Evening star., 1943-05-07
Mrs. Roosevelt
Cites Needfor
Enduring Peace
Addresses Meeting J.
Of British War Relief
Society Here ,'

The ever growing destruction
wrought by each succeeding war
compels the world to create the
necessary machinery for enduring
peace, Mrs. Roosevelt told $50 guests
at the British War Relief Society
luncheon yesterday at Hotel Stat
Ter. g..
Because wars are becoming in
creasingly destructive and we hope
that our children will live in a
peaceful world, we must now build
the machinery required for endur-
ing peace. The best way to learn
to like other people and other ma
tions is to learn to know them"
she said.
She also pleaded with her Ameri-
can hearers to seek to comprehend
the change in values and spiritual
outlook which has taken place in
the British people.
Praises Steadfastness.
If we in this country cannot un-
derstand Them" Mrs. Roosevelt
pointed out" then the end. Of the
war will find US unable to. under
stand what other people who have
been through war feel and want
when peace comes"
Having praised the British stead
fastness of character in adversely,
Mrs. Roosevelt said: During my
visit in England came to have a
great respect for the way in which
minor things were falling into their
proper place"
When she hears people complain
here because they cannot buy every
thing they were used to buying, Mrs.
Roosevelt went on, she wishes they
could realize what it means to 20
through war.
Then little things lose their i'm
portance," she said.
Ranking guests included Lord
Halifax, British Ambassador, and
Mrs. Halifax; Mrs. Cordell Hull,
Clark Minor, national president of
the British War Relief Society, and
Mrs. Minor: DR.. H. v. Evatt, Aus
tralian Minister of External Affairs,
and his American-born wife; Leigh
ton Mccarthy, Canadian Minister:
j. r. Jordan, representing the
Union of South Africa, and Mrs.
Jordan: G. S. Cox, first secretary
of the New Zealand Legation; Ed
ward Graham, president of the
Washington Community War Fund,
and Mrs. Graham; Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon and Thomas P. Morgan, jr.,
co-chairmen of the Washington
British War Relief Society, and
others.
Lord Halifax introduced Mr..
Minor, who reviewed the society's
work. The organization is COM
posed OF American membership with
American officers in charge, and re-
ceived . total of $6,700,o 900 in dona-
tions last year, which brings its in
come up to 1000 900 since its in
ception. More than $500 tons of
goods were shipped to England. such
as clothing, knitted goods, medici-
nal supplies surgical instruments
and seeds.
Cites Iabor's Assistance.
Il want also to pay tribute to
American labor because Of the spirit
OF helpfulness 1t has created be-
tween American and British work.
ers," Mr.. Minor emphasized. Amer
ican labor has given substantial
donat tions with which we have built
seamen's homes and many accom-
modations for workers in British
industry"
The society maintains ambulance
service in England stated by 900
people: 1000 mobile kitchen and 400
hostelries, day nurseries and relief
institutions for old people. The
most pathetic victims of the blitz-
krieg. he said, are children so terri
fled by bombardments that they lose
their sight, cannot walk, and "their
whole being turns inward" The So
ciety helps teach these bomb-strick-
en- children to walk again and at
tempts to alleviate their mental suf-
ferings.
The luncheon was a British ration
meal consisting of vegetable hot
pot" whole wheat buns without but
ter, watercress and lettuce salad,
apple charlotte and demitasse.