Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-05

be back that way for quite awhile
so she returned to home base
and went to work in his law Of
flee.
In 1914, when he did return
he was stationed in Norfolk as
provost marshall and managed
to get home to Bethesda over
the week-ends which was an inn
provement, of course, but still not
the most stable homelife
After the war, the Hydes had
one year of peaceful existence
while Dewitt brushed up on his
law by teaching at Benjamin
Franklin University.
But in 1916, the Hydes were
launched into the political rat
race by his election to the Mary
land House of Delegates.
Mrs. Hyde promptly got her.
self job as secretary to Roy
Tasco Davis, elected at the same
time to the State Senate. During
the next four years, the Hydes
lived at Annapolis during the ses-
sions and committed home to Be-
thesda on week-ends.
Her training as a State Sena-
tors secretary came in handy In
1850 when Dewitt was elected
to that office.
But when, in the middle of his
four-year term, Dewitt Hyde ran
for House of Representatives, and
won, Mrs. Hyde decided to retire
to the full-time life Of Con-
CHEESEMAN'S wife.
Although she feels that her
life story is just a repetition of
her husbands, Mrs. Hyde Is an
active politician on her own.
She has been chairman of pre-
cinct a in the county's 7th dis.
trict for almost ten years and
has done more than her share Of
doorbell ringing and literature
distributing in this capacity.
She is also an active member
of the Bethesda's Women's Club
and, of course, all of the Repub-
lican organizations in the county.
AS wife Of Dewitt Hyde, she
also attends, as guest, the func.
tons of the civic organizations
of five counties.
An tfiis, 81 course, is in addi-
ton to running her Cape Cod
home at 5000 Mclean Drive
where the Hydes have lived for
almost five years.
Actually, her present normal"
routine is normal for quiet
or off-year. Our Imagination bog.
giles at the normal routine
ahead of her and her husband
during the campaign of 1858.
Mrs. Hyde doesn't seem to be
worried about it, however.
She considers her activities not
only fun but a great privilege.
And 1t certainly Is full of com
rensating memories.
There are her impressions of
the E.senhowers, for instance,
whom she meets every year at
various receptions and formal
functions.
Her most vivid memory of Mrs.
Eisenhower is a luncheon given
by the wives of the Bird Con-
gressional Club at which Mrs.
Hyde presented Mamie" with a
set of steak knives as Maryland's
unique gift. Presents from each
state were presented by the wives
and Mrs. Eisenhower was en-
chanted with each as though it
were the only one.
Mrs. Hyde reports that the
closer you get to Mrs. Essen
hover the more lovely she is with
cher eyes as blue and clear as
the sldes' and always smiling
and warm.
No matter how large the func-
ton, Mamie's greeting of each
guest is always warm and per-
sonal so that you get the feeling
that the party wouldn't have been
complete without you, says the
wife Of our Congressman.
That a clue TO personality is
the people you admire is certainly
true In Mrs. Hyde'S case. All of
the graciousness and warmth
that she admires in Mrs. Essen
hover belongs to her, too, and
although her eyes are brown, we
feel they must be every bit as
smiling.
For those Of us who enjoy peo-
pie and have fun in the midst OF
a hectic whirl, it would seem to
be a good idea to encourage our
husbands political ambitions.