The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-04-24

Eleanor Roosevelt

having Secretary and Mrs. Morgen-
thau here to dinner. / have been
trying to see Mrs. Morgenthau ever
since I returned from the West.
Our only other guest was Judge Rob-
ert Marx of Cincinnati Ohio.
After dinner we had newsreel
and movie called ION the Shores
Of TripOli," q picture about the
marine corps. We were, therefore,
able to induce the President to stay
and see it. II proved to be good
picture and very entertaining, but /
don't know whether we were wise
to beguile the President away from
his work, because I found him still
at his desk at one o'clock this morn
ing.
We have left spring weather be-
hind us in Washington and are right
in the middle of summer. Our flow
ering bushes are too beautiful for
words. Someone remarked to me
this morning that the weather was
so lovely one could not be annoyed
with anyone. ! am not sure that
this Is my feeling. The effect on
me of these first warm days is so
completely relaxing that I think I
am too lazy to take much action Of
any kind, but that doesn't imply
completely kindly attitude toward
the world in general.
put the top Of my car down and
went to meet the train at noon.
Unless ] have something which real
ly must be done, don't feel that
tires or gas should be used. But,
since trains have to be met, en-
joyed the drive and had nice chat
with some soldiers, who came up to
my car when / parked near the
station. They asked for autographs
and told me they were on their way
to receive training. One boy told
me he had just come in and hoped
that he could do a good job.
The usual crowds Of school chill
dren were in the station, but this
year there have been far fewer than
usual in Washington. Some of them
have written me that they had given
up their trips to buy Defense Stamps
and Bonds. Others probably found
it impossible to find any place to
lay their heads.
DR.. Herbert v. Evatt, attorney
general and minister of state for
external affairs Of Australia and
Mrs. Evatt came to lunch, accom-,
panied by Mrs. Felix Frankfurter.
i enjoyed very much talking to
them. It always seems to me that
the Australians have point of view
very much akin to our democrat
ic aspirations. rs Hf@i
very pleasant party last
night, which was given by some
young friends, we drove around the
Basin and along the river to get a
glimpse Of the cherry blossoms. I
know nothing lovelier than the re-
Election Of the light in the river.
The quiet and peace seem to take
one out of this world of turmoil for
a few minutes at least. Il
! listened to news commentators
this morning who gave such a
gloomy picture of the future and of
the leaders in every field in this
country, that wonder whether
the effect would not be to dis
courage people.
Just to give the gentleman a ray
Of hope as to the good intentions of
some people, / would like to draw
his attention to an item in the news
paper wires ON April !: "The Ex-
ecutive Board (0f the United Auto
mobile W0rkers) proposed today a
legal unit Of $4,000 a year ON FAM
lily and individual incomes for the
wars duration, in return for which
union workers would accept nom
negotiable Defense Bonds in lieu Of
all overtime pay for more than 40
hours week."
The gentleman said that there was
no unselfishness left in any of us.
I am not going to contend that this
suggestion is entirely unselfish, but
at least it is a constructive sugges-
ton showing that someone is doing
some thinking. -
WARTIME ADJUSTMENTS
HYDE Enthusiastically morn
ing, we visited some Of our neigh
bors. All families lead uncertain
lives these days. They are constant
ly trying to adjust to new conditions.
One of our neighbors depends on a
gas station and small lunch room
with guest rooms above to make her
living. In winter she weaves very
beautiful homespun material, which
she sells to established customers
and passing motorists in summer.
Another neighbor, whose husband
had retired from the navy, had
to see him return TO active duty
some six months ago. She heard
from him the other day from the
West coast after q long cruise. Now
she Is preparing, II he should be
there more than q few days at any
time, to take the long trip with her
daughter for glimpse Of him.
have not been over yet to see
one of our neighbors whose boy was
on a destroyer last autumn. I am
most anxious to get news of him.