WASHINGTON, April 2, 1917 (UP) -- One of the most picturesque demonstrations ever witnessed in the historic House chamber was staged to-day when the first woman ever to sit there as a member took the oath of office.
Men and women in the galleries pounded hands together and yelled themselves hoarse; members did the same on both sides of the chamber when Miss Jeanette Rankin, "the lady from Montana," entered the hall. She had previously been accorded an entirely impromptu but hearty welcome in the Speaker's room which had been put at her disposal for the moment.