National Affairs: Senate's Wives

Executive (secret) doings of the Senate are constantly leaking into the newspapers. And last week, the Senate's wives demonstrated that they were no better than their husbands at keeping secrets.

The Senate Ladies' Luncheon Club was distressfully snarled on the election of a president to succeed Mrs. Dawes. By custom the Vice President's wife presides. But Vice President-Elect Curtis is a widower. His sister, Mrs. Edward E. Gann, is to serve as his official hostess. Should that make her a Senate Lady? Should that make her president of the club?

The Senate ladies met...

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