The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14
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Eleanor Roosevelt
VISIT IN MINNESOTA

stayed with Mrs. Albert G.. Whitney.
It was a very memorable expert
ence, for it was not often that one
finds an older woman who has kept
the ability to manage her own life
and to do the things she enjoys do
ing. She still makes a pleasant
homelike center, to which her chill
dren and grandchildren come with
great joy.
Miss Thompson and ! were very
grateful for her hospitality. We
spent an hour or more in the morn
ing at work, after which had the
pleasure of seeing four young peo-
pie. They came with boy who was
with the International Students in
stitute at Campobello last summer,
and is still at the University of
Minnesota.
At two o'clock, started out, in
spite of occasional snow fakes inter-
spersed with rain, and visited eight
public schools. From the primary
grades up to the high school, they
lined the streets outside their vari-
Gus schools to greet me.
Large Veterans Hospital.
Finally, at about three o'clock, we
reached the veterans hospital, for
mental cases, one of the largest ]
have seen.
Some of the patients were gath
cred in the recreation room and
sang and played for me. How much
music can mean to these men, and
how they enjoy the violins, piano and
the mems chorus!
/ spoke to them briefly and went
into one of the wards to see some of
the men who could not be out. One
is happy to think that these men
have care and pleasant surround
ings, and yet it tugs at ones heart
to see old and young men, some Of
them seeming entirely normal, 9TH
ers seeming already to have left the
world around them, so far as their
minds are concerned. One hopes
that many may be restored to
health.
Back to New York.
/ was back at Mrs. Whitney's
house little while after four. We
had cup of tea, then little more
work, and rest before dinner. Aft
er my talk and the questions which
followed, we drove all the way into
Minneapolis. This meant getting to
the hotel Nicolett at about 1880, and
being up next morning to catch
five-o' clock plane for Chicago. /
confess that I was more worried that
the plane would net fly, than / was
about few hours of sleep. Once on
the plane, / went off to sleep again
until we reached Chicago, only wax
ing up to talk to a newspaper won-
an from Milwaukee. Breakfast in the
Chicago airport restaurant, and then
comfortable trip to New York city.
GIRL SCOUT ACTIVITIES
One afternoon the rain came down
and made the ceremony at the Girl
Scouts Little House" trifle damp
for everyone. We went out to the
garden and watched the girls cook
ing under real difficulty, but the
plate of food they handed me was
very good. I took taste Of each
thing and then passed my plate along
to Father Moore, who had left the
NYA advisory committee meeting
with me to see the girls at work.
We visited all the different
branches of work, saw the first aid
class in action, girls knitting, MAX
ing pottery, cooking and, finally, re-
turned to the living room, where a
group of colored Girl Scouts were
singing charningly. After listening
to one or two songs, and admiring
their chart for health and morale,
Mrs. C. Leslie Glenn, representing
the National Girl Scouts, presented
Father Moore with the Girl Scout
Medal
They have given the medal this
year to four men who have been
of great assistance to the organiza-
ton, and one Of their officers has
been designated to present it. In
this case, since Father Moore was
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chosen to present him with this med
al, pinned it on his clerical coat.
He was really touched and came
back with me to the White House,
wearing it proudly. Even though
gave him my plate Of food, because
he had worked through his luncheon
hour and had had no food, I found
that he was quite ready to have a
cup Of tea with US on our return.
BY the time we came back to the
NYA national advisory committee
meeting, they were nearly finished
with their afternoon session and adj
journed until the evening.
We had a very pleasant small
group of people gathered together
for dinner. They were shown To-
minute film Of the taking of poll,
which was interesting in showing the
variety of people who are sampled
in trying to arrive at an accurate
estimate of public opinion.
DESTROYER TORPEDOEING
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