Evening star., 1923-11-20
TALKS and TALES
With and about
CAPITALS GUESTS

| And if there be those among you
| who doubt that fair woman is famil-
| lar with the tricks of political maneu-
| vers. then let them drop into the New
Willard Hotel, where a thousand or
more United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy are assembling for the thir-
tieth annual convention Of their or
ganization, and watch them pull
strings to put over some favorite.
For the past twenty-four hours
every available bit of space in the
| lobby, Peacock alley and both tea
rooms has been packed to uncomfort-
ableness with little groups of workers
lobbying for some particular candi-
date. and no secret is made by any
OF the interested parties that when
, the smoke of battle clears away the
/ winners viii Know they nave been Ito
the races.
The feature contest. OF course, IS for
president genera, which, according to
, the pros ram, is to be FIT" 10 a royal
nnlSL between Mrs. Amos H Norris of
tampa, Fla, and Mrs. Frank Harold
OF Ahericus. Ga, and from informa-
Ton CLEANED from those in the know"
never In the history of this honorable
! poay mas so much excitement prevail
Ell Two days before election
Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuyler of
New York, present chief executive, is
stopping at tie hotel. and If there is
d ousler woman throughout the length
ana breadth of these United States
To-Day than Sne. then relief should be
extended as matter OF safety.
IL 3 been eleven years sincc the
DlNle daughters met in the Capital
OF the nation and 10 Snow how pop
u.ar the selection of the city was TO
many, 1t might be said here that the
entire delegation of the Illinois di-
vision, headed by Miss Ida +. Powell
or Chlcago, registrar general Oh .ue
national organization. is in town al
/ ready and quartered at the Willard.
that of Arkansas, with Mrs. George
b. Gill Of Benton at the helm These
| ladies are at the New Ebbitt, stamp
ing ground for many year for those
south OF the Mason and Dixon line.
On with the dance. ladies, the city
| is yours!
| Marooned away up in the far end
of the ALLEY" S c. Heacock of Ilon,
| ~ y, sat by, himself enjoying the
| excitement and when proffered a life
| line became highly indignant.
,ona n"n you hort,n w1rry ,a about nir my being
producer. in his time one Of the
| largest independent operators in this
country. as his eyes followed a bevy
I've TsSi had r5 sort RaEep spot for son,hers m2 re
women and this Is the first time
! have seen so many at one gathering.
Nc. here | am. and here l will re-
main
The New Yorker did take time to
ray. however. that everything up
iton way. including the Remington
cash register ard typewriter plants
! were going at full speed. and that
We're crops and general business
better.
When PRESSED for an opinion on
the political situation, Mr.. Heacock
which is mostly republican. was
strong for President Coolidge, and
from what he had heard in other
quarters in northern New York
G. O. P people felt the same way.
II think the general sentiment is
that Mr.. Coolidge is n safe and sane
executive. a type Of man necessary
at this critical period. and. without
doubt. the strongest candidate the
party could nominate"
# election were held today and
Washington. had a vote it's a moral
certainty. the old town would go
democratic. for. slipping into the
Hotel Washington another southern
cavalcade, the advance guard of the
southern Homeopathic Medical So
cletV, was encountered in the lobby.
This organization holds it's thirty
ninth annual meeting in the hotel this
week. beginning Wednesday, and al
ready there are enough delegates
here to carry any close district.
DR.. +. A. Swartwout of this city
is president of the body and he was
here, there and everywhere getting
things in order At least 500 physi-
clans Will answer the roll call when
the convention assemblies.
Catching a glance of Judge Walter
y. Meals. president of the National
Motorists Association. checking out
after attending a most satisfactory
convention of that organization. the
former chairman of the claims COM
mission of the Shipping Board took
time to say that he was highly elated
over the first annual meeting OF the
body.
I'VE will go along now with leaps
and bounds" declared the official.
Our bills are all paid, thriving clubs
are established in the most impor-
tant cities of thirty-seven states, and
with a total membership of more than
100000 nothing on earth can retard
our progress. 1t is a great organiza-
ton"
The oft-heard reports of the i'm
mense popularity enjoyed by William
Gibbs McAdoo In certain parts of the
middle and far west were verified. in
so far as Iowa Is concerned, by for
mer United States Senator William