The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-06-11
Democratic Women Attend Dinner
d. TO Welcome NeU Executive Chairman
MRS. Woodrow Wilson and
Mrs. Borden Hartman
| Have Seats at Speakers
+ Table

Walk right IN. fNelp your
/ self. Take a seat. Plenty Of
room. Walk right in. =
Thus did the door
keeper" Of the ballroom of
the Mayflower Hotel vel
come those coming in after
] the dinner last evening to
hear the speeches in the pur-
suit of Democratic harmony,
which were made to welcome
:Jouett Shouse, of Kansas,
new chairman Of the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee.
But there WASH t SO much
room insideexcept up in
the gallery Of boxes. And
this space was soon we'll
filled by an eager audience
that frowned if anyone
CHANGED to disturb the flow
Of the speakers by a re-
mark to a companion.
Head Table
At the speakers table were
two women and a half dozen
men, who remained steadfast
Democrats during the last Presl-
dental campaign.
The women were Mrs. Wood.
row Wilson and Mrs. Borden
Hartman, the latter in her role
As Democratic committeewoman
from the District, although she
might have rated place at the
head table as president of the
Woman's National Democratic
Club.
Both Mrs. Wilson and Mrs.
Hartman looked remarkably
well, the former gowned in
lowered chiffon on a black
ground and with orchids at the
shoulder, and the latter gowned
in flower chiffon on a pale blue
ground. .
ALI Standing
In between speeches, Mrs. Will
gon was presented to the audience
with the announcement that she
would not be- asked to make q
speech. So she stood up and
smiled and everybody else stood
up amid loud and prolonged APP
plause, and then all sat down
again. And the program con-
tinued.
John J.. Raskob, chairman of
the Democratic national commit.
tee, began the speech-maklng,
with Col. Robert Harper. presi-
dent of*the jefferson Democratic
Association OF the District, spon.
soring this testimonial dinner.
presiding.
Everybody there last night
seemed to approve Mr.. Raskob
highly. Senator William II. King
of Utah could hardly stop applaud
ing his statement that he was
certainly going to continue to be
chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee.
Watch Out
Mr. shouse made an impressive
speech, and Senator Willard Ty-
ciings made another And then
along about this time Mrs. Harlt
man made her speech, advising
the Democrats to keep in the lead
of international peace and not to
let the Republicans walk off with
any Of their ideas and make out
like they are original Repubh-
can thoughts. She referred to
Senator BoraI1, hitherto arch
ppnonent" of Woodrow Wilson
ideals and ideas, and now talking
about the freedom of the seas"
in the same words used by the
late Democratic President
Avoids "Al"
Senator Overman supplied the
hunnor of the evening when. he
was called from the audience at
the end of the program to make
an impromptu speech. He came
the nearest of mentioning Al
Smiths name of any speaker dur
ing the evening-but he never ac-
tually got it out. But he did
say that mention of the last
presidential campaign didn't cause
him any alarm-that mo cold
shivers ran down his spine"
To Senator Overman the new
executive chairman has a difficult
name. He wasn't sure IL 1t began
i Jew or Joe-.H And so escaped
!: by telling story of a negro who
couldn't get a name right.
In Linen
Senator Robinson, candidate for
Vice President during the last
| campaign was costumed in a
/; linen suit. All of the other men
facing the audience wore the con-
| ventio1al dinner dress. He made
q speech, too, telling the Demo
Gratis to get busy and keep busy.
! Gen. and Mrs. Billy" Mitchell
were interested listeners at one
table. And here and there one
f, son, Mrs. Alvin Dodd, Mrs. Ed
!. ward 3. Meigs. Representative
! and Mrs. Sol Biopm. Representa-.
tive and Mrs. Cordell Hull Mrs.
John Allan Dougherty. Mr.. and
. Mrs. c. C. Calhoun, MIR. and Mrs.
! Lewis Nixon, of New York: Judge
and Mrs. C. c., McChord, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Tumulty, Senator and
Mrs. Pat Harrison. Mr. and Mrs.
Huston Thompson, Mrs. Frank
Hiram Smell.
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From Rome
Mrs. Kate Trenholm Abrams,
, who had with her Signorina
Marie CastellaRl, of Rome, Italy,
who is in Washington for few
!, days en- route to. Michigan to
attend a meeting of the National
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