Curtis Bean Dall

Curtis although elected Governor of the Associates of Stock Exchange Firm in 1932, resigned his position on the New York stock exchange at the end of 1932, but a few months later joined the Cotton Exchange, and then the Chicago Board of Trade dealing in stocks and grain.  Newspaper articles at this time show that Anna, "Sistie" and "Buzzie" were frequent visitors at the White House where a playground had been installed on the south lawn for them.  Since Anna and her children were apparently staying days at a time in the White House with her parents, some tongues were wagging about the Dall's drifting apart.</td></tr></table>

Curtis although elected Governor of the Associates of Stock Exchange Firm in 1932, resigned his position on the New York stock exchange at the end of 1932, but a few months later joined the Cotton Exchange, and then the Chicago Board of Trade dealing in stocks and grain.  Newspaper articles at this time show that Anna, "Sistie" and "Buzzie" were frequent visitors at the White House where a playground had been installed on the south lawn for them.  Since Anna and her children were apparently staying days at a time in the White House with her parents, some tongues were wagging about the Dall's drifting apart.</td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td>Finally, on 31 Jan 1934, the ''New York Times'' reports "Dalls in Seperate Homes".  Curtis' address was given in North Tarrytown, while Anna's was variously given as the New York City address or the White House.  Blanche Wiesen Cook relates that during a trip with the members of the family, one of the reporters who came along was the ''Chicago Tribune's'' John Boettiger, with whom Anna had fallen in love.  Anna went in June to establish residence in Nevada so she could get a quick divorce there where her brother Elliott had divorced his first wife shortly before.  Because of all the publicity that was stirred up around this, a rather long article appeared about Anna in the [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=40300644&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=27 ''Syracuse Herald'', 19 Jul 1934, page 15], discussing points of her biography with emphasis on her personality and upbringing.  The divorce on the grounds of "mental cruelty" was not contested.  "Mrs. Dall was divorced from her first husband, Curtis B. Dall, July 30, at Minden, [[Nevada|Nev]]." (Syracuse Herald, Jan 18, 1935, p 11) Anna was awarded custody of the children, but the financial details and custodial arrangements were kept private. Shortly afterward the children spent two weeks with their father.  Six months after her divorce, on January 18, 1935, she married journalist John Boettiger, who had also just divorced his wife.  John's "...former wife and two children reside in Glencoe, a suburb of Chicago." (see [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=40239433&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=16 ''Syracuse Herald'', 18 Jan 1935], page 11)  They had a small private ceremony with a few members of the family.  There were no bitter feelings as the ''Oelwein Daily Register'' on 18 Jan 1935 reports, "Dall Congratulates His Ex-Wife". ^{[[#Footnotes 4|N]]} John, Anna and the two children went to Seattle "...where he became manager of a Hearst-owned newspaper."^{[[#Footnotes 4|M]]}  By John, Anna had her third child John Roosevelt Boettiger on 29 Mar 1939. After John's death on 31 October 1950, Anna married thirdly on 11 November 1952 at Malibu, [[California]], as his second wife, to James Addison Halsted.</td><td>http://lts.brandeis.edu/research/archives-speccoll/findingguides/special/vechten/images/folder4/annarooseveltboettiger4-9-19354-25.jpg Anna (Roosevelt) Dall</td></tr></table>

<table><tr><td>Finally, on 31 Jan 1934, the ''New York Times'' reports "Dalls in Seperate Homes".  Curtis' address was given in North Tarrytown, while Anna's was variously given as the New York City address or the White House.  Blanche Wiesen Cook relates that during a trip with the members of the family, one of the reporters who came along was the ''Chicago Tribune's'' John Boettiger, with whom Anna had fallen in love.  Anna went in June to establish residence in Nevada so she could get a quick divorce there where her brother Elliott had divorced his first wife shortly before.  Because of all the publicity that was stirred up around this, a rather long article appeared about Anna in the [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=40300644&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=27 ''Syracuse Herald'', 19 Jul 1934, page 15], discussing points of her biography with emphasis on her personality and upbringing.  The divorce on the grounds of "mental cruelty" was not contested.  "Mrs. Dall was divorced from her first husband, Curtis B. Dall, July 30, at Minden, [[Nevada|Nev]]." (Syracuse Herald, Jan 18, 1935, p 11) Anna was awarded custody of the children, but the financial details and custodial arrangements were kept private. Shortly afterward the children spent two weeks with their father.  Six months after her divorce, on January 18, 1935, she married journalist John Boettiger, who had also just divorced his wife.  John's "...former wife and two children reside in Glencoe, a suburb of Chicago." (see [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/PdfViewerTags.aspx?img=40239433&firstvisit=true&src=search&currentResult=16 ''Syracuse Herald'', 18 Jan 1935], page 11)  They had a small private ceremony with a few members of the family.  There were no bitter feelings as the ''Oelwein Daily Register'' on 18 Jan 1935 reports, "Dall Congratulates His Ex-Wife". ^{[[#Footnotes 4|N]]} John, Anna and the two children went to Seattle "...where he became manager of a Hearst-owned newspaper."^{[[#Footnotes 4|M]]}  By John, Anna had her third child John Roosevelt Boettiger on 29 Mar 1939. After John's death on 31 October 1950, Anna married thirdly on 11 November 1952 at Malibu, [[California]], as his second wife, to James Addison Halsted.</td><td>http://lts.brandeis.edu/research/archives-speccoll/findingguides/special/vechten/images/folder4/annarooseveltboettiger4-9-19354-25.jpg Anna (Roosevelt) Dall</td></tr></table>