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Intrigued with the idea that the young, interesting and
attractive Mrs. John Kennedy might, through the turn of
the political wheel in the United States, become the nation's
First Lady, Potpourri and Pal Peg did some research. After
consulting a dictionary, the World Almanac and the WoTld
Book encyclopedia, we discovered that Mrs. Kennedy
wouldn't be the youngest First Lady. The grapevine says
Mrs. Kennedy is 28 or 29; Mrs. Grover Cleveland was but
22 when she became First Lady, and Julia Gardiner was
Only 24 years old when she became President Tyler's second
wife.
According to the World Book, the former Frances
Folsom was married to Grover Cleveland in 1886. He was
49 years old. The Book records that "she was one of the
youngest women ever to be mistress of the White House,"
but doesn't say who was the youngest. It adds that the
Cleveland's marriage was a happy one, in spite of the
differences in their ages, and that they had five children,
one born in the White House. It declares that Mrs. Cleveland
was equal to the task of presiding over the home of the
President, that she was widely known for her charm as
a hostess and that although she shunned newspaper re
porters and publicity, that her every word and action was
watched.
Most of the President's wives were in their 40's, 50's
or 60's at the time of their husband's inauguration. The
wife of the first President, Martha Washington, was 57,
and John Adams' wife was 53. The present First Lady
was 57 when she went to live in the White House, and
Mrs. Harry Truman was 60. The average age of President's
wives at inaugural time was 49.5 years.
Since sometimes the official hostess of the White House
was not the President's wife, it may be that some of these
women were younger even than Mrs. Cleveland, although
it seems highly unlikely. Mrs. Andrew Jackson, 62 when
her husband was inaugurated, never lived in the White
House, and his wife's niece, Mrs. Emily Donelson, and the
wife of his adopted son, Andrew Jackson Jr., were his
hostess. Mrs. Martin Van Buren died before her husband
was elected to the presidency and the wife of their son,
Abraham Van Buren, was White House hostess during
Van Buren's term.
Mrs. William Henry Harrison, whose husband was Presi
dent for only 31 days (he died of pneumonia shortly after
the inauguration) never left their home in North Bend,
Ohio, for Washington. She was 66 at the time of inaugura
tion. The wife of her son, Gol. W, H. Harrison Jr., stayed
in the White House during the President's illness.
John Tyler's, first wife died in the White House at 52,
and his son's w'ife, Mrs. Robert Tyler, presided as hostess
for a time. In 1844 President Tyler married 24-year-old
Julia Gardiner. The next mistress of the White House,
Mrs. James K. Polk, was 42 her first year in the White
House. She is recorded as a "strict Methodist who permitted
neither liquor or dancing in the presidential mansion."
Another relative who served as official hostess of the
White House was Mrs. W. W. S. Bliss, daughter of the
Zachary Taylors, who presided in the place of her mother.
A daughter of the Millard Fillmores, Mary Abigail, was
official hostess for her father because her mother was an
invalid.
James Buchanan was a bachelor and during his term
as president his niece, Harriet Lane, orphan daughter of"
his sistef, was White House hostess.
Further study of the fine print in the World Almanac
brought out that a daughter of the Andrew Jacksons, Mrs.
D. T. Patterson, wife of a judge, substituted for her invalid
mother, 55, as White House mistress. Mrs. Chester A. Arthur
died before her husband's term as president, and his sister,
Mrs. John E. McElroy of Albany, N. Y., was his official
hostess.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, first head of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, died in the White House in
1892, at the age of 60, and later President Harrison married
his first wife's niece, a widow'.
President Theodore Roosevelt also had two wives. The
first, Alice Hathaway Lee, died in 1884 after having been
married but four years. In 1886, Mr. Roosevelt married
Edith Kermit Carow, who was 40 at the time of his in
auguration. '
If Senator John Kennedy should become the next Presi
dent, possibly Mrs. Kennedy would compare to Dolly Madi
son as a White House Mistress. The World Almanac describes
her as the first "social leader" in the White House. (Mrs.
Kennedy's mother, Mrs. Hugh Auchincloss of Maclean, Va.,
is in the Social Register.) It is said that Mrs. Madison was
respected for her tact and intelligence, and she helped
President Madison edit his highly important records of the
Constitutional Convention.
