The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-17
WIFE OF NEW CHIEF JUSTICE
 PICKS MEALS
His Interests Are First With Busy Mrs.
 Stone
BY ELEANOR RAosDALE

BY ELEANOR RAGSDALE (NSEA Service Stan COrrespOndentl
 washington, July 17--Mrs. Harlan r. Stone, wife of the Chief Justice of the United States, keeps e criti- cal eye on every dish submitted to her husbands gourmet palate. She is, SO stories in Washington 90, right on hand to see that each morsel of favorite lobster, cheese, or sausage comes up to his exact- Ing standards.
 Not that she neglects her other duties ag hostess, clubwoman and art patron. Far from 1t. It's just that the Chief Justice, his tastes and comforts come first.
 During the long summer recesses between Supreme Court sessions, when she and the Justice get off together on Q jaunt to New Mexico, the Canadian Rockies, or their own beloved Maine island, she has more time for her special hobby, water color painting. She gets out paints and easel and produces landscapes which have gained her two exhibi- tions ct the Washington Corcoran Gallery.
 But come autumn and the return to Washington, she tuckS her artis- tic ambitions away with her straw summer bonnet and knuckles down to the taxing responsibilities of the capital.
 First among these Is her Monday at-hoHne, 6 traditional open house ritual all Supreme Court wives should observe. Mrs. Stone. never misses 6 Monday. The flowers and decorations of the colonial brick house where she and the Justice have lived for l6 years are always supervised personally and have be- come a Washington by-word. Dur- Ing congressional sessions, 75 to 100 guests enjoy her hospitality in one afternoon. And the Chief Justice never fails to turn up for good long chat with diplomats, leaders of Congress and other friends.
 Mrs. Stone and the Justice share lots of traditions together. Perhaps their romance IS the most note- worthy of these. The Justice often likes to say, T called on her the day she was born" For she was born one lear later than he in the same New Hampshire town of Chesterfield and their parents were intimate friends.
 Their summer home of 40 years standing on the Isle au Haut, of the Maine coast, is another cher ished tradition. They spend part of every summer there, simply and quietly, with 8 few friends, and na- tive lobster fishermen. The Stones stoutly maintain it's the only place that hasn't changed since they first saw 1t.
 Another ong-standing aSsocia- ton has been with Miss Gertrude Jenkins, for IS years secretary tc Mrs. Stone and the Chief Justice With her able help, Americas ju- dicial First Lady accomplishes tn unbelievable number of community activities. She is president of the Visiting Nurse Association, @ di- rector of the Y. W. c. A., advisor of the District Council of Social Agencies, and active in public health work, to name only a few. Punctuality and careful planning enable her to put things through. There is no room for artistic tem- perament" In this accomplished wonan's life.
 Mrs. Stone has reason to be proud of her two sons, Lauson, partner in 8 New York law firm, and Marshall, professor ct Harvard University and one of the country's outstanding mathematicianS. Her grandchildren, Lauson's two boys and Marshalls three girls, are fre- quent holiday visitors ct their grandparents Washington home and add zest to their grandmother already busy life.
 Regardless of what other things may be on her days agenda, how ever, this quietly-dressed woman, who steadfastly refuess to bob or modernize her chestnut-gray colf- fure, puts her distinguished hus- band ct the top of the list. Per- haps it's her daily walk with the Chief Justice that's uppermost in her mind. Perhaps it's where to get his special kind of dry sherry. Or 1t may just be the favorite pi- ano piece he likes to her her play, as she did when she was 6 piano teacher and they were counting more than 40 years ago,