The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-08
Observations
Punching Bags in
Cloak Rooms May
Relieve Feelings
By HELEN EssARY

hN HELM NafH1fhAh
The extra legislative activities OF
those two congressman. John Taber
tRl Of New York and Pat Cannon
tDl of Florida who fight over the
$4,000 expense allowance for House
members, convince me that little
OF the extra United States cash
should be used e SCI up a few
punching bags in congressional
cl ak rooms.
II the irate legislators could give
their big muscles a workout be
fore meeting in debate. brawls
might be avoided when the boys
come face 70 face
Lady members OF Congress don't
fight or pull hair, either. They
speak a Few off-stage words about
each other now and then. But you
have 10 be pretty mean yourself 10
recognize anything but kindness
in even the worst intentioned ad
jectives.
Women members OF Congress not
only behave better than the gents.
they also are better looking. Most
OF the feminine members wear
sleek suits, plus frilly or tailored
blouses and boutonnieres and such.
Also the feminine members have
that brushed-up-look the fashion
magazines demand. which Is so
difficult 10 combine with a career
A whipped-down-look is much more
easily achieved.
Congresswoman Margaret e.
Smith OF Maine is q smart looking.
smart acting congresswoman She
woman's congresswoman." She Is
alert and reliable. thinks clearly
and doesn't make mistakes Just
read an entertaining magazine ar
ticle on Maine Meets the Pacific"
by Mrs. Smith. in which the only
woman member OF the Naval Affairs
Committee tells OF her $4,000 mile
air trip 10 the Pacific and the great
strendgth OF the United States
Navy there.
NOW THAT WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT WOMEN. here is a bou-
quet for Mrs James NJ Helm.
White House social secretary Mrs.
Helm was secretary 10 Mrs. Wood
row Wilson for six years She was
secretary to Mrs. Roosevelt for :
years. Now Mrs. Truman has de
cided that life at the White House
won't rEs, krs9othly and properly
unless s4rs 1fefm reFrafns 40 d. ~
social secretary So. 10 the delignr
OF everyone concerned. Mrs Helm
is going to Stay on"
MANY WOMEN WILL ENVY
MRS. TRUMAN because she is the
First Lady and because she is
ntting so charmingly into her new
and difficult role.
But | shall envy Mrs. Truman
because in doing over the big sec
ond floor OF the White House she
was able to move furniture aSouno
Is she wished. To try a table here
Ind a chair there To pull up a
'ofs and switch a lamp. To say:
Let me think now. No-thAt was
4 mistake! What really wanted
was TO put that green love seat
under the gilt mirror Not the
gold chair under the gilt mirror.
Let me see is that what I
really want.
I'm not quite certain Lat's
move the things around the other
way. Let's move everything the
other way. Let's make the bed
room into the sitting room and the
sitting room into the sewing room
&. ! believe I'd like the rose rug
better in the hall No. Let's
'tudy that for while. ."
doubt IL Mrs. Truman did the
actual pulling and showing OF the
herself. though she may
have given a piano or an arm chair
} slight push here and there. BuI
what fun TO have the White House
TO work on Not the first floor
of the White House That is sac
red TO the Fine Arts Commission.
Nobody as much as straightens out
4 rug there without permission or
the board OF visitors or something
or other
But think OF the attic and cellar
Btore-rooms that Mrs. Truman
could dig into. All those half for.
gotten pieces there. Bought oy
some First Lady and discarded by
the next First Lady who thought
she had better taste than her pre-
decessor, Fixing up" the White
House would spell complete heaven
10 most women"
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