The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-04
WOMAN SOLON
 IS FAMED FOR
 CULINARY SKILL
Sons of Mrs Hattie Cara way Testify to Cook
 ing Ability
BY MERRILL F.. COMPTON

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Jonesboro, Ark -UP)-Mrs Hattie Caraway, the first woman from Arkansas to serve in the United States senate and the sec ond ever named to the upper house of congress is brown-haired, slightly built, motherly appearing women. She long has been a fa- vorite of senators and their wives. She is known as an expert cook. Her southern dishes are known here and in Washington as special ties that she only can prepare, or direct their preparation. Her three sons, two of them officers in the U. s. army, vouch for her cooking.
 Mrs Caraway recently was ap- pointed by Governor Harvey Par nell to temporarily fill the posi- tion left vacant by the death of her husband, Thaddeus Fl. Cara way, to January 12 when a special election will be held.
 Cue From Governor
 Taking their cue form Governor Parnell, who said when he nomi- mated her that she should be named to serve until March, 1893, Arkansan politicians believe she will receive the nomination of the democratic central committee when it meets here December l. The democratic nomination here is equivalent to election.
 The Caraway sons will tell you their mother is a great real more than a good cook.
 Lieutenant Paul Caraway, the eldest, who has many of the phys ical characteristics of his father, told of the part his mother played the life of his distinguished father.
 She was, he said, his counselor and advisor.
 She was the first to drive an automobile in the Caraway family, though since an accident three years ago, she does little driving. The rest of the family had their first driving lessons from her.
 Hangs to Back Seat
 Now when we drive," said For rest Caraway, who like his brother is lieutenant in the army, moth CT hangs onto the back seat"
 Mrs Caraway and her husband moved to Jonesboro in 1902. They met each other while attending Dickson Normal college, in Ten nessee, a school which has been closed since the Caraways were students together there.
 Their honeymoon took them to New Orleans, the spot where Mrs CaFaway was first interviewed by newspapermen. The interview took place last winter when she was the only woman delegate at a national cotton relief conference.
 Since she has become accustom- ed to interviews She speaks quietly without raising her voice. Questions of controversial matters are dis missed with the rejoiner:
 "Now, you don't think I should answer that. do you?" And she doesn't.
 Never Campaigned
 Shortly after she was nominated political speech in her life, or gone on a speech-making campaign fol her husband though she worked in his headquarters whenever he ran for office.
 While the senator was living she said. she was too interested in him to become interesting in poll tics. None of the sons said they were interested in politics to any great extent. Robert. the youngest, has not made up his mind what profession he will follow.
 She said they often discussed legislation the senator was inter- ested in, but she was firm in her belief that Senator Caraway made up his own mind about legislation before ever conferring with her.
 She played a prominent part but not the leading role in social and church work in this commun- ity until the family moved to Washington. Her parents were Tennessee farmers and one of heI brothers was member of the constitutional assembly of Okla hOn1a.