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Show VARIED DUTIES OF '! SOCIAL SECRETARIES! Must Know Intricacies of the Code and Rules of Precedence Pre-cedence Women of Culture and Experience in Demand as Chaperones 0 Tho social secretary thrives In Wash- ington, D. C, and In large wealthy cities. Tho wife of tho President of the United States has a personal and social secretary to read and answer letters and invitations, to supervise li3ta and to represent her In many ways. The ladies of diplomatic circles, wives of Senators and Congressmen, and many other women of wealth and position, depend greatly upon their social so-cial secretaries and companions to take tho burdena of letterwrltlng, making appointments. Interviewing tradespeople, tradespeo-ple, and similar duties off their hands, j The sociul secretary, of course, must I he a young woman of good social standing, preferably . with college, education, edu-cation, with some musical talent and with poise and charm of manner. She will havo to accompany her patron on pleasure jaunts, to fill in at cards or dinner if occasion demands, to be presentable, pre-sentable, at all times. Newcomers In Washington, or in any other city, prefer pre-fer women of, old, established families, who can instruct them as to the local social code, and can steer them around the rocks of ridicule and blunder. So cial usage, you know. Is a matter of locality; but it is well to know tbe3 local rules. Iu the smaller cities oaj young woman sometimes acts as socii secretary to several wealthy or bail-ness bail-ness women. All established girls' schools hart chaperones for tho young ladles. T! chaperoue generally has charge of residence, or of a certain dormitory and her charges tit at her table. Sbi is supposed to "mother" them, t watch their table and other mnan to escort them to the city on snoppW or pleasure Jaunts, and go on trifi with them. These chaperones are recruited re-cruited from the ranks of gcnllewcD-en gcnllewcD-en of the same social standing a3 tfr wards. There is no nge limit to Hi" position. I know one chaperone for very exclusive school who Is a gra mother. She tried to resign recontif. giving her age as tho reason. 'Insteid. we will add to your salary for ycr added years and experience." wa3 t& reply. Sho informed me, confidents that she had yearned that all sch pay a-commission 'for pupils secure:, and she Intends next year to tnT?l over her homo State securing pWls |
