Evening star., 1940-01-21
Mrs. Dewey's Career
MAY Become Part
Of U. 5. History
'ScunduIs' Ornament
Would Supply
Romantic Chapter

Would Supply
Romantic Chapter
BY IRA WOLFERT.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (NAN.A).-
One of the women now being edged
toward the place where the lightning
will strike in November and disclose
who will be the lands First Lady for
the next four years is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Orla HUT, member
of railroading family once of Sher-
man, Tex, and later of Sapulpa,
Okla
Orla Hutt's little girl is now SO
years old and Mrs. Thomas E. Dewey,
wife of leading candidate for the
Republican nomination for Presi-
dent. If she gets into the White
House, she and the story of her curl
Gus career will become a romantic
chapter in American history.
Where Mrs. Dewey was once, for
six months, an ornament of one OF
George Whites Scandals" she is
now an ornament of Fifth Avenue.
Ornament is the proper word. Mrs.
Dewey's apartment is near Mrs.
Benjamin Harrisons. AS the resi-
dence of a former occupant of the
White House, Mrs Harrison's apart
ment has gold star on the window
ledge. AS the residence of district
attorney of New York, Mrs. Dewey's
house has policeman on the front
door.
Problems of a Candidates Wife.
November is a long way off and
nominating convention lies in be-
tween, but the problems of being a
candidates wife are already affiicting
Mrs. Dewey. The major problem,
as she sees it, is how to keep the
home normal under abnormal con-
ditions. When Mr.. Dewey steps out
side his front door, he is no longer
her husband or her two sons father,
but public figure. When the two
boys step outside the front door,
they are not 7-year-old lad, named
Tommy, and 4-year-old, named
John, but public figures sons. 1t
takes managing, pointed out Mrs.
Dewey, to counteract the effects of
this
Mr.. Dewey can take care of him
se'' pretty much. Ever since he
started his spectacular career as
rackets buster in 1885 people have
been saying there goes the next
President" Mrs. Dewey reports
proudly that her husband handles
this embarrassment very we'll But
the Young couple have just had to
accustom themselves to the fact
that they can no longer do anything
normal outdoors, even such a sim
pie thing as taking a walk in the
park that lies invitingly across the
street from their home.
The children have been Mrs.
Dewey's problem. It's not a ques-
ton Of their getting a swelled head
or sense Of undue Importance.
Children Of that age, she says, do
not get swelled heads, but if they
are separated from the crowd and
made to stand alone they lose a
sense of security. A Columbia pro-
fessor, whose children attend the
same school, has come to Mrs.
Dewey's rescue. He is an anthro-
pologist and knows an enormous
amount about Indians and, since
little Tommy is studying about In
dians now, the professors knowl-
edge is used to good advantage. |
Tommy and his pals are as i'm
pressed by man who knows about
Indians as they are by a man whose
name is in all the newspapers and
whose career has been the inspi-
ration for many movies and radio
programs.
Her Home Comes First,
AS for the campaign for the NOM
1nation, Mrs. Dewey said she re-
garded that as part of "our life
together" and helps all she can.
The home, however, has to come
first, since that is the foundation
OF all. She said she has been promis-
Ing herself to accompany her hus-
band on his swing through New
England, although she is not willing
TO promise any one else since prob
lens at home might interfere. She
attended all the meetings around
New York City addressed by her
husband during his unsuccessful
campaign for the governorship last
yee"
When her husband was industri-
ously collecting enemies among the
murderous elements of the local
population, Mrs. Dewey had to
soothe herself with a fact. This was
that no prosecutor in the United
States had ever been killed bv a
gangster unless he was implicated in
some bit Of double-dealing with the
gang. She believes this fact is true
and doesn't want to know if it isn't.
Mr.. Dewey gave up a career as a
singer to become a lawyer, and Mrs,
dewey gave up career as q singer
to become lawyers wife. That was
on June 16, 1928, five years after
they had met in Chicago while
studying voice under tie same
teacher. They moved into a two
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS apartment for
which they paid SIS month rent
After that they moved into a four |
room apartment for which the
DeWeys paid $4,000 year rent. That
was a little dangerous, but MI.
Dewey become assistant United
States attorney and started on his
spectacular career and the danger
ended forever. Their next stop was
a six-room apartment on Park
avenue, and finally fifth avenue.
Mrs. Dewey was asked If she in
tended to make any speeches for her
husband with her lovely voice. II
am not the speaker of this house."
she replied in a solemn baritone that
ended with tinkle of laughter.
nEnllne til.