Evening star., 1923-03-04
Mrs. Nolan. Congress
Member, Loses Much
). Of Social Pleasure
Duties in House During the
Session just Closed Pre-.
vented Her Active Partici-
patton In Routine of Hos
pitalities.

Mrs. John ]. Nolan. member of Con-
Eress from the fifth district of Cali
fornia. and her small daughter Their
esa have been living in Washington
for almost a month. but such is the
rerturbed state of affairs. pending the
passing of Congress. which has almost
been continually in session for some
years. that many interesting aspects
af her residence have been submerged
Like Mrs Huck, her only associate.
now that March 4 has rung out the
congressional service Mrs. Nolan is
eilgiblc to the Congressional Club,
and has not only retained her mem
bership in that body. but always has
taken a cordial interest iii its prog
ress. Mrs. Huck. daughter of Will
nam t.. Mason. once senator and at
the time of his death, a member in
the lower house from illinois, is like
wise eligible, but she has not yet
found time to join. Mrs. Nolan could
not be a member of the Congressional
Club because she has been elected to
the House of Representatives; for that
club holds its charter for the wives.
mothers. etc. of the national legisla-
tors, but not for the benefit of the
legislators themselves.
The election of the member from
the NTH district of California opens
most important question for this
accepted VenlCle of social intercourse
in the Legislative families. and it will
he or" of The first which the new
president. Mrs. Rvrnes will consider
Without doubt the Congressional
tinh will open hereafter for all
women who are elected to Congress
IN either Hcus When she is a lit
tie more ConverSant with the routine e
Of duties attaching to her post. Mrs.
Nolan will enter the social realm
through the congressional Club Ii
VIII b" a new chapter of social his
tory when the member gives her at
homes. in the pleasant club building
and thus command the presence OF
Der fellow members. who as a rule
send their wives to such functions
and carefully absent themselves.
Mrs. Nolan. like her late husband
IS "a native of San Francisco. said to he
N. most hospitable city in all these
United States. and to practice this
n,rtue is ingrained in her nature.
Sit" formerly presided over a charm
Ing home in Newton street Just
beyond 10th street, and she was
not only active in congressional af-
i4irS. but also in the neighbour ood
fmenitlcS. She is among the Younger
women o; her set and would had her
FuShand been spared. have celcbra ted
INC tenth anniversary Of her mar
T1iGF during the coming month
coming from state which had
Years ago conferred on women
al civic rights and obligations" Mrs.
Nolan was keenly interested in poll
iicS from her early girlhood Marry
ing labor leader. she sDecialiZed in
thlS branch. and she learned the inS
and outs of the bitter controversy
which has been raging for years be-
tween labor and capital on the Paci-
ne coast. But She is miles removed
from being a radical. and. like a good
politician, she enters the feuds only
where il is absolutely necessary in
From the day of his election to Con-
gress Mrs Nolan had acted as her
husbands secretary and manager and
had personally taken care of his large
correspondence. Thus she furnishes
another exceedingly valuable study Of
cotemporaneouS politics, in that
losing her husband Just after he had
been successful in hotly contested
calnpa ign, she was able to step right
into his place and carry on
Many wives of senators and mem
bers of the House are considering this
side of the possibilities offered by
the nineteenth amendment, with the
result that the death. of a national
legislator may not always mean the
elimination of his family from public
affairs in Washington. Both Mrs
H1ck and Mrs. Nolan have driven this
truth home.
Mrs Nolan received her education in
the public schools Of San Francisco