Evening star., 1923-11-18
Adams Family Makes
Charming Addition to
Official Circles Here
New Colorado Senator, Wife
and Four Children Already
in Capital Home.

among those who will become part
OF the official world when the Sixty-
eighth Congress convenes are the re-
Gently appointed senator from Colo
rado and his interesting family. They
are also among those who have taken
time by the forelock and have come
to the Capital in advance of the great
rush and secured a pleasant home in
the suburbs-3411 woodley road
which they are now occupying. Mrs
Adams had an eye to several thing,
when she selected this charming To-
cation. the closeness of the Cathedral
School. which their two daughter.
are attending. and the lure Of the open.
which Is Indispensable to Colorado
people, accustomed as they are to the
great spaces and plenty Of sunlight
and green woods.
senator Adams, who was appointed
to succeed the late Senator Nicholson
ana about whose selection such emil
nent democrats. as former President
WiIson and Mr. William Gibbs Nc
Aooo were engaged In a controversy
with the governor of the state. comes
of distinguished family of demo-
Gratis. His father was governor of
the Centennial state for ten years and
mad. previous to his election, been a
ventiQn, which framed the constitu-
tion. Senator Adams uncle, William
Adams, known throughout the west
as Billy" Adams. younger brother
of the former governor. was elected to
this same legislature in 1875 and has
ord unparalleled in the state or ma
tfonal annals. These Colorado
Adamses are from Iowa, where all the
seniors Of the family were born, but
trious New England family, which has
given so literally to the public men
and scholars of the republic.
Mrs. Adams. like her husband. is a
native Of Colorado, but while the
kindred have lived since coming from
Iowa. she was ushered into this world
In Denver. Her parents were sorigi-
nally from upper New York state. but
have lived more than thirty years In
Colorado. She was, before marrying
Alva Adams, I'd, Miss Elizabeth Natty
and received her education in Denver
and lived there continuously until she
established her home in Pueblo some
ehdren Es nd named Go four
her mothers elder sister, Mrs. Fred
Orman Of Denver. Mrs. Orman mar
ried a son of former Gov. James Brad
ley Orman, who came, likewise, from
Iowa and was elected by the demo-
Gratis in 1900 and served two terms.
The second daughter of the senator
from Colorado is called for her moth
er, Elizabeth Natty Adams. and, with
the elder daughter. has been enrolled
in the Cathedral School. She Is twelve
years old. There are two sons. Alva.
Jr., who is. eight and the pride and
pet Of the family, and Billy Alva
Adams, who is not yet four.
Mrs. Adams Is Of the domestic type
Of woman, though she has been inter-
'ested in public affairs since she
reached voting ago. She states that
interest in politics Is demanded of
every woman in Colorado; the legis-
nature gave the full suffrage to them
from the moment It became a state.
But they take 1t calmly and as a mat
ter of course. as they do going to
church or doing their share in the
civic way. Mrs. Adams has never
found it to interfere In what she
deems her real mission in life, to
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