Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-05
Ms,fha Washington First Lady Of the United States.

late and distinguished Speaker Of the House q
Representatives.
Twenty ninth, the Carew family of New York,
through Edith Kermit, who was the second
wife Of President Roosevelt, bore MIN four sens
and one daughter, and became the First Lady
of the Land
Thirtieth, the Heron family of Ohio through
Helen, who was the wife of President Taft.
herself an Episcopalian, and bore him tSo sens
and one daughter. She has the distinction .
having been the only woman who was ever tn,
wife of both President Of the United States
and a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Thirty-first, the Arson family Of Georgia.
through Ellen Louise, who was the first VIZ
of President Wilson, bore him three daughter
was Presbyterian, and died in 1.-The White
House as 1.-The First Lady of the Land"
Thirty second. the Boiling family of Virginia.
through Mrs. Edith Gait, widow (nee Boil
ing), who was the second wife Of President
Wilson, the third woman to marry a President
in Office, and bore him no children.
Thirty third, the Killing family Of Ohio.
through Mrs. Florence De Wolfe, a widow tnee
King who was the wife of President Harding,
and bore him no children.
Thirty-fourth, the Goodhue family Of YER
mont, through Grace A., who was the wife Of
President Coolidge bore him two sons and vas
a very popular First Lady
Thirty fifth IN order (but only thirty-f fourth
dental wife,, the Henry family of Iowa, through
Lou, who is the wife of former President Hoover.
the mother of his two sons and with her dis
tinguished husband, who was also a native Of
Iowa. claimed California as home State before
entering the White House.
CEvEN Of the above-described "a wives Ut
- Presidents were born in Ohio and the moth
ers of II sons and daughters; in New York,
and the mothers of Is sons and daughters:
S in Virginia, and the mothers of sons and
10 daughters; 2 in Massachusetts,, and the
mothers of sons and daughters; in North
Carolina, and the mothers of no children; ! in
New Jersey, and the mothers of 6 sons and 4
daughters; in Maryland, and the mothers
Of sons and daughters; in Tennessee, and
the mothers Of 3 sons and daughters; in
Kentucky and the mother Of sons; l in
Missouri and the mother of sons and daugn-
ter; in Vermont, and the mother of sons;
l in New Hampshire, and the mother OF sens;
l in Georgia, and the mother OF daughters;
and 1 in Iowa, who is the mother of 2 sons.
making in all &c sons and As daughters BON
of these "a wives of Presidents.
Eight of our 90 different Presidents were be n
in Virginia, in Ohio, 3 in (each) New York
and North Carolina, 2 in (each) Vermont and
Massachusetts, and l in (each) New Hampshire,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Iowa;
and the comparison shows that while Virginia
leads in the number of native sons who be-
came President, Ohio leads in the number Of
native daughters who became wives of Pre,i-
dents.
But Ohio is unique in that she has fur
nished seven native sons who became President
and seven native daughters who became wives
of Presidents and while Ohio is only one be-
hind Virginia in the number Of native sons
who became President, she leads Virginia by
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