New Britain herald., 1928-07-28

Washington. July 2s.--One factor contributing to the popularity of Senator Charles Curtis. the Repub- lican vice presidential nominee. is the fact that no one ever gets tired waiting to see him in his outer of- flee.
 One can always look at Lola Will Hams. his blond secretary, and that makes time pass quite rapidly. One can even talk about the weather with Miss Williams, if he likes.
 Strangely enough, besides being the most beautiful blond on Capitol Hill, the lady is also remarkably ef- ficient. Inasmuch as Curtis has been majority leader in the Senate. with more important work than most senators. she had to be. Curtis wouldn't trade her for anyone you might name.
 Every week" says he, "I get letters from people thanking me for the fine treatment she has given them. She knows how to receive and entertain people and under stands he duties of a secretary as we'll as anyone I ever knew" Drives Them Around Outside the Senate office building is parked Lola's car. When kan- sans, strange in Washington. come to the office. she often drives them to the White House or elsewhere. Curtis is too busy to show the home folks the town. so he thinks that's pretty nice. Mighty few 1c- retarles like that one!
 Sitting in the car with Miss Will Hams, few persons would miss the senator.
 Haven't had q complaint about her management of the office in eight years." says the senator, with enthusiasm. "She's wonderfully efficient"
 The Curtis office is the busiest on the hill. Other office forces can loaf during the summer. but not Miss Williams and her staff. The mail Is bigger than ever now that Senator Charities 8 national candi- date. Miss Williams is down in the morning by 7:3o. The senator comes in at s:30 and she believes in having all the mail opened by that time. Often she works nights. Hard work Is good for little girls, Miss Williams insists. But she hunts, fishes and motors and is one of Wahington's best women golfers.
 She was born in Columbus, Kas. While she was little girl she entered business. First she col lected accounts for her father. One debtor kept stallins. Finally little Lola began to get vegetables from him from time to time and sell them till the debt was squared.
 There's 2 strain of Iowa blood in Miss Williams. When she was 14 and found ahe had earned and saved considerable money. she took trip to California-just to travel. Her mother was born in Iowa. Be- fore finishing high school. Lola had been to California three times. She began to contemplate a Flu. ropcan trip. She and another girl put in a crop of potatoes on her fathers land and sold them from door 10 door. But not enough for a European trip.
 Along came newspaper sub scription contest and the prize was a trip to England and Scotland. She entered and won. The potato money took her over to the con- 1 tinent.
 While still in high school she won another prize--a diamond ring for her debating ability.
 Came As . Clerk
 She worked in . lawyers office 1 and when the war broke out passed . civil service examination and came to Washington as a clerk in { tho aviation service. Curtis found her there in 1920 and has had her 1 ever since.
 Soon she may be secretary to Che vice preadent, : Job now held by a man. At the recent Kansas City convention she was one of the most active Curtis supporters and had charge of the Curtis headquarters. Senator Curtis recalls that when he first came to Congress from kansas in 1893 there were about two women secretaries on the Hill. The senatorial secretaries now include i5 women and House secre- taries are too many to count. Wo- men have generally replaced the male clerks on the Hill.