The Washington times., 1924-12-09
ODD, SOUNDS S.
ISSUE ROM
HILL
Infant Coos Replace Bat
/: tie Cries at Wonan's
Party Headquarters

A<OAOICO ACA0A01A tOL0 "a LAO
National Wonan's Party opposite
khe narolewhite Capitol For Elsie
Hill, ardent feminist and follower
of Lucy Stone, who became the
mother less than a month ago of n
seven-pounds baby girl, bearing the
name Of Elsie Hill Leavitt, has re-,
burned to the heanquarters Of the
Womens party, donated by Mrs. o.
H. p. Belmont, ana is occupying
the room there usually sacred to
Mrs Belmont. It's the best room
of the fortylfive bedrooms, and none
too good for Elsie Hill Leayitt.
Mingling with COOS and infant
cries-the first time In years that
anything but militant battle cries
against the slavery of women have,
come from this source-are enthusi-
astic expressions of delight from
the other woman's party members
"in residence" that this thing has
come about.
I'VE feel that it is just about
the incest thing that has ever
happened to u.s." says a. spokesman.
"Of course, the baby is my job
now" says Elsie Hill, but ex-
pect to find time still to do much
work to further the cause of the
Woman's Party. I wrote an edi-f
terial for Equal Rights, our weekly,
while ] was in the hospital with
the baby-and there is much work
to be done that. can be done with
one foot on the cradle rocker"
Us Youngest Founding Member Of
National WOman's Party.
I. And while this talk goes on little
Elsie Hill Leavltt, from among her
pillows, looks wonderingly about the.
high-ceilinged old room choosing
perhaps the corner OF sthe manteI
from which she win hang her
Christmas sock, or lbootee, that is,
AZ Mamma" or Daddy" win hold.
her near enough for her tiny arms
to reach it.
Little Miss Leavitt has the dis
tinction of being the youngest found.
ing member of the wcn1en's party,
her membership-at 500. 00-being
the gift of an unknown adn1irer-
rumored to be her father, Professor
ALBERT Leavitt.'
Elsie, Hill will remain in this
women's world until after the
Christmas holidays when she plans
ito take the child and depart for
Lexington, Va, where her husband,
Professor Leavitt, isssan instructor
in criminal law in the Washington
and Lee University. n
Elsie Hill is the daughter Of the
late EbeneeZer Hill, Of Connecticut,
who for twenty years or more was
a member of Congress. and is a
ssister of Mrs. Helena Hill Weed,
who is a candidate for the vacancy
made in the Senate byvsthe death
of Senator Brandegee. She married
Professor Leavitt at Christmas time
IN 1921. Whether she will continue
ito be known by her maiden name in
conservative Virginia is causing
:some speculation.
MIR. AND MRS. HAMMOND
TO ENTERTAIN FOR ENVOY.
The Italian Ambassador. will be
the guest of honor at dinner tliis
evening, of MIR. and Mrs. John Hays
Hammond, :. who will. entertain a
company of eighteen. Among the
guests will be Richard Tobin. Amer.
lean Minister to the Netherlands.
| Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. Ham
}mand had dinner inlcompliment7tO
the French Ambassador and Mime.
Jusserand. The other guests incIud.
ed Senator and Mrs. ClaudefA. Swan
son, Senator and Mrs. George Whar-
ton Pepper, the American Ambassa-
dor to Chile and Mrs William Miller
tCollier. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D.
Walcott. Hugh Wallace, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank w.. Stearns, of Boston;
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Leigh c.
Palmer, Colonel and Mrs. Charles
Burnett, Mrs. w. Harry Brown,
Major General George o. Squier and,
MRS. William Miller, of Rhode Island.
The Swiss Minister and Nine.
Peter will go to New York today to
remain about a week,
y ~
: The Peruvian Consul General in
New York, Edward Higenson, win
tcome down for the reception at the
sPan-Americap Union tonight.
Mrs. David A. Reed, wife of Sena-
! tor Reed of Pennsylvania, will be at
home on Thursday afternoon from
4 to o'clock at her residence, 1706
Eighteenth street.
1 Mrs. Beverly Williamson has re-
turned to her apartment at Stone
leigh Court after having made a
sfortnight's visit in Trenton, Tenn
II 's.e
MRS. MTLBURN WEEDS.