Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-07
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factress for the help they have been
given
Mrs. Ford's attitude on the question
Of erring young girls Ia that thcy |
should be given all the help possible |
to return to q normal way OF living. |
Tho two month"; training at her farm
In hygiene. needed parental care and
household caro- often, II In said. alter
a girls entire attitude toward life.
Experts only arc employed there.
Mrs. Ford Is an ardent supporter OF
the family garden and has organized
at least one club for this purpose. She
herself has raised many flowers on
the Dearborn estate. She Is also
musician, and q concert piano adorns
her living room. while In the library
is a pipe organ. The library is stack
ed with books.
Among her gifts Is a public library
site to Dearborn. She built and gave
the Episcopal Church there large
rectory. She gave $4,000 recently to-
ward n home for hayward girls In
Detroit. which has been named after
Bishop williams, OF the Episcopal
diocese. The home is used In caring
for girls who have been arrested but
are known as first offenders" and
who, police matrons say. should not
be incarcerated with the hardened
prisoners ut tho women's detention
house.
Mrs. Ford Is we'll read and has
travelled much, Sho has visited nearly
every country in the world. But the
Fords own no home outside OF Wayne
county. Michigan, with tho exception
OF a small place In Florida.
During the world war Mrs. Ford
acquired and furnished and maintain
ed a home for Belgian refugees in
England ana taught them how'to care
for themselves. The home was used
only temporarily for these young
sters. as they were adopted into other
families. and constant Bow was
maintained throughout the entire
wars period. At the end OF the war
the place was closed and tho furni-
ture sold. tho proceeds going 70 a
Belgian relief society.
Mrs. Ford likes 10 remember the
days when she and her husband were
poor and Henry tried farming 10 make
a living.
When asked II he give. her credit
for his success she smiles and says
yes" and her mind goes back to the
days when they lived in Greenfield !:
but she denies they were ever really
poor" She says that Mr.. Ford was
the son of a well do farmer and was
given considerable land TO start mar
ried life with.
She denies that theirs was n case
OF love at first sight" and says: "ll
was keen interest that soon develop
ed into moro romantic sentiment
We became engaged after short
courtship, but the engagement was not
long one. We were married wher
he was % and I 90. / remember wher
, we had been married Is years W,
thought of celebrating the snniver.
sary. but we decided just 10 take
little trip by ourselves, We motore<
out to our farm, Just by ourselves. FOL
quiet honeymoon after a quarter
, century OF married life"
Mrs, Ford is a believer In the rrea
outdoors and delights In walking O,
motoring. but she has only one rca
passion In life. and that is for he
son. Edsel Ford. who lives nearly II
miles away. in Crosse Point. Sh
also. OF course. sdores his two babe
r the eldest named Henry. and tn
second named Edsel.
"All wives" said Mrs. Ford. "shoul
4 encourage their husbands. Never be
!, danper upon their business spirits o
= a handicap in their race for success.
Z but urge them on by appreciation"
Ii is said that Mrs. Ford owns out
right a third interest in her husband
factories the world over. and that
is the income from this with whic
q she finances the majority OF he
n charity undertakings.
1t has become a saying among III
city welfare workers that IL they car
a not publicly finance any welfar
. scheme and il is sound and will stan
investigation. Mrs. Ford nearly AWAY
q stands ready TO give literally.
The Ford home furnishings ar
quiet but expensive. Mrs. Ford. a
a though she seldom entertains. is sal
. TO be one Of the most charmin
:. hostesses in the country. She ha
had as guests leading figures in III
g political and business life of IN
.s country. as well as number
+ European royal personages.