Dolly Madison was unique in that she was hostess for
two different presidents. A native of Virginia, Dolly first
married John Todd, and after his death married James
Madison. When he became secretary of state in 1801, she
served as hostess for President Jefferson, a widower. Mrs.
Madison was 41 when her husband was inaugurated. She
presided at the first presidential ball in 1809. After her
husband's death in 1836, Mrs. Madison returned to Wash
ington as a social leader; she took part in the dedication
of the Washington monument and sent the first personal
message over S.F.B. Morse's telegraph wire.
Jacqueline Kennedy has a background of wealth, culture,
education and travel. (Her collegiate work was at Vassar
in this country and the Sorbonne in Paris). Add to this her
personal charm, her appeal as a young mother (the Kennedys
have one daughter, Caroline, 15 months old) her sense of
fashion and her photogenic face and smile - it all sounds
like she would be a considerable asset to a candidate hus
band. But Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller, whose husband is gov
ernor of New York and who, it is speculated, might be the
Republican presidential candidate, has all these attributes
and qualities, too. O.S.
Ruch PTATo Mark Centennial
Ruch-Ruch Parent-Teacher
association will sponsor an
evening's entertainment in
history at Upper Applegate
grange hall Saturday, March
14, at 8 p.m., commemorating
Oregon's Centennial. Teachers
of the early 1900's will be hon
ored on this occasion, and
i among theses are Miss Kate
; Buckley, Mrs. Lora Pernoll,
j Miss Eva Couch, Mrs. Bert
Harr, Mrs. Nelson Pursel,
airs. Lester Wertz, Mrs. Ray
Offenbacher, Mrs. Frank Dits
worth, and others.
A play with local setting
in the 50's before schools ex
isted in the valley will be pre
sented. It was written by Mr.
and Mrs. Larry Tweedy, as
sisted by Mrs. Edward Ram
sey. There is a cast of 11 char
acters portraying events of a
hundred years ago. A square
dance exhibition by exper
ienced square dancers of the
valley forms the closing scene.
Following the play an il
lustrated history of Apple
gate valley schools will be
given by Boyd Gibson, Ruch
principal, with old time school
photos flashed on the screen.
. Refreshments will be serv
ed following the play. There
will be no charge, and a spec
ial invitation is extended
early day teachers.
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Court Members
Attend Session
A large delegation ' from
Roxy Ann court, Order of
Amaranth, left for Portland
yesterday and today to attend
the 32nd annual session of
the grand court of Amaranth
in Oregon.
Heading the delegation are
J. J. Kennedy, junior past
grand royal patron; Mrs. Mar
shall Day, royal matron of
the local court Fred Purdin,
royal patron, Mrs. Frank Lit
tle, associate matron, and
Mrs. Ira D. Canfield, grand
respresentative in Oregon for
New York.
Also attending are Mr. Day,
Mr. Canfield, Mrs. Purdin,
Mrs. G. G. Stagg. Mrs. Tur
pin and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hoppe.
Mrs. Willis E. Mack, Astor
ia, grand royal matron, and
Hugh H. Templeton, Milwau
kie, grand royal patron, will
open the session tonight in
the Portland armory. Mrs.
Katherine Spain, Astoria.
grand marshal, will preside
during the opening ceremon
ies." Set for Friday are a ne
crology service and Friday
evening a banquet will be
held in the Astoria Masonic
temple" in honor of Mrs. Nina
Negus, Manlius, New York,
supreme royal matron, and
Howard T. Hamilton, Wichita,
Kan., supreme royal patron.
Election will be held Sat
urday morning and that eve
ning public installation of the
new officers will be held.
Delegates from 30 subord
inate courts throughout the
state are attending.
Card Party
Pocahontas lodge plans a
public card party Friday,
March 13, at 8 p.m. in Redman
hall on Apple street. The
party will follow a business
meeting, set for 7:30 p.m., and
refreshments will be served
Girl Scout Window Displays
Judged; Winners Named
In observance of Girl Scout
day,-March 12, and of Girl
Scout week, many troops of
the Medford district, Rogue
Valley ' Girl Scout council,
entered Window displays In a
district-wide competition.
