondent to
/ day.
i There have been so many delight
full incidents and the whole year such
happy one, that I hardly know what t
say said Mrs Coolidge. "Perhap
above all stands out the friendly att
tude of Mrs Harding, the ladies of tn
cabinet and senate. And yet, that
so closely followed by the eordiaiity G
the ladies Of the diplomatic set, and a
|, others with whom I have been associai
ed, that I would not know where
| draw the line. They have all been S
friendly and considerate and made tn
| first year of official life 50 pleasant ths
1t has been an easy path for me to TO
low. Mrs. Coolidge referred to tn
courtesy extended by Mrs. Marshall whe
the administration changed and to tn
t special courtesy and friendliness Of Mr.
= Harding. When asked If she found tt
:, duties OF the wife OF a vice presiden
, | very arduous. Mrs. Coolidge reptile
'I find them delightful. And not on
have they been so in fact but hav
theory that every one should acce1
their bounden duty as pleasure.
seems to me we ought to make our oW
0 lives and the lives Of others as hapF
t as possible, and one way to. do SO is
End enjoyment in things as they con
along. and not fuss over things =
:. cannot help and so spoil our lives ar
that of others. I Just hope my DO.
e viii take that view. That doesn't mAs
r. that I have found life here in any va
burdenson1e or unpleasant. It has bee
n charming, but I refer to added respol
f sibilities. the enforced absence fro
. home and things Of that sort"