The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-01
Observations
Warren Family
Content TO Stay
on West Coast
BY Helen Essary

The Warrens OF California no
olitical convention has ever pro-
uced a finer pair OF Americans. |
axe them for my hero and hero
ne OF this June meeting. And I'd
ike TO see them in the White
House.
But I'm afraid they'll never get
here. why? you ask, Because
hey don't seem to belong in Wash
ngton. They haven't that sharp
losed look. They'd do the capital
God, But they'd rather stay in
| california. This | am convinced Is
he truth.
I'm a nasty woman, disillusioned
rom too much and too close liy-
ng with important people. When
was told that Earl Warren ac-
ually didn't want the vice presi-
Iential nomination, said, Non
ense! That's a pose.
Since I've talked to the governor
nd Lima, his wife, | know it isn't
pose II they aren't honest peo-
lie then I'm the NEST guillible
nember of the susceptible tribe OF
journalism.
was looking around for Gov.
rnor Warren in the lobby OF the
| blackstone hotel, when Editor Roy
| loberts said. There he is. See
/ hat big man in the white suit
the desk asking for the key to
is room. Want to meet him. Or
curse. | wanted TO meet him.
t was as easy as that. No bow
ng and scrapping. No fanfare
# press agents. Next thing | was
baking hands with the man | had
mistakenly believed too good to
,e true. A pleasant. kind man he
vas with the kind Of wise sere'
ity you seldom see in the pro-
essional politician.
| first began TO trust Governor
Warren when | studied his face
nd heard the tone in his voice as
spoke of his wife. Was she in
rested in politics? No, he smiled:
She hasn't had much time for
hat. She had five of our six
hildren in six years and four
months. She sort OF likes the
amily-if we do keep her pretty
busy
The governor then told charm.
| ng story. One rainy day most
{ the children were dressing up
n grownup clothes. The way
hildren do Virginia. the oldest
irl, said she didn't want to put
n long lady skirts. She didn't
yant TO grow up TO be a mother,
he said. It's too much work. l
sant 10 be a nurse, so can rest
nore."
Mrs. Warren and Virginia, now a
| fg girl of fifteen, | found at the
tadium where the convention has
cen doing its public carrying on.
hey were sitting in box with the
lovie comedian, Leo. Garlic
AS soon as | saw Mrs. Warren,
knew that here was a happy
soman. II you don't think happy
Somen are rare, watch those britt
lie, fixed-up faces Of the more
estless Of the species.
Mrs. Warren talked as easily as
My a sincere and happy woman
an q seem to &c using the words
sincere" and happy" in every
entence | write about the War
ems. I have TO. They are that
ort of people,.
You don't want TO leave Cal
fornia for Washington" ! asked.
"Oh. no." replied Mrs. Warren,
lowly I'VE really don't"
We talked about servants. Mrs.
Warren volunteered the informa-
ion that she paid $40 a month
o a maid who would have got
alf that before the war. said
d pay anything to avoid washing
ishes. Mrs. Warren said she
idn't mind washing dishes so
Iluch.
We talked about Washington.
frs. Warren liked 1t on her two
rips there. But not as much as
california, Of course She didn't
ften leave California. The chill
rem required a lot OF attention,
hough she did have a good house
eeper and cook. No the children
yere not at all excited about their
ather being a vice presidential
possibility They were occupied
laying tennis and swimming. They
ever mentioned politics or polit.
,al people.
Next we talked about gardening.
shich Mrs Warren did wish she
ould find time for. I've seem
on in the garden" remarked Co
1edian Garlic. Maybe you have"
aughted the governors wife.
Hanging out clothes"
Clothes, Mrs. Warren added, were
ard to find on the West Coast
ow. She supposed the manufac-
urers simply didn't bother to send
luch across the continent. When
said | liked her hat-pale rose
rown to match her suit-she de-
Jared she didn't bring many things
nth hef But the hat is rather
ice. You can find one just like
in every shop on the Avenue"