| Show Nine Women Due to Take Seats Seats' Seats In Most Congress Cong ress Most i in n History I NEW YORK Nov 9 UP UP- UP There will be more women members members members mem mem- bers of the house than house nine than ever before when the congress congress con con- gress gross convenes in January a tabulation tabulation tabulation tab tab- of Tuesdays Tuesday's balloting showed Thursday Six of ot the seven women members members members mem mem- bers of the current congress were returned to their legislative seats The seventh seventh Rep Winifred Stanley Stan Stan- ley Icy R. R N. N Y did not run for reelection But her loss was more than offset by election of three women newcomers Two of the newcomers have several several sev sev- eral cral things in common They have havethe havethe havethe the same last name both have husbands in the armed forces are Democrats and won their scats seats o 0 over V vcr e r experienced campaigners They are Screen Star Helen Gahagan Gahagan Gahagan Ga- Ga hagan Douglas wife of ot Actor Melvyn Melvyn Melvyn Mel- Mel Douglas and Democratic to Rep Clare Boothe Luce CR R. R Conn and Emily Taft Douglas wife of Prof Paul Douglas Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las of ot the University of ot Chicago The third newcomer woman elected to the house was Mrs Chase G. G Woodhouse of ot New London London London Lon Lon- don Conn Coun authoress former Smith college instructor and one one- time Connecticut secretary of or state One of the incumbent women didn't worry orry about Tuesdays Tuesday's votIng voting vot vot- ing lag in the slightest She was Rep Margaret Chase Smith R. R Me and the reason she didn't worry was because she was elected when Maine alne held its election in September Sep Sep- Mrs Douglas of Illinois defeated veteran Rep Stephen Day an ardent ardent ardent ar ar- ar- ar dent prewar isolationist onist Mrs Douglas of California nosed out William Villiam D. D Campbell Republican who has run against Rep Thomas F. F Ford D. D Cal Cat for the same seat on previous occasions When Ford announced that he would not run again he said he would support support sup sup- support port Mrs Douglas Mrs Luce 41 won her race for fora a second term in the house despite despite de do- spite strong opposition from the administration and the political action c com committee 0 m m i t t tee e e. e President Roosevelt himself urged election of her opponent old 29 Attorney Attorney Attorney At At- torney Margaret E E. Connors at ata a Bridgeport Conn speech Other women members reelected reelect reelect- ed were Reps Jessie Sumner R. R Ill Mary T T. T Norton D. D N N. J J. J Edith Nourse Rogers R. R Mass and Frances P. P Bolton R. R Ohio |
