Evening star., 1941-05-11

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Each is proud of the recognition
given her husband In this national
emergency.
Both Families Have
Close Knit Home Life.
Both women are mothers. The
Hillmans have two grown daueh-
tiers and the Knudsens three daugh-
tiers and one son-and four grand
children. Both the Hillmans and
Knudsens are close-knit family
folks.
whether a man is building a
great fortune or working for a
daily wage in factory, he is usually
doing it for a wife and some chill
dren," Mr.. Knudsen once said.
Mr.. Knudsen was definitely a
young man ION the way up when
he married Clara Elizabeth Euler
of Buffalo, N. Y, in 1911. That
was three years before the Danish
immigrant, who had come to this
country when 20 years old-as did
Mr.. Hillman-became a citizen.
Mrs. Knudsen is content TO leave
outside achievements to her hus-
band. But she has sought to build
around him the kind of homellfe
he likes. Neither cares to CAD about
much. They've never gone in for
society with a capital IS.
They much prefer family gather
ings or meal with close friends.
At any party, Mr.. Knudsen is the
livelier of the two. She is more in
clined to sit back and watch. But
Big Bill likes to play piano duets,
especially with his son-in-law, Rob
ert c. VanderkloOt. who is married
to the Knudsens' oldest daughter
Clara.
Mr.. Knudsen is very musical, anc
1t is he who gets her out TO con-
certs. She doesn't care much fol
music nor does she share his liking
for sailing The farthest he coulc
get her to go one summer on
boat that was his special pride was
l8 miles.
| But she is a good hand at one ot
his amusements-poker. She like:
to sit in on a lively game of penny
ante. Friends who have played
with both say she has the better
poker face. She has been knowr
to reduce him TO borrowing chips
Big Bill" Likes Food
That Sticks to His Ribs.
| Mr.. knudsen. who is s feet
inches tall and heavily built. like
food that sticks to his ribs anC
Mrs. Knudsen sees that that is tn,
/ kind he gets. One night 70,
dinner they have steak, a greer
vegetable and a salad; the mex
night, lamb chops, a green vege
| table and a salad, and the thirt
night, chicken. a green vegetable
and a salad. Then back to steak
Mr.. Knudsen doesn't eat potatoes
and Mrs. Knudsen can afford Il
pass them up. She is handsome
sturdy woman. Her hair now i
white Beneath her reserve she i
very friendly. She doesn't Sa,
much-but she doesn't miss much
AS tribute to Mrs. Knudsen
the industrialist in 1887 set up the
$3.50 900 Clara Elizabeth Knudser
fund in Flint, Mich. 10 be used Il
improve health conditions fol
mothers and babies. He said then
Saving lives of babies and mother!
appeals to me as a cause with which
I can do honor to my wife"
Mrs. Knudsen joins her HUSBAND
in benefactions neither ha!
much to say about them. Not lons
ago he was asked to sponsor thu
Luther School for the Deaf il
Detroit. He didn't feel he could quite
afford it at the time. She tolc
him to 60 ahead and she would put
up half the money.
The Knudsens live in a nine-roon
house in the Palmer Woods section
of Detroit. They have a Summe
place on Crosse lie. Mrs. Knudsel
came to Washington for the inau
guration and she has been down TO
dinner at the White House. But sh'
prefers to stay in Michigan. TIL
cfildren-and those grandchildren
live nearby.
Mr.. Knudsen tries to get home TO
a week end every few weeks or a