Evening star., 1936-12-27

ironical. she has rather a simple
vocabulary that carries force.
Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers . Conquering Hero.
But sound the trumpets, clash the
cymbals. for here comes Representa-
tive Edith Nourse Rogers Of Massa-
chusetts. a conquering hero, $4,000
majority In q Democratic year! The
lone Republican woman member Of
the Congress. Petite, vivacious, bien
soignee, she is brimming full Of energy
and certainly does not intend to take
back seat because her party Is so
frightfully in the minority. As a
member of the Foreign Affairs Com
mittee Of the House she has been the
only woman to hold that position. She
is also q member of the World War
Veterans Legislation Committee, and
next to the unemployment and indus
trial situation in her State her pro-
gram Is largely for hospital care and
assistance for the disabled men Of the
World War.
New Democratic
Congresswoman . Charmer.
How about Mrs. Nan Wood Honey
man, the new Democratic Congress-
woman from Oregon, who boasts Of
her Roosevelt = Republican business
man-husband, and who was formerly
Of that gold spoon coterie Of Man.
haitian to which Mrs. Franklin Delano
Roosevelt and Mrs. O'Day belonged? :?
She too was a lily-white welfare
worker who insisted on going places
in the slums-and doing things for
the less fortunate. Except in ex-
elusive social circles, she was not
known to the East until last Summer
when she attended the National DEM
ocratic Convention in Philadelphia as
national committeewoman from Ore
gon. She is described as having a
soft voice with bit Of a drawl that
engages the attention Of an audience
Immediately, and then holds them
by her wit and outspoken way Of
talking.
Representative Virginia Jencks Of
Indiana will return to the opening
session very much saddened by the
death Of her lovely daughter and
only child. Virginia. She and her
mother were great pals and 1t was
she who always saw that everything
was frightened up and made gay when
her mother arrived home after a hard
day in the House. Mrs. Jencks, a
woman of most distinguished ances-
tors who were active in the making
Of the early history Of America. both
in war and peace, is the only dirt
farmer among the ladies of the House.
Flood control is her hobby, as she
has seen the effects Of several devas-
tating floods in her own State.
Rare Letter Written by Queen
Victoria Just Come 20 Light.
It seems that there is some disap-
pointment among the old supporters
Of the crown in England that the
new King George vi did not assume
the title of Albert I when he came
to the throne. Perhaps the greatest
real and most wholesome romance
in the history of the present reigning
family in Great Britain was that of
the late Queen Victoria and her Prince
Consort Albert, who to the last re-
manned her Prince Charming. With
a tactfulness that has been lacking
Of late, and a thoughtfulness for his
position in the eyes Of her people. the
old Queen raised Albert from . mere
appendage to the throne to . place
of force and leadership in the empire.
The destruction of the Crystal Palace,
recently recalled the intense interest
Prince Albert took in the business
and industrial life Of the empire, as
he was the moving spirit IN the great
exposition for which the palace was
constructed.
There has lately been acquired by
Mr.. David M. Neuberger of New York
3 letter written by her own hand in
German, In which Victoria speaks
pathetically and feelingly of the death
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