Arizona republican., 1915-04-18

exercised a great influence over their husbands For instance, Mme Cort- landt made her husband give up his commission in the Army and build a brewery near the fort on Brewer street. Like all the streets and roads in the little burgh. it was just a dirt street and the heavy brewery wagons in wet weather turned it into a mud hole, dirty and foul smelling. and n dry weather it was knee deep in dust
 Nme. Van CorUandt complained to her husband and the city officials and as is the way with such. they just | laughed and put her requests aside , Then she got her servants to gather cobble stones and pave the street with them. This was the first Pay ed street in America and is still called S,onc street.
 Of course the NashinStons are of universal interest. They came in the early part of the l7th century and were among the socially elect of Nir- , ginia Mary Ball Washington. the mother of George. was very remark able woman. Her father was married twice but died when she Wss five wears old. Her mother had been widow when her father married her, and after his death she married again. The relationship of the fam ily must have been most compicat- eG, as there were children by all the maria ges and Mary's mother brought them all up. She died when Mary was thirteen That they all loved each other was evil denced by the various wills as not only the half brothers and sisters hut those they married mentioned their beloved sister Mary in thei~ wills. .She was Augustine Wash ington's second wife and upon his death nos only had her five to care for brt two sons by his first wire They evidently loved her dearly. All her children turned out well but Samuel who not only was always in debt and having to be helped but he was married five times. His children were evidently sore trial to the family as they were careless and untidy as George himself said in his diary.
 Martha Washington was right in the lead of the relief work when in the winter of TT and '7S she stayed with her husband at Valley Forge Her attitude was eagerly watched and commented upon.
 Her maiden name was Daudridge, and her people well to do Virginia planters. At the time of her mar riage to Daniel Porke Custis she was described as being something less than medium height. slight but well form cd with dark hair and eyes She was quite well educated. that is she could read and write though her spelling was a bit peculiar. she could play the spinnet, dance the minuet and was mistress of cross. tent, and satin stitch, hem fell and over seam. besides being well vcrsed in all house hold dUties She was left a widow at twenty-five with two small chiI- dren. The daughter died soon after her marriage to Washington out the son lived to marry Miss Flea nor cal vert a descendant of Lord Baltimore This son was very devoted to his step father and was rarely separated from him. going onto General Wash ington's staff. When the sor died soon after the war the Washingtons adopted his two children. Eleanor. little dark eyed girl of two and George Washington Parke Custis six months old.
 Before the war came. and while the men were making resolutions and passing laws the women formed clubs. stopped using tea and anything i'm ported until even the merchants anG shippers felt the difference While they may not have had made in America" as their by-word yet the effect was the same Mrs Washing f,.V tr,. up It is also said that she kept 16 spinning wheels running day and night making up homespdn for the family and the army. One dress is said to have been made from the ravelines of cid silk stockings and old curtains and cotton from her fields The general was proud of the fact that upon his first inauguration he wore q oomplete suit of broadoloth from wool which was raised shearcd. carded, dyed; spun, woven and made at Mount Yer non.
 While Washington was at his w:n- ter quarters and his wife could be with him. she gathered the wives of the other officers aboi;t her and thdy did what they could to relieve the sufferings of the hdlf-claG, half fed.
 
 cf her. "I nev..r -u my life know wGE.;tn so busy from early morning tll late at night as was Lady Wash I'.-.tcn. providing comforts for t;.n si(f soldiers BveF:' day except Srn GIy. the wives of the othc: officers and sometimes other women, were in- :itcd to Mrs. Po-'S~ :Washinstous toadquarters) to hei3 her In knitting s'"ckings, patchi::; garments and rraking -5lIfrts for tue soldiers. whc:i materials could re procured. Every day she might L.: srrn with baslier in hand and w!ti a siaa,.e attendlnt going among the hu;s, seeking the ket nest and mos. reelv sufferers; and giving them all thc comfort that lay in her poWer IL is sal that ,.n6 n she went to Moyri-;tpNn inc lIdIcS heard that she wls 1. very grand i:;dy so went to call on her in their best and most elegant silk and ruffles