Evening star., 1943-01-06

QuAce, lcot dIlu IcldhdllOl III pleasant
surroundings whether one happens
to be the executive who directs it
all or the file clerk and "stenog"
who carry out the orders. The bat
tie that goes on daily to find break
fast, a place to stand on a bus, the
noise of typewriters and the con-
slant din of thousands of people
trying to make war machinery turn,
Is a grueiling one. Every detail of
living is many times more difficult
for each of us. Pleasant quarters
to go home to, where for few hours
we can be ourselves, builds back the
energy and inspiration which the
daily grind removes And it is the
realization of all of this that has
caused many local residents to open
their homes to strangers.
For every one of the careless, in
different people who have come to
our city to live and work, there are
hundreds who have given up COM
Portable. well ordered homes to do
their share in the war effort. Un-
settled and unsatisfactory living
conditions are constant drain on
the man and woman power which
Is so desperately needed. For this
reason, many people with both a
gracious and cooperative spirit are
not only renting room to war
worker but also making an effort to
provide many of the comforts of
home so that the roomer departs
for each days labor rested in mind
as well as in body.
One motherly woman with an
attractive large home received the
daughter of girlhood friend in her
house until the young woman could
find place to live" AS it became
evident that it would be difficult to
find the right sort Of an atmosphere
for a 20-year- -old who was accus-
toned to the gentler life, this wom-
ans hospitable nature would not
permit her to let her young charge
60. The end of the story is that the
two rooms on the top floor of her
Georgetown house which had been
maids quarters were redecorated
for four young girls. Each one con-
tributed few of her personal be-
longings, several old pieces of fur
niture were recovered to fill odd
coxners and one or two new items
purchased Here four girls have
their own home" in two rooms and
a bath One room done as a living
room with sofa beds makes enter
tanning possible The other room,
a bedroom, caters to the whim of
two Of the girls who like frilly,
feminine room to relax in.
This is one landlady who does not
object to girls in her house. For
every thoughtful. motherly effort
she makes for them she is repaid
many times with the happy, light
touch they give to her household.
The time one of them had flu the
landlady looked out for her as
though she was her own daughter.
The time the maid left before
dinner party. four girls cleaned
house, arranged flowers, helped
cook and serve buffet that was
highly successful.
Many of the people seeking
place to live in Washington are dis
eliminating, used to a pleasant en-
vironment. happy and doubly eff
cient when they find it.
The families that are taking war
guests into their homes often turn
out to be wonderful friends for a
lifetime. The hospitality for which
the South and West are famous is
now creeping into the Federal City.
At the rate things are going it will
not be long before that nice hu-
man consideration which is found
in the outlying villages will be
equally part of the Nations Cap
ital.
The extra space in your house
may make some stranger very hap
py. In one way or another let it
be known that you are willing to
house one or more persons who
would be comfortable in your kind
of domicile. You will be helping
the war effort in a most material
way, you will be making contri-
button to the happiness of fellow
workers, and the money you take
in, invested in War bonds now, will
make it possible to purchase some
long desired equipment for your
home when the war is over.