THE CONGRESS: Women of Importance

Charles Curtis of Kansas likes to have a discreet and well-trained young woman as his administrative assistant, so last week he appointed Miss Lola M. Williams of Kansas, long his senatorial secretary, to be the first woman to enjoy the majestic title of "Secretary to the President of the United States Senate."

Speaker Nicholas Longworth of the House has long had a woman secretary, able and personable Miss Mildred E. Reeves of the District of Columbia. Her bobbed hair, olive complexion and wine-colored dresses are familiar decorations of the House, where she can generally be seen in a rear seat on...

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