The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-28

Eleonor Roosevelt
WOMENsS ACTIVITIES

WOMEN'S ACTIVITIES
| One day from 10 o'clock until after
five, the heads of many women's
national organizations met at the
Labor Department auditorium.
Miss Eloise Dawson, who has
been lent to the Office of Civilian
Defense by the New York Herald
Tribune, and who is in charge of all
| plans for women's activities, ar
ranged this meeting. / think it was
one of the most interesting that /
have ever attended.
The speeches given in the morning
by the various government officials
were Informative and interesting,
and brought home many facts we
need to know If we are going to do
constructive work in our commune
ties. do not feel that we can over
emphasize the Importance of CO.
originating all of our resources on.
community basis to serve us now
and in the future.
STRANGE REPORT
A strange report comes to me
from New England. 1t appears that
volunteers are reluctant to 60 to
work unless they can do some work
which is distinctly a wartime &C.
cupation. They do not realize that
improving social services in COM
munity is basic defense work. Ev-
cry time any volunteer takes
course in nutrition or child care,
and sees that the community as a
whole is better fed, she has done
something which will be invaluable
if we are attacked, and useful in
the future as well.
After the meeting, everyone came
to drink tea and coffee at the White
House and to talk over the day. The
consensus was that Miss Davidson
had provided a very stimulating
program.
In the evening, my cousins, Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Robinson and
some other friends, went to see a
new play, "Junior Miss" 1t is light
and amusing and / can think of no
better way to take your mind off
serious matters. In Lenore Loner-
gan, ! am beginning to look for the
perfect 'senfant terrible" It must
be almost second nature for her to
play these parts. My only other
friend in the cast, Mr.. Alexander
Kirkland, seemed to me to do his
part very well. In fact, the whole
cast was good.
WAVE OF ECONOMY
received rather pathetic letter
from woman who runs one of the
small specially shops in New York
city. She sells dresses and milli-
merry, and I imagine such things as
costume jewelry, bags and access
series of all kinds. She is worried
for fear that a wave of economy
will sweep over our people and that
small businesses such as hers will
be ruined.
She says they do not want charity,
they want to earn living, and they
want to keep their people at work,
many of whom have been with them
for several years.
There are undoubtedly going to be
economies practiced along many
lines, but perhaps these small bust
nesses, as well as bigger ones, will
be able to find ways in which they
can adapt themselves to the making
of certain things needed in defense.
They should apply at once to bu-
reaus set up in Washington, under
OPM, for the purpose of giving them
advice and consideration.
Many of their employees may
have to 60 into defense industries.
If we 60 into high gear in defense
production, there will undoubtedly
be shift in the type of employment
which many people have, and a
more general possibility of employ
ment for people of middle age, as
well as for young people without ex-
perience.
I hope that no one, for the present
at least, will curtail their usual buy
ing, except where it is necessary.
The kind of economy which is I'M
dertaken because of vague feeling
of fear about the future, is bad
psychology for us all.
STUDENT SERVICE
One day in particular here was