The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-10-06

and speaking that one can help in
bringing about ideas in which one
sincerely believes.
"All my life I have been inter-
ested In constructive movements
and I shall continue TO work for
PAC, the Women's Trade Union
League, the Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
headed by Walter White, and Ne
Wiltwyck school which looks
after delinquent boys between
the ages Of 3 and IL. Many Of the
cases are the result Of unfortu-
nate circumstances; taken In
hand young, there 10 some hope
for them"
Same Enthusiasm
Mrs. Roosevelt has changed little
lnce ! frst met her years ago
she still has the same buoyant en-.
husiasm, the same vital energy
md the same ebullient optimism.
She conceals her grief but displays
ner Joys. The demands on her time
are az heavy Is ever. She receives
on an average 200 letters q day.
many Of which she answers per-
sonally. They range from asking
her to act a. godmother to a baby
10 attending the funeral OF q nom
agenarian. Many ask assistance or
advice. When she was in the White
House such letters often could Be
handed over to governmental dc.
partments. This, Of course, IL no
longer possible.
There are innumersble requests
for appearances and speeches.
These are al considered and il Is
q source of real regret to her that
she cannot accept many Of the in.
vitations rendered But her
days are full. She Is an early riser
and in addition to her daily col.
umn she turns out a number Of
other pieces.
She makes many public sp-
pearances At which she talks,
and when she has the time she
visits old friends who may live
In Sutton Place or I'm Harlem. To
get around she uses taxis and
seems astonished that the drivers
recognize her and speak to her.
She says that their breadth Of
vision Is remarkable. nothwith-
standing that many Of them have
isolationist newspapers and tab
| loids on the seats beside them.
Writes Easily
II she did not write easily she
would not be able to accomplish
as much rs she does. Words come
naturally to her and she dictates
with expression, stopping occa-
sionally not from hesisncy but for
the sake Of emphasis. I have been
with her when she dictated one of
her daily articles in half an hour
despite frequent interruptions by
telephone. The phone rang several
times when she was posing the
other day and each time she got
up and answered il herself. al
though there were several other
people in the apartment.
She LIKES 10 do things for her
self. She believes in the independ-
ence 81 women and believes they
/ are destined 10 play a larger part
than ever in world affairs. which
she thinks they can do without
necessarily holding public ONCE.
She emissions their emancipation
in those foreign countries where
until recently they have not been
considered mans equal. She holds
that the war has had a tremendous
effect on woman's outlook upon
life. particularly in this country.
where many Of them for the frst
time IN their lives became wage
earners She doubts that the ma
jori;y Of these. now that peace is
here. Will be content 70 do nothing
but keep house Women in America
have learned that they are capable
Of more than this.
This does not mean that she
minimizes the Importance Of home
making In this respect she is typi-
cal a. the generation in which she