The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-20

and enough to eat can do so much
for the next generation. So, when
ever the opportunity comes to us,
let us help those who help the chill
dren.
FITNESS FOR FREEDOM
One day, with the greatest inter
est, read the Survey Graphic" for
March, entitled "Fitness for Free
DOM" The opening article, entitled
Health Front in a Peoples War;"
by DR.. c. E. A. Winslow, should
not be missed. / want to bring one
quotation to you here:
"There are those who tell us that
long range planning is irrelevant to
the present issue-that we should
think at the moment of nothing but
winning the war. There are others
who see in the war emergency a
golden opportunity to serve their
own vested interests and to get rid
--as they hope, for all tirne-of all
this socialistic nonsense. h'
"There have been wars in the past
in which this happened. But this
is not that kind of war. This is a
war so arduous and difficult that it
can only be won by united people,
by a people who know that the
civilization for which they must be
ready to die is, in truth, worth dying
for"
The other article l was particu-
larly interested in was by DR.. e. c.
Lindeman, called Pursuit of Happi-
ness in Wartime" This, too, hope
none Of my readers will miss, for
it deals with subject we must not
forget, no matter how many difficult
ties we have to meet.
DEFENSE BOND PLAN
There is method of increasing
the sale of Defense Stamps and
Bonds, which has been developed by
Northwestern university. I find it
is being followed in one way or an
other by various institutions and
groups. The plan which Northwest
ern has started, offers its alumni
the possibility of helping both the
government and the university at
the same time. Investment of the
gifts they give, in Defense Bonds,
will be start in the fund to finance
the university's development through
their century plan.
The Grand Lodge Of Massachu-
sets Order of the Sons of Italy in
America have sent me their maya
zine. l think they should be con-
graduated on their purchase Of
$50,000 worth of Defense Bonds.
Their final goal is much greater
than this, and shows determine
ton on their part to have civilians
at home, by their sacrifices, support
the Italian-American boys, who are
fighting in our services everywhere
in the world.
In this magazine, enjoyed par
ticularly the photographs Of some
of the Massachusetts boys with the
little descriptions which they had
sent in of their activities.
PATRIOTIC FLOWERS
/ have received the first collec-
ton of red, white and blue flower
seeds, and hope to plant them in
the garden at the big house at Hyde
Park and at my cottage. This pres
entation launched the British-Amer-
lean Ambulance corps drive to
raise, by the sale of these one-dollar
packages, the money to buy ambu-
lances for use abroad. Little Joan
Manning, who belongs to Troop 213
Of the Girl Scouts, New York city,
presented me with a very patriotic
red, white and blue, old-fashioned
bouquet, showing what delightful
flowers we can grow next summer.
There are not only flower seeds
on sale, but vegetable seeds as well.
These packages contain Is different
varieties of vegetable seeds. I'm
fortunately, we cannot have patriot
ic colors in vegetables, but it is
just as patriotic to grow them, be-
cause they win help to feed us the
kind of food which we all need.
NEW YORK VISIT
I had a busy day in New York
city. First I spent an hour with a
friend who has not been very well,
and then I ordered some necessary
spring clothes, though ! must say
the weather did not seem very
spring-like. 1t was just about as
cold and windy as it could possibly
be, but ! have to look ahead and be
prepared for spring in Washington.
At 1880, Mrs. Vanderbilt Webb
and Mrs. Noyes came to see me
and then ! went to the Cosmopolitan
club to speak at the members lunch.