The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-05


going up on June Is in order to
quarters before the convention
Mrs. Hartman will occupy the
home of her daughter Mrs. Henry
Potter Russell, who has placed her
town house at her mothers dis
posal for the period of the conven.
ton. Mrs. Hartman is taking her
entire staff of servants to New
York with her. She will keep open
house during convention week and
enc can imagine how popular
her house will be for confabs of
one sort or another-between party
leaders. Admittedly one of the
most influential women in Demo
cratic party politics, Mrs. Hartman
IL an ardent McAdoo supporter.
Mrs. Hartman Fitting Up Country
Home in Early American Period
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell and their
little family have gone to Long
Island, where they nave taken
a cottage, and once the convention
excitement is over, Mrs. Hartman
expects to-. go to her place at
Rosslyn, l.. l., for the summer
1t seems that she has bought a
place there--I had imagined it was
only Leland. is having it done
over in picturesque early American
fashion with all it's furniture and
appointments in keeping. For
example she has searched the
antique shops for old fashioned coal
oil lamps, some of them Of colored
glass, which she has had electro
cuted" and fitted with quaint
painted shades. They are being
used at the Democratic .Women's
Club until their new home is in
readiness for them and visitors
find them quite enchanting.
But all this, as Mr.. Kipling says
is another story. The post Of
Democratic Committeewoman from
the District, to which Mrs. ~Harri
man aspires, is now held by Mrs
Thomas F. Walsh, but she has
taken very little interest in
politics and, moreover, she is al
present in Europe. The Demo
cratic primaries will be held or
June 10, with polls opened in each
of the twenty-five districts in Wash
ington and present the one oppor
) tunity which residents of the Dis
trict have for casting a vote, thu
Republican delegates being chosen
r different syston. In the con
vel.tion the District delegates use
THE unit system OF voting, but at
all events have a voice-even il a
small voice-in the selection. of q
Presidential candidate if not in the
election of a President.
Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, vice
chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee aAd director of
women's activities within the party,
will go to New York about June II
and will be accompanied by her
rlght-hand man, Mrs. Blair Banister
q sister Of Senator Carter Glass.
The women are to have their head.
quarters at the Waldorf with the
national committee.
Like Mother, Like Daughter"
In Political Tasks and Aptitude.
Interested spectators at the con
Hention will be Mrs. Blair's daugh
ter, Miss Harriet Blair, and Miss
Margaret Banister, daughter Of Mrs
Banister, both of whom have de
clared their intention of giving UT
everything else rather than miss the
fun in New York. Miss Blair, a
student at Goucher College, has Just
arrived in Washington to be with
her mother for a few days before
starting off for a round Of com
mencement house parties at Yale
Pennsylvania and other colleges
But she has promised herself to be
back by convention time and will
be an usher. Mrs. Blair's son
Newell Blair, is to be one of the
convention pages. Miss Banister
has just completed a course In
short-story writing at Columbia Uni
versity.
Miss Margaret Pou, daughter o.
Congressman and Mrs. Edward w
Pou Of Louisiana, and Miss Virginis
Garrett, daughter of Congressman
and Mrs. FINS J. Garrett, have beer
named honorary pages for the con
vention.
Mrs. Ollie James, whose husband
the$late Senator James, was pre-
siding officer at the convention
which nominated Woodrow Wilson
In 1912 and again at st. Louis i,
1916. Is going over for the con
vention and will spend the weel
with friends at the Waldorf. Sen
ator James sister Mrs. Gordon. il
q delegate to the convention