Evening star., 1923-12-30

Woman politicians from out of town
have had no place to hang their hats
In the National Capital. or course, they
visit the busy offices of both party
headquarters and are duly greeted, but
there has been no place where they
might Loaf and compare notes with
others from different parts OF the coun-
try. f>'F - 80 -
The men from out of town know that
they Will find some of their own par
ticular political clique either at the
Shoreham or the Willard for lunch
each day In this way the day-by- day
political policies Of the republican and
democratic parties are formulated.
from this intimate association the
women are excluded by the very ma
ture OF things and the sharp eye the
maitre d'hotel keeps on the conduct Of
affairs in his hosteiry.
What woman would be brazen
enough to knock on the closed doors
Of a hotel bedroom behind which
political history is being made over a
friendly cigar or q surreptitious drink?
Until society Is liberalized in this re-
spect, women will be barred from such
Intimate deliberations.
VIII Open ClubroOm. :.
Also 1t happens that national COM
mftteewomen often come to town and
are unaware of the presence of other
same time. The democratic women are
seeking to remedy this situation, and
their national clubhouse will be opened
January 10. The men will be invited
to confer with them, and it is hoped
that a closer political association be.
tween the sexes will result.
Mrs. J.. Borden Hartman. whose
memoirs from ''Pinafores to Politics.
are a recent sensation, will be the
president.
Her experience in bringing prominent
men and women together will be one
Of the Invaluable features OF the clup.
in Washington for many years. and her
home has been known as gathering
place for leading democrats, just as
that Of Mrs. Medill Mccormick was
noted for its Sunday evening suppers
partaken Of by leading republicans.
"Of course, the social affairs will be
subordinated to political AFFAIRS but a
politician has to know how to do the
right thing socially as well as polit-
icaily." said member OF the club. !.
Seek Historic Furniture.
An effort Is being made TO obtain
interesting furnishings for the club.
II is expected that Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson will donate a chair used by
her famous husband, in which
reverential democratic ladies might
be given an opportunity to sit. The
house is of colonial style and, lends
itself to the Jeffersonian simplicity OF
furnishing that is supposed to char
acterize all true democrats. Mrs.
Borden Hartman, by the way, has
donated a priced etching of Thomas
Jefferson.
Originals Iof cartoons appearing in
democrati0 newspapers which have
given paiu to the republicans will be
hung upon the walls for. the ,amuse-
ment of staunch democrats. The club
Is on Connecticut avenue and not
very far away from the White House.
1t will be just a hop. skip and jump
for the future national committee
women to take to tea with the
chatelaine Of the White House should
fortune favor the democrats at the
next election.
The resident membership dues are
$25 a year. with initiation fee of $25.
and the nonresident dues and initia-
tion fee are $40 each. Founders are
those persons who give 500 in addi-
tion to- dues and fnitiation, fee fand
benefactors are mon and women who
give $3.50 or more.
The board of governors of the club