The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-24
MRS. FORT A
DOMESTIC
WOMAN
Gracious, First Lady of the
State Unchanged by
Husbands Honor.

Certainly, In very proud of my hus-
band. Not because he is the Governor,
for 1 have always been proud of him.
! am very proud of his court record as
Judge Fort said Mrs. John Franklin
Fort, the wife of the new Governor of
the State. to a representative of the
EVENING STAR today.
Mrs. Fort received the newspaper
woman in her home in East Orange.
When asked to tell the women of New
Jersey some of her Impressions of
the recent campaign and her hus-
bands inauguration, she replied: "oh,
] couldn't. I know so little about such
things. I know how they impress me,
but that won't interest anybody else.
! must ask you 10 excuse me-"
but you are interested in politics,
are you not?' was asked.
Eyes, but not any more than the
average woman. | don't think that be-
cause my husband is the Governor I
should be looked upon as a politician,
too. I'm too fond of my nome and
my domestic life to pay much attention
to anything else. My family apd my
little g%randchild interest me more than
anything else. You see, 1 am a domes-
tic woman" Mrs. Fort added smiling.
When asked to tell something of her
emotions when she witnessed her hus-
band take the oath Of office, Mrs. Fort
grew serious Immediately, and there
was Just the least show of emotion as
shetreplied:
ftT oo-,.t Tl1ra,a InpfA ogIr ma T
could never tell anybody how it affected
me-
What are your ambitions for your
husband in his career as Governor"
was asked, and the reply which came
Instantly was evidence Of the conf
dence Mrs. Fort has in her husband.
.'Just what they have been for him
since | married him. L have no am
bition other han that he serve the
people we'll"
Mrs. Fort said that she would con-
tinue to make her home in East Or
ange, instead of living in Trenton dur
ing her husbands term Of office. h
and her family have lived rather a re-
tired life for several years, during a
period of mourning, but they have
taken some part. in social life during
IVe present s6dsOn, anu VIII SoAAIiiAtAS
to do so.
Mrs. Fort is a member of the
Woman's Club of Orange n the Essex
Chapter of The D. A. r. of East Or
ange. She has no pronounced views
on club life, but she enjoys her club
because the building of the clubhouse
is something the women accomplished,
and because of its social activities.
She takes but little interest in the de-
partmental work. Her statement that
her interest is all in her family was
proven by the simple way she talked
of her children. when we are alto
gether in our house." she said, 1--WE are
d very happy family. We are all chill
dren at such times"
Pointing to a portrait Of her little
grandson, the son of Franklin w.
Fort, h said: This is the little chap
Wo all love so much
Mrs. Fort is a woman of charming
personality and gracious manner She
Is tall and graceful in appearance. with
dark eyes and prematurely gray hair,
which lends q distinguished look to her
appearance. She Is not " very young
Woman, neither is she old, despite the
FACT that her youngest son, Leslie r.
Fort, his fathers private secretary,
will soon reach the quarter-century
mark.