The Washington times., 1932-11-09
NIECE Of i. 4" +"
/ RETURNING AS
FIRST LADY
GodehiId of "Teddy" Often
Center of Things at the
( Executive Mansion

the daughter of the Presl-
dents dead brother, Elliott,
was a frequent visitor at the
White House.
on March 4 that girl, now
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. will
return to the White House as
the First Lady OF the Land.
Not only was Mrs. Roosevelt
r.. RS niece, but she was his
godchild and when in 1905 she
married a distant connection Of
the family young Frank Roose-
welt of Boston, the President
went to New York to give the
bride away.
"T. r." Pleased
Alice Roosevelt. now Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, was one OF
the bridesmaids and Mrs. Roose-
welt and Miss Ethel Roosevelt
were among the wedding guests.
Mrs. Roosevelt remembers:
"We were married on st.
Patrick's Day because that was
the only day my uncle could
ret away from Washington"
It is said that T. r. was es-
pecially pleased with the match.
He said to the bride after the
ceremony:
II am glad that you are
keeping the Roosevelt name IN
the family"
The newlywedS had been play
mates and sweethearts since their
childhood.
At q Christmas Party
= President-elect Roosevelt de-
clares he once rode his future
bride on his shoulders, "pick-a'
hack" but Mrs. Roosevelt says
they first met at a Christmas
party given by her aunt, Mrs.
Douglas Robinson.
Mrs. Roosevelt was then !3'
and, according to her own de-
gcription. exceedingly miserable
because nv aunts insisted upon
dressinr me, q. long-legged gawky
girl. in dresses above my knee.
Perhaps the 13.year-old young
ster fell in love with her distant
colInsin then. She remembers
that she was deeply grateful to
him. an older lad and extremely
handsome, because he palo ner q
great deal Of attention.
She says:
Il 81 remember / thought him
! very handsome and very nice"
Following their marriage, the
young Roosevelts were frequent
visitors in Washington and
guests, it goes without saying
at the White House.
Little White House"
An aunt of Mrs. Roosevelt's,
Mrs. william Sheffield CowleS,
lived at 1898 N st. N. W., house
4 popularity known as the Little
White House" since 1t. had shell
tered ''T. r." before Mrs. McKin'
s1ey had moved out Of the Execu'
tive Mansion. Mrs. CowleS was
greatly beloved by her niece and
the young wife was often a visi.
tor at her house.
Christened Anna Eleanor, Mrs.
Roosevelt has always preferred
Ito be known by her intimateS by
her second name. She was born
in New York and, both her
iparents dying when she was not
yet 10 years old, she was reared
fin that city by her maternal
grandmother, Mrs. Valentine
s15all.
IA After her boarding school days
she was sent abroad to complete
iher education. She remained un'
It'll she was 1S and then returned
home to make her bow to so.
ciety under the wing Of her
grandmother and her aunts.
In Furniture Business
y Her marriage followed not many
gears later and since then Mrs.
Roosevelt has submerged her own
career in that Of her husbands.
Not 50 completely. however. but
that she has been able to main
tain her own individuality.
Even as mistress Of the Cover,
a1or'S Mansion in Albany she has
continued her beloved teaching,
spending three days a week in
New York city where her school,
Todhunter'S. is located.
She has also continued actively
at the helm of the furniture
business she and three OF her
friends conduct at Hyde Park,
m. Y.
The shop produces reproduc.
tions Of early American furniture
and provides employment for the
young men and women Of HYDE
park village. Recently Mrs
roosevelt was made editor Of a
new magazine. "Just Babies" de
voted to the subject from which
1t takes its name.
Dry Views Revised
J, But her politics are those Of
her husbands. She believes there
should be ''only one politician IN
q family"
while at heart she is q prohi
bitionist, she sees that the Eigh
teenth Amendment has not &C
complished ali that its first de
|. Tenders dreamed and thinks
something ought to be done
about it," What that some
thing" should be she is willlne
TO leave to her husband anc
party.
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