The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02
Observations
Conclusions May
be Drawn From
Isolated Stories q
BY Helen Essary
IT stories today.

-Four stories today.
They discuss four troublous
themes: l-Anglo.American rela-
lions. Does Franklin Roosevelt
choose 10 run again? 3-The time
of the invasion; 4-The servant
problem
The FIRST story was related by
Lord Lothian. the British diplomat,
10 an American friend with whom
he was travelling to Baltimore
shortly before Lord Lothian died.
The travel talk was about the Lea
que OF Nations that faded away
from growing pains before it got
TO adolescence. 1t centered on
Woodrow Wilson. World War
president And had as its deus
sx machina, Britain then prime
minister. David Lloyd George.
i. was at the moment Lloyd
Georges secretary" Lord Lothian
explained 10 the friend who re.
peated the tale to me. And ws
used TO have much good converse.
ton together. one day Lloyu
George was grieving a little over
what was happening 10 the League
OF Nations and over the bad treat
ment Woodrow Wilson was receiy-
ing.
Why not give Mr. Wilson
little help asked Lord Lothian
recalled. Why not try TO clear up
the confusion whirling around the
League"
I'D rather like to do both" the
British prime minister replica.
Bat It will be an extremely diff
cult task Besides. there is so
little time. You see, TO be hon
est, we've been bambooZling WOOD
row Wilson for three years. rear
ly don't see how we can make
successful job OF de.bamboozlins
him in three weeks"
THE SECOND STORY - Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt is the heroine.
Certainly Mr.. Roosevelt is its
hero. Or maybe it's the magnolia
tree
The scene OF the story is the
White House garden. The occa-
sion: Mrs. Roosevelt was enter
tanning the wives OF senators at
luncheon. Sort OF annual occasion.
Mrs. Anna Boettiger, White House
daughter, was, also a guest at the
luncheon.
Several senatorial wives were
admiring the beautiful magnolia
towering on the White House
lawn. Said Mrs. Roosevelt:
1T is a beautiful tree. ! under
stand the magnolia has a definite
life span. Anna and | were talk
ing about this the other day. said
to Anna, 4 believe the magnolia
is now at its prime. You and 1.
Anna. will be seeing 1t go down
in the next three or four years"
Maybe the conversation didn't
mean thing. l leave 1t to you
to decide.
THE INVASION STORY is from
Alice Perkins. at present Wash
ington correspondent for the Won
ems Wear Daily. Alice and her
husband. B. j.. who were In Paris
before the war. have recently been
ordered to London as correspond
ents. A year ago Mr. and Mrs.
Perkins were aroused in the mid.
die OF the night and told by their
editor:
Get ready at once for Paris.
You're TO go straight back! Take
up where you left Off"
But Paris Now!-How can
We get there? Who will let US in,
There is a war going on, you
know"
Certainly there's war" replied
the excited editor. But it wilt
soon be over. We want you two
on the spot as soon as possible.
Listen-we've had an inside tip.
The invasion will begin at the end
OF this week"
MY LAST STORY CONCERNS.
as | said before, the servant prob
lem. The friends OF violent, OLD
Troy clubman are telling 1t.
The old Tory was wont, in the
happy pre-war days, TO sit for
hours in his club and ring bells
for servitors The servitors al
ways came Tin those happy days.
and said gratefully: What can
do for you. SIR"
The Tory clubman still rings
bells--many bells-but-he answ-
ers them himself.
MUCH OF THE NAVY is in a
mood about its new summer unr-
forms. The new summer uniforms
are gray. as you must have noticed.
The new shade OF gray is a lit
tie gloomy. especially with tae
newly ordered shoulder marks OF
black like the change. myself.
It's sort OF elegant and easy on
the eyes
Undolbtedly uniforms are an i'm.
portant aid TO morale. The new
WAC uniforms complete with PEI
ky, devil-may-care overseas cap is
inspiring many girls TO enlist in
the Army.