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most popular dinner guests in Wash
ington, with nary party restriction.
Mrs. Kahn was educated in the
San Francisco public schools, later
graduating from the University Of
California. Whereupon she taught
history and English in the high
schools of San Francisco. In 1899
she married Mr.. Julius Kahn. then a
member of Congress representing the
fourth congressional district. Mr..
Kahn was in Congress for about Is
years. So Mrs. Kahn actually had
Is years Of political background for
her highly important legislative job.
A LWAYS she has been a close stu
dent of national affairs and a
keen observer of the political pano-
rama. On February II, 1925, the
Governor of California called spe-
cial election at which Mrs. Kahn
was elected to succeed her husband.
She has been reelected to each sue
ceeding Congress.
During her 10 years service in the
House. Mrs. Kahn has served on nu-
merous important committees. includ-
ing: Education, Census, Coinage,
Weights and Measures. During her
second term she was made a member
Of the Committee on Military Affairs.
one of the most powerful of all. At
the start of the present Congress she
was placed on the Appropriations
Committee Like Mrs. O'Day, she has
two handsome sons. Both live in
California. She stays at the May
flower Hotel,
Edith Nourse Rogers Of Massachu-
sets is the only other Republican lady
of the House. With the exception of
Mrs. O'Day she is on more important
committees than any of her fair COL
leagues. They are: Civil Service.
World War Veterans Legislation and
Foreign Affairs. She has been on the
Veterans Committee since 1925 and is
now the ranking member, and the
second ranking member of the Civil
Service Committee. Rank is deter
mined by the length Of service.
Mrs. Rogers represents the impor-
tant fifth congressional district, which
takes in her home residence town of
Lowell and has q population of over
100000. She is wealthy widow Of
fine family. She was born in Saco,
Me, and went to some very swanky
schools, including Rogers Hall. In
Lowell, and Nine. Julien's, in Paris.
Capable. energetic and a born fight
er. Mrs. Rogers has an enviable record
in public affairs. She has been in
Congress about as long as Mrs. Kahn
more than 10 years. She is tall, gra-
cious in manner, with the quiet dig
nifty and assurance Of the typical blue
blood New Englander.
Mrs. Rogers was elected to the
House to fill vacancy caused by the
death of her husband, the late John
Jacob Rogers But she has been re-
elected to every succeeding Congress
for one reason only-sheer ability. Al
ways q rock-ribbed Republican, the
New Dealers haven't been able to de-
feat her or even to diminish her
power in the slightest degree. As
proof of this. she was reelected to
the Seventy-fourth Congress. receiving
75.754 votes as against 46,125 for her
Democratic opponent.
Some six or seven years ago Mrs.
Rogers earned the distinction of being
the first Congresswoman to instigate
and pass q major bill. This was an
important appropriation for veterans
hosnitals.
Although regular" Republican,
Mrs. Rogers does not hesitate to follow
her conscience rather than her party,
when matter Of national Importance
Is under consideration. Recently, for
instance, when Secretary Of COM
merce Roper. one Of President Roose.
velt's right-hand men, requested her
to put through certain bill. she in
troduced 1t immediately. It's subject
was the national unification of traffic
legislation and 1t calls for an ex-
penditure of $4,000 to investigate the
present situation.