New Britain herald., 1928-05-18


 s'ah Writer for Herald and NEA Service.
 Washington. May 1s-Mr. "Jim Reed is as much of a dramatic per sonality as her fire eating husband, which is saying a lot.
 Mrs. Reed can make "Jir" come nome to dinner on time. Mrs. Reed reels ia her own copper wire with a 17'pound trout qutvering on the end, and won't let Jim" help a speck. As someone once put it. Mrs. Reed ls the one person able to be "Jin" Reeds wife and not be hattened out by the Job."
 If the Reeds should sign ! four year lease for the big white house on Pennsylvania avenue the begin. ming of March [. 1920. Tom" would come. too. and show Tho best minds what a real southern break. fast or lunch of hot corn bread, southern fried chicken and baked ham and waffles can be.
 Tom" has been the Reeds major oomo for 80 many years they've all lost count There Is no servant prob lem in the Reed menaEe. for Tom" "speets 1se here for life"
 Mrs. Reed fosters Toms talents in crocheting and painting which tells the story of a woman as interested in the pleasure and ambitions of those about her as in her own.
 Married 40 Years
 Mention Mrs. "Jtm" Reed in Washington and any listener will say:
 Did you ever see such halr?" The hair in question is as golden as honey. though Mrs. Reed boasts of her 70 years marriage to the sena- tor.
 It was the golden hair and pansy blue eyes of Lura Mansfield that started the Reed courtship back in Cedar Rapids, Ia.. in 1885 when Jim Reed was just successful at- torney and even his best >friends didn't dream that he'd be footed for the White House some years later, 1
 Brilliant, beautiful, companion able and dressy" are the most fre- luent adjectives of description thrust upon Mrs. Jim Reed She loves bright colors in both hef house and clothes. Just now Mrs. Reed is ori9htening up the new honey house bought in Kansas City with cheery and drapes.
 They say in Washington that the Reeds are the most perfectly com couple in official life.
 "Jin," Reed is . movie fan. No- body knows whether Mrs. "Jim" really is or not. but she stands in Inc in the movie queue with "Jim" 1t the opening Of most every new film and even. they say, doesn't cold if Jim" comes home late for 1inner and explains he just dropped into | movie house on the way home from the senate.
 Senator Jim" has his library and work shop" in the basement Of the lew Kansas City brick home on Cherry street. Here Jim" putters lround and Mrs. Jim lets him put CT. going of to . bridge club or ome party of her own which she knows would bore the senator to outbreak.
 Mrs. Reed loves pretty clothes. She ' said to be one of official Wash ngton's best-dressed women. She |oesn't buy just dresses and coats nd hats and shoes; she buys com 'lete costumes; q green hat means 'reen or beige dresA bag, shoes, oat. etc. The senator sometimes up- raids her for what he smilingly call { Lura's extravagance." but they say here isn't . senator in Washington rouder of his wife. Mrs. Jim Reed is very popular in They say she makes ny party success. But she is not { all impressed by the official so- |al whirl and indulges in only those nicial social occasions which are al- , ,ost obligatory.
 A Charming Hostess When she gives luncheon or din- CT for officialdom, however, it is done. they say-caterers, rchestrs. flowers. the right people ext each other. the right anecdotes, ( famous Jim" Reed party. z Mrs. Reed used 10 say ''sll Of Jim's | 'iends are my friends" They say ,st nowadays she is eultivatinx lends of her own, perhaps believ. l1 that "env <eiAnAa arA yi-s. 1; 'isnfs" She 10 not at ali unmind. |