The Washington times., 1929-04-04

ODDS hBhIN ST
MRS. CAM IN
FIGHT
lcontInaed non EIrsI 20

Continued from First paseD
President 1t the position "a whieh
Ailn has heln plated.
The vic1 President 1ef tke 2Itst
tlnlA ~ hl8t0ry hs# kefmAll ly plpss
tested the StAt4 Dep4 tlnentsn
ruling. made while ALr: Kellogk Was ]
Secretary 0f state that Mrs. GNpAn.
Outside her own home. where ens
raleA the hcnpre Dire the mfAttqsa
of the wfcenreal enkioi hcusehoi4,
win rank below the N.IV6A ok chiefs
o. dip|ohlalle II1Eions And lAe
present Secretary 0k State. Henry
Il. slinsop VIII give t1iD nfolesk
careful eonei1nrA ffok.
Complication Ensne
while the state pebarffnen as.
nutea prDnuNcEaAnnn< refers kis
caIIy only u the wlFS AZ scii 1k
diplomatic missions Il carried %
tks logical c0ucluei0n Il would nlece
Mrs: Gam below the wives y EeiDl.
net members and preeun1atI e-
low me wife or the CHIEF slice
and the wife 81 the Spec 1f 11,1t
whose places IN the &eI Ieffe 81
things fhefe n Gisa retfaes among
the powers that fk
Hostesse4 who a&e ed aiming
for Vice President kallff2 4 . Z.
and Mrs. Cam tney. f7f f'se 1Iaalit.
Do pretty much n hey please klt.lt
seating tlae Vice teHi1 4 W
The fact that 4h8 has h,isks,.d
who has no lslciNl rating. rQAali
Gates matters rpalH4' &Dx n he
official world II W4sh h.nstp,l tlle
vile position s llped b her
husbands. 3.
There are many teseS n social
.0ffiria1 has had soma mIenIber Of his
family IS his hostess. And ia ri
most eyerH cAa4 there haa been q
division 81 optnfon A. u Her rank.
For wives eee1m to be exceedingiy
Jealous of havln& their social pfiNfe
Ieeee e4fended % daughters u 7
other ladies' 10 quote the Con.
gressional Directory Df official
slleFsen,s H1atea1
when Thonasn JetEersorI Was
President the glannorous D0lly
Madison. wife 0G the Secretary 0E
state. was usually hts hczteas.
Harriet Lane Johnston, nieee ef
President Buchanan. waB mistress
81 the white House during her
father osen term
when MrA Tafs w1ae aI durfGS
the present Chief Justices fern 90 .
President. her sister, Mrs. I1aughlin.
vas freqpently white House host
ees.
And fhere nEvs been many ether
Instances OE members of the presi-
dentiaI family renreaentIng the
President's wife. BUT cinCuEn tances
are little lent III such Cases.
for the eselenk 81 euref usually u
the role III host and rarely as gs1est.
Vice President Arthur Waa
Witlower. but he only filled the
then In mourning for his wife. 50 u
was not until he became President
thar history speaks Of his hustessrs
his sister, Mary. who was the wife
AZ John q MeElroy. of Albany
New York 50, although there
have been n recent times man :,
instances Of daughters or sisters
presiding over official honsehOlde.
this Is the first time that Vice
President 0f the United states has
taken d hand III settling moot
question 0f official precedence
Daughter Melons Hostess
Miss Allsa Mellon WIS hostess
for her father bef0rs she became
Mrs. David IL n. Bruce. Miss
Flora Wilson ruled her fathers
household when the late James
Wilson was Secretary OE Agricsll.
kufe. And the late Miss Agnes
Hart Wilson assumed the place Of a
official hostess for her father, VIII
Ham b Wilson. secretary of Labor
during the long illness of her
mother.
But while they used Is accom-.
pany their fathers in the cabinet
procession af White House reeep
tions and were frequently invited
with them t0 official dinnefa IN
groups where the Cabinet women
were entertained these Cabinet
maidens we're ranked below the
Cabinet wives. s
While there is twinkle II The !.
Vice Presidents eve when the alaeN
tlOn IN mentioned rs him. ne IN
serious III his battle and It + not
entirely question Of affection Tor
his sister He feels that he has
the dignity of the position ct Vice
President to uphold.
0ne Baftle ReIneIll
There hava been many instances
of diplomats going To the lslat ever
Just such matters 81 prscedence
contendlng that khs dignity Of
their countries was involved. And
washington atlll rememhsrn tie !
social excitement over ne daes.
ti0n oe whether or not counkes
Gasllli daughter of the Count
caSini who was Russian am
dor Ii the Roosevelt AglnaInisfra.
ton, should take the rank ~ hia
hostess that his wife would have
enjoyed. she WAS q greak belle IN
the Capital and 4 claarn " KsrIn-
cess lice President ROdsevelt.s
daughter and now Mrs. NICHOLAS
LonEworfIl.
Moreovs there wal d long drawn
out Il friendly. feud between the
White House and Uncle J0ess Cam !
non. when he was Speaker 0f the
House over his place In the sun.
Many times he refused Invitations
70 dine ak the White House. Be-
cause he felt that the Speaker, ss
presiding officer Of House. should
not be invited @ parties ii honor
QG such groups AZ the Cabinet 0r
the Supreme Court To meet this
situation the Speakers dinner waa
ats1ed 30 the anullal series Of state
dinners the White House III the
Ealt admins stra tion result
however of agitation begun when
Roosevelt was President.
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