The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-12
Michigan in
Washington
BY Esther Van WAGNER Tuf.y

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War industries. so hungrily
sought for their districts by some
members OF Congress after the
wars outbreak. have kicked back
politically in more than one politi-
cally ''safe" rural district.
With the war plants have come
workers, and with the workers have
come union organization. Result;
Consressmen such AS Martin DIES,
who formerly had only a Texas
farm vote TO think about. now have
10 get right with labor or else.
In Michigan, however the shift OF
population TO the war plants hasn't
been great enough to set up a new
political balance.
For example, in Earl Micheners
district the clio claim q vote OF
$4,000. largely from Ford Bomber
plant at Willow Run and Bohn Alu-
minum at Adrian. Most OF the new
corners came in before 1912, how
ever. and the Adrian Republican
made one OF his best showings in
that election.
Albert Engel's district has had .
war boom topped in Muskegon BY
the Continental Motor workers.
and the formerly agricultural dis
trict OF Labor.heckler Clare Hoff-
man has today a sizeable labor
vote. So has Jesse P. Wolcott, OF
Port Huron, which has had an over.
flow from Detroit. However, unless
a presidential election brings out
a lot more new Labor votes than
in 1912. no upset is expected in
Michigan.
While everyone knows a lot OF
Michigan men are in the war, It's
still pretty startling TO find the total
Is 5000 in the Army alone. And
the WACs have a total OF 1891.
These are conservative figures be-
cause the compilation was made as
OF December 81. Also conservative
because the 299, 900 does not in
clude the discharged soldiers. a.
1922 or tn discharged 96S women
The beauty OF Washington is so
flamboyant right now it's making
front page headlines In the local
press.
Sunny without being hot. the gar
dens, woods, and parks have never
been more beautiful, say oldtimers
in the capital. Just the right amount
OF rain and sun has brought forth
a harvest Of beauty.
PaolIy rharrt-hI1eaAn tlo.1 60,
u and beautiful as it Is. has never
been the time when nature does
her most glorious best for the cap
ital. Following the cherry blossom
days, comes the early summer
bloom that spreads all over. not
just in a circle OF trees around the
Tidal Basin.
Right now in this part OF the
country, the abundance Of flower
Ing trees-the white and pink dog
wood. japanese ounce. magnolias.
and others. add bright backgrounds
for the splashes OF color from ara
leas. tulips and iris.
Strangely enough, three OF the
most talked-about gardens in
Washington are owned by Michi.
ganin.Washington folk. A recent
garden party Of former Ambassador
n Mrs. Joseph f. Davies (she was
formerly Marjorie Post Of Battle
Creek brought everyone from the
brother Of Queen Elizabeth of Eng.
land, David Bowes.Lyon, to an art
ist with easel determined to catch
permanently a bit of its glory.
The gardens OF Tregaron are
something out OF a story-book. Once
] had told Mrs. Davis that | never
had found a garden with enough
pink in 1t, but after wandering up
and down the paths on the hillsides
came back to admit TO her | had
not only seen enough pink but
more different shades than beliey.
able.
Not so extensive or elaborate. but
far from simple are the gardens Of
two former Grand Rapids sisters
Helen Blodgett Erwin and Mona
Blodgett Gailiard.
The garden in the rear o, the
colonial Nome of 1t. Col. and Mrs.
Gaillard drops down to Rock Creek
Park, which offers a backdrop OF
natural wooded green TO the spien.
dour OF the azaleas now in full rioi.
Gus bloom. All the vivid varieties
from snowy white TO scarlet border
the lawn 10 the woods.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Erwin have
made their garden more formal.
Right nov the tulips are in bloom.
reminding Michigan visitors OF Tu.
lip Time in Holland. Michigan. But
n beauty OF the irwin estate.
called Arbremont. tn Acolldn't be
found in Michigan. - the many
white and pink dogwood for which
this part OF the country is Justly
famous.