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By Své McNAMARA (Associated Press Feature Writer), WASHINGTON, March. 23—The per sonality of Mrrs. Ray.’ Lyman Wilbur, wife of the new Secretary of the interior, seems expressed in the roses which, she always keeps in her room and the rows of pictures of her, children and grand children which she keeps on the mantel. Sweet faced, gentle voiced, Mrs. Wil bur is compelled to spend part of each day resting as the result of a serious in jury several years ago. She will be un able, therefore, to take a very active part in the social life of the capital for some time, though she is now re covering from her accident. She was thrown from a horse. Mrs.Wilbur has made no plans for a permanent home, though dreams of a big house in Washington where she can entertain five children and her four grandchildren of San Francisco are be ginning to formulate. Her children and her husband are shot chief hobbies, she says. In her pleasant hotel room where she can be on her gofa and look at them, pictures are arrayed in a long row interspersed with the fragrant roses. The Wilburs have a summer home in the Sierras in California and a cot tage among the redwoods back of Stan ford university, where the clan gathers every week end. Four of the Wilbur children are mar ried. They are :Mrs. Leonard Ely, wife of an orthopedic surgeon; Dr. Blake Colburn Wilbur, surgeon; Mrs. Max Hopper,, whose husband is connected with a bond house, all of San Francis co, and Dr. Dwight Locke Wilbur, now at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Min nesota.. The youngest son, Ray Lyman Wilbur, Jr., 15, is still in high school in Palo Alto and expects to join his par ents in Washington next fall. There, are five grandchildren, in cluding twins of Dr. and Mrs. Ely. Undaunted by frail health, Mrs. Wil bur determined on at least a peep at the inaugural ceremonies. She went to the capitol to see the president take the oath of office and afterward had luncheon with Dr. Wilbur at the White House. She was unable to see the pa rade, however, and retired to her room. The Wilburs and Hoovers have been friends for a long time and have often exchanged visits. From her couch where she rests crep tion’s capital under no less a leader than the daughter of William Jennings Bryan, a capable leader and orator in her own right. Mrs. Owen made her first attempt, since becoming a member of congress, at educating youth in government af fairs when the Lake Worth harmonica echo Washington for the inauguration: the group of 550 youngsters ranging in age from 17 to 16 years on a tour of the capitol and other important buildings. They saw congress in session and had some of the procedure explained to them. oratory to possibly one social engage ment a day, Mrs. Wilbur answers the telephone, gives interviews, receives boxes of flowers from her friends and attends to the many details which make up the average busy woman's day. While I gath to leave California and the university life in which she took a keen interest while Dr. Wilbur was acting president of Standard univer sity, Mrs. Wilbur is looking forward with much pleasure to her stay in Wash ington. “yes, RAY LYMAN WILBUR,
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Twin Falls Daily News
Twin Falls, Idaho, US
Sun, Mar 24, 1929
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