The Washington times., 1924-07-24

still conducts a page in her hus-
pand's magazine. which Is called
la Follette's''.
AS mistress of the Governors
Mansion Of Wisconsin, Mrs. La
Toilette achieved q reputation for
hospitality and az q Senatorial
hostess in Washington she has
made her home q gathering place
for interesting groups.
| Mrs. La Toilette was an ardent
worker for suffrage, In the cause of
which she spent one season on the
tChautauqua platform. When thu
Senator was Presidential candidate
In 1912 she went with him to Calf.
fornia-Where the franchise had
Just been granted wonderland
there did much public speaking
sometime on the same program
with him. She has always accom-.
panied him on all OF his campaigns
and this time the indications are
that she VIII do some independent
campaigning for his election-or.
as she would probably put It, for
the formation and strengthinR Of 4
third party. which she believes IL
sorely needed.
Mrs. La Toilette and Mrs. Blaine
campaigned together for James q
Blaine when he was q Presidential
candidate. Often they spoke four
or i've times q day--on lawns
porches or in public halls.
All Their Children
Married But Young Bob
The La Follettes use for their
nome rented house on the corner
OF Wyoming avenue and Connecfi.
cut avenue and their family Of four
children has dwindled- -or rather
married down-to one, the Oldest
boy. Young Bob" who IL regardec
as his fathers Colonel House. The
other children are Fola, the oldest.
who married the playwright, Georga
Middleton, of New York, and who
are now summering on the Nor.h
Shore; Philip, who married last
year and who is practicing law In
Madison, his home town, and who.
IN a sense, Is looking after his
fathers political interests in Wis.
consin, and the youngest, Mary,
who is the wife of Ralph Sucher,
the head of a newspaper syndicate
in Washington. Fola started out
to be an actress, but switched her
self-expression to be more in tune
with that Of her husband. For two
years she played ingenue parts with
Ada Rehan and was also with Leo
Dietrtchstein for q season. .Mary's
best talent Is art. in the pursuit
OF which she turned down an aca-
de1nic college course. Her sister
however, is a. college graduate.
All Of the La Toilette family live
out.of-doors a good deal and are
proficient in many sports in the
open.
The La Toilette house here is sim.
pie in architecture and simple ia
| furnishing. Besides the several
pieces Of fine colonial furniture per-
haps the only other indication of
plutocracy to which the Socialists
might object is in the very valuable
Persian rugs which cover the pol
ished floors.
Lone Maple Delights.
Senator'S Peace-Ioying Soul.
There is a maple tree on the small,
but well-kept lawn Of the La Fol-
lette home here. And it may be
that was what made the Senator
move from the residence he occu.
pied so long on Sixteenth street. It
| suggested perhaps the maple grove
of Maple Grove Farm back in Wis
consin, which has so many memories
dear to the La Follettes. Anyway
the Senator likes very much that
lone maple on his Washington lawn
and often rests under its boughs.
In August Senator and Mrs. La
Toilette, and probably Bob, jr., viii
go to Maple Grove Farm for a va!
cation. The farm is really a tract
Of several hundred acres in the cen.
ter Of which Is q sixty-acre lake with
canoes and boats and other material
equipment.
Lulu White Enters the Life
Of Burton Wheeler; Book Agent.
When the present Junior Senator
Of Montana and Vice Presidential
nominee met the girl, who was later
to have so much influence on his
life, she was living at Albany, Ill,
and was studying music with ca
reer In mind. Like Mrs. La Toilette
her family had mor9 worldly goods
than did that. of the student at the
University Of Michigan, who was
making money in kis vacation to en-.
ter his junior college year by
peddling Doctor Chase's Famous
Recipe Book
When the red-haired youth rang
the doorbell in the Illinois home It
CHANGED to be answered by a slim,
dark-haired, gray-eyed girl, who
liked his looks immediately and,
DESPITE his purpose In calling. she