The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-17
Observations
Capital Found
to be Aglow
With Activity

GOQE III tue udlu bNriA..a Na'
buttoned on its saitcrs. Glrded o.
is good resolutions. Shiucl up it,
nicer sentences. Washington Is
about TO b. itself again.
Recess IS over School Is open
aud that slightly dreary pail that
has been hanging over Peuusyl-
vania Avenue for the past Two
weeks or so has lifted. Its been
too calm in Washington. I've been
hearing strangers say. Where s
that blstlin-. mad noise you We
been Boosting about Lancaster.
Pa. is more fun Especially on a
Saturday night
Well. the breathing spell hash I
been bad fer the country. Or the
world either The big drive
against the Nazis will soou be on
and heaven help US all.
ITS EASY TO SEE THE MIS-
TAKES 10 the Psychology Of other
peoples crusades But | know OF
one bit Of propaganda that has
worked the wrong way ! mean
the requeEt Of the railroads ana
the government, too, that people
stop travelling during the war.
Obviously, the request hasn
been obeyed For there are more
civilians on trains that ever be.
fore. know Of more people going
places now when travel IS dis
couraged than in the days Vheu
travel was boosted
We're not an obedient people.
We treethinking Americans. II We
had been told, Come on get on
the trains the trayelings fine.
We would probably have STAYED at
home
THE VERY WORTHY Fl
FORTS Of a certain Washington
woman TO serve afternoon callers
with a nice cup Of tea instead Of
those expensive oldtashioneds ana
things make me believe that boot.
leggers may have TO come back 10
town il social Washington IS 10
survive the dry spell
This good woman. realizing that
tes-making is a business likely TO
throw any kitchen into the nervous
filters and smash up the best
china, set her tea-drinking stage
early one morning She got out the
family silver service and with her
own nevly.manicured hands pol
ished up same Then she climbed
up to the top pantry shelf to find
a half forgotten present. Jar
OF jasmine flower tea.
The little glass and silver tray
for the lemon slices had to be
looked up and shined A special
trip 10 the bakers for some special
tea cakes came next Then an
anxious arrangement Of sand.
wiches and toast and jam and re-
peated directions 10 the cook, who
seemed at the moment never to
have heard Of cup Of tea.
After about three hours work
Of one sort or another Il almost
forgot tire low bowl Of flowers on
the tea table,, the hostess arrang-
cd herself graciously and she
hoped becomingly and awaited the
cory hour and the guests The
guests came in buoyantly unaware
OF what awaited Then, What's
this? they said uspiciously.
why, it's tea. And don't YOU just
love tea said the hopeful hos
tess.
Il certainly do love tea" said the
wife Of one OF our better-known
senators. but it keeps me awake.
II ! had cup now. d not 90 10
sleep for hours tonight Just give
me a cup OF hot water and lemon
The second guest said that for
some strange reason tea gave him
indigestion. He'd just eat a cake
or two. He couldn't stay long
anyhow.
Everybody present had some
good reason FOR not drinking tea
except the hostess. She took three
cups quickly. Then, seeing to)
clearly the wobegone look on her
callers excused herself for a mo-
ment. rushed from the dreary
room. dug out her last bottle OF
bourbon. whisked UP some old.
fsshioneds and bore them in to
the silent company. Here she
said roughly. take them give
up. simply cant stand that
dropping spaniel look another sec.
ond.'
PEOPLE-Eric Johnston presi.
dent of the United States Chamber
Of Commerce, helped adjust wires
OF the balky loud.speaker system
the night he made a speech al the
Womens National Press Club.
Johnston. regarded as national
live wire. began work as a vacuum
cleaner salesman ard then went
into the electrical business. HI
is now finishing A book for which
enthusiastic publishers have PAID
large advance royalties
Senator Joe Ball OF Wisconsin
eats lunch with his own wife every
day in the Senate dining room