Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-29
Mrs. Earl Warren Believes
Campaigning Starts at Home

portant role in her husband S
vice presidential campaign. She
will accompay Governor War
rem on his swing around the
country by special train. She
probably will make rear plat =
form appearances but, following
her long established custom,
plans no public talks or state
ments.
Throughout Warren's public ca
reer, Mrs. Warren has kept re-
ligiously in the background. He
Waged his campaigns-some of
them quite strenuousby which,
he climbed, without defeat, from
an Alameda county deputy attor-
neyship to the governorship
(twice elected) and to his party's
choice as the running mate for
Governor Dewey of New York,
Republican standard bearer for
president
Mrs. Warren impresses you
with the unpretentiousness of her
conception of her role in t h e
governors public life, 1t has
been merely that of devoted
wife, mother and his COM
panion, She sees her duty as
consisting of making his home
life pleasant, "a place to relax
and rest from the cares Of the
day"
Politics in his field and in
that field he makes all the de-
cislons," she says. my field
is our home and it is there I
strive to make my real cam
paign contribution. l do this by
seeing to it my candidate can
relax whenever possible and
spend such SPACE moments as he
may with the children"
- Close friends know however
that Nina Palmquist Warren con-
tributes more to her husband s
political career than Just that.
She stands shoulder TO shoulder
with him spiritually, with con-
fidence in him and his Judge =
ments. She gives him the en-
couragement he needs.
II always know" she has said,
"that whatever he decides is the
thing he feels is the right thing
to do
The Warrens are a closely knit
family There are six children
of whom five still live at home.
Mrs. Warren throughout then
married life always has had
more to do than merely super
vising staff of servants.
She usually has found time te
take a personal hand in the prep
aration of the children S schoo
lunches and to watch over the
youngsters dress, social activi
ties and their sports.
Frequently she still invades the
kitchen to make Swedish pan,
cakes, the lamb stew of which
her husband is particularly fond
or to bake cake for family
birthdays or as a gift to friends
She is a devotee of the art Of
flower arrangement and is pains
taking in doing the floral deco.
rations for formal occasions.
Neither motherhood nor house.
hold cares have robbed Mrs. War
rem of her prettiness, grace or
charm. She is blue eyed, light
compleXioned with an aubrur
tint to her hair, dimpled and
equally as photogenic as h /
handsome husband.
! The two met at a breakfast
party in Oakland. A tow-year
'ourtship was followed by an en-,
.agement period. They were
>arried in Oakland, Oct IA, 1925
n Baptist church. This was
fter his appointment as district
lttorney of Alameda County but
before his first campaign result
ing in his election to the office
Mrs. Warren, then Nina Palm
quist Meyers, widow with a
small child, had been office man
ager of an exclusive women S
dress shop, which may help &C
count for her choice of apparel
and ability to wear clothes be-
comingly.
She was born in Gutland, Swe-
den, the daughter of Baptist
minister, and was brought to the
United States as an infant by
her parents who first settled in
San Diego and then moved to
Oakland.
Warren also has the blood OF
the Scandinavian peninsula n
his veins. His father, Methias
II. Warren, was brought to this
country from Norway in infancy.
Mrs, Warren's business expert
ence likewise is reflected in her
fondness and adeptness in keep
ing family budget.
II fully believe" the governor
said recently, Nina has a re
cord of every household expense
since we were married. She is
an excellent home manager and
keeps track of all expenses, even
since we have occupied the guber