The Washington times., 1937-03-08
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Cherry Blooms
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FISH STORY
By HELEN ESsARY

the cherry blossoms will blOOm?"
1--WE cannot give, even an
approximate date until after the
middle of March," the Cherry
Blossom Department answers.
Gracious, 1 wish you could
make at least guess" is the
usual reply to this answer.
"SOme friends want to come up
for a visit and 1 really would
like to know when to expect
them"
"Sorry, there's no way of tell
ing for another week yet"
Each day such calls increase in
number. Within a few days the
present 80 will be doubled or
maybe tripled, the polite Cherry
Blossom Department tells me.
Last year, cherry trees bios
somed on April 6
Said President Roosevelt to Sen
ator George Radcliffe, Of Mary
land, the other day: 49,.
George, remember when you
and / were in the fish business
tOgether?"
George remembered and laughed.
This happy partnership occurred
when Mr.. Roosevelt was repre-
sentative of the Fidelity Trust
Company of Baltimore. Then
Senator Redcliffe, vice president
Of the company, was his boss.
One of their joint jobs was the
administration of the affairs of a
bankrupt New England fish COM
pany.
Two women who have been
reading Dale Carnegie's How to
Win Friends and Influence Peo-
ple," meet in a department store
and speak according to the book.
Edith (smiIing) )-"HOw are
you, my darling? It's simply
wonderful to see you again.
Never have you looked so we'll"
ROse-'My dear, 1 AM happy
to see you. It's you who look
divine. Tell me, where did you
get that fascinating hat?"
Edith-"NOnSenSe, my dear.
1t is YOUR hat that is SO smart.
I'm so interested in what YOU
wear. Tell me all about YOUR
self" (smiling)
ROse-"Myself! My dear, I'm
nobody. But YOU, dearest"
(smiIing) "YOU always do such
delightful things. Tell me, are
you still making little shirts for
the babies in Caribbea. There
il divine work. So helpful, so
gratifying"
Edith-"Making little shirts,
darling (SmiIing), is nothing
compared with that splendid
task of yourS-raising money to
straighten the hair of residents
of Lower Archipelago. There,
my dear, is something to envy.
Tell me all about the Archipela-
gOanS. Are they amusing; 1
mean, are they interested in
art and social security and
things like that? 1 simply adore
hearing what YOU think about
them"
ROSe-(SmiIing) "Oh, my
dear, should like to talk about
them, but what YOU are doing
interests me so much more than
my small enterprises. I've al
ways wanted to know (Smiling)
what you made baby shirts for
the baby Caribbeans out of
OTHER peoples work is so
much more fascinating than my
own"
Edith-(SmiIing) ooh, / sim
ply love to hear other people
talk about themselves. (Smil-
ing) Especially YOU-whO are
so important"
ROSe-"My dear, you are too
modest. l hate to talk about
myself, don't yOu?"
Edith-"Yes, / do. But 1
love to talk about YOU. It has
been wonderful to see you.
YOU, of all people, are so stimu-
lating."
ROse-"Oh, my dear, non
sense. It is you who are SUCH
an inspiration. GOOd.by (smil.
ing). GoOd-by (sMiling)."
Both ladies shake hands and
depart in opposite directions.
A few steps away each stops sud.
denly and sticks out her tongue at
the other at almost the same mo-
ment.
After the spontaneous gesture
both laugh Historically and flee
down different aisles.
Maxine Davis, who wrote THE
Lost Generation, has just pub
liShed another important book,
"They Shall Not Want"
This brilliantly written volume
discusses What Is Wrong With
Our Relief System" simply and
effectively. Miss Davis, who is
reporter as we'll as a taxpayer,
took relief as an assignment. She
went to Chicago where there is a
national concentration of the prob
lem. Then to England and
Sweden.
She came home believing that in
this country relief is a long time,
probably permanent, burden.
Our methods of dealing with re-
lief, Miss Davis thinks, should not
be patterned after the systems she
studied abroad. They should con,
Sist, she says, of unemployment
insurance on national basis, of a
long range plan Public Works sys,
tenn on State and Federal Gov
ernment basis, and by direct relief,
as last resort, with local admins.
trative responsibility.