Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-08-24
The Way I See 1t
By Nell DOdsOn Russell


One of my most cherished memenos is Christmas card from Eln
Irving picture daugh-
by internationally
of music from Irngs white Christmas and under the pnned
signature of the Berlns
story of
Warfd Simpson great of
NOVELETTE, multi millionaire opposed
daughters marriage the little Jewish writer En throwing
money family personal prestige the
of her choice When the married there predictions
would that the wed daughter of Clarence Mckay the
telegraph SCION would soon regret her decision and return
to the home fold Instead En and Irving Berlns marriage has
founded all of the Calamity James, and richer with the passing
years.
Ein because experience prejudice
years the USO York sponsored Dix N
with There reporters and feature
writers from daily and syndicate
avoyPza hotel that early spring morning where the group
coffee before leaving for the chartered BUSES En Berlin
charge of the tour In spite of the fact of the writers had
covered news Deas 1o none OF them ever
having met her. She arrived few minutes Late tall ghthaired
ordnarookng suit She wasn't beautiful
pretty the accepted but there magnetism and bancy
about her. think all gapd like bunch of kids This he
the who had inspired the haunting Irving Berlin love
always" Remember" and dozen others.
In the bus going Dix she with and had
hour which talk We discussed discrimination and intolerance
told her had husband in the Army and that Negro soldiers were
growing increasingly bitter and resenu jmO and mstreamnt
In return she told of he had both in this country
and abroad and OF how the ntagnsm her father " her
marriage had later given acceptance No doubt he
the whole world did, that good marriage between
who loved each other deeply.
Ein Berlin hates thinks stupid
that only stupid people capable being ntoeran liked her
tremendously and the several occasions her after that
for her because her and her firmly
ngraned spirit fair That why prize Christmas
highly appreciate people who real people instead of shall
say?-damn fools.
Pretty Charlotte Cump Poole home in St. Paul for a visit after
Washington attending
Officers Candidate School down Alabama and will
-aedged Going tough price
to for shiny shoulder bars know Cecil will be
glad back civilization mention back Charlotte
Mildred BOhanOn in the backyard shaking
when teephOned
getting along his Mile forgot
and everything els and had quite chat She said
the
but bit sumped few back when after the order
through 1000 Italian lads their homeland his office
beseged with girls arfuly pleading that the
auleins Sunny
The first issues UNRRA clothing arrived in the little
Leo stationed and the waited patiently du
tiOn of this gOutta the stuff Americans
when the freebies rolling who awfuy
his young Michael popular guy with the German KIDS because he
all the candy hem the big Ofe But thing that
him seeing the of the heavy laundry
work the aulens perform his shirts and shame but when
asked he could please wash his they would look like
instead of told he'd
as an he wasn't to go in for the
stuff There's nothing that will give gup than being
the only girl family of boys To illustrate the point
old daughter of Rain Workout bued
Just chasing her brother Bruce the
kitchen with bread knife Bruce fearing the
female cyclone bowling at the of his Friends" of
of the local evcemen bordering whether to write him
those Think You'd Better Know the Truth" letters the
silly carryngsOn of his wife, I'd suggest they mind their bust
He'll find quickly enough when he home thanks
the brigade Yackada yakad yackada all the Talk
talk talk don't think the Minneapolis involved is
publicity and I'll withhold her for the present. she
did fine thing when she took Japanese wife
who pregnant and in ill health from having live miserable
hole overdden with bedbugs and rOheshe only she could
acceptable
the weary
found addition living howell the girl being
by doctor who taking her and keeping her in ignorance
of the that the wives vcemen
either reduced charge without depending upon
cumsances Isn't this supposed be demOcracyOr at least