The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-10
Observations
Nations Capital
Embraces Fewer
Career Women
By HELEN EssARY

recently did a column about the
number OF influential women N
Washington is steadily decreasing,
Since then this tendency has be-
come more and more apparent.
Women Just don't seem so interest
ed in their own careers anymore.
Sol discussed this change in the
status Of Washington women with 4
group Of newspaper women,
IT'S because Mrs. Roosevelt Is
no longer in the White House We
decided almost unanimously. She
was the focus OF opportunity for
ambitious career-miRded women.
Everybody knows she talked her
husband into making Frances Per
kins the Secretary OF Labor She
was responsible for the selection
Of Mollie Dewson, energetic head
OF Democratic women. Mrs. Roose-
welt was the channel through which
politically conscious women work.
ed"
But Mrs. Roosevelt would have
had almost none Of her influence
had she not been the wife OF the
President OF the United States. "
(Spoken by a dissenter)
agreed. But she undoubtedly
used every ounce OF influence that
the position gave her. No woman
in or out Of captivity was ever as
clever at publicity as she was.
Charlie MichaelsOn, Democratic
publicity chief said she was the
smartest politician in the entire
country"
Mrs. Roosevelt is not one-mil.
lionth part as influential now as
she was when she sat in the White
House and got her ideas into work
ing order by the medium Of us. her
press conference. The dissenter
was arguing again. She promptly
found herself alone. The rest Of
us jumped at her as one woman
with:
you are proving the original
point There aren't many influent-
ial women in Washington today.
Not even Mrs. Roosevelt with her
prestige. You barely recall the
names OF the club women who used
to be such front line crusaders.
Indeed. you hear OF almost no wom-
en- except those who are members
Of the House OF Representatives.
SOME OF MY FRIENDS in the
higher bracket manufacturing
group say we Yankees aren't as
smart about catching world trade
as we think we are. We believe
our stun is so good we try to make
other countries buy to suit us.
In the past, England, Germany and
Japan manufactured to please their
foreign customers.
But not we. We said: What we
have is better for you than what
you want So you take this! Do
you hear?"
We need a new guide to grabbing
world markets.
We should find out what the for,
eign purchaser wants to buy. And
make 1t for him. American manu-
facturers hitherto have generally
tried to make the foreign purchas'
er buy what they had to sell. Not
smart business.
THERE is ALWAYS A BEST
GIRL" a. a friendship party, given
by Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean.
Mrs. Mclean invites no Washing
ton girls to come. Each CT must
bring HIS OWN GIRL. Mrs. Nc
Lean asks a dozen or so older
guests ito help entertain the SOL
diers and provide them with a sort
OF background"
The girl friend OF proud CT
was dancing with Senator Arthur
Capper. one OF the "pieces OF back
gtuund", to the zippy tunes Of a
very good orchestra. The senator
from Kansas was so that very day.
The CTS best girl had trouble keep
ing up with the senator.
How can / be so active?" laugh
ed the senator when somebody ask
ed his recipe for good health and
longevity 81 think it's Just luck, =
he added. The only time I've ever
been sick was when I thought |
had appendicitis. | didn't have II.
keep busy l don't use alcohol or
tobacco. I enjoy life. dom
NOPE"
The CT girl came back. How
bout an encore?" she coaxed. The
S0-year-old senator hurried of TO
swing his agile feet.