Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
A CROwNINsHIELD

"LLA CRowNINSHIELD GER
l. tainly started something in oul
crowd when she got married
IL Nobody had ever thought oil
little Ella as being so important;
but when she was suddenly pulled
out from under us, SO TO speak, every
body realized how much had rested on
her narrow shoulders.
Was America Hawkins, our mutual
vashwomsn poker than usual? Get
Ella to finish UP the ironinS. Was
somebody Sick9 Get Ella To help out
in the kitchen Did you want to give
a party? Get Ella to wait on the table
Did you want TO so to one? Get Ella
20 stay with the babies. For 2a cents
an hour, Ella would tackle anything,
Being able to call on Ella at mo-
rent's notice like that. for such q va
riety Of things. had built up sort OF
false security, and when she suddenly
got married TO young mechanic in
Verhlen who wouldn't let her work out
by the hour any more. our young mar
ried crowd was thrown into a perfect
state of Tapping snd floundering.
Mrs. Frank KirSted had to postpone
entertaining the Charity Club till she
could gather strength 10 do 1t without
Ella. and when Dulcie came home from
the hospital with little Du'cie. Roger
said actually he'd have had to stay
home from the hank. ii Il hadn't been
for neighbors helOlne them out Dul-
cie'S mother was down with the flu. and
while Dulcie had nurse 10 take care
Of her. 1t always takes at least one more
10 take care. Of nurse.
II was while ! WAS fixing tray 10
take TO Dulcie's nurse that it dawned
on me I was Tapping and fioundering
the least of any one. / ran them over
in my mind Rosie Merton. Corinne
Duicie Mrs, KirSted-Surely had just
as much to do as any Of them.
II / were getting along better than
the other girls-and l knew it wasn't
Just conceit. I really vast was be-
cause of my time budget" that they
had laughed at so at the start. So
many minutes to prepare the grapefruit.
the babies clothes in the boiler be-
fore We sat down to breakfast. the
dishes done by five minutes past eight
everything had TO so just by schedule.
WILL made fun of my budget. telling
how one morning I ate an extra
piece of toast and didn't get caught
up all day. But he knew that il
worked.
carried the tray to Dulcie's. contin-
uing my pleasant thoughts. It. was
thanks to my budget that / had the
afternoon free. Having no system at
eli. Rosie never knew where she was at
No wonder she was usually kind of flar-
ried looking When she was straining
carrots for the baby. she'd be figuring
how she ought to have led out trunps
sooner at the party the day before
END then. when she was actually at the
party. she'd be wondering whether to
have chnDS or stew the next dav.
Every Sunday / made out my menus
for the week. and. barring accidents
such as the butcher not getting any
fish. or there being more roast beef
left over than I'd figured on. I didn't
have to give meal planning thought
during the week
Mother Horton had said / could park
the twins on her this afternoon. so
strolled down and dropped in on the
High School Alumnae Club. The mem
bers were surprised to see me. because
most OF the girls drop out as soon as
they get married. and those who stick
past that give up the ghost complete