The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-20

tn0 VIE OF the new SENATOR from
Massachusetts, to be published in
Washington.
For the question what About
Mrs. Butler?'' which is being very
/ generally asked is usually answered
Mrs! Butler, isn't there?'
OF course, the Buffers are more
or less strangers to Washington, al
though they have been occasional
visitors at the White House and
MIR. Butler was in and out of town
during his period of service as chair
man of the Republican national
committee in the campaign. But
even canvas of the Massachusetts
people in Washington, who might
be expected to know the Buffers
discloses very little actual informa-
ton.
Apparently, william M. Butler,
who had been active in Massachu-
sets politics fifteen or twenty
years ago, had been quiescent for
q long period until President Cool
idge brought him into the spot
light And during that time Mr..
and Mrs. Butler must have lived
very much to themselves, taking
little part in the activities, social
or civic, of Boston, their home.
In her social aspects, Mrs. But
Ter, who will have a position of
leadership as the wife of the senior
Senator from Massachusetts, has
been summed up in the express
sive phrase "A woman who
knows exactly how to do things,
but isn't particularly keen about
doing them" Yet it is more than
probable that when she comes to
Washington she will assume the
duties incident to her position and
fulfill them with grace and distinc-
ton.
For the rest Of the Sixty-eighth
Congress, Of course, Senator Butler
will be the junior Senator from
Massachusetts,, Senator David +.
Walsh having become senior Sen
ator with the death of Senator
Lodge, But when Senator Walsh
goes out on March 4, Senator But
Ter will become the head Of the
Massachusetts delegation taking pre-
cedence over Senator Frederick H.
Gillett-that has an odd sound
hasn't it? So Mrs. Gillett, who as
the wife OF the Speaker of the
House has ranked only below the
wife of the President and the wife
of the Vice President and possibly
the wife of the Chief Justice there's
pretty problem in precedence for
you-will follcSN Mrs. Butter and,
as a newcomer will rank rather
low among the senatorials, So
much for the social vicissitudes Of
I politics.
Out of the vast silence from
Massachusetts persistent digging
reveals not only that there is a
Mrs. Butler, the new Senator's first
wife, who was Miss Minnie F. Nor
ton, of Edgartown, Mass, having
died in 1905. In 1907. Mr.. Butler
was married to Miss Mary Lothrop
Webster. In the present Butler fam
lily there are two little girls, Beatrice
and Mary, about ten and twelve
years old.
Mr.. Butler has three older chill
dren, two girls, Miriam and GLADYS,
and a son, Morgan Butler, who is
associated in business with his
father. The girls are now married
and perhaps they. boy is, too. There
ie, however, no evidence at hand
to sustain this supposition other
than that he was made president
Of the National Cotton Manufac.
turers' Association in Massachu-
sets a little while ago-and a per-
son holding such a position is very
likely to be married.
Mrs. Butler will probably not
take up residence in Washington
this season, but will remain in
Massachusetts, and will make occa-
sional visits to the Capital. When
Senator Butler is not at the White
Houe he will presumably be at a
hotel.
Glamour Surrounds 8 Congressional
Brides; Husbands Reporters
Other newcomers to official So
ciety whose advent Washington
waits with great interest are Mrs.
Ogden L. Mills, wife OF Congress-
man Mills, of New York: Mrs. James
Magee, wife of Congressman Magee
of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. James
Southworth Parker, wife of Con-
gresham Parker of Massachusetts.
All three men are "repeaters," hut
each is bringing brand new wife
to Washington: and certain
glamour will surround the three
Congressional brides.
Mr.. Mills wife was Dorothy Pan.
4 dolph Fell, one of the Philadelphia
Randolphs. and their marriage .oolx
place at Narragansett Pier in the
summer. They have taken a big
house in Massachusetts avenue for
the winter-last year Mr.. Mills had
Bellevue, now occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs Arthur A. Houghton-and may
be expected to do a lot of enter
tanning.
Congressman and Mrs. Magee
are expected in Washington shortly
and will be at home after December
at the house in Eighteenth street
which Mr.. Magee bought from
Colonel and Mrs. Benjamin Reeves
Russell and which he has done
over in most delightful fashion.
Mrs. Magee was Mrs Cuttings
Forsyth, born of one Of the Balti-
more Gittingses. The new Mrs.
Parker was Mrs. Amy Glidden
Richards, sister of Joseph
Warren Glidden.
RObinsOns To Be welcomed
With the PrOvebiaI Open Arms.
So used has Washington become
to having representative OF the
Roosevelt family in official society
that Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's
successor---and cousin-Theodor
Douglas Robinson and his family
will be welcomed with omen arms.
And President Coolidge's accept
ance of the Roosevelt tradition in
the office Of Assistant Secretary
o. the Navy is exceedingly popular
here-the fact that Mr.. Robinson
signs his memoranda ct. r."
appealing to everybody as a parti-
cularly picturesque detail He els
established at the Raquet club to