Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07
MRS. GAM TO Be
CURTIS HOSTESS
HaIf-Sister viii Make Home
for His Family in
Capital.

While Senator Curtis Is a master
mind in the Senate, and will know ex-
actly how to preside over that body, ne
is rather helpless when 1t comes to
domestic affairs, and his half-sister,
Mrs, Edward Everett Gam, stepped
into the breach after the marriage Of
his daughters and the death, four years
ago, of Mrs Curtis, and assumed full
control of her brothers domestic
affairs.
for the members Of his family when
they come to Washington. She will
play hostess to her nieceS and their
husbands and to her nephew and his
wife. This part Of her task Is easy
enough.
Is a mild proposition, socially speaking,
compared to the duties Of the hostess
for the Vice President. It is for those
who fill the second highest place In
the land also to fill the social chasm
between the White House and the
public.
Hostess Not Exempt.
Not since the days when Mrs. Monroe
icily refused to return visits have such
duties fallen on the First Lady OF the
Land, except on rare occasions when
she wished to make a call or visit some
intimate. The hostess for the Vice
President is not exempt In this way,
and as the President and his lady are
not supposed to dine outside their
executive family, the duties OF dlnlng
out fall entirely upon the shoulders OF
the Vice President. His hostess Is ex-
empt only in that she does not make
first calls, only returning those made
But whatever the duties are for the
Vice President, Mrs. Edward Everett
Gam. his half sister, will know how
to fulfill them. Long before the death
of Mrs. Curtis she was an invalid who
never left her room. To keep her In
the independent position OF being the
head of her own home, Mrs. Gam. VINO
maintained a charming home OF neT
own. went daily to the house OF ner
brother and sister-1n-laW, talked over
domestic affairs with MRS. Gurus. VINO
was q superb cook and houSeKeeper
when in her prime, and after making
ont the orders of the day, MRS. Gam
did the marketing and arranged the
DAVIS routine for her brotner'S 1amny.
The correspondence OF Senator
wife and the demands made upon ner
are not inconsiderable, and Mrs. Gam
also filled this breach, and Mrs. curtis
name, appeared as patroness OF TINS,
that and the other in the way OF WASH
ington local charities that the vital
spark of contact with the outer world
might be given her. Mrs. Gam olo
this. She made her home with senator
and Mrs. Curtis until her marriage
about IA years ago, and while assisting
In running the home and assisting the
daughters of the family, she also acted
as secretary to the Senator.
Married to Officer.
The elder daughter OF Senator Cur
It's. PAMELA, was married to Nal.
Charles p. George, U. s. A., about a
wears ago and they are now at Fort
SIN Their elder child, Anne. Is the
godfather of Mr.. and Mrs. Gam
and in the eight or nine years OF ner
life she has always felt that her Aunt
Dolly Gam always presided over her
destinies with powerful effect. The son
of Mai. and Mrs. George, Curtis
George, now six years old, Is the young
gentleman who realized the power OF
finance In politics and started Curtis
Club at Fort Sill, with a rushing sale
of Curtis buttons to the members OF
the club.
His mother discerned delicacy IN
the matter which Curtis simply could