Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. In the meantime, my brother came to visit me
from the United States. We had not seen each other since 1920. He was
studying--he was pursuing his career, and eventually got married.
Mr. JENNER. To Miss McAdoo?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. No; that is my uncle. My brother married a lady
by the name of Betty Cartright Hooker.
Mr. JENNER. That is right. And you were in partnership at one time with
Edward Hooker, were you not?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. That is right.
Mr. JENNER. I will get to that in a moment. She is still living, is she
not?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. She still is living; yes, sir.
Mr. JENNER. Is she in this country or in Paris or Italy?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. She is in New York now. I have her address some
place. She lives between New York and Paris.
Mr. JENNER. Did you engage in some kind of a business in Europe during
this period?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. While you were attending the university?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. How did you manage that while you--inasmuch as you were
pursuing your studies at two universities?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Well, I had an interest in a sport shop with a
girl friend of mine. It helped me to make ends meet.
Mr. JENNER. What was the name of that company?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. The name was Sigurd.
Mr. JENNER. And that was devoted to what--readymade clothes, ski
clothes, and that sort of thing?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. And did you attempt to sell those throughout Europe?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. In the process of doing so, did you then travel through
Europe?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes.
Mr. JENNER. Where did you get the funds to finance that?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Very little funds--maybe a $1,000, $2,000,
from my father, and whatever savings my girl friend had. She was an
excellent saleswoman.
Mr. JENNER. Had you received any funds from your mother's participation
in the estate you had?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I think that was the money that helped me
to start--when I was 21 years old I received a couple of thousand
dollars--although I did not take all the money away from my father, but
at least part of it. Or maybe more than that--maybe $4,000 or $5,000. I
really don't recall.
Mr. JENNER. There is some indication in the papers that it was as much
as $10,000.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Maybe so.