The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-04-17

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is but a passing thing, however
necessary 1t may be, for over the
edge Of the horizon lies a path lead
ing to universal harmony and world
brotherhood.
| With all good wishes,
Yours sincerely,
Mayling Soon Chang
MADAME Chang Kai-shek)
NEWS ANALYSIS
wonder whether PM is becoming
to you as interesting paper as /
find it. There is barely day when
some article in it is not worth
reading from beginning to end. Long
ago Mr.. Louis Howe told me that
a good newspaper man put into the
first paragraph Of his story all the
essential news because so few
people ever read more than the first
paragraph. Since the great major
ity Of people never read anything
but the headlines, ! have always
thought Of what q terrible response
bility the headline writer's carry.
always read at least the first and
last paragraphs Of anything which
seems to me a really important
story. But ii is only now and then
that one finds something which holds
ones attention from first to last-not
only because 1t is well written, but
because it is on a subject Of vital
interest at the present time.
VISIT AT WELLESLEY
I enjoyed my short time at
Wellesley very much. It has a
beautiful campus and Miss McAfee's
home there is charming inside. The
view is what irnpresses one most.
Miss McAfee Is one Of the people
with whom one would like to spend
more time than a brief visit per-
mits.
caught the night train back to
New York city very easily and ran
into group of sailors in the station
who kept me signing autographs,
while waited at the ticket window
to collect my accommodations.
Back in New York city I spent the
morning visiting the Naval hospital
and two friends who have been i'll.
After an early lunch, Miss Thomp-
son and I came UP to Hyde Park.
There are few signs Of spring as
yet, but it was good to take walk
through the woods in the late after
noon and to have quiet afternoon
before the fire. Today is a beautiful
day and we shall not have to start
back to New York city until after
lunch. Il
DAY IN THE COUNTRY
One morning, in Hyde Park, the
day dawned gloriously; blue sky
and cold, crisp weather. ! went out
to discuss the best place for q
garden with the man who does the
outside work. We are going to plant
extra things for ourselves and for
preserving purposes and winter use,
as well as some things which we can
contribute, If necessary, to the
school lunch program, should their
supplies from surplus commodities
be reduced this coming year. 6
found considerable concern
about how we are going to manage
on the place with only one station
wagon, which have told them to
use only once week for going to
town. suggested mildly that /
thought it was time we made the
rounds Of our neighbors and start
some kind Of a cooperative arrange
ment for buying supplies and, since
I was not at Hyde Park often enough,
! would leave it to them to get to-
gether.
It seems to me that this is
really an essential first step in
realizing that we are fighting q
war.
Somehow or other, when I walked
through the woods and as sat in
front Of my fire, ] realized for the
first time how easy 1t would be
to forget what Is happening in the
outside world, If one were not tied
to it by strings Of affection, or just
left the radio turned OH.
MEETING A STRANGER
have read Mr.. Raymond Clap
per's article in Liberty about MRS.
Roosevelt" It II so interesting to
get to know q stranger. There are
q few slight errors in fact, but
psychologically, am sure he is
right made him dance because of
my childhood repressions. I hope
when he returns from India he will
come and tell US Of his impressions.
There will be no newspaper dance
this year, for like all other enter
| tainments which are purely for
pleasure, it will be given up.