The Washington times., 1928-05-09
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY IN THE CAPITAL
Feminine Influence TO Be Felt
At Both National Conventions

Leaders in Washington
Society to Attend Both
Political Gatherings ;
House Parties at Kan
sas City
In spite Of the fact that
nobody seems to have any
organization, to be spending
any money or to be making
any effort to obtain the
nomination Republican or
Democratic-for the presi-
dency, it is conceded that
candidates will be picked in
Kansas City and in Houston
In June. And a large group
Of Washington women will
20 to the Republican con-
vention or the Democratic
convention depending upon
their political slant or to
both, If the deliberations
promise to prove exciting
enough.
New York's Circus
IL won't be like four years ago,
when the social world and his
wife went to New York to the
historic Democratic national con.
vention, as one might 60 to the
circus. For neither Kansas City
nor Houston are so near as New
York nor so alluring. Moreover,
the warm welcome" promised in
both cities has been played up q
bit too much. But the feminine
influence" viii not be lacking
either at either convention.
Feminine Influence
Mrs. Alvin 7. Hert, vice chair
man Of the Republican National
Committee, will be. Of course. in
the thick Of things at Kansas
City. Mrs. Emily Newell Blair
will 20 to Houston IN her official
capacity as vice chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee
and unofficially will cover" the
conventiOnk las she win the Re-
publican Eonvention-for Good
Housekeeping and the Inter.
national News Service. Mrs.
Henry Wilder Keyes Erances
Parkinson Keyesl, who is Of the
Republican persuasion, also has a
double assignment to the two
conventions and her articles win
be published In "The Delineator."
Reading recently that Mrs.
James A. Reed was to be hostess
to q group Of friends at the time
OF the Republican convention, one
had rather the feeling that politics
were bit mixed. But, after all,
one may be a devoted Democrat
and still have friends among the
Republicans. And Mrs. Reed has
q charming new home In the
City and will, naturally enough,
be in evidence at convention time
In spite of her husbands position
AS one Oh lu6 SLdA0d10 OCd1SAS
Of Democracy.
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose.
whose home in in Kansas City
although she spends her winters
In washington, will entertain a
house party for convention week
and will have the Secretary Of
Agriculture and Mrs. Jardine
among her guests.
NTr.~ seTir1,yr.iop Curtis vvhn
organized the Hoover for Presi.
dent" women's committee in
Washington, of which Mrs. James
Carroll Frazer is chairman, will
20 to Kansas City ITO look after
the interests of my candidate"
And Mrs. Borden Hartman is
among the prominent Washington
women who will attend the Demo
cratic convention. Mrs. Alvin
Dodd is planning to take in either
convention which promises ex-
citement-or both-but is likely
to pass them both up if the pro-
ceedings appear to be cut and
dried.
The Minister of Panama and
Nine. Alfaro a-e IL the Waldorf
Astoria in New York for a few
days before returning to Wash.
ington. The minister arrived
there Sunday after passing sew
eraI months in Panama.
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The Minister OF Canada, and
Mrs. Vincent Massey returned
from New York Monday and last
night they started for Cleveland
to attend the centennial celebra.
ton of the American Peace So.
ciety. They will return on Fri
day.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Powers Symipg.
ton, Of San Francisco, are at the
Willard, where they plan to re.
main until Saturday.