North district winners were
Brownie Troop 180, Gold
Hill, sweepstakes, for a dis
play in Lester's market;
Troop 67, Central Point
Brownies, first place for win
dow at Crater Department
store; Troop 60, Jackson,
Brownies, second place for
window at Jackson County
Savings and Loan associa
tion; third to Troop 97, West
Side school Brownies, for a
display in the Stanley Jones
Realty' office, Medford. The
Gold Hill leaders are Mrs.
W. F. Ganont and Mrs. Ray
Neilson; Mrs. B. E. Culy, Mrs.
M. Riddle and Mrs. Kenneth
Harger lead Trop 60, Mrs.
E. D. Davis and Mrs. R. John
ston, Troop 97; Mrs. George
Ray and Mrs. A. C. Brittsan,
Troop 67.
Other entries in the North
district are Troop 121. Gold
Hill Intermediate Scouts,
window at 360 Second ave
nue; Troop 160, Intermedi
ates, West Side school, win
dow at Leons; Troop 3, Roose
velt School Brownies, Pur
ucker's Music House; Troop
179, Jackson School
Brownies, Swem's Gift shop;
Tro6p 202, Roosevelt
Brownies, Jewett Office sup
ply; Troop 118, West Side
Brownies, Hubbard Brothers.
North district judges were
Mrs. Thomas Eslinger, Mrs.
Joseph Barrett and Mrs.
Lawrence Buonocore.
South district sweepstakes
Winners was Troop 198, Grif
fin Creek Intermediates, led
by Mrs. Richard Foy and Mrs.
Joe Kelingsworth, for win
dow in Dempster's store.
First place went to Trop 192,
Hoover Intermediates, led by
Mrs. Ralph Barclay and Mrs.
Thomas McFadden, for win
dow in Snider's dairy; Troop
43, Jefferson Brownies, led
by Mrs. Lindsay Vinsel and
Mrs. James Cummings, for
window in Medford Station
ery store; and third to Troop
40, St. Mary's Intermediates,
led by Mrs. George Davy and
Mrs. Larry Schade, window
in M and M Department
store.
South district judges were
Mrs. B. E. Culy, Mrs. Robert
Kagy and Mrs. George Ray.
Troop 87, Phoenix Inter
mediates, have a display in
the window of th Madden
Insurance building in Phoe
Juvenile Lodge
To Hold Meeting
Royal Neighbor Juvenile
lodge will meet Friday, March
13 at 4 p.m. in the front room
of the Girls Community Club
for a business session.
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Mrs. John Kennedy, wife of a United States Senator
who might be the Democratic party's candidate for the
presidency in 1960, is shown here shortly after the Kennedys
arrived in Medford last Friday to attend the annual Roose
velt Memorial dinner. Mrs. Kennedy, one of the nominees
for the "ten best dressed women" list, is interested in
literature and art as well as politics and is sympathetic
toward the press. She on'ce worked on a Washington, D. C.
daily as a photographer-reporter and "knows what it's like
to be on the other side of the picture."
(Kenn Knackstedt photo)
Los Angeles Band To Play Tonight
The Rogue Valley Square
Dance Callers association will
sponsor a special square dance
at the Square Corral at Camp
White starting at 8:30 o'clock
this evening.
Jack Barbour and his
Rhythm Rustlers, a square
dance band from Los Ange
les, will provide music. Mem
bers of the callers association
will call squares.
Reservations
Open for Show
Reservations are still open
for the Saturday night show
ing of Medford Junior Serv
ice league's annual' spring
fashion review it was an
nounced today. The Friday
luncheon show is sold out.
Both performances are to
be at Rogue Valley Country
club, the Friday event at 12:30
p.m. and the dinner Saturday
at 8 p.m.
Proceeds from the shows go
to support the league's kinder
garten for hard-of-h earing
children.
Round Dancing
To Be Taught
A class in round dancing
will be held in the Wilson
school gymnasium starting at
8 p.m. Friday, Mrs. Douglas
Fosbury, Medford, has an
nounced. The two-hour session each
Friday night .will include in
structions on' current round
dances. Mrs. Fosbury will be
instructor.
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