Evening star., 1928-02-19
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Social and Official Life
Lincoln's Favorite Rocking Chair May Come to
White House If Liberators Room
Is Ever Provided.

Mrs. Medill Mccormick has been So
long a part Of official Washington. first
as young girl during the service of
her father. the late Mark Hanna. in the
Senate. and as the wife of the brilliant
young Senator from Illinois. that the
deepest interest is felt III the late news
from Chicago which relates to her ac-
tive political campaign. Mrs. McCor-
mick has announced her candidacy TO
run as member-at Large from Illinois.
and within the past week there has
been rallying OF her friends 10 sup
port her aspirations. A vast number ot
influential women has enrolled them
selves as the Ruth Hanna Mccormick
volunteers and are about to map out
their plans 10 secure votes when the
proper time comes. Meetings are held
tri-weekly in the Illinois Athletic Club
and among those who are championing
the cause are Mrs Howard Linn. Mrs.
Joseph G. Coleman. Mrs. Waller Bor-
den. Mrs Jacob Baur. Mrs. John Paul
yelling. Mrs. Give Runnels. Mrs. Ed
ward Harris and Mrs. Sterling Morton.
Many of these ladies were associated
with Mrs. Mccormick in her celebrated
onslaught on the Illinois Legislature 10
obtain suffrage for women and all are
prominent III the social and political
world of the Lake City. Mrs. McCor-
mick has many friends OF the Demo-
cratic faith but she has always been
such a fervent advocate OF party poll
tics that she has not encouraged these
10 forsake their standard for hers. and
seemingly she docs not need TO accept
any such sacrifice on their part. Many
committees have been formed. and the
entire field is covered by tirelesS
workers.
Miss Sarah Cooper Hewitt Of New
York City is among the few who retain
their horses and carriages and two men
on the box in the roaring tratflc near
her home. Miss Hewitt can count on
her fingers the number OF times She
has ridden in an auto. Her stao!eS
contain the vehicles which have not
figured highly in public esteem since
the opening years OF the present CEN
tury and she varies her way OF rlolnG
down to the Cooper Institute. where she
continues her active duties as librarian.
according 10 the weather. She has her
coupes her brougham and her landau
and in the Summer she uses phaeton.
perhaps the last to be seen on the
streets Of the great city. Miss Hewitt
is The aunt and in all essentials. the
mother of the pretty Princess Figgo
Of Denmark. formerly Miss Eleanor
Margaret Green of New York. and now
one of the most popular Of the royal
hiehnesses Of Copenhagen. Bereaved
of her mother IN early childhood. the
late DR. Green placed his young dauch-
ter under the care Of her aunts. and
there she remained until her brilliant
wedding IN Prince Viggo. in 1924. The
:7-!nceSs was named for her elder aunt.
the late Eleanor Margaret Hewitt. and
eventually she will receive the entire
fortune of Miss Sarah Cooper Hewitt.
wlJ was the legatee Of her sister. she
had ONLY a modest fortune when She
married into Danish royalty.
Miss Margaret Kahn's impending
marriage to John Barry RYAN. lr.. IS OF
much irteres: in Washington. which
- b-ide-to-be has frequently visited
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Kahn, and whore Young Mr. Ryan spent
r1u~h tine with his grandmother the
@-e+ Mrs Thonas Fortune Ryan. This
ladv was the granddaughter OF that
lanes Barry whose name br:stles on
the carly pages Of WASHINGTON as the
Federal CITY. This James Barry vas
merchant prince Of New York and was
associated With Thomas Law. one Of the
first local real estate spectators, and
who lost vast fortune in his reckless
transactions Mr. Barry acted as best
ran for his friend. Thomas Law. when
hat gentleman married Elizabeth Gus
.i~. granddaughter of Mrs. George
Washington. union which terminated
most unhappilv. Barry's wharves on
Creenleaf Point we're familiar the first
docadc Of the nineteenth century. but
Barry also lost his entire fortune in his
Washington speculations. Mr., John
Barry Rvan. whose son is TO Ted
Miss Kahn some time in April. is the
oldest son Of Thomas Fortune Ryan
Young John Barry Ryan follows the
profession Of letters with strong ten
dency toward newspaper work He was
educated partly in Georgetown College
and partly in London and Paris.