The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-11
IONGWORTH IS
!. HERALDED AS
SPEAKER
Story Goes That Speaker
s Gillett's Gavel Will
Go to Him
BY JEAN ELIOT
HE resignation OF Congressman

dent of ''The Professional
sSonsin-Law Association" to become
Speaker of the House il predicted
In a Philadelphia paper. today, with
the Pennsylvania delegation in Con-
.eress held up to fame as the In
istrument Of his elevation. The
story is that the delegation will
70 almost solid for Mr.. Longworth
as against Congressman Martin 3.
MADDEN, and that this viii assure
enough votes to give him the gavel
now held by Speaker Gillett.
An interesting story. especially
safnce Secretary Mellon Is given
credit at the Capitol for lining up
sfha Pe1nsylvanfans back Of Mr..
LonRworth. with Senator Pepper
and Senator Reed expressing them
selves a. much gratified by the
result OF the straw vote taken yes
terday.
10 the prediction that hereafter Mr..
Longworth will attain recognition
from tourist visitors to the House
= ses M. = IN his own right, after
having been pointed out by Capttoi
guides as ...the well-dressed, bald
headed man who il President
sHoosevelt's son-inlaw" ever since
he married Princess Alice" Rocse-
with Speaker Gillett stepping
down from his high place on March
the Speakers dinner at the
White House tomorrow evening
has an especial measure Of interest.
There being only two special
guests on this occasion-Speak9r
and Mrs. Gillett-there will be con-
.siderable latitude in arranging an
interesting and congenial dinner
company and there viii be a num-
Der OF guests from out Of town.
Mrs. Gillett's aon-in-law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher
lie Fargo. who have but recently
returned to this country after a
long stay in Europe, are arriving
this evening to make her q short
visit andewiIT presumably be among
the guests at the White House din
sier.
Hughes to Speak At Two
sCeIebrafi0ns In New York.
The Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Hughes will go to New York to-
morrow where the Secretary will
make two addresses before large
thinner parties before returning to
Washington. Tomorrow evening
he will speak at the annual Lin
scoln Day dinner to be held at the
waldorf Astoria. AS ladies' are In
.vited to this celebration Mrs
Hughes wilf probably accompany
Mr.. Hughes. (.
On Friday night the Union
League Club will give q dinner at
Its clubhouse on Fifth avenue ia
honor Of Elfhu Root, who win on
that day celebrate his eighteenth
g stag party. Immediately after
Secretary Hughes has made his
speech before this gathering he
and Mrs. Hughes VIII take the mid
might train back to Washington
arriving here early Saturday morn
The Secretary and Mrs. Hughes
VIII be the guests OF honor tonight
1t the monthly meeting of the
State Department Club, which will
be held at Rauscher's This will
perhaps be the last time that the
State Department chief will see I'm.
formally the large number of
workers associated with him In the
department.
The celebration tonight will be
unique in the entertainment Of
'fered-and this club has many such
clever celebrations to its credit It
IL entirely department affair,
with only department people and
perhaps a few of their guests
present. II report Is correct, the
officials of the department are
putting on a sort OF vaudeville en-.
:tertainment-goo d-na tured take-offs
~ NJ 1ko
for the enjoyment of the others in
fine department. There will be
dancing. Of course.
GILLETTS DINNER
GUESTS OF WALIENBERGS.
The Speaker of the House and
Mrs. GiIlett will be the guests of
honor at dinner this evening of
the Swedish Minister and Nine.
sWallenberg.
I / The Secretary of Labor and Mrs.
Davis will be the guests of honor
lat. dinner this evening Of Congress
man and Mrs. Ernest Alderman,
who will entertain at Wardman
Park.
Mrs. Thomas r. Walsh enter.
stained company of forty guests
at luncheon today in her home on
Massachusetts, avenue.
q
MRS. STANFIELD HAS
sSLINCOLN LUNCHEON"
Z Mrs. Robert n. Seanfield enter
tanned at luncheon today in the
Presidential suite of the New VIII
lard In compliment to Nine.
sGrouitch: There was twenty-six in
the company. Instead OF flowers
the decorations Of the table were
representative of incidents in the
life Of Lincoln. In the center OF the
table. for instance. there was a
miniature log cabin placed on
green slope, at one end Of the table
.there were cavalry figures and at
the other end infantrymen. the
f0nana hatWoAn ff1iaA In