Evening star., 1933-04-03
BY DOLLY GAM.

Wnile was In Kansas In 1911 friends
told me they wanted me to meet a
friend of theirs in Washington. Edward
Everett Gam, an attorney for the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. They said
they would ask him to call on me as
they hoped I would like him! / did
I married him.
I had forgotten his name when he
telephoned to ask IL he might come to
see me, explaining that he had heard
from our mutual acquaintance. Come
around Friday evening"" said, and
later told my sister law about it.
But we are going to dinner with
Senator and Mrs. Bourne on Friday
she said.
I was in predicament. had not
heard the young mans name on the
telephone, did not know where he lived
and>had forgotten where he had his
Office. The only way out was q tele-
gram to Topeka. The reply arrived
with his name and address, and I i'm
mediately called him up. He was un-
commonly polite. learned afterward
that he was impressed by my telegraphic
inquiries in Topeka and appreciative of
my failure to let him cool his heels at
our house while was absent.
In due course he came to see me. He
did not know many young women, 80
on each of his succeeding visits I in
vited q girl to meet him. This con-
tinued weeks, until one evening he
caught me alone.
Whats the idea," he asked, "in
having somebody else here every time ]
come? want to see YOU"
I no longer went In search of an un-
welcome third. We got along well to-
gether from that day. I discovered
meanwhile that he was q Democratl
He went West to see me in 1914
when I was working in Brother Charles
Topeka headquarters. This Kentucky
Democrat was an interested onlookel
In the Kansas Republican campaign
though there was no active part he
could take In our partisan activities
I was in position to see my Demo
cratic visitor at intervals between work
ing hours. Politics might interfere
with, but could not prevent the in
evitable course Of courtship. We were
married in Topeka, June IL, 1915.
After short honeymoon we hastened
to washington. My husband and ]
have never had to hunt for congeni-
ality, we have it without effort. Our
opinions may be at times as far apart
as the poles, or the diversion one OF
us seeks may be sometimes a trial to
the other. For example, like contract
whereas he prefers poker. like horse
races well enough, but they are by nc
means as important to me as to nv
husband and brother, who, inseparable
pals. would watch the horses together
every day If they had the opportunity
We enjoy SO many of the same things
however, that an occasional divergence
OF taste does not matter.
A Democrat in the Family.
When he takes an afternoon or with
brother or some other man, am glad
Men should play with other men. It Is
not good for them to stay tied down to
their womenfolk.
The Democratic administration which
began in 1918 had found Billy-my hus-
bands name in the family was changed
from Edward to Billy by unanimou.
consent, for no reason except that Billy
was easier to say-in the post Of 8
special assistant to the Attorney GEN.
eral. had married an ofice-holdine
Democrat! That was an adventure fol
Kansas Republican of the Curtis clan
I wonder what grandmother would have
thought!
She would have liked Billy, but ]
doubt II she would have forgiven me
such an unorthodox union. Certainly
she would have been horrified at the
thought that his family had been slave
holders, and it Is q question whether
Blly's Southern gallantry would have
overcome her antipathy to Democrats
in general. The fact that he was 9
Presbyterian might also have initiated
against him, for according to her ideas
only the doctrines of John Wesley in
sured entrance into heaven.
My husbands politics, perhaps be-
cause not violent or over-assertive
makes no difference to me, nor mine t6
him. As he Is informed on more sub
1ects than any man know I could for
give him even If he were q more vo-
ciferous Democrat. Anyway, am glad
to have q Democrat In the family. Ar
I am q red-hot, die-hard Republican,
1t Is well to have at home constant re-
minder that there are many worthwhile
Democrats.
Shortly after we entered the war q
commission as major in the Quarter
master Corps was offered Mr.. Gam. He
went to Attorney General Gregory, and
proudly announced that he was going to
war
"You can help win the war right
where you are" the Attorney General
said, "and you are serving youf country
better than If you should enter the
quartermaster generals department. II
anybody wants to know why you are not
In uniform, refer them to me-"
let no social or official duties pre-
vent my play hours with Billy. Every
morning we motor to his ONCE together
before 60 marketing. We give each
other every Saturday afternoon, and not
infrequently have incurred the dis
pleasure of acquaintances by refusing
Saturday invitations.
Husband Accompanies Her.
In the whirl of ofncial social life In
recent years Brother Charles and have
gone to comparatively few entertain