▁Hollywood ▁U . S . O . ▁and ▁the ▁V eter ans ' ▁Service ▁Council . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁Mother ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁in ▁a ▁Mother ' s ▁Day ▁observ ance ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . O . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁G le ason ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁advis ory ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Theater ▁Project . ▁On ▁several ▁occasions ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁political ▁office . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁G le ason ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Assembly ▁from ▁the ▁ 5 9 th ▁District ▁in ▁California . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁she ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁then ▁inc umb ent ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Frank ▁Jordan . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁G le ason ▁became ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁actor ▁James ▁G le ason ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁couple ▁married ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁California . ▁She ▁took ▁his ▁surname ▁as ▁her ▁professional ▁and ▁legal ▁surname . ▁ ▁Her ▁only ▁child ▁was ▁actor ▁Russell ▁G le ason ▁( 1 9 0 8 - 1 9 4 5 ), ▁whose ▁most ▁prominent ▁role ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award - win ning ▁version ▁of ▁All ▁Qu iet ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁( 1 9 3 0 ), ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Private ▁Mu eller . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Russell ▁G le ason ▁was ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City