Evening star., 1938-03-13

INTO the coming 1888 campaign and
to get ready for the national election
In 1910 has spread One has only To
talk to those who have recently visited
many OF the States to find this is a
fact to be reckoned with.
Director McAllister
Wins Youth.
Dorothy Smith McAllister, director
OF the women's division Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee and wife
OF an associate justice Of the Supreme
Court OF Michigan. when seen a few
days ago had not long returned from
trip to several of the New England
states and several Western States.
including Kansas. She was 20 en-
thusiastic over the part being taken
by the young men and women of
senator Capper's State. and talked
so fast that one felt like he was on
a merry-go-round. grabbing at a post
now and then to retain his equilib-
rum. She did not stop long enough
to say. do you follow?" Being in
her 30s, good-lookine. smartly frocked,
with a slender girlish figure, she
somehow made one think of Anna
Hyatt Huntington's beautiful statue
OF Joan OF Arc, just now being ex-
hibited at the Corcoran Gallery. There
Is a quick and decisive zeal in all
her movements, and her pleasing
English. and the ability to inject her
enthusiasm into others makes 1t easy
to understand why she would appeal
to youthful company. Dorothy on
Democratic charger! We do not
mean the kind of charger that caused
John the Baptist so much pain and
embarrassment, for her head is Sc
curely anchored; she is never taken
on her feet and is quick at repartee.
BY the way. 1t looks as though this is
to be contest between Bryn Mawr
and Wellesley during the next few
months, with Miss Martin, the new
director of the women's division of
the Republican National Committee,
on the side Of Wellesley. and Mrs. Nc.
Alister, for swanky Bryn Mawr.
Mrs. McAllister has fallen for the
lure Of old Alexandra. and has taken
an ancient Colonial house over there,
and is sending her children to school
there. She says they are already
getting quite some Virginia accent
which goes well with their Michigan
twang.
Mill Workers Of Maine
Hear About Social Security.
A few weeks ago she stopped for q
meeting in Lewiston. Me.-thAt rock.
ribbed Republican stronghold, where
her audience was composed of mill
workers and few farmers. She
found the mill people were not only
interested in much of the legislation
now before the Congress, but were
wonderfully well informed on matters
affecting their work and industries.
She said she had seldom had a more
friendly and intelligent meeting. and
Learned quite as much from the mill
hands as they received from her. They
were especially keen to know about
the Social Security Act, and whatever
would give greater security to workers
in New England. They touched
lightly on the minimum wage bill and
seemed to have followed its discussion
in the House. The farmers wanted
to hear about the farm program. One
bright-eyed, elderly woman called out,
"Give US better wages and steady
work and we will help you balance
the budget" Mrs. McAllister was
immensely pleased when she was in
vited back to attend the general con-
vention In Maine.
Democrats and Republicans
Split Up in Kansas.
She was much elated over the fact
that 5000 Republicans In Kansas had
registered as Democrats and had
pledged themselves to work for the
educational reporter plan, organized
several years ago by Miss Mollie Dew
son, sometime vice chairman Of the
National Democratic Committee That
5000 up above was not q clear gain
to the party of Jefferson and Jackson,
for 5000 old line Democrats went
over to the enemy out in Kansas. Mrs.
McAllister, who Is more or less con-
servative In her statements, was en-
thusiastic that the young Democrats
Of Kansas and other Western States |
were composing groups Of young men
and women to study each depart
ment Of the Presidents cabinet: they