The Washington times., 1923-11-19
Senate Clans Are
Assembling
Already
By JEAN ELIOT.

MYTH the opening OF Congress
Nv but q fortnight away, one.
" third Of the membership
OF the Senate II already in town.
A few are occupied with the
work OF various committees-for
example Senator David A. Reed
of Pennsylvania, Senator Taslxer
Oddie Of Nevada, and Senator
David I. Walsh Of Massachusetts,
are devoting long hours TO the
lively investigation OF the Vet.
Grams Bureau now In progress
some are taken up with the
housing situation. still others with
the political situation; and. In
view of the fact that the acaS1ls
are limited to four tickets for
the Army and Navy game this
year, 1t ie quite on the cards that
some are busy trying 60 find out
what can be done about that sttu-
alton.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
arrived IA town last Friday iand
has since had several conferences
with President Coolidge. Senator
Royal 8. Copeland OF New York.
came to Washington to hOb-n0b
with the imedicos-the Southern
Medical Association In conference
here last WeoIC-but 81 remaining
on and he and Mrs. Copeland are
settled In their apartment. at
Wardman Park Hotel.
80
ctENAToR GEORGE WHARTON
- PEPPER, of Pennsylvania,
has been in and out Of Washing
ton every day or two since his
return from this summer home
In Maine. Senator Davis Elkins
blew In last week for q short
stay, but has returned TO his
West Virginia home to close up
some business matters before re-
Stunning his duties at the Senate.
Senator Samuel M. Shortridge
has returned from California and
Senator Francis 3. Warren from
his home in Cheyenne, WyO.
Senator Lee 8. Overnnan IL also
here. having come from his home
In Salisbury, n. c.
The Bayards from Delaware
Senator and Mrs. Thomas F.
Bayard-are already here and have
opened the big house In Sixteenth
street which they have leased for
the season: and Senator and Mrs.
James Couzens are due from
Detroit after Thanksgiving They
have taken the house In Sixteenth
street. formerly occupied by the
Joseph 8. F'reIinghuysens.@
Senator Porter II. Dale. long q
member of the Lower House.
where he represented q Vermont
constituency, is here superintend-
ing the transfer OF his Lares and
Penates from the House Office
Building to the Senate Office
Building. Senator o. e. Weller, Of
Maryland, was q recent visitor here
and IL due to return shortly: and
Senator Thomas J. Helm ID back
after having spent most Of the
summer at his home in Lafayette.
Ala.
ElARL, B. MAYFIELD. the new
~ Gentleman from Texas" Is
also in town preparing for the
fight which is likely to be made
upon him before he is seated.
He's the man who was elected
on q Ku Klux platform. And
among the other soIons' who have
dropped In at the Senate press
gallery In the last week or two
are Senator Henry r. Ashurst,
Senator L. Heisler Ball, Senator
William e. Borah, Senator Frank
Brandegee, Senator Ralph Cam
eron, Senator Albert B. Cummins,
Senator Charles Curtis, Senator
Lynn Frasier, Senator Carter
Glass, Senator J. w. Harreld,
Senator Hiram johnson, Senator
A. A. Jones, Senator John B.
Kendrick, Senator Harry w.
Reyes, Senator Robert M. La Fol.
lette, Senator William II. King,
Senator William B. Mckinley,
Senator Charles L. McNary, Eena.
tor George Norris, Senator George
H. Moses. Senator Reed Smoot,
Senator Thomas J. Walsh and
Senator Wayne Il. Wheeler