Evening star., 1937-06-27

not long ago, said, The record of
Miss Perkins is as fine record as, or
perhaps finer than, that Of any of her
predecessors. and this is saying quite
q bit" And then the editor goes on
to tell of her accomplishments and
definite gains since her appointment
In March, 1888. Just few of them:
In nine States, minimum wages: in
13 States shorter hours: in 20 States
regulation of prison-made goods; in
18 States curb on the issuance of in
functions; in Is States protection
against accidents and industrial
disease; in 7 States establishment
Of 16-year minimum for the en-
ployment of boys and girls, and in
q States maintenance of State en-
ployment services in cooperation with
the United States employment serv-
ice.
Madam Secretary Is the
Orator Of the Cabinet.
Those 18 working hours day which
Madam Secretary puts in have shown
results. Besides she has written a
lot and has proved herself the speech
maker par excellence of the present
cabinet. She Is a great persuader
and has a way of melting the preju-
dices Of her audience by her frank
ness, feeling their attitude as she
goes along and making her vital point
only after she has prepared the way.
6he has a saving sense of humor even
IN cut-and-dried radio speech, and
her work for years in social service,
where she had direct contact with all
sorts and conditions of men, has given
her that quality OF sympathy which
has enabled her to discriminate be-
tween justice and sentiment. She
speaks largely without notes and has
what the psychologists call total re-
CALI In a remarkable degree. Miss
Perkins is said to collect funny stories
along with facts and In preparing 4
speech sometimes makes telling IL
lustration with = humorous story.
During the present strikes and un-
settled labor conditions she has fire.
quently won the attention she desired
BY telling an appropriate anecdote.
The Secretary Of Labor Likes
70 Market and Embroidee.
Madam Secretary Is not only known
BY her works but also by her txicorne
hat. which has become familiar
throughout the length and breadth Of
ths land. BY tho way. she has re-
Gently been wearing . hat with quite
. bfim-but not wide enough to
Obscure her lovely liquid brown eyes,
which those to whom she is speaking
often follow as one does the eyes Of q
portrait. While she orders her frocks
sent on approval, she likes to 60 to
market and arrange the details of her
menage herself. The Winter that
Representative O'Day shared house
with her, she said she was simply
struck dumb with admiration with the
way Miss Perkins kept house. She
enjoys exhibitions Of furniture and at
her farm in Damariscotta, Me, which
was owned by her ancestors, she has
some rare pieces such as the old Colo
ntal housewife prided herself upon.
She likes to "smock" and embroider
.. In college she was called "Perk"
and WAS executive of half the actiW-
ties on the campus, from the golf
club to the Y. W. c. A. She calls
The President Frank aud does not feel
bit sighted that she Is not invited
10 the Gridiron Club.
viscoantess Astor
RAgs the Press.
viscountess Astor gave the boys Of
tne press a treat the other day when
she came out from the executive
once after seeing the President Quips
On both sides few 30 quick and fast
that the most expert stenographer
would have had difnculty keeping Up
With the fun. Since her first country
house week end in England, when, as
Mrs. Shaw. the late Edward VII re-
Quested her to take hand at bridge
with him, and she answered, Really,
your majesty, I cannot tell a king
from a knave," her reputation for
wit has never failed She was on
King George Wis coronation honors
Hst and was made companion of
honor IN recognition Of her distin-