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MEET THE WIFE - -
Washington Gets Busy Again
And So Do Capital’s Matrons
CONGRESS’ opening brings Washington officialdom into the spotlight
y once more. Unseen guiding hand behind the success of many a legis
lator and diplomat is his wife who must, in her average day, be three
places at once: (1) scattering her husband?s calling cards in high places
or showing his constituents the capital; (2) watching him in the gal
lery; (JJ being his housewife and inspiration at home. She must be
amazingly well informed, yet discreet enough not to divulge secrets. Her
job is a tough one.
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Texas’ Gov. W. Lee O’Daniel, intro
ducing Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
said of her husband: “Any good
things he may have done . . . are
due to her, and any mistakes . . .
are due to his not taking the mat
ter up with his wife.” Mrs. Roose
velt’s answer was quite truthful: “A
President’s wife doesn’t see her hus
band often enough to tell him what
to do.”
Mrs. William E. Borah, wife of Ida
ho’s famed senator, knows her hus
band takes his pleasures sadly:
“When an invitation comes to a
lovely dinner, I just sit down and
say, ‘Mr. and Mrs. Borah regret.’
But if the invitation is to a lovely
luncheon, I write, ‘Mrs. Borah ac
cepts with much pleasure.’ ” She
carries the family’s social burden.
Mrs. James A. Farley, another cab
inet wife, seldom sees her husband
these days. Os her job she says:
“It has meant that I have learned
to be in two places at once—Wash
ington and New York—almost at the
same time. It has meant conform
ing to official formality ...”
Washington has its beauties. Above
is Mrs. Millard Tydings, wife of the
Maryland senator, whose charms
helped win many a vote in 1936
when the senator faced the so-called
“purge” issue.
Washington wives in the senate gallery.
Mrs. John Nance Garner, shown
with her famous husband, has been
his wife and secretary 40 years. She
says of his many visitors: “The
problem is to handle them so that,
even though Mr. Garner can’t see
them, they’ll go away knowing he
would have been glad to see them
if he could, and to be of service to
them.” Mrs. Garner knows her hus
band dislikes formality.
Mrs. Edward R. Burke of Nebraska
has done much to boost her hus
band’s popularity in the senate. Phe
nomenally, she can manage a morn
ing committee meeting, preside over
a large luncheon, sight-see with vis*
itors until 4 p. m., and serve a buf
fet supper for 25, prepared with her
own hands. She’s president of the
Congressional club.
A public official’s wife must be able
to look interested at any time and
any place. Mrs. Cordell Hull, above,
can sit for hours at a stretch in a
stiff back chair listening to speeches.
Mrs. Hazel Vandenberg, wife of the
Michigan senator, is similarly en
dowed.
Another beauty is Mrs. Harry Wood
ring, wife of the secretary of war.
Her greatest gift to her husband’s
career is just being sweet and pret
ty. That really means quite a bit,
yon know.
BAKER COUNTY NEWS
OUR COMIC SECTION
HARD-BOILED EGG
“He thinks he’s tough—calls him
self a hard-boiled egg.”
“And, as you might expect, he’s
yellow in the middle.”
Along the Concrete
Such a Shock
As the artistic lady strolled along
the country lane, she came across
a hefty old man cutting back the
edge.
“Ah!” she sighed. “What a de
lightful scene—so quiet and rural.
So far removed from the hectic rush
and bustle of town. May I talk with
you, my good man? I’d love to hear
your rural dialect.”
And the old man beamed at her
as he replied:
“That’s 0. K. by me, baby!"
PRIZE HEN
“I see where Hi Hopkins has a
prize hen.”
“Yes, they say she’s so bright Hi
can’t get the hen house dark enough
for her to sleep at night!”
Jlsk Me Jlnother
£ A General Quiz
The Questions
1. Was President Garfield a min
ister of the Gospel?
2. What foreign capital is 90
miles south of Florida?
3. What is the first thing an
Englishman says when he answers
the phone?
4. What was the Stanley Steam
er?
5. When is a curtain speech
made, before the curtain goes up
on a play, or after it comes down?
6. The President ran the govern-,
ment well in spite of adverse criti
cism. Say this sentence in a fig
urative manner.
7. How many masts has a brig?
8. Two South American coun
tries fought a war within the last
10 years. What countries wera
they?
The Answers
1. Though never formally or
dained to the ministry, he often
preached in the Disciples church.
2. Havana, Cuba.
3. Are you there?
4. An automobile operated by
steam.
5. After the curtain comes down.
6. The pilot steened the ship of
state over the rough sea of public
sentiment.
7. A brig has two masts.
8. Paraguay and Bolivia.
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The friendship I have conceived
will not be impaired by absence;
but it may be no unpleasing cir
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by a renewal of the covenant.
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