Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08
WIFE OF NEW SENATOR TAKES
LITTLE INTEREST IN POLITICS
Mrs. w. {. Brock Devotes
Most of Her Time to
Church Work.
viii Spend Winter in Capital
and Enter Younger Son
in School Here.
Special Dispatch to Tn. Star.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, September
Mrs. w. e. Brock, wife Of the newly
appointed United States Senator from
believe "the hand that rocks the cradle
rules the world" This Virginia. born
and Tennessee-bred matron, therefore,
has no desire to be a political leader,
and while she has taken little interest
in politics she thinks 1t 1.-The Christian
duty" Of every woman to take advan-
tage Of her franchise.
The charming wife of the newly
named Senator from the Volunteer
State has devoted almost her entire
time to church work and philanthropic
endeavors.
Mrs. Brock doesn't dance or play
cards. She is the daughter Of an old
time Baptist minister, who preached
In the days when rules governing
church members were not so elastic.
Since her fathers death she has always
been Jealous to carry out his ideals.
Taught Mems Bible Class.
For Is years Mrs. Brock remained
in the Baptist Church after her mar
rage to a Methodist, but upon the
death of her father joined the Trinity
Methodist Church of Chattanooga, and
there taught the largest mems Bible
class in the city for more than flve
years. She is now teacher Of the young
peoples Bible class at Trinity, the
membership of which includes more
than a hundred young men and women
of the city.
The writer called on Mrs. Brock the
other day at their Missionary Ridge
home, and the conversation hadn't
progressed far about her husbands re-
cent senatorial appointment, when q.
young man came UP on the porch,
tipped his hat with Good morning
Mrs. Brock" He was asked to wait
few minutes in an adjoining room.
Have you heard him? I'm trying to
arrange some way to give him Q musi-
cal education"
Again referring to her husbands APP
pointment, she said, ut came like o
bolt from q clear sky, but 1t will be a
marvellous opportunity for observation
and education. The contacts in WASH
ington will be interesting and enlisht-
ening."
That every woman should be inter-
ested in her husbands business de-
velopment is the opinion maintained
by Mrs. Brock. and in doing this the
Tennessee Senator's wife feels that she
has merely carried out a feature that
should be incorporated in the life OF
every wife and mother. I've tried to
carry my end Of the load, believing
that house should have a united in
terest," she said. adding. "Womans in
fluenee is the strongest influence In
the world. and the more womanly she
Is in the use Of 1t the more powerful
she will be-"
Senator's Hobby Is People.
The Senator's hobby is people" re-
marked Mrs. Brock. mo-" she an
swered. I'VE haven't any pets" and
glancing down in the direction of
beautiful private swimming pool, she
said, Mr.. Brock and I rarely use 1t.
! but the children of the neighborhood
have big times with their swims."
The garden has a commanding view
Of the valley below. There were many
varieties of flowers in bloom and scores
Of other plants under cultivation, all
of which showed signs Of an experts
touch. You may say this is really
my recreation, suppose, as spend
practically all of my spare time here"
she said
Mrs. Brock was born In Lynchburg,
Va, but her family moved to Tennessee
| when she was IL years old. and 1t was
while residing In Knoxville that she
first met Mr.. Block. They were